Saturday 25th October 2025

Lifestyle

The erotic life of the mind

At Oxford, desire often wears a gown. It speaks in footnotes, engages in debates in the smoking area, and sends you into an existential crisis because it used ‘dialectical’...

Oxford, gone decaf

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

How to survive Oxford

Welcome to Oxford, the place where ambition goes to drink, cry, and write 3,000 words on “liminality” at 3 a.m.

The incandescent and the immovable

I went to Ometepe in search of a view, but found something closer to...

Diary of a… Blues Swimmer

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

Creaming Spires TT15 Week 6

This week, one guy describes the pleasures of relinquishing control

Will’s Deli is deli-cious!

Laura Field enjoys finding the light in this shadowy hippie haven

Recipe of the week: Spicy Menemen

Jonny Lawrence teaches us how to make sp-egg-tacular Turkish scramble

Confessions of a student chef: Charlie La Fosse

We all scream for this week's student chef's ice cream

Ready, Steady, Cook! Tesco Finest Paella

James Coppin bought a paella and ate it and it was good

Mindfulness: more than just meditation

Marco Narajos discusses the benefits and universality of mindfulness

How to…Deal With Bad Student Drama

Cherwell Life offers advice on all your most pressing Oxford problems

Diary of a…Drinking Society President

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

Etiquette in a Turkish Hamam

Laura Field describes the pleasant surprises of a visit to a Turkish bath

Creaming Spires TT15 Week 5

This week, a girl narrates the physical actualisation of her bisexuality

#NotGuilty: I am proud

A survivor illustrates the impact and her reaction to being sexually assaulted by her friend's father

What does it mean to be happy?

Marco Narajos walks us through the recent Students for Happiness event

Why I became a vegetarian

An Oxford student explains his entirely selfish reasons for saying no to bacon

Ready, Steady, Cook! Uncle Ben’s Sweet and Sour Rice Time

James Coppin eats a pot of rice and it has other stuff too

Recipe of the week: Chilli Sin Carne

Jonny Lawrence suggests a low calorie alternative to our fave quick dinner

Bar Review: Brasenose

“They actually have passion fruit! No one has passion fruit!”

The Pink Giraffe: I’d pass

Trina Wilson thinks the staff are having a laugh at this Chinese

Creaming Spires TT15 Week 4

This week, one guy discusses the horny optimism and sober reality of Grindr

When Ms, Miss and Mrs don’t work

Millie McLuskie argues that gendered titles are outdated and unnecessarily sexist

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