Lifestyle

A love letter to my year abroad

A year is a long time: enough to call a place home, enough to strip away the bright facade of newness. I’ve spent my year abroad at this university,...

Lifestyle Rebecca Bushee -

Absence (and digicam photodumps) make the heart grow fonder: Nostalgia for Oxford

Last Michaelmas, as my friends and I were going through our photos from a...

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Do ‘day in the life’ videos make us hate our own?

An alarm flashes on a phone screen: it’s 5am. A hand reaches out to...

Lifestyle Jessie Jukes -

A new kid on the matcha block: NEPA Coffee and Food review

In January 2025, Cherwell provided some guidance on this issue by offering the student body a definitive ranking of Oxford matcha. Since then, however, there have been some new developments.

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I need to sort my shit out

Hugo McPherson faces up to his secret sleepwalking habit

Everyone say ‘Yah’ to a ‘Gap Yah’

Christian Bell thinks everyone should go on a gap year, even if it won’t change your life

No whine about no wine

Niluka Kavanagh tells us about her positive experience of dry January

Turns out I ‘reely’ cannot dance

Christian Bell tells us about his experience of the Oxford Reeling Ball

Clunch Review: Wadham

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull is in for a nasty shock.

Chez Chaz: Veggie Sides

Charlie Bishop livens up the meat and two veg with these fresh vegetable side dishes.

Restaurant Review: Portabello Grill in Summertown

Alys Key recommends this trendy South Parade bar and grill

Chez Chaz: Korma

Charlie Bishop injects some spice into this much maligned meal

Clunch Review: Christ Church

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull is appalled by Christ Church's high prices

Its not them it’s their…

It's most definitely their internships

I’ll swipe you off your feet

Cat Bean joins Tinder as a "social experiment" and is left conflicted

Recipe: Rajma

Charlie Bishop's Rajma is a taste sensation

Clunch Review: St. Anne’s

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull ventures to Anne's to check out the clunch scene

Restaurant Review: Pierre Victoire

Jonny Lawrence opts for a delightful Prix-Fixe

Review: The Union Ball ‘Oxford and the Chocolate Factory’

Ben Ray is immersed in the chocolate box of surprises and treats that is the Union Ball

Chez Chaz: duck breast with cherry sauce

Charlie Bishop goes all lovey-dovey this Valentine’s Day with a poultry treat

Clunch Review: Magdalen

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull tucks into some roasties in pricey surroundings

Zizzi’s: the sad epitome of average

Jonny Lawrence is left unmoved by another chain's fine, but lacklustre food

Living a Double-Life

The Life team reveals all about the secret life of Twins.

I Need to Sort my Shit Out

Your bi-weekly dose of Schadenfreude has returned!

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