Lifestyle

Acts of time, physical giving, and words of touch

Ask someone their love language, and they’ll probably have an answer. They might even pull out online test results.

Cooking for friends: An apology, served hot

“It’s probably a bit bland,” my friend said tentatively in the first week of living out of college, just after they had put down a delicious plate of fish and rice.

Beyond the Rad Cam: My quest to visit all 22 Bodleian Libraries

Between March 2025 and October 2026, I visited all 22 Bodleian libraries, from the reading rooms of central Oxford to the obscure medical libraries.

The art of reaching out to old friends

Coming to university, I realised that the stable, effortless reliability of my friends from home was, all of a sudden, precarious and difficult to maintain.

Oxford’s Best: Burger

Cherwell begins its quest to find Oxford's best food and drink. This week we're searching for the town's choice cheeseburger

A lesson in longevity

Cherwell watches Ionesco’s La Leçon at the Théâtre de la Huchette in Paris, where it has been performed nightly for more than 50 years

Video Milled the radio star

Helen Pye chats with Scott Mills about gay rights in Uganda, stalkers, fireworks and a few missed alarm clocks

Can I blag you a drink?

Cherwell puts their liver at risk and loses their dignity searching for seven days of cost-free inebriation

How about you, Ben Dover?

Helen Pye negotiates the racy world of Lindsay Honey

Restaurant Review: Gee’s

Our reviewer finds the Banbury Road converted greenhouse a haven of style and calm

Launch of can ban poster plan

Oxford City Council and police have launched a poster campaign to publicise the ban on drinking in the city centre. The posters will be...

The Fog of War

A rare gem of a film doing the tour of select cinemas across the country at the moment is Errol Morris’ The Fog of...

University Cricket – Surrey Fail to See the Light

An unbroken ninth-wicket partnership of 39 secured a draw for Oxford UCCE on day three of their game against Surrey. Chasing 350 to win...

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