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,...
Interview: Beans on Toast
Luke Barratt talks songwriting and political apathy with the drunken folk singer
Review: Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP2
Luke Barratt is unexpectedly enthralled by Shady's best offering for years
Preview: Chicago
Some classic tunes and even better tuned direction
Interview: Palma Violets
Helen Thomas discusses Chilli-ng out and settling down with the indie frontman
Review: Judgment at Nuremberg
A compelling and assured performance of this unmissable production
Interview: Tavi Gevinson
Anna Leszkiewicz talks firsts, feminism and fans with Rookie editor and rookie actress Tavi Gevinson
Review: Saved
A ridiculous premise that is saved by strong acting and well-cast characters
Review: Raymond Moody’s Blues
Olivia Aylmer muses on Freidrich Kunath's presentation of solitude
Interview: Hadouken!
Matt Broomfield and Daniel Beatty get some nu-rave advice from the grindie upstarts
Review: Arcade Fire – Reflektor
To Hendrik Ehlers, this album is a Very Big Deal
Interview: Portico Quartet
Andrew McLean finds it impossible to pin down the inscrutable quartet
Nathalie Wright’s cultural must-dos
The co-editor of new Oxford magazine interVIEW tells Cherwell about her love of twisted, magical places, Alan Partridge and screaming inappropriately.
Stirring Strings
Cherwell Music presents the soundtrack to your essay crisis
Lou Reed (1942-2013)
Edan Tal pays tribute to a true legend of music
