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Christian Atheism by Slavoj Žižek review

‘And what did the twentieth century want with religion, already well worn and threadbare from its journey down the ages...What did we have to replace that merciful, self-sacrificing ideal,...

The Oxford Fashion Gala: A stellar display of talent

The evening of Wednesday 8th May brought a show that transcended the limitations of...

Film around the world: Germany’s The Lives of Others

I’m sure that those of us who studied A-Level German back in the day...

The Mermaid

The mermaid is dying, and no one cares.She does not belong here, here in...

Freida Toranzo Jaeger’s Prophetic Glitter

Freida Toranzo Jaeger names her paintings like items in a manifesto: Extinction is the...

Feature: Beyond Bourne

Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass discuss their latest film, Green Zone

Online review: Green Zone

Much more than Bourne in Baghdad

Online review: The Princess and the Frog

Luke Partridge gets nostalgic over hand-drawn animation

A guide to the good, the bad and the Nazi

Fay Lomas meets Hitler's South American fan club in a provocative new translation of Roberto Bolaño

More than just elephant dung

Emily Hawes meets monkey apostles, philandering golfers and an icon of police racism in a new Ofili retrospective

Profile: Student Bands

Ro-to-the-land/The Great Gartini and PRDCTV

Preview: Stoning Mary

Louisa-Claire Dunnigan on a terrifying 'what if' world

Live at Comma Club

Music Editor Alistair Smout heads down to Cellar to check out the best student acts

Preview: Villainy

Richard O'Brien finds out why the good guys always win when it comes to Oxford's light entertainers

Preview: The Duchess of Malfi

A poor production fails to live up to Webster's tragic masterpiece

Interview: The Spring Offensive

James Maloney chats to The Spring Offensive about the band leading the Oxford scene

Preview: Knives in Hens

Rob Holtom on the last BT play of the term

Oxford in ten objects

Annabel James follows a BBC initiative celebrating the local history.

Top 10: Drama Finalists

Cherwell picks out ten stars of the future from this year's finalists

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