Thursday 22nd January 2026

Culture

Lighthouse Productions on ‘Lemons’

The team outlined the vision for their debut production: a political, surrealist piece of contemporary theatre.

Breaking free from the Pinterest board

Over the Christmas vac I was lucky enough to attend an exhibition on one of my favourite designers, Vivienne Westwood, at the National Gallery of Victoria.

In defence of the theatrical release

If film, like all art, nourishes itself on its own œuvre, I don’t think we can afford to sever the association between the cinema and the film.

Falling out of Louvre

In spite of recent events, the expected heightened security was nowhere evident.

Arms investment protest

Students and residents from across Oxford have protested against the University's investments in arms companies

Magdalen JCR changes name to Gryffindor

Magdalen College JCR passed a motion this Sunday to rename itself as Gryffindor.

Why should you join Cherwell?

A short video explaining why you should apply to Cherwell.

Staircase 22

4th week part 2: Bird flu hits Judas College and the freshers discover a new inhabitant in staircase 22.

Join The Debate: Labour Glasgow victory

What does Labour's by-election victory in Glasgow mean for the wider party ahead of next year's elections?

Staircase 22…Is Back!

Part 1: It's fourth week for the freshers in Judas College and things are heating up...

Interview: Richard Curtis

Richard Curtis talks to Georgia Lindsay about comedy, optimism and charity.

A year abroad: Damascus

Arabic student Emily Danby discovers a complicated fusion of Eastern and Western cultures

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?

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