Thursday 5th March 2026

Lifestyle

Oxford meets Hackney meets Mexico City: Bigfoot reviewed

I kept noticing this decidedly cool bar a little way down the Cowley Road. With fairy-lights strung across its wooden terrace and ‘Bigfoot’ scrawled in playful letters across the glass, it seemed slightly out of place on Cowley Road.

Gen Z and Oxford: Nihilism inside the bubble

We all know that Oxford can feel like a bubble. Every day brings new challenges and new deadlines, to the extent that a week can pass in an instant and there is just no time to peek outside of the blinkered existence of tutorials and the occasional pub trip. But this tunnel vision can become restrictive, and even self-perpetuating.

The (family) stories hiding in plain sight

Like many people, I used to zone out when my parents started talking about family history.

A body of one’s own: Medical mystery in the modern age

Recently, I found myself marooned in that most demoralising of places, the NHS waiting list. I was soon falling down the rabbit hole of catastrophisation, after succumbing to the inevitable temptation of googling my symptoms (it wasn’t looking good).

Recipe of the week: Sweet Onion Tart

Trina Wilson offers a cheap and summery dish to share

Ready, Steady, Cook! Sainsbury’s Macaroni

James Coppin succumbs to his weakness for cheesy pasta

Review: Peppers Burgers

Trina Wilson thinks that this burger joint is not to be sniffed at

Bar Review: Linacre

“This was no bar at all, but merely some old lady’s living room”

Confessions of a Chef: Laura Field

This week's student chef makes a paella to rival Nigella (almost)

Recipe of the week: Rainy Day Soup

Jonny Lawrence provides a healthy meal to help you take advantage of cheap veg

Ready, Steady, Cook! Fray Bentos Steak Pie

James Coppin wants to impress you with his supermarket tinned pie

Una noche en El Mexicana

Trina Wilson embraces the joys of Mexican not-so-fine dining

Bar Review: University

“It might appear dingy to some, but just seemed edgy as fuck to me”

Creaming Spires TT15 Week 1

This week, one girl discusses the impact of drugs on sex

Diary of a…Canvasser

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

How to…keep your friends during the elections

Cherwell Life offers advice on all your most pressing Oxford problems

Ten reasons we’re apparently losing the ability to love

Bex Watson responds to an article written about our anaesthetised generation

Our fascination with procrastination

Natasha Gillies explores the science behind all those hours on Facebook

#NotGuilty: A Brief Reflection on the First Week

Bex Watson, one of the Life editors, muses on the reaction to the #NotGuilty Campaign

How to… survive your collections

Cherwell Life offers advice on all your most pressing Oxford problems

#NotGuilty: A letter to my assaulter

Ione Wells uses a personal experience to launch our #NotGuilty campaign

Diary of a… Comedian

In a new feature, Cherwell peers into the weekly lives of Oxford's most famous characters.

Dame Jenni Murray: the voice of Woman’s Hour

Laura Field talks family and feminism with the veteran radio broadcaster

Creaming Spires TT15 Week 0

This week, one girl discusses the unexpected fun of a friendly threesome

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