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How my year abroad in France healed my relationship with food

We’re sitting at a makeshift dining table at the foothills of the Pyrenees, the mystic beauty of the mountains enveloping our little group.

A beginner’s guide to being an amateur

When I was seven, my grandma decided I was going to be a pianist. For the next twelve years, I sat through weekly piano lessons, despite a complete absence of enthusiasm for the instrument.

What’s in a (mispronounced) name?

When you read the byline for this article, how did you pronounce my surname? Chances are, you worked through it phonetically, elongating the vowels as you went along.

Journey to decentre of the earth: Wilful ignorance of men

When I went back to my high school last year to talk to prospective applicants, the number one thing I was asked was: “Are all your conversations, like, really smart?”

Interview: Chang-rae Lee

Rhiannon Gibbs-Harris speaks to author Chang-rae Lee about the self, bad reviews and golf

Creaming Spires – 4th week Trinity

Ophelia Balls heads to Cowley in search of the Hipster

Houmous Girl – 3rd week Trinity

The characters of Oxford are feeling the pinch

Shakespeare Re-imagined: a Novel Choice

Sara Semic speaks to author Marina Fiorato about ink and virginity in 'Beatrice and Benedick'

Creaming Spires: 3rd week Trinity

Ophelia Balls discusses the pros and cons of physical activities with an Oxford Blue

Review: Worcester Formal

This week our reviewers are satisfied, but largely unimpressed.

Beyond Meat: Futuristic Food

Liz English explores new sources of eco-friendly nutrition

Creaming Spires – 2nd week Trinity

Ophelia Balls discovers first-hand that bored people are boring people

Houmous Girl – 2nd week Trinity

Your friends and acquaintances quibble over the evening's plan

New York: Swapping Revision for the Upper East Side

Naomi Polonsky leaves French and Russian for Frank Lloyd Wright and ruthless real estate

Houmous Girl – 1st week Trinity

Some familiar Oxford characters react to news of a sinkhole in town...

Copenhagen: an unorthodox tour

Emma Cookson is impressed by the lesser known attractions of the Danish capital

New Term, New You

Some guidelines for Trinity 2k14 that will make you a better, smarter, nicer person

Zurich and Vaduz: A foray into last-minute travel

Natalie Stumpf tells us how to cure the travel bug with the help of One Direction

A Mother’s Day survival guide

Sara Semic takes you through the ins and outs of the 'mother' of all Sundays

Paris: A view from the backstreets

Jessica Parker Humphreys provides a guide to the more alternative side of Paris

Freddy the Fresher: 7th Week Hilary

Freddy struggles to make ends meet as the end of term approaches

Creaming Spires: 6th Week Hilary

Ava Gina experiences the worst kind of come-down

Cherwell Culture Tries… Sushi

Matt Broomfield bites off more octopus testicles than he can chew

Freddy the Fresher – 6th week Hilary

Freddy forays into far-left activism

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