Thursday 3rd July 2025

Culture

Cultural Fashion at the Queen’s Confluence Dinner

Not often do I get to break out the Middle Eastern kaftan hanging idle in my wardrobe; it is simply too lavish for a two-course second sitting, yet not...

Common threads: Historical fashion and its lessons for our time

When we think of historical fashion, images of towering wigs, tight-laced corsets, heavy brocades...

Food, fashion, and escapism in a cost of living crisis

Food costs have been front and centre in newsreels as of recent months, whether...

Oxford Fashion Gala’s ‘Metamorphosis’ reflects the beauty of change

The Oxford Fashion Gala was back and bigger than ever, with a larger venue,...

Teaching in the wilderness

Howard Amos learns the hard way as he spends the summer at a psycho-neurological orphanage in Russia

The big question: Is the Oxford experience worth it?

This week's Lifestyle question is one we've all asked ourselves at some point

OUSU elections podcast

Cherwell asks students who they're voting for in the upcoming OUSU elections.

News Roundup: 5th week

Comment and insight into the week's top stories from the Cherwell newsroom.

Join The Debate: Should sex education be compulsory for children in schools?

Would the government be right to force children to learn about sex from a younger age?

Fashion Forward

Antonia Tam and Emma-Lucy Pinchbeck take a look at what's hot and what's hideous.

Getting To Know: The Wychwood Warriors

Cherwell's Ling Low meets Oxford's very own battle re-enactment society.

The big question: Is smoking cool?

In this week's Lifestyle debate, we tackle a (literally) burning issue

Does he look happy?

Cherwell finds itself on the receiving end of a deadpan Stewert Lee.

Interview: Little Boots

Rebecca Treece talks to rising star Little Boots about her electro-pop universe

A Year Abroad: Senegal

Life in Senegal whilst teaching at the British Council

Join The Debate: Can student activism really change the world?

Just how effective are student protests?

Alcoholics Ubiquitous?

Is the glass of student drinking culture half-full or half-empty?

Interview: Rich Fulcher

Theo Brainin dials his way down the rabbit hole with the Mighty Boosh's only American import

Spooked by TV?

Spooks creator Stephen Garrett tells Sarah Ventress what life is like at the heart of the broadcasting industry

Eye Candy: Student Fashion

Fashion Blog MT09: The best fashion from all over Oxford.

News Roundup: 3rd week

Comment and insight on the week's top stories from the Cherwell newsroom.

Interview: Shere Hite

The controversial sexologist on gender equality

Centre Stage: Barnaby Rudge

Henry Clarke Price talks to the creators of the new stage adaptation of Dickens' novel.

Staircase 22: 3rd Week, Part 2

Don't miss all the latest drama at Judas college.

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