Culture

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 -

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.

Culture Cherwell Fashion -

Seeped in nostalgia: ‘Things I Know To Be True’ reviewed

Lighthouse Productions' 'Things I Know to Be True' had high expectations to meet. Put frankly, they nailed it.

Culture Charlie Bailey -

Fyfe Dangerfield – Fly Yellow Moon

The Guillemots' frontman goes solo

Delphic – Acolyte

An impressive genre-fusing debut from the Mancunians

Vampire Weekend – Contra

More of the same from the Brooklyn four-piece

Death of an art form?

James Maloney tells us why album art is not a thing of the past

Out of the frying pan

James Maloney chats to Hot Chip's Joe Goddard about the band's new album, their school days... and fire

What you’ve been missing

A new column introducing you to little-known or underrated art-forms. This week: contemporary Arabic poetry

Earth: Art of a changing world

A major collaboration at the Royal Academy taking a conceptual look at the climate change issue.

Squaring the vicious circle

Our Books Editor reviews Eugene Rogan's impressive 'Arabs a History'

Squaring the vicious circle HRSP

Our Books Editor reviews Eugene Rogan's impressive 'Arabs a History'

Drama Briefing

Our regular bulletin giving you the lowdown on jobs, plays, workshops and other dramatic titbits.

Toying with our emotions

Cherwell finds that behind the merry title lies a disturbing show

Hilary’s dramatic highlights

Our Stage Editor takes a look at what's on stage this term.

35 years since: Blood on the Tracks

Alistair Smout takes a look back at one of Bob Dylan's most enduring musical achievements

Video: The Magic Toyshop

A rapid look at the upcoming Playhouse show

Review: The Road

Admirable, but can never quite follow in the novel's footsteps.

Review: Daybreakers

It should never have seen the light of day

Top 10: Marketing Managers

These people are Oxford's answer to Maurice Saatchi

Review: Ed Ruscha – Fifty Years of Painting

Annabel James visits the retrospective of one of the most influential and pioneering American artists

Review: Sherlock Holmes

A reworking that actually works

A Decade in Music

Cherwell's Music Editors pick the best albums of the noughties

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