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: Isobel
Ani Kodzhabasheva is haunted by this literary game turned deadly serious
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Review: On the Road
Carmella Crinnion is impressed by this stylish adaptation of Kerouac's classic
Series Review: The Great British Bake-Off
Anthony Collins on GBBO's innuendo-riven appeal
What to watch this Autumn
Cherwell Film & TV explores the good, the bad and the just plain ugly of the Autumn film and TV lineup
Review: Frankenweenie
Benedict Tate is impressed with this slice of gothic animation
Review: Ruby Sparks
Georgina Pollard finds funny truths amidst the mess of this new film
Summer Daze
Anna Leszkiewicz documents the lazy days of summer on faded film
Zoom in on… the digital age
Amy Rollason and Sophie Baggott talk to photographer Nigel Francis about photogenic Oxford and the perks of technology
Casual Vacancy Review
(Hog)warts and all: An underwhelming attempt at a novel for grown-ups
From the heart or not at all
Jeanette Winterson tells Viccy Ibbett about her time at St Catz, feminism, and what's next
Review: Converge – All We Love We Leave Behind
Matt Robinson is in awe of the kings of hardcore
Review: The Mountain Goats – Transcendental Youth
Jake Hills finds poetry in the darkness of The Mountain Goats
Review: Benjamin Francis Leftwich
Olivia Arigho Stiles finds little to love in this performance
