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: Pitchfork Disney
Jack Saville is impressed by an exploration of the dark allure of the grotesque
Review: In Her Eyes
Georgina Wilson is transfixed by a tragic and intimate musical
Interview: Nir Paldi
Naomi Polonsky chats to the creator of a new musical that tackles terror with cross-dressing and cabaret
Preview: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Vicky Holley praises the ambition of the new O’Reilly show
Preview: Semi-Monde
Catherine Shafto looks forward to a play guaranteed to dispel fifth week blues
Review: Normal
Alex Woolley is explains why the title of this play is an apt review
Letter from…Nice
This week Cherwell receives insights into the trains, buses and suitors of the Côte d'Azur
Culture Editorial: Artwork Unfolding at a Glacial Pace
A look at the works of art that seek to put the length of our lives into perspective
Cherwell Culture tries…Grand Theft Auto V
Matt Broomfield fails in his career as a violent criminal
Review: Simon Jay
Ben Horton is underwhelmed by this overambitious comedy
Review: Tartuffe
Anna Corderoy enjoys this fresh attempt at a well-known story
Review: Lone Survivor
Peter Berg's passion project poses as a thoughtful film about warfare, yet is ultimately a dumb nationalistic action-movie
12 Years A Slave – A Holocaust Narrative?
Josh Dolphin considers the cinematic precedents for McQueen's Oscar contender
Review: Yves Saint Laurent
Jalil Lespert's biographical drama is a compelling and moving watch
