Culture
Ten Years to Save the West by Liz Truss review: Revenge of the lettuce
I have met Liz Truss only once. It was in Oxford Town Hall in November of last year and I had tried (without success) to smuggle in an iceberg...
Cherwell Introducing: Phoebe Blue
Joining me this week is the radiant Phoebe Blue, a 2nd year classicist at...
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...
Long Day’s Journey Into Night review
I walked into the Wyndham Theatre’s production of Long Day’s Journey Into Night by...
Empireworld: How British Imperialism Shaped the Globe (Sathnam Sanghera, 2024): Review
Without confronting the wrongs of the past, the wrongs of the present will go on unabated.
Oxford University Short Film Festival 2024 – Day 1
"It is the first night of the Oxford University Short Film Festival, which features five days of screenings of student short films."
Forget Her Not: Rediscovering Women in Music- Week 1
At fifteen, I was fully and completely obsessed with the Californian soul/alternative R&B/jazz/funk band The Internet. It is for this reason that I can...
Grammys 2024: Reflection of Profitability or Recognition of Artistry?
The 2024 Grammys were everything they should be: glamorous, monumental, and of course, controversial.
Taylor Swift has made history by becoming the first artist to...
Portrait Spotlight: Sir Claus Adolf Moser (1984-5)
"Moser, like all other newly appointed Wardens, had full choice and control of patronage over his college portrait"
“Riotously Funny and Highly Enjoyable”: Blackadder Review
"It came as a pleasant surprise, therefore, that I found the production riotously funny and highly enjoyable."
The Autobiogra-phony
"A master of saying everything and nothing all at once! I sure would make a great celeb."
The Oscar Best Picture Winner You’ve Never Heard Of
"With the Oscar nominations for 2024 having been released in anticipation of March’s ceremony, it is worth looking back on a former Best Picture winner that has never got its due."
Cherwell Introducing: Zahra
In our Introducing series, Cherwell will be bringing you the best up and coming artists in Oxford. This week, Joseph interviewed Zahra.
Immersive, seductive, orgasmic: review of The Bacchae
Inhale, exhale. The beating drum sounds louder as I walk further into the Keble O’Reilly. Turning left into the auditorium, I find the source...
Saltburn: a Mid-Noughties Fashion Revival
"It seems necessary to dissect Fennell’s portrayal of noughties trends to see what deserves to return, and what ought to be left in the past."
Cherwell Introducing: Zahra
In our Introducing series, Cherwell will be bringing you the best up and coming artists in Oxford. This week, Joseph interviewed Zahra.
Wattpad: the new online course in creative writing?
The only issue that sites like Wattpad face is their association with ‘low value’ feminine writing and smut.
Unbodied identity? – A Review of Bodies
"Bodies captivates in its exploration of 'bodied' and 'unbodied' existence. The play challenges traditional notions of life, meaning, and identity"
