Culture
On Leadership by Tony Blair, Precipice by Robert Harris, and Oxford crime – Books of the Month
On Leadership by Tony Blair; Precipice by Robert Harris; Lessons in Crime: Academic Mysteries edited by Martin Edwards
North Korea and the Global Nuclear Order review – “An excellent account”
Dr Edward Howell, whose columns in the Spectator and the Telegraph are among the...
A Revolution Betrayed by Peter Hitchens review – In Defence of Grammar Schools
Review – A Revolution Betrayed: How Egalitarians Wrecked the British Education System by Peter...
Veranilda by George Gissing review – The best historical novel never written
George Gissing remains the most underrated novelist in the English language. He wrote twenty-three...
Politics on the Edge by Rory Stewart review – “The prime minister we never had”
This is a marvellous book, a memoir of Rory Stewart’s nine years in Parliament,...
Review: Dancing on the Frontier
Tom Beardsworth reviews Oxford student Nico Hobhouse's first travel novel, 'Dancing on the Frontier: Travels by Land through China and Tibet'
Review: The Maids
Potently and unnervingly close to the skin, Genet’s strange tale of Solange and Claire proves an indubitable dramatic success.
A Choral Christmas: A Review of Advent at Merton
Katy Wright enjoys Merton choir's latest offering.
Review: Gambit
Georgina Pollard isn't overly impressed with this Coen brothers scripted comedy
Review: Amahl and the Night Visitors
Rachel Savage is left enchanted and a little emotional by Lincoln Music Society's Christmassy opera
Live Review: Holywell Music Room
Alex Chalk enjoys four inventive guitarists.
Preview: Henry VI
Alexander Wilson highly anticipates this adaptation of a trilogy
The Importance of Arts
Lucy Gray responds to the news that arts subjects may become neglected in the new curriculum
Seasonal Exhibitions
Cherwell Arts guides you through the exhibitions to look forward to this Christmas vacation
Meller Merceux awards prize for contemporary art review
Oxford's Meller Merceux Gallery and Edgar Wind Society team up with art critic Waldemar Januszczak to celebrate modern and contemporary art
Preview: Pergolesi – Stabat Mater
Charles Troup is entranced by the upcoming performance of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater in St Peter's Chapel
A patchwork of Michaelmas Memories
Cherwell Photo share their favourite autumnal scenes
Diary of a Drama Queen
Charlotte Casey discusses life as a drama student behind the fourth wall
Preview: The Maids
Unnerving, captivating and haunting - a must see
