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The mysterious posters in Oxford, and the novel behind them

I had assumed it was just another poster, lost in the usual blur of student plays, society termcards, and talks promising free pizza. But this one was oddly specific.

Books Charlotte Stuart -

Musical theatre and classic literature: A marriage of two minds?

Musical theatre owes a great debt to the literature of preceding centuries. Often, all we need is one idea to ignite a spark that leads to something greater.

Culture Eva Westenberger -

Rich and generative: In conversation with ‘The Glass Menagerie’

After the success of The Creditors last Michaelmas, the Keble-based Crazy Child Productions is set to bring Williams’ breakout work to the Keble O’Reilly.

Culture Jessica Phillips -

How not to decolonise a museum: ‘Suturing Wounds’ at the Pitt Rivers

Emma Heagney reviews Sara Sallam's exhibition at the Pitt Rivers and how the museum interacts with decolonisation.

Art Emma Heagney -

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Review: Danny Brown – XXX

Simon Torracinta examines Detroit rapper Danny Brown’s fascinatingly unconventional XXX

Cherwell Music presents Mixer: September 2011

Cherwell Music rounds up the best new tracks that September has to offer, for your listening pleasure.

Uganda right now

Freddie Bowerman frames the rhythm and beauty of daily life in Kampala, Uganda

Great Helsinki

Lauri Saksa explores the Finnish capital

Raw Digs at Straw Dogs

Miles Lawrence comes to the defence of Rod Lurie's remake of the classic Straw Dogs

Cherwell Music’s guide for freshers

Our music editors go in search for some of Oxford's best music venues and give you their pick of upcoming shows

No Benefits

Jacob Williamson doesn’t see the attraction in Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis’ new romcom

Review: Bombay Bicycle Club – A Different Kind of Fix

Cherwell discusses A Different Kind of Fix, the third LP from Crouch End indie rock/folk quartet Bombay Bicycle Club

Review: Laura Marling – A Creature I Don’t Know

Laura Marling dazzled with her first two albums, especially critics’ darling sophomore release I Speak Because I Can. Does her third full-length match up? Matt Walsh takes a look.

Cows, Combines, and Country Bumpkins

With the hay cut and the cows calved, Becky Nye gives us a concluding snapshot of rural life and farming on the Isle of Wight from the summer season.

Review: CANT – Dreams Come True

Natasha Frost dissects the first solo release from Grizzly Bear bassist and producer wunderkind Chris Taylor

The Cherwell Guide to Oxford Cinema

Cherwell Film provides a quick run-down on some of the places in the city you can go to satisfy your filmic cravings

Review: Bestival

Cherwell gives a glowing (but exhausted) review of a weekend of music, mud and Madonna outfits

The Fringe

This week, we continue with the second part in our series on street festivals as Sophie Balfour-Lynn gives us a taste of the drama at Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

From the Sublime to the Riddikulus: Part 2

Was the magic really there? Cherwell takes a look back over the Harry Potter film series and says... Yes. Well, maybe.

From the Sublime to the Riddikulus: Part 1

Was the magic really there? Now that the world and his wife is sure to have seen the final installment, Cherwell takes a look back over the Harry Potter film series and says... No.

Cherwell Music presents Mixer: August 2011

Cherwell Music presents one hour of August's best music, from Blood Orange's minimal indie-funk to the swaggering single from hip hop super-duo DOOMSTARKS.

Review: What is love anyway?

Cherwell is amused, moved, and undeniably impressed by comedian Richard Herring's latest Fringe show

Notting Hill Carnival

In the first of a two part series focusing on street festivals, Sophie Balfour-Lynn captures the vibrancy and colour at one of the UK's most famous carnivals

The Book of Boredom

Cherwell reviews David Foster Wallace's unfinished, posthumous novel The Pale King, and wonders what might have been

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Culture

The mysterious posters in Oxford, and the novel behind them

Musical theatre and classic literature: A marriage of two minds?

Rich and generative: In conversation with ‘The Glass Menagerie’

How not to decolonise a museum: ‘Suturing Wounds’ at the Pitt Rivers

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