Tuesday 18th November 2025

Lifestyle

Quod review

A landmark of the High Street, Quod boasts an opulent facade, its name reminding me of my doom on the way to my Latin lectures. And so, when they...

Never safe again: Consent and the college campus

CW: Sexual assault; mention of suicide. When you walk into college on the first day,...

Girlhood will not save you

I spent a good deal of time last summer trying to work out why...

Grieving in Oxford: Tips from a bereaved student

Grief touches all of us, and yet none of us in quite the same...

Renaissance Man: Week Four

Quentin Mann samples some illegal 'reconstituted alcohol'

Creaming Spires: Week Four

Penny Tration gets naughty on Skype - and likes it

Come donate with me

Bethan Tabram explains why you should join the dinner party revolution

Food for Finalists

Nastassia Dhanraj on what to eat during exams to stay healthy and energized.

The Case for Homebrew

Joseph Cock brings you his opinion on the oft-forgotten pastime of homebrewing.

Let sleeping students lie

Catherine Edwards explores the importance of getting your forty winks

Interview: The Rubberbandits

Tim Ellis talks to the cult Irish comedy favourites

Renaissance Man: Week Three

Quentin Mann talks about bands so obscure they don’t ‘objectively’ exist

Creaming Spires: Week Three

Penny Tration asks if the X-rated position really rates at all

Has Your (Intern)Ship Sailed?

Cherwell Lifestyle explores an alternative way to spend the vac - working on a minimum wage.

Interview: Anya Reiss

Sybil Devlin meets one of the UK's most promising playwrights

Creaming Spires: Week Two

Penny Tration gets her head around the art of foreplay

Interview: Taavet Hinrikus

Jessica Hao talks money with one of the hottest start-up companies around

A Darker Shade of Brown

Rowan Borchers talks to Derren Brown about magic, fear and insecurity

Life in the big smoke

Tom Goulding gives a run-down of the good and the bad of London's boroughs.

Creaming Spires: the start of term

Our brand spanking new columnist Penny Tration delves into the murky world of Oxford sex so you don't have to

The Routine – Collections

As Lifestyle bids farewell to The Routine, Alex Bleasdale prepares us for the inevitable(ish).

Edinburgh DO: not just a bunch of hippies

Alexandra Bleasdale uses her vacation to try and make a change

All Your Easter Eggs In One Basket

Cherwell reviews some of the best and the worst Easter Eggs on the market.

Interview: Lenny Henry

Bethan Tabram talks to comic turned actor Lenny Henry about his latest challenging role

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