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,...
Culture Editorial: Graffiti as Art
Matt Broomfield makes the case for graffiti as guerilla artistic expression
Interview: Fortuna Burke
Claire Watt chats to Oxford graduate Fortuna Burke about her wild one-woman musical comedy
The Sound of Movies
Marcus Balmer charts his 15 favourite examples of popular tracks in film history
Review: The Railway Man
A compelling, brilliantly-acted story of a prisoner of war and his arduous endeavour to forgive
Preview: Kate Tempest
Emma Simpson anticipates a compelling performance by spoken-word poet Kate Tempest
Review: The Drowned Man: A Hollywood Fable
Emma Hewitt is knocked out by Punchdrunk’s latest production; an innovative extravaganza
Bargain Bin: Osymyso — Rabbit to Rabbit
Cherwell trawls charity shops looking for musical bargains
Review: Warpaint – Warpaint
The latest offering from Warpaint builds a dissonant, dreamy soundscape full of achingly beautiful melody
Review: Bruce Springsteen – High Hopes
The latest offering from The Boss is a mixed blessing, compared to the vision of his politicised work
Review: Of Mice & Men — Restoring Force
Californian metalcore band's latest offering merely asserts the genre's consumer nationalism
2014: Best new musicians to watch
Cherwell's music critics look forward to this year's talented crop of artists
Cherwell Culture Tries… Hot Yoga
Sadie Levy Gale sweats it out with some tubby hippies
Culture Editorial: Quite a Dish
Evy Cavalla is dismayed by lazy objectification in Coriolanus
Culture Editorial: Laydeez Night
Matt Broomfield is upset by nightclub ethics
