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Why does everyone like East of Eden so much?

A beautiful book, written in a determinedly readable style, is bound to become popular, not to mention the endless power of nostalgia.

The return of the surreal 

Mythical, dreamlike, phantasmagorical, and absurd: Surrealism, which took the art world by storm in...

Must theatre be so dire? Thoughts on the “unworthy scaffold”

If 'art est celare artem' (true art is to conceal art), then theatre is pretty poor art. You ain't fooling me into thinking that's a storm.

Seasonal reads: On childhood hobbies, growing up, and guilt

Reconnecting with reading is something many people tend to do on a summer holiday,...

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

Book Review: Wolf Hall

Our Books Editor is underwhelmed by this year's Man Booker Prize winner

Interview: Lucy Caldwell

The award-winning playwright talks about the beginnings of her career

Review: Turner Prize 2009

Annabel James explores this year's entrees to the ever controversial Prize

Panto, ‘Puss’ to Pamela Anderson

Christmas pantomime has long pushed the boundaries, Maximus Marenbon discovers

An Evil Empire?

What Rage Against The Machine's Christmas Number 1 really means

Review: Kienholz – The Hoerengracht

Amsterdam's Red Light District is brought to London by Nancy and Ed Kienholz

Review: Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2009

Katrina Kwan recommends this free annual photographic portrait exhibition

Review – A Level Drama Showcase

Finola Austin heads back to school to see what A Level Drama has to offer

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