Lifestyle

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).

Lifestyle Beatrix Arnold -

Loaf actually? A guide to Oxford’s sourdough

Sourdough is a simple pleasure. A perfect loaf should have a chewy, light, tangy, and springy crumb. On cold days it’s a reliable and simple comfort – the kind that makes Hilary term feel a little less bleak.

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It’s 2016’s world, and we’re just living in it (or are we?)

Barely a month has passed since we made our flustered entry into 2026. But it seems like the verdict is already in: your honour, we’ve had enough. Bring back 2016.

Lifestyle Jiayue Shi -

All buttered up: Broche, and the art of the perfect croissant

During these cold winter months, in which – thanks to that pinnacle of British construction, breathable walls – I wake up in a freezing room, I find great solace in hiding beneath my blanket.

Food Luis Prenninger -

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

Recipe of the Week: Â¡Enchiladas!

Feeling guilty over your unreasonable Mission Burrito spending, but need some spice in your life? Here's the recipe for you! (Serves 2)

Eat, Be Merry, Be Eco: the Oxford Food Surplus Cafe

You can volunteer, pay, draw, sing, or do the washing up for your dinner: on Saturday 25th April 2015, Oxford will launch its Food Surplus Cafe.

10 things to get excited about in Trinity

Niluka Kavanagh looks ahead optimistically to a term of sunshine and punting

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