Sunday 30th November 2025

Culture

Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America

The ornate, Latinate vocabulary. The debates peppered with witticisms. The patrician air, the untraceable accent, the playful glint in his eyes.  William F. Buckley was arguably the most influential American...
Books Gavriella Epstein-Lightman -

‘Everything is constantly emotion’: An interview with the cast and crew of ‘Doctor Faustus’ 

Seabass Theatre has carved out a niche for itself producing original takes on canonical...
Culture Lara Machado -

Between performance and reality: ‘To What End?’ reviewed

To What End is a new meta-theatrical, absurdist play written by Billy Skiggs and...
Culture Beth Riding -

The day she died

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The Source Nat Conboy -
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Letters from me to Gareth: Los Campesinos! interview

Gareth Campesinos! talks to Steffan Blayney about love, loss, heartbreak and football on new album, Hello Sadness

Review: OUO Michaelmas Concert

Our classical reviewer finds much to love in this term's OUO concert, featuring works by Mahler and Stravinsky.

Preview: Antony and Cleopatra

Claire Harrill sees a new take on the classical Shakespearean play Antony and Cleopatra

Shooting statues

Jessica Goodman brings Florence's statues alive

Review: Radcliffe Residency

Katy Wright describes an impressive evening of music at the Holywell Music Room

5 Minute Masterclass: Phil Selway

Radiohead’s Phil Selway discusses the practicalities of making a record, from composition through to its marketing

Stravinsky comes to Peckham

It has been accused of irrelevance and elitism, but classical music’s revolution is in the air, writes Cecilia Stinton

A Students’ Tribute to David Foster Wallace

Three years on from his suicide, Cherwell commemorates the life and works of a cult literary genius

Cherwell Music presents Mixer: October 2011

Cherwell Music's run-down of last month's best music, featuring new tracks by Mazzy Star, Tom Waits, and The Field.

Horror’s Final Destination

In a Cherwell Film post-Halloween special, Joseph Newall finds himself despairing at the horror genre

Review: Paranormal Activity 3

Nathan O'Neill is more disappointed than chilled by the horror sequel

Horrifically Clichéd

Siobhan Dunlop examines the terrors and tropes of the horror genre

Cream of the Cuppers Crop

A taste of the plethora of cuppers plays on at the Burton Taylor Studio this week

Review: Patrick Wolf, O2 Academy

Natasha Frost describes Patrick Wolf's captivating recent performance at Oxford's O2 Academy on 31st October

Review: Lou Reed & Metallica – Lulu

Simon Torracinta is left nonplussed by Lou Reed and Metallica's utterly bizarre collaboration

Review: Coldplay – Mylo Xyloto

Kiley Bense examines Coldplay's latest offering, Mylo Xyloto, produced by Brian Eno

Letting go: The Antlers start anew

Tom May discusses life as a full band and following up a career-defining record with the Brooklyn trio

Adventures with Tintin

Robin McGhee talks to Tintinologist Michael Farr about the magic of Hergé's creation and Spielberg's latest film

Not-so-horrible histories

Ella Sands recommends five history books you might actually enjoy

Cult Books: The Other Hand

Cult Books continues with Fay Lomas' review of a future cult classic
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