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: Magic in the Moonlight
Though not a classic, this is a charming and funny addition to the Woody Allen canon
Review: Night Moves
Kelly Reichardt's ecopolitical thriller fails to live up to the promise of its premise
Review: alt-J – This Is All Yours
Clare Saxby is taken in by the subtleties of this impressive sequel
Review: A Most Wanted Man
Tom Barrie ruminates on the final work of the late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman
Better than Spielberg? Non-directors who could be great
Tom Barrie takes a hypothetical look at the best directors yet to actually make a movie
Review: Bestival 2014
Matt Broomfield discovers fancy dress, orange smoothies and disco spirit at the Isle of Wight's annual festival.
Preview: OxfordOxford Festival
Cherwell looks ahead at the inaugural run of a brand new festival based right here in South Park, which hopes to become a permanent fixture to the festival circuit
Review: Two Days, One Night
Marion Cotillard shines as the star of this socially conscious tale of the realities of the current employment system
Another modernised Othello, why not?
Having seen Frantic Assembly's production of Othello several years ago, Katherine Cowles argues that it's vibrancy will be well worth seeing this autumn at the Oxford Playhouse
Sziget 2014: Hungary’s answer to Glastonbury?
Kayleigh Tompkins and Charlotte Porter-Hope discover 'The Island of Freedom' .
What film/TV programme is your college?
If you've ever wondered where your college would fit into the world of the big or small screen, look no further.
Review: Reading Festival 2014
Tom Barrie pretends to be sixteen again and reviews the highs and lows of this year's Reading Festival.
Review: The Rover
A revelatory Robert Pattinson transforms this post-apocalyptic thriller into a nuanced and engaging character drama
Theatre etiquette: The response
Bethan Roberts makes the case for rowdier audiences at the nation's playhouses
