Culture
Self-Portrait of a Stranger: A Review of Frank Auerbach’s Charcoal Portraits
The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition, The Charcoal Heads, shows the early career of Frank Auerbach and the creation of his portraits in the 1950s and 1960s. As a young Jewish...
‘The Godfather: Part II’ at 50
The Godfather: Part II is a film about gangsters. It is also a film...
“Tragic but thought provoking”, ‘An Enemy of the People’: Review
Ibsen has re-entered the drama scene with the current production of his classic play...
Cherwell Introduces: Menu3
Joining me this week, are four members of Menu3: Nicole 2nd year biochemist/lead singer,...
“The poetry of motion!”: Toad of Toad Hall Review
Toad of Toad Hall A.A Milne’s adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s 1908 beloved classic The Wind in the Willows, is a testament to throwing responsibilities...
“Immersive and interesting”, King Lear at the Wyndham Theatre
Kenneth Branagh has taken on a new project: directing and starring in the Shakespearean classic ‘King Lear’ this winter at the Wyndham Theatre in...
“Slightly out of joint”: Hamlet Review
That Isaac Asimov’s retelling of a bemused reader’s response to Hamlet – ‘I don’t see why people admire that play so. It is nothing...
Drowning in You
Read the latest from The Source on the theme of relationships, 'Drowning in You'!
I feel like I’m drowning as I struggle with your embraceI...
Noah Kahan: Music Sensation or One-Album Wonder?
I know very little about music. A vast amount of my Spotify wrapped includes Taylor Swift (about whom I know a lot), and what...
Feminist Samurai in Netflix’s new “Anime”?: Ōoku: The Inner Chambers Review
This review contains spoilers and mentions of sexual violence.
What would society look like if three-quarters of the male population disappeared? Ōoku: The Inner Chambers...
Feel Good Films — British 1950s Comedies
When I'm shattered after a long essay, or brooding over the state of the world, or merely wanting to enjoy a pleasant few hours,...
MARCO SOLO: Manuscripts and Archives at Oxford University
Although unnoticed by many students and tutors alike, a revolutionary new service by the name of MARCO was unveiled last week, taking the archivist...
Decline and fall: How They Broke Britain by James O’Brien – review
"Today, in the wake of Brexit, Britain is once again broken – so argues commentator James O’Brien in his new book, How They Broke Britain."
Is art a form of political propaganda?
Art has been employed throughout history as a political tool to propagate ideas of power and ideology and challenge them. However, art is a...
Innovating Euripides: Medea Opening Night Review
The Oxford Greek Play is a bizarre tradition: an undergraduate foray into Greek tragedy which first occurred in 1880 and has continued triennially ever...
The sweet sticky story of you.
Read the latest from The Source!Content warning: addiction
That sticky sweet smell lingers in the air, flickering and dissipating again and again, a smoke cloud...
Happiness, My Passenger
Read the latest from The Source on the theme of Mind.
I walk through the woods and I realise it once again. I realise that...
Cabernet
Read the latest from The Source on the theme of relationships!
He likes red wine. Gets a bottle of it when he goes out to...
