Friday 31st October 2025

Lifestyle

TLDR: Literacy in the digital age

No one reads these days. If it’s longer than an Instagram caption, it’s not worth my time. I doubt most people will even make it to the end of...

The erotic life of the mind

At Oxford, desire often wears a gown. It speaks in footnotes, engages in debates...

Oxford, gone decaf

When I was having lunch with a friend, I ordered my usual, a double...

Barcelona-Upon-Cherwell: Tapas at Arbequina

Nestled under the antiquated sign of a Victorian chemist in Cowley, a short trek...

Good morning, Vietnam

From rural Mynamar to metropolitan Vietnam: a reverse cultural shock

Plant Only Recipes: a vegan student’s personal journey

Natalie Woodward discusses the health benefits of her decision to go vegan

Courgette and Halloumi Frittata

Jonny Lawrence cooks up his favourite take on the Cypriot-come British cheese that no household can do without

Surviving in Shanghai: Part 2

An adventurous Yorkshireman returns to regail us with more tales of his Chinese experience

Interview: tasting heaven with chocolatier Brandt Maybury

Phoebe Hunt talks to Brandt Maybury, Taste Specialist at Green & Blacks about fair-trade, decadence, and what exactly goes into making the perfect bar of chocolate. PLUS: Exclusive easy recipe for Green & Blacks Organic Sea Water Truffles

It’s Not All Hummus and Halloumi, You Know

One year after returning from Jordan, Jonny Lawrence looks back at all the Middle Eastern foods he can't live without.

France: Qu’est-ce que c’est?

Catherine Turner evaluates what life is like working as an English au pair

What not to do at a music festival

An inconclusive guide for you to print out and tape to your rucksack

My relationship status revelation

How being at university reveals the single-taken continuum

Who is ‘Horn’?

Cherwell brings you the latest on Marginalia’s mystery man

Chilli and Coriander Cauliflower

Jonny Lawrence cooks up a cauliflower classic. Fried and spiced, this side dish works perfectly well as a main or as a starter!

Hello, Myanmar!

And goodbye to the cocktail buckets of Chiang Mai and the ping pong shows in Bangkok

Surviving in Shanghai

An adventurous Yorkshireman chronicles his internship in China's largest city

Keeping fit over summer

A beginner's guide to getting them sweet gains over the long vac

Making love fun

One contributor considers whether relationships actually are worth the drama in the Oxford bubble

All alone in India

What to expect when you do an internship abroad: the highs, the lows and the cockroaches

Brasserie Blanc: sweet and swank

Celebrate surviving another term at this chic French restaurant

Mental health first aid: the basics

Marco Narajos discusses first response training for mental health issues

How to…Escape Park End

Cherwell Life offers advice on all your most pressing Oxford problems

Diary of a…Student Journalist

Cherwell peers into the weekly lives of Oxford's most famous characters

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