Culture
Books of the Month – Tony Blair, Robert Harris, and Oxcrime
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,...
Cult Books – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
The first review in Cherwell's new series on cult books
Review: Feist – Metals
Simon Torracinta discusses Metals, the recent and lush release by Canadian indie songwriter Feist
Review of TodaysArt festival
I know what Cherwell did this summer - Harry Scholes reviews TodaysArt in The Hague
Failing at art: Destroyer interview
Tom May describes how he learned to love Dan Bejar’s music after meeting him at this year’s Green Man festival
Michaelmas art termcard
Barbara Speed takes you through this term's free exhibitions
Meet Destroyer
Despite his immense prolificacy, Dan Bejar has often flown sharply under the radar. Cherwell Music recommends some of the highlights of his extensive back catalogue.
Singing a Bonnie tune
En Khong talks to the playwright Bonnie Greer about taking on Question Time with her new opera, Yes
Cherwell Music presents Mixer: Beyond Nevermind
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Nirvana album's release, Cherwell Music takes a trip through American alternative rock
Review: Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost
Cherwell's Music Editor, Simon Torracinta, takes a look at Father, Son, Holy Ghost, the much-anticipated sophomore effort by California-based indie rockers Girls
Review: Jens Lekman – An Argument with Myself EP
Simon Torracinta indulges in Jens Lekman’s first release in more than four years, the delightfully tropical EP An Argument With Myself
Review: Danny Brown – XXX
Simon Torracinta examines Detroit rapper Danny Brown’s fascinatingly unconventional XXX
Cherwell Music presents Mixer: September 2011
Cherwell Music rounds up the best new tracks that September has to offer, for your listening pleasure.
Uganda right now
Freddie Bowerman frames the rhythm and beauty of daily life in Kampala, Uganda
Great Helsinki
Lauri Saksa explores the Finnish capital
