Culture

Oxford’s art scene: A picture still being painted

Who gets to make art, who gets to see it, and whose art history gets told? Oxford’s artistic identity may seem firmly established: the Ashmolean’s collections, the portraits and...
Art Miriam Hussain -

Behind glass: Lighthouse Productions’ ‘The Seagull’

The thematic potency and the overall success of Lighthouse Productions’ iteration of Anton Chekhov’s 'The Seagull' all came together in a great and terrible revelation.
Culture Jas Mauj -

The paradox of uniformity: Who do we dress for?

Walking to chapel on a mid-winter Wednesday morning, you could almost be certain to...
Culture Tilly Stanley -

How cinema has taught us to see Autumn

Autumn is clearly a time for comfort and reflection, a fact the film industry has learnt very well and pumps into new releases.
Culture Amalia Dasgupta -
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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

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
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