Tuesday 23rd June 2026

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,...

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...

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...

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.

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

Chez Chaz: dairy-free risotto

Charlie Bishop creates a cheese-free risotto for those who prefer non-dairy

Clunch review: Trinity

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull does not like what he sees at Trinity

Restaurant review: Taberu

Jonny Lawrence breaks out of the Jericho mould but is left less than impressed

Chez Chaz: no seafood paella

Charlie Bishop takes us back to his Paris flat with this Spanish favourite

Clunch Review: Somerville

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull, our regular reviewer, takes a sorry trip to Somerville for the dish of the day

Restaurant Review: Banana Tree

Alys Key visits George Street's latest chain acquisition

I’m sitting on the fence and it’s sharp

Ben Moore deals with his complete lack of having any strong opinions whatsoever

Working out without working out

Sam Norman discusses cutting corners in fitness regimes

I need to sort my shit out

Romy Catmull discusses the need for perfection

A Letter To… Movie Spoilers

Everyone hates you

Creaming Spires HT16 Week 2

Five seconds of fun

What if?

Daniel Kodsi reflects on coming to Oxford a year early

It’s not them, it’s their…

Tess Hulton explains the deal-breaker of this relationship

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