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The paradox of uniformity: Who do we dress for?

Walking to chapel on a mid-winter Wednesday morning, you could almost be certain to hear a teacher’s anguished cry: “Take those hoop earrings out!” Until two years ago, my...
Culture Tilly Stanley -

How cinema has taught us to see Autumn

Autumn is clearly a time for comfort and reflection, a fact the film industry has learnt very well and pumps into new releases.
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Beyond litter and emissions: The environmental costs of loud sound at music festivals

The music festivals of the summer have packed up and moved on. Stages and sound systems have been dismantled, litter cleared, and land reseeded.
Culture Leandro Landolina -

‘Burning Down the House’: A review 

During the odd ‘in-between’ space that is Week 0, I searched for a show to give me something to do, amid the random dilly-dallying and the odd collection currently occupying my time.
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Benjamin Bronselaer in Mozambique

Benjamin Bronslaer makes the most of his time in Mozambique

A guide to Oxford’s lesser-loved libraries

Cherwell contributors give a run down of the best places to hide from your friends and hammer out that last minute essay

Review : Pornography – the Naked Truth

Ed Bell discovers how Oxford will deal with the new play

Review: Choir of Merton College – In the Beginning

A strong debut CD for Oxford’s newest choral foundation, writes Katy Wright

Not History, Boys

Matthew Isard allays some Fresher fears: don't worry, Oxford's not all like Alan Bennett

Freshers’ drama guide: thespy A-Z

Budding actor (pronounced ‘acktohr’), director, producer, marketer? Take note. At first glance, drama in Oxford can seem fairly daunting - lots of money floating about and everyone already seeming to know what’s what. Enter Cherwell, your knight in shining stage blacks. Below you’ll find our shiny new guide to thespy enterprise around the town, with everything you could possibly need to know about Oxford's Drama scene.

Stephen Merchant – Hello Ladies

Following his interview with Stephen Merchant, Steffan Blayney goes to see his stand up tour

Rioters’ delight

Rachel Coombes discusses August's riots in London and their ties to status-seeking hip hop culture

Review: Zola Jesus – Conatus

James Manning looks at the slickly-produced latest from goth pop rising star Zola Jesus: Conatus.

Cult Books – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

The first review in Cherwell's new series on cult books

Review: Feist – Metals

Simon Torracinta discusses Metals, the recent and lush release by Canadian indie songwriter Feist

Review of TodaysArt festival

I know what Cherwell did this summer - Harry Scholes reviews TodaysArt in The Hague

Failing at art: Destroyer interview

Tom May describes how he learned to love Dan Bejar’s music after meeting him at this year’s Green Man festival

Michaelmas art termcard

Barbara Speed takes you through this term's free exhibitions

Meet Destroyer

Despite his immense prolificacy, Dan Bejar has often flown sharply under the radar. Cherwell Music recommends some of the highlights of his extensive back catalogue.

Singing a Bonnie tune

En Khong talks to the playwright Bonnie Greer about taking on Question Time with her new opera, Yes

Cherwell Music presents Mixer: Beyond Nevermind

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Nirvana album's release, Cherwell Music takes a trip through American alternative rock

Review: Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost

Cherwell's Music Editor, Simon Torracinta, takes a look at Father, Son, Holy Ghost, the much-anticipated sophomore effort by California-based indie rockers Girls

Review: Jens Lekman – An Argument with Myself EP

Simon Torracinta indulges in Jens Lekman’s first release in more than four years, the delightfully tropical EP An Argument With Myself

Review: Danny Brown – XXX

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