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In conversation with Oxford’s most iconic kebab vans
The first pioneering kebab van, Ali’s, cowboy parked on the curbs of 1980s Oxford without a permit, serving students midnight feasts until the police jogged them on. Today, (huts...
In conversation with Barney Mayhew
Barney Mayhew is an expert in conflict and humanitarian aid. He served in the armed...
In conversation with Luca Guadagnino
Obviously you’re in a very student-dominated space, so we were going to start by...
“There’s a lot of men out there that should’ve been hugged more by their dads”: In conversation with Maisie Adam
If you’d told me a couple of years ago that I’d get the chance...
An Evening with Bret Easton Ellis
Queue Blondie, Duran Duran. And in theaters? The Shining. Apocalypse Now.
The Shards is the novel Bret Easton...
In conversation with Oxford’s most iconic kebab vans
The first pioneering kebab van, Ali’s, cowboy parked on the curbs of 1980s Oxford without a permit, serving students midnight feasts until the police...
In conversation with Barney Mayhew
Barney Mayhew is an expert in conflict and humanitarian aid. He served in the armed forces for four years in Cyprus, Germany, Namibia and Northern...
In conversation with Luca Guadagnino
Obviously you’re in a very student-dominated space, so we were going to start by asking about your series ‘We Are Who We Are’. How...
“There’s a lot of men out there that should’ve been hugged more by their dads”: In conversation with Maisie Adam
If you’d told me a couple of years ago that I’d get the chance to sit down with a comedic hero of mine, I...
An Evening with Bret Easton Ellis
Queue Blondie, Duran Duran. And in theaters? The Shining. Apocalypse Now.
The Shards is the novel Bret Easton Ellis wanted to write when he was a senior in...
Behind the scenes with Oxford’s queens
Oxford, like much of the UK, has experienced the phenomenon of drag over the last few years. The unprecedented success of RuPaul’s Drag Race...
“The Ants & The Grasshopper”: Meet environmentalist filmmaker Raj Patel
Food security has long been one of the most pertinent issues arising from the climate crisis. With the global environment changing immensely and countries...
“You write things and get lucky”: In conversation with screenwriter John Hodge
Although you may not know John’s name, you’ll certainly know his work. Having written the screenplays for Trainspotting, The Beach, A Life Less Ordinary,...
“All it takes is one yes”: In conversation with Sian Eleri
It’s a rainy January day and I’m sitting alone in my room, anxiously scrutinising my face on Zoom as I wait for Sian Eleri...
Art is a form of “resistance”: In conversation with Liu Wei at the Oxford Union
Pioneering artist Liu Wei gave an exclusive interview at the Oxford Union as part of the Union’s Michaelmas Art Festival on the weekend of...
“We didn’t do Blackface, but you could argue that we did”: Mathew Baynton on Horrible Histories, type-casting, and his acting career
On November 23rd, Mathew Baynton visited the Oxford Union. There was a frenzy of excitement around his attendance, with members queuing from 5:30pm to...
“Do you want to be a leader or a follower?”: In conversation with Claire Adler
Practically all of us have, at some point, been unsure about where we’re headed after university. It’s certainly not an anxiety that’s unique to...
“Some people claim a right not to be offended. And I think that’s unfortunate.” Vice-Chancellor Professor Louise Richardson in conversation with Cherwell
Serving since January 2016, Professor Louise Richardson’s term as Vice-Chancellor comes to an end this year. The first female vice-chancellor, presiding over a significant...
“Freedom will be achieved by women”: Oxford Iranian students on protests of Islamic Republic
Students in Iran are in an existential fight for freedom. At academic institutions such as Sharif University of Technology and Khajeh-Nasir Toosi University of...
