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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.
Lifestyle May Bruce -

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.
Lifestyle Emma Heagney -

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?”
Lifestyle Nora Miles -

A solo diner’s paradise: Rincha Café review

As the sun shone over Oxford and my collections drew ever closer, I decided I needed a change of scenery from the panicked atmosphere of my college hall.
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Review: Thirsty Meeples Board Game Café

Meeple: A character or object representing the player in a board game

Review: Red Star

Alex Bleasdale espouses the virtues of a firm Cowley favourite.

Review: Pierre Victoire

Good company, better wine and great food, says Alex Bleasdale

Creaming Spires: 0th Week Hilary

Oxford's most sex-perienced student brings us news of her latest sex-capade

Interview: Justine Roberts

India Miller talks to Justine Roberts about social media and its impact on politics

A resolution on resolutions

Amelia Anderson commiserates on resolutions we've probably already broken.

Letter from… Les Banlieues

Roseanne Chantiluke gets to grips with schoolkids in the Parisian estates

"Disproportionate coverage"?

How does the press treat drinking societies? C+ investigates

Creaming Spires: Michaelmas 0th Week

Ava Gina goes al fresco.

MT13: a fresher reflects

As the new year begins, fresher Sara Semic reflects on her first term in Oxford

Oxford’s 2013: the year in videos

This year has seen protests, firings, victories and defeats - Cherwell looks back over the biggest events of 2013

Review: Great British Bake Off Christmas Special

Eliza Plowden finds this baking master-class a festive treat

Oxford does Christmas: five of the best

With Christmas upon us, Cherwell brings you the University’s top festive offerings

Tinder: The busy student’s dating solution?

Shallow or effective? After a term's use of the new dating app, Eleanor Bley Griffiths gives us her verdict.

Varsity Review

An Oxbridge 'Snow, Sex and Suspicious Parents'? One Varsity-goer reports from snow-capped Tignes

The other side of interviews

Liz English discusses meeting potential students, running semi-naked through college, and being mistaken for a tutor

Absence makes the heart (or rather, stomach) grow fonder

Tom Wood lists his Oxford Top 5 of places to eat, drink and be merry this Christmas

It’s that time of year again!

The Lifestyle Team share some funny anecdotes about their experiences of Oxford interviews

The sex appeal of quizzing by Brasenose’s Ben Ralph

What happens when you get voted fifth sexiest University Challenge contestant of all time

Freddy the Fresher: Part Five

Freddy's idyllic sexual paradise is about to be shattered...
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