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,...
What a Load of Old Bollocks
Matt Broomfield gives life drawing a try for the first time
Finalist’s Playlist
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The 21st Century Freak Shows
Anya Metzer considers the weighty issue of TV diet shows
Interview: Jamie Cullum
Jack Chown talks to the piano-playing prodigy about a change in musical direction...
Review: The Great Gatsby
After a rocky start, Georgina Pollard finds plenty worth praising in this opulent film
Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Delia Lockey reviews Opera Lyrica's production of The Barber of Seville
Preview: Alice in Wonderland
A promising sneak-peak of 6th week's Trinity Garden Play
Review: The Wind in the Willows
An energetic and unexpectedly humourous production which didn't quite manage to blow our reviewer away
Review: Il Barbiere di Siviglia @ St. Peter’s College
Sophia Lambton casts an eye over Opera Lyrica's version of this classic
The Cherwell Profile – Philip Pullman
Cherwell meets the His Dark Materials author and Exeter College alumnus
Review: The Cosmonaut’s Last Message
Camilla Rees gives four stars to this production of the Cosmonaut's Last Message at the Keble O'Reilly this week.
Review: Deathtrap at the Burton Taylor
Hannah Dewhirst gives two stars to this production at the Burton Taylor studio in 5th week.
Preview: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
An wildly unpredictable production that succeeds in transporting its audience
Review: Some Funny
This new show had Pascal Crowe in stitches with some of the best student comedy Oxford has to offer
