Thursday 19th March 2026

Culture

‘Comedy is very deceptive’: Seán Carey on ‘Operation Mincemeat’

As a history student, you occasionally come across stories so strange they feel almost fictional. Operation Mincemeat is one of them.

How 2025’s biggest films made their mark through music

The recent Oscar nominations have allowed us to reflect on how fundamental musical scores are to film, and the highlights of last year’s film soundtracks.

Translating Oxford into Urdu

It’s a different emotion whenever I read the Urdu language. I’m not a native speaker, nor have I actively pursued learning the language, but as someone who finds solace in reading shayari (Urdu poetry), I wanted to follow it even in Oxford.

Stitching the world together: GFC’s London Fashion Week show

A few weeks ago we, the Cherwell fashion editors, were lucky enough to be extended an invite by the Global Fashion Collective to their London Fashion Week show.

Review: Life is a Dream

Laura Stacey finds sound jarring but performances strong in the Oxford Spanish Play

What are Wordsworth?

Sadie Levy Gale and Molly Brown experience 'performance poetry'

Hair-razing artwork

'Bold and Bald' A review of Adam Wozniak's Buster Renovatio.

Light-hearted Art

“Playing with shadows” A review of the Hayward Gallery's light show.

St. George’s Day playlist

Cherwell music get all patriotic with their latest offering...

Haven’t they Don well?

Ceri Fowler and Don Broco discuss everything from George Clooney to puppies...

Styles stays a-Float

Riaz Philips thinks this is a very inoffensive but listenable work...

We’re sick of Steve!

Jack Chown thinks that Steve has fallen into the 'Mumford and Sons trap' on his latest offering...

Review: The Book of Mormon

Frank Macpherson finds this show frankly boring

Spotlight on…1984

Evy Cavalla interviews the production company behind the dystopia

Review: The Smack Family Robinson

Like the Swiss Family Robinson, but with less of a message and much more smack

Review: The Place Beyond the Pines

It's Bradley Cooper who steals the show in this tale of fathers and sons

The Top 12: 2nd Week

Marc Pacitti looks ahead to the top cultural events of the week ahead.

Roll over Beethoven, and tell Uematsu the news

Josh Jones examines the biases of classical music fanatics and their effects on Classic FM

3D or not 3D?

Sophie Hall-Luke wonders if 3D will soon have had its day

Review: Five Minutes to a Fortune

The new quiz show's biggest asset is Davina — but there's some surprisingly original questions too

Review: Arne Dahl

Sarah Fan gets her latest fix of crime drama from Swedish export, Arne Dahl

JLS: A Tribute

On this fateful day for British pop music, Sophie Hall-Luke reflects on JLS's illustrious career

Review: Daughter @Oxford Town Hall

Oli Davies is enchanted by Daughter's emotional set

Tracks of the week: April 23rd

It's been around a week. I found you some more tunes. Enjoy.

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