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 -

‘People are so hungry to create together’: Lisa Ko on going analogue, crafting, and writing the future

It’s 11:02am in New York when Lisa Ko appears on the video call. In Oxford, the sun is almost down.

Books Abigail Lakeland -

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 -

The Great Coll(abhor)ations

Our music editor examines the good, the bad and the unexpected

Top 10: Drama Freshers

Cherwell picks out ten leading lights among this year's drama freshers

Book Sucker Stage Magic

The novel's fans will love this adaptation of The Magic Toyshop, and so will you, says Tim Newey

Fifty years of Hurt

Nick Pierce interviews screen legend, John Hurt.

Review: Up in the Air

George Clooney et al achieve lift-off

Week 1: Welcome to our new Photo Blog!

Flick through this week's selection of the best photography from around and about Oxford.

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

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