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: Octavia’s Brood
Where social justice meets science fiction: Matt Broomfield talks to Walidah Imarisha and Adrienne Maree Brown
Why I love Katharina Fritsch’s ‘Hahn/Cock’
The Fourth Plinth proves the perfect platform for Fritsch’s playful blue ‘cock’
Bargain Bin Buy: Dr. John — Locked Down
Jack Chown bags himself a bargain and begs you to listen...
Oxford Shows at the Fringe 2013
Whether you want to see your tute partner singing about Rousseau or view the run-up to the apocalypse as imagined within the walls of Babylove, Cherwell has the shortcuts to all things Oxford at the Fringe
Review: Measure For Measure
Three stars for a patchy performance which was nonetheless appealing and imaginative
Review: Macbeth at the National
Three stars for an original and absorbing production which at points lacked thorough characterisation
Cherwell Guide to the Edinburgh Fringe 2013
Cherwell's rundown of the hottest music, drama and comedy at this year's Fringe
Review: Latitude 2013
Oli Davies ventures deep into Suffolk for this year's Latitude
Review: Truck Festival 2013
Luke Barratt has a trucking good time at Oxford's own festival
Interview: Christoph Prégardien
An audience with the world-renowned lyric tenor
Review: Othello
Five stars for the National's production of Shakespeare's tale of jealousy and ambition
Review: And the Mountains Echoed
Khaled Hosseini's latest novel has more than a touch of Dickens about it
Review: Comedy Feeds
The BBC's Comedy Feeds project is now in its second year, so how does the class of 2013 shape up? Ollie Forrest watched the lot to find out.
Review: The Internship
The Internship will you leave you bored, frustrated, and with a sudden urge to work for Google...
