Thursday 28th May 2026

Lifestyle

Measuring out life with coffee spoons: Inside the Oxford death café

“Jaffa cake?” These are the first words I hear upon stepping into Oxford’s Death Café. We’re in the Old Fire Station on George Street, a venue for all kinds...

An archaeological future: Distorted legacies

The ache to remember and be remembered is one of the most important things that makes humankind human, and this hasn’t changed across the sweeping expanse of time.

A mini-guide to the Italian restaurants of Oxford

The Cherwell Lifestyle team decided to combine  our forces and put together a mini-guide to the Italian restaurants to suit all of your needs. 

Actually, Trinifree is a state of mind

Experiencing Trinifree with a proper “Trinittude” (Trinifree-attitude) means the chance to do things I would have considered unfathomable during the past two terms, like take a nap in the afternoon or resolve to never pull an all-nighter in order to finish an essay.

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!

A Letter to…Meat-Free Mondays

Meet Meat-Free Mondays! Vegetarian paradise!

Creaming Spires: HT16 Week 4

'Dating' Apps: Yay or Nay?

Go on, like my photo, make my day

Life shows you how to boost your profile likes and your ego

Yes, I’m a Facebook activist

A lazy Cat Bean shows us the simutaneous ease and ineffectuality of being a keyboard warrior

It’s not them it’s their..

Charles Pidgeon punctures the art of word-play

A letter to…

The college librarian

Creaming Spires HT16 Week 3

Losing my virginity

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