Thursday 14th August 2025

Lifestyle

The girl who lived

Like Harry Potter under the stairs, I was ‘the one who lived’. A rainbow baby (a baby born after loss), wrapped in nappies and layers of meaning and expectation....
Lifestyle Ava Doherty -

The art of snacking in an ingredient household

There’s something quite liminal about being a student. One minute you’re running around a...
Lifestyle Hannah Cowley -

Tiny Love Stories

I gazed at the mountains encircling my mother's hometown. I had been travelling in...
Lifestyle Cherwell Lifestyle Team -

Intellectual manspreading? Male students of feminism

If I had to choose one, I’d say my favourite part of studying a...
Lifestyle Ben O'Brien -
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Crossing continents

How to build your academic career halfway around the world

‘New year, new me’: why it’s time to ditch new year’s resolutions

Only 8% of us actually stick to our New Year's resolutions

The omnipresence of Christmas in the UK, from someone who didn’t celebrate it

Maybe because I didn’t grow up with Christmas, and find little personal reason to celebrate the birth of Christ.

The decline of Wonderland: festive fun or Christmas consumerism?

"Hyde Park’s Winter Wonderland has become a behemoth, logistically impossible and perhaps overhyped extortionate vehicle of money wasting and consumerism."

Nothing beats a traditional German Christmas market

As any Christmas enthusiast can testify, no two Christmas markets are the same

“Ugly Delicious” explores the twisted perceptions of Eastern cuisines in the West

Why do most of us associate French food with sophisticated candle-lit date nights and Chinese, Indian or Mexican food with greasy takeaways?

Ten reasons you should try Veganuary

The food we eat seems to be all the talk in the media. From William Sitwell’s comments on veganism to the establishment of World Vegan...

Varsity Ski Trip: a downhill slope?

There is nothing like finishing term and starting the Christmas festivities than getting stuffed onto a musty old coach for twenty-something hours

Recipe: Mull with OJ, spice and all things nice

Georgina MacRae shares her tips for the perfect Christmas mull

Restaurant Review: Jee Saheb

The traditional restaurant sticks to the classics from India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan

Making myself at home

"When you're here for most of the year, making this city your true home is a feat that seems impossible."

Restaurant Review: Zheng

This Chinese-Malaysian in Jericho didn't live up to expectations

How to beat the fifth week blues

Brownies, smoothies and good-old chicken nuggets: this is your guide

‘I just try to see the world clearly’: An Interview with Louis Theroux

Louis Theroux speaks to Abby Ridsdill-Smith about politics, popularity, and participating in a sensual eating party

Brexit, lunch and dinner

A post Brexit trade deal with the US will have huge impacts on our food

Gin and tonic’s history might leave you with a bitter taste

Colonialism, empire and disease: this tasty tipple has an interesting story

Are Waitrose taking the piss(ata)?

What are you stocking up on for your kitchen essentials at university? There are some classics staples in every student kitchen – pesto and...

How to: get through preseason sport

It's not that bad.

Letter To: My Incoming College Children

You will make friends, you will fit in. Plus, you always have our college family!

Let’s Talk About: The Year Abroad

While moving abroad might seem daunting, Alex Burgar reminds us there's also a lot to look forward to
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