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: The Shins – Port of Morrow
The elusive Natasha Frost reviews the fantastic new album from the Shins
Interview: Motion Sickness of Time Travel
Rachel Evans discusses the sounds of her forthcoming eponymous opus with Harry Scholes
New Writing Festival
Charlotte Lennon previews the New Writing Festival
Review: Gormenghast
Hannah White-Steel is entertained, but ultimately unsatisfied by this production
By An Act of Godber
Playwright John Godber talks to Charlotte Lennon about classrooms, class and critics
Culture Vulture 7th week
Cherwell’s culture
editors peck at seventh week’s cultural offerings
Acceptable in the 80s
Cherwell Culture invite you to join their tenuous bid for an 80s revival
Review: Mephisto
Daniel Frampton salutes an intelligent, slick and powerful performance.
Crossovers: when music becomes cinema and vice versa
Sophia Lambton analyses the use of classical music in film
One to Watch: Doctrines
Matt Robinson warns us about the unstoppable force that is Doctrines
Review: Lars Sorken
Maria Fox is thrilled by a rather impressive piece of theatre
Review: The Flowers of War
Susan Yu admires Zhang Yimou's visual masterpiece.
Review: Man on a Ledge
Georgina Pollard surveys the highs and lows of Asger Leth's action thriller.
Bondamonium
James Aber reflects on the mind-warping experience of watching all 22 Bond films... at once.
