Friday 6th March 2026

Culture

Questioning the nation’s obsession with ‘Love Island’

Love Island’s formulations have begun to seem increasingly sinister. Last summer’s season (series twelve) saw a particularly high number of complaints.

The Hollywood blockbuster and what it says about us

Why do ‘dad films’, once popular and even good, not seem to have the relevance they used to?

Confronting the future of art: ‘Responding to AI’ at Christ Church

‘Responding to AI’ an exhibition curated by Aniq Shamshi and Alice King, confronted the question of how artists perceive artificial intelligence directly.

Lighthouse Productions on ‘Things I Know To Be True’

Fresh from the success of their debut production, Lighthouse Productions are set to deliver their second show: Andrew Bovell’s Things I Know to Be True (2016).

If You Liked… An Awesome Wave by Alt-J

Patrick Scott recommends some Wild music

Have You Met…? – Port Isla

Lowri Ifor introduces Norwich's newest export.

Free Music of 2012

George King does you a favour with some canny googling.

Review: Burial – Truant/Rough Sleeper

Thomas M Fowler advises you to avoid William Bevan's latest effort

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

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