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Artificial insights: Decoding diversity and redefining art history with AI

In the age of AI-enhanced art, the possibilities for creativity and cultural exchange are limitless—and inclusive.

War, Peace and Writing

Throughout history, art has left an indelible cultural impact on humanity’s collective understanding of...

Review: ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’

I walked into the Wyndham Theatre’s production of Long Day’s Journey Into Night by...

Film around the world – Turkey’s Atıf Yılmaz

Atıf Yılmaz was a Turkish film director. Until his death in 2006, he was...

The Christ Church Picture Gallery: Review

The Christ Church Picture Gallery has free entry for Oxford students. It offers a chance to view one of the most impressive college art collections, with pieces spanning the 14th to 18th centuries

Straight to DVD: Mob Doc

Out of Africa...we review the latest from Kenya's Jitu studio

Review: The Broken

Our review of Sean Ellis' latest horror flick

On the road to nowhere

Casting an eye over Sam Mendes' Oscar-baiting 'Revolutionary Road'

Franz Ferdinand – Tonight: Franz Ferdinand

Review of the third outing from the Glaswegian art-rockers

See the People

Through a sparse metaphysical landscape, Makind walks a tense, manic path

Theatre Expert: a third of all West End theatres may go bankrupt

In an interview with Cherwell, the author of a GLA report on the West End discusses what its future may hold

Look Closely

Yasmin Reza's play Art is a perfectly staged composition of fury and mischief

Take To The Streets

In the latest in our series on world theatre, Cherwell dons the cap of the workers to look at the influence of theatre on 1980s protests in Eastern Europe

Blindness isn’t Love

Frank Marcus's play Blind Date is poignant, but ironic viewing

Bringing it all back home

Cherwell deals with the personal problems of the singer-songwriter.

Bon Iver: Blood Bank

We review Bon Iver's latest release.

Antony and the Johnsons: The Crying Light

We review Antony and the Johnsons' second album.

Interview: Emmy the Great

Sweet Valley High, destructive relationships and Emmy the Great's debut album...

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