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We Walk Along

We walk along by the river, my hand in his, our arms of different lengths and his palms much bigger than mine. The sun is hot but not too...

The Orwell Tour review: ‘A unique and first-rate travelogue’

Within the last year there have been countless new books on George Orwell, but...

The Drake and Kendrick Lamar saga

Since the rise of hip-hop in the 1990s, diss tracks (short for disrespect or...

Cherwell Introduces: Tongue

Joining me this week are the up-and-coming Oxford rock band, Tongue. After a gorgeously...

The Two Gentlemen of Verona review: ‘A hilarious modern take’

It was, then, a testament to this commitment that the performance was as good as it was. The production was a hilarious modern take on Shakespeare’s comedy, with several scenes updated, modified, or introduced entirely for this play.

National Treasure

Annabel James spends some quality time in the Ashmolean Print Room, one of Oxford’s hidden gems

An Elegynt Spectacle

Jamie Randall peers into the world of Ibsen

Cherwell Stage: why bother?

Taxi for A Streetcar Named Desire: Oliver Moody explains what it is that student critics do and why Cherwell previews plays

Review: Mansfield Open Mic Night

Josephine Sarchet heads with an open mind to Mansfield's open mic

Embrace your naked ambition

Rachel Coombes on how to get involved in Oxford’s art scene

Review: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West

Joseph Lloyd understands Kanye West's vocals to be saying 'I was the abomination of Obama's nation'

The hype being heaped on Imogen Heap

Matthew Shribman talks to singer, songwriter, composer, conductor, filmmaker and earth-lover Imogen Heap

Review: Destabilise by Enter Shikari

Oliver Moody enters Shikari

The New Hollywood?

Olivia Hanson gives a first-hand view of Bollywood in India.

Cherwell photo blog – 5th Week (blues)

Beat the blues by checking out our incredible photo blog...

Armistice Day Blues

A review of the O'Reilly's 5th week show, Journey's End

Two people without a story?

William Hooper applauds everything about the BT’s latest new writing show ‘Just Two People’ - everything, that is, except the script

Hit me baby one more time

Oliver Moody is stupefied by a brilliant production of ‘Taking Care of Baby’

Let me out

Jane Brik-Nimby is bored by a pointless remake of a Swedish classic

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