Friday 13th February 2026

Culture

Will 2026 finally kill the clean girl?

The clean girl has become ubiquitous throughout celebrity culture, magazines, and social media in recent years. Her brand prescribes a lifestyle, a kind of idealised minimalism.

Nostalgic and sincere: ‘The Glass Menagerie’ in review

Crazy Child Productions staged a genuine and thoughtful adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ classic.

Irreverent, laugh-out-loud funny: ‘My Dead Mum’s AI Boyfriend’

Aled is a chatbot, but also, more concerningly, Carrie’s mum’s AI boyfriend.

A twisted tour-de-force: ‘Bugonia’ in review

Bugonia is a triumph for director Yorgos Lanthimos and his collaborators. He has produced a cynical but rewarding reflection on the human condition.

What’s new in 2013?

Luke Barratt gets over-excited about what the New Year has to offer

An IMPressive Show

Tess Colley catches up with The Oxford Imps at their first show of term

Review: A$AP Rocky – LONG.LIVE.A$AP

George King takes a look at the debut album from rap's newest star.

Interview: Alan Davey

James Fennemore discusses accessibility and culture cuts with the Arts Council UK CEO

Preview: Angels in America

Alexander Woolley previews Hilary's first Playhouse production

Preview: The Handmaid’s Tale

Georgina Wilson previews an innovative adaptation

Golden Globes: Round-Up

Alexandra Sutton celebrates a good year for Hollywood's women

Review: Midnight’s Children

Patrick Kennedy explores why Salman Rushdie’s adaptation is as richly eccentric as its writer

Books Crossing Borders

Cherwell interviews Nia Davies from Literature Across Frontiers

The Art of Deception: YBAs

Cherwell's guide to blagging the Young British Artists

Best of Cherwell Flickr

Check out Cherwell's Flickr page at http://www.flickr.com/groups/cherwellphoto/

Cracking news for Oxford residents

Wet weather causes huge rupture in Oxford Road

Know Your Thesp: Georgina Hellier

A glimpse at those treading the boards of the Oxford theatre scene

Burning Down The House@Babylove

Luke Barratt encourages Oxford to bring their jukebox money to Babylove

Focus on…new opera

Heather Young talks to Chris Garrard, composer of The Handmaid's Tale

Hilary Drama: An A to Z

Cherwell Stage looks ahead to what Oxford's theatre scene has to offer for the coming term

PPEists Pla-to the crowd

Alexander Woolley talks to the writers of a philosophical musical

Review: Africa

Emily Hislop explores Storytime with Grandpa Attenborough in Episode 1 of 'Africa'

Wherefore art thou, Cameo?

Alexandra Sutton takes a closer look at the art of ‘the walk-on’ in both classic and modern cinema

Said Business School hosts Oxford Climate Forum

The Oxford Climate Forum will focus on the future of climate change with a number of high-profile figures speaking.

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