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,...
Faith in Fiction
Barbara Speed interviews new author Prajwal Parajuly
Cuppers Review : Keble
Ilyse Liffreing enjoys the Cuppers production of Edward Gant’s Amazing Feats of Loneliness
Preview : Clytemnestra
Dan Frampton enjoys learning some Greek at the preview of Clytemnestra which will be performed in the Oxford Playhouse in 6th week.
Preview : The Activist
The Activist will be performed at the Frewin Undercroft on Tues-Sat of 6th Week
Judging Cuppers
James Blythe gives us the low down on judging this years cuppers entries.
1Q84: Lost in translation?
Christy Edwall reviews Haruki Murakami's latest offering
Cult Books: Catch-22
Huw Fullerton applauds Joseph Heller's classic
Noughts and Crosses – Director’s Blog Week Five
In her penultimate blog, Phosile Mashinkila enters the final stages in putting on Noughts and Crosses, including some inventive marketing in the form of G & Ds ice cream! Noughts and Crosses will be performed in 7th Week at the Simpkins Lee theatre.
Science tickles Pinker
Declan Clowry on Steven Pinker and popular science
5 Minute Masterclass: Anna Span
Visionary film director Anna Span explains how to make feminist pornography
And All That Jazz
CherwellTV brings you the highlights from Oxford University Jazz Orchestra's fantastic concert at Copa
Review: The Fall – Ersatz GB
Ceri Fowler examines the latest offering from post-punk legends The Fall, their 28th studio album
Preview : Peterson
A heartfelt 'modern fairytale' - Peterson is on at the Burton Taylor at 7.30pm,Tues - Sat of 6th week
Battles: vicarious living
Guitarist Dave Konopka desribes the ‘totally shitty’ recording process of the remarkable Gloss Drop and looks towards the New York three-piece’s future with Tom May
