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: Martin Creed at the Hayward Gallery
Joel Nelson hates Martin Creed’s latest exhibition at the Hayward Gallery on the South Bank
Live Review: Augustines – O2 Academy
Kieran Vaghela reviews Augustines unforgettable show at the O2
Interview: Gabriel Prokofiev
Stephen Bradshaw talks to composer Gabriel Prokofiev about 'Nonclassical'
Top 3… Foreign Words
Emma Simpson takes a look at some ideas which the English language can't express
Milestones: The dictionary
Emma Simpson charts the development of this now-commonplace collection of words
The Internet and the changing power of words
As our audiences grow, we must be mindful of the effect of our words, warns Luke Barratt
Behind "Blue Stockings"
Director Madeleine Perham explains the relevance of 'Blue Stockings' to modern life in Oxford
Live Review: Wolf Alice – O2 Academy
A short gig with little variety, but there's still time for the new band to develop their onstage style
Loading the Canon: John Lennon
Cherwell's weekly call for new additions to the literary establishment highlights Lennon's short stories and poems
Review: Last Enchantments
Hugh McHale-Maughan discovers the modern Brideshead
Interview: Vladimir Sharov
Miriam Gordis talks to Vladimir Sharov, the man who captured the zeitgeist of a falling regime
Review: Bad Neighbours
Seth Rogan's latest attempt at comedy is caught between being unfunny and unwatchable
Preview: She Stoops To Conquer
Naomi Polonsky looks forward to this traditional garden show
Preview: Timon of Athens
Nadia Bovy looks ahead to this immersive production at Magdalen
