Wednesday 18th March 2026

Culture

‘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.

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.

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.

Stitching the world together: GFC’s London Fashion Week show

A few weeks ago we, the Cherwell fashion editors, were lucky enough to be extended an invite by the Global Fashion Collective to their London Fashion Week show.

Review: The Philanthropist

A funny, mature and professional production, says John Warriner

Review: The Aphorist

This show's potential overpeers its problems, says Josh Baldwin

Review: The Wolfman

A film that lacks bite

Online review: Invictus

A painfully inept plot overshadows brief flashes of brilliance

The Open Heart of Colin Thubron

Our Books Editor discusses the art of travel with one of its finest living exponents

Review: A Single Man

A truly heartbreaking work of staggering beauty

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (Andris Nelsons/Baiba Skride)

Classical music review: Sheldonian Theatre, 5th February

Boxing: Town vs. Gown

Town triumph 7-4 over Gown - Photo Special!

Awesome Oxford Photography: Week 4

Almost half way through term, here's what it looks like...

Review: Ruddigore

Louisa-Claire Dunnigan gets a sneak preview of the first musical offering of the theatrical term!

‘In this world but not of it’

A look back over the uncompromising career of the late J.D. Salinger

Auschwitz-Birkenau-Bambi

A review of Miroslav Balka's 'Topography'

Review: Our Country’s Good

Meta theatre and good bad acting make this a production worth seeing

Writers on Track: NWF

The Producer of the New Writing Fesitval lets us know how it's all going

Review: One Life Stand by Hot Chip

A four-star fourth offering

Review: Odd Blood by Yeasayer

Album of the decade (so far).

Interview: Dev Heynes

The Lightspeed Champion talks Test Icicles with Cherwell

First Night Review: Equus

A strong, creepy performance, and marks to the audience too

Performance Review: Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me

Every minute of this one and a half hour play was worth watching

First night review: Rhinoceros

Will you join the herd? asks Robert Holtom

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