Culture
On Leadership by Tony Blair, Precipice by Robert Harris, and Oxford crime – Books of the Month
On Leadership by Tony Blair; Precipice by Robert Harris; Lessons in Crime: Academic Mysteries edited by Martin Edwards
North Korea and the Global Nuclear Order review – “An excellent account”
Dr Edward Howell, whose columns in the Spectator and the Telegraph are among the...
A Revolution Betrayed by Peter Hitchens review – In Defence of Grammar Schools
Review – A Revolution Betrayed: How Egalitarians Wrecked the British Education System by Peter...
Veranilda by George Gissing review – The best historical novel never written
George Gissing remains the most underrated novelist in the English language. He wrote twenty-three...
Politics on the Edge by Rory Stewart review – “The prime minister we never had”
This is a marvellous book, a memoir of Rory Stewart’s nine years in Parliament,...
Review: Serena
This confused and tactless drama left Sam Joyce disconnected from any sense of emotional involvement
Review: Love, Rosie
Rosie Sykes found this tale of living with the life choices we make a lurching, clumsy affair
Preview: Dahling, You Were Marvellous
Anastasia Gilfillan gets an early glimpse into this production of Steven Berkoff's hilarious satire
Oxford Lieder Festival: Doric Quartet
Cherwell spends a fiery evening with Schubert at the Oxford Lieder Festival
Review: Esarhaddon: The Substitute King
Claire Poynton-Smith finds much to be admired in this tale of intrigue in the ancient Assyrian court
Milestones: Picasso vs Matisse
Naomi Polonsky takes a look at the creative rivalry between Picasso and Matisse
Preview: Portrait of Jason
In the run-up to a screening of Shirley Clarke's 1967 Portrait of Jason, Eleanor Diamond considers the dubious production of the iconic LGBT film.
Where Are They Now: Las Ketchup
Cherwell delves into the later careers of one-hit-wonders so you don’t have to
Review: French For Rabbits – Spirit
French For Rabbits' new release is a soothing soundtrack for an essay crisis
Review: Sebastien Mullaert – Reflections Of Nothingness
Rushabh Haria reviews Sebastien Mullaert's electronic new album
Review: North Atlantic Explorers – My Father Was A Sailor
Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull reviews the Canadian group's nautical new release
Review: Life Story
Emma Simpson was utterly captivated by the BBC's latest look at life in the animal world
Interview: Netsky
Nick Byrne discovers what makes drum and bass legend Netsky tick
Cine-theatre: when worlds collide
Frederick Wienand admires the accessibility of theatre on-screen
