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,...
Review: Hay Fever
Luvvies and lust in a summery setting: Hay Fever ticks all the boxes
Review: The Trial
The verdict on this stripped-down production of Kafka
Review: Midnight at the Rue Morgue
The verdict on an immersive theatre piece based on the writings of Edgar Allen Poe at the BT
Daft Punk funk? Are you drunk?
Oli Davies launches his defence of the French duo
Review: Guys & Dolls
Thoughts on Pembroke's yearly musical
Tracks of the Week: May 7th
I didn't do one of these last week so hopefully these songs will be twice as good as usual.
Preview: Lead Feathers
A look at the newest offering from the writers who brought you Bluebeard
Interview: Wang Leehom
Susan Yu speaks to the Taiwanese-American pop superstar
Preview: The Winterling
Preview of the Winterling, on in 4th week at the Keble O'Reilly Theatre.
Johnny the Az-been
Cherwell takes a look at an unknown classic...
A Whale of a Time!
“A merging and blending of pre-existing styles”
Preview: Midnight at the Rue Morgue
A sneak peak of Oxford's newest immersive theatre offering, full name 'Midnight at the Rue Morgue: The Madness of Edgar Allen Poe'
Preview: Hay Fever
This 1920s comedy will be performed at Brasenose Arts Week with an infectious energy
Interview: Tribes
Luke Barratt plumbs the depths of Johnny Lloyd's opinions on the future of guitar music
