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Reflections on the perils of overthinking

here is a lot to be said for blind positivity. On a good day, I’m a manifester, a big believer in my ability to speak things into existence. During my English A-Level, I had complete confidence that the crystals hidden in my bra would provide enough luck to snag me an A*. Today, I put great faith in words, relying on the same ‘I can do it’ that gets Olympic athletes across the finish line, to help me through difficult situations.

The fourth year: Oxford after your year abroad

I’m now in my fourth year, and as such, must grapple with the reality of my Oxford days drawing to a close. Granted, this is something that every student must contend with, and I watched on as most of my friends bade a fond farewell to this city where our friendships began when they graduated last summer. Yet there is something about the fourth year that I’m certain makes the final year even more strange: a sense of something already lost, of living in a moment that has already passed.

An evening at Pierre Victoire: French bistro dining at its best

Pierre Victoire has been here on Little Clarendon Street for decades – one of...

Being Cupid isn’t easy: What I learned from a term of running Cherpse

Now, having exhausted myself with these relentless pursuits, the job has been passed on to a new bright-eyed Cupid, and in my retirement I’ve become fondly reflective, and decided to curate my insights into this list: 

Covering Oxford’s underground music scene with Deep Cover

Ahead of their first event in 2015, Sara Semic chats to Simon from Deep Cover about the trials and tribulations of bringing the best hip hop and grime nights to Oxford

In the Footsteps of Giants: The Wadi Rum

Ross King writes the second instalment from his year abroad in Jordan

Who says who’s free?

Emmeline Skinner Cassidy begins to question cultural assumptions on her year abroad in Jordan

7 resolutions for the everyday Oxonian

Marco Narajos gives an alternative set of resolutions to kickstart your 2015

If you’re an Arabist: Introduction

The first of a series by Ross King on living in Jordan

Reclaiming my body: dancing in Amman

Emmeline Skinner Cassidy talks about finding liberation in an unexpected way

How to put an end to festive feuding

Summer Taylor advises on how to make sure family feuds don't boil over this Christmas

Interviews from the inside

As this year’s interviews draw to a close, Alex Stronell reflects on his experiences working as an admissions helper (and has a minor rant about cocky interviewees)

Oxonians outside Oxford

Bex Watson learns about 90s hats, irony, and life on Varsity.

Cherwell’s Christmas Cocktail

Celebrate Christmas with this Canadian classic. Merry Christmas!

Oxford Media Society: Dinner with Lizo Mzimba

Niluka Kavanagh chats to Lizo about life in the Entertainment industry and her sacrilegious lack of knowledge about Harry Potter.

Bar Review: St Hilda’s

The Bar Review Team discovers a diamond in the rough of this architectural nightmare

Does cosmetic surgery have a positive psychological effect?

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Great Books, Good Looks

Fergus Morgan chats to Rich O'Grady, founder of The Oxford Book Club

Review: Le Kesh

Ching Lee has a fabulous night at a Moroccan restaurant on Cowley Road

Bar Review: St Anne’s

After a long trek up St Giles, the Bar Review Team have a great time at a severely underrated bar

Travel: 7th week MT

Breathing in Bangalore

Meet Amanda Berry: The brains behind Bafta

Sara Semic speaks to the CEO of Bafta about the bright future of cinema

Creaming Spires: 7th week MT

Ava Gina teaches us how to deal with that brief encounter

Bexistentialism: MT14 Week 6

Life is tough for this second year