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,...
Live Review: Schola Cantorum
Tom Stafford reviews the latest concert from Oxford's top chamber choir.
Best of Cherwell etc. TT14
Cherwell rounds up the best of this term's creative output
Cherwell Festival Guide II- Reading and Leeds
Unfortunately, Cherwell Music cannot literally hold your hand as you drunkenly stumble around a cider tent somewhere in the home counties to the sound of a thrash metal Mumford & Sons tribute act. But we can guide you through the highs and lows of the British festival season, and help you to separate your Glastonbury from your Glamorgan & District Annual Cub Scout Jamboree.
Cherwell Festival Guide I – Bestival
Unfortunately, Cherwell Music cannot literally hold your hand as you drunkenly stumble around a cider tent somewhere in the home counties to the sound of a thrash metal Mumford & Sons tribute act. But we can guide you through the highs and lows of the British festival season, and help you to separate your Glastonbury from your Glamorgan & District Annual Cub Scout Jamboree.
Cherwell’s #1 Summer Playlist
It's that time of year again, and as always, Cherwell has you fully prepared (although you may want to invest in an umbrella).
Review: Grace of Monaco
Grace of Monaco is a saccharine mess of a film that is utterly unengaging in every respect
Review: Maleficent
Anna Corderoy finds this a confused effort that doesn't really know what it wants to achieve
Think on your sins, the apocalypse is nigh!
Since the Cold War, we've been blaming ourselves for the end of the world, observes Luke Barratt
Top 3… Cliffhangers
Emma Simpson lists three jaw-dropping conclusions
Milestones: The Berlin Wall
Jack Doyle looks at the fall of the Berlin Wall and its cultural impact
Failed Novelists: the epitome of unselfconscious cool
Isaac Goodwin and Joel Nelson talk anthologies and collaborations with the Failed Novelists President
Review: Othello
Luke Barratt enjoys an excellent evening of outdoor Shakespeare
Review: Back To The Excellent Hot Tub Time Machine
Libby Wicks questions the excellence of this hot tub time machine
Live Review: Drenge
Helen Thomas compares the sound of Drenge to treacle.
