Monday 23rd March 2026

Culture

‘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.

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.

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.

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.

Craig has Connery’s Crown in sight

Joshua Williams anticipates this season's biggest film event; Quantum of Solace.

Jose Parla – Cuban Graffiti

Jacob goddard looks at Jose Parla's debut graffiti show

Los Campesinos!- ‘We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed’

Alex Wilson reviews Los Campesinos' newest release

Genre Confused; Anticon

Andrew Littlejohn looks at the redeeming features of Anticon

Friday Night-Mare

Robert Holtom celebrates halloween with a scary movie marathon

Keane – Perfect Symmetry

Are Keane as cool as they'd like to be? We find out if their latest album measures up...

The Perlys – Yet Death will seize …

We review an album packed full of quacked-up, left-of-the-beat jiggy-pop.

Review: Wanted

Out now on DVD

Review: Ghost Town

In cinemas October 24

Too Cool for School?

As High School Musical 3 hits cinemas, we put Disney's most lucrative asset on trial

Rushdie was robbed

Why was Rushdie's The Enchantress of Florence left off the Booker Prize shortlist?

Blasphemy: Nineteen Eighty-Four

Each week Cherwell cuts a literary 'classic' down to size. This week: George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four

The World’s A Stage: India

Cherwell experiences dandiya raas

Review: The last train out of here

BT early slot, Tuesday - Saturday 3rd week

Review: The last five years

Keble O'Reilly, Wednesday - Saturday 3rd week

Peview: All roads lead to Rome

BT late slot, Tuesday - Saturday 3rd week

Genre confused: Intelligent Dance Music

Each week Cherwell brings you the potted version of an obscure musical genre. This week: IDM.

‘We are not a folk band’

Local troubadours Jonquil talk hip-hop, homecomings and Hispanic homies

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