Culture

Bridging Communities: Vocatio:Responsio’s Liverpool Tour

Vocatio:Responsio, meaning Call:Response in Latin, is an early music ensemble founded and directed by the Merseyside-based violinist Samuel Oliver-Sherry, a current third year music student at St Anne’s College....

Culture Evelyn Lambert -

‘Comedy is very deceptive’: Seán Carey on ‘Operation Mincemeat’

As a history student, you occasionally come across stories so strange they feel almost fictional. Operation Mincemeat is one of them.

Culture Hattie Simpson -

How 2025’s biggest films made their mark through music

The recent Oscar nominations have allowed us to reflect on how fundamental musical scores are to film, and the highlights of last year’s film soundtracks.

Culture Ruaridh McEwen -

Translating Oxford into Urdu

It’s a different emotion whenever I read the Urdu language. I’m not a native speaker, nor have I actively pursued learning the language, but as someone who finds solace in reading shayari (Urdu poetry), I wanted to follow it even in Oxford.

Books Manya Singh -

Online review: Green Zone

Much more than Bourne in Baghdad

Online review: The Princess and the Frog

Luke Partridge gets nostalgic over hand-drawn animation

A guide to the good, the bad and the Nazi

Fay Lomas meets Hitler's South American fan club in a provocative new translation of Roberto Bolaño

More than just elephant dung

Emily Hawes meets monkey apostles, philandering golfers and an icon of police racism in a new Ofili retrospective

Profile: Student Bands

Ro-to-the-land/The Great Gartini and PRDCTV

Preview: Stoning Mary

Louisa-Claire Dunnigan on a terrifying 'what if' world

Live at Comma Club

Music Editor Alistair Smout heads down to Cellar to check out the best student acts

Preview: Villainy

Richard O'Brien finds out why the good guys always win when it comes to Oxford's light entertainers

Preview: The Duchess of Malfi

A poor production fails to live up to Webster's tragic masterpiece

Interview: The Spring Offensive

James Maloney chats to The Spring Offensive about the band leading the Oxford scene

Preview: Knives in Hens

Rob Holtom on the last BT play of the term

Oxford in ten objects

Annabel James follows a BBC initiative celebrating the local history.

Top 10: Drama Finalists

Cherwell picks out ten stars of the future from this year's finalists

Review: A Chaste Maid in Cheapside

The Edward's Boys bring Cheapside into Somerville chapel

Feature: The Next Dimension

Rebecca Treece dons her 3D specs and stares into the future

Feature: Best out of show – 2010

Benjamin Kirby sifts through the blunders and oversights of the Oscars

Photo Blog: Magic Seven

Our final photo blog this Hilary Term, but don't forget to send all your fantastic vacation snaps to [email protected]!

No spills and no thrills

Jenny Winders is bored to distraction by the latest release from the Cussler production line

Putting the pits into Pitt Rivers

Our Exhibitions Editor finds that size matters when it comes to 'world savine' voodoo dolls.

Review: Bent

A poignant script, interesting staging and the odd song make this one to watch

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