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Must theatre be so dire? Thoughts on the “unworthy scaffold”

If 'art est celare artem' (true art is to conceal art), then theatre is pretty poor art. You ain't fooling me into thinking that's a storm.
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Fashion trends: The illusion of choice

Our fashion choices emphasise how our individual styles are limited by the available market, and what fashion magazines and brands declare as ‘in style’.
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Art as protest on university campuses

CW: rape. This week, Cornell University has made headlines as prosecutors reopened an investigation into...
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The legacy of the caricature

That the ‘In Memoriam’ section of the 2026 Academy Awards is going to be a serious tear-jerker was solidified by the passing of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry over two consecutive days.
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Active Oxford

Cherwell speaks to campaigners from student activist groups from all over Oxford to see what items are on the social justice agenda. Edited and Directed...

Cherworld: Episode 2 – NUS Yes or Mess?

Cat Bean, Ellen Peirson-Hagger and Joe Inwood discuss the decision made by Oxford students to remain affiliated with the National Union of Students.

“It’s as though I’m being watched”

Cressida Peever’s mystery explores the eery blankness of receiving anonymous postcards

To sell your face

Last summer, as fashion journalists covering the London Emerging Designer Awards, my co-editor and I thought that the halfway drinks reception would be the...

A Moment of Enchantment

The Sheldonian Theatre and its surroundings serve as perfect backdrop for Cherwell's take on formal wear for the upcoming balls

Dress guide to Oxford balls

Kate Asquith offers suggestions on what to wear for the balls in Trinity 2016

A very stressful lunch

The sun is high in the sky and after a long arduous morning filled with reading and writing your stomach starts to rumble. Normally...

The Tabs beat Oxford to win Varsity Ice Hockey 2016

Cherwell takes to the ice to watch Oxford's crushing defeat in their last match of the season.

The Big Referendum Blog – 1

In the lead up to the Referendum, Cherwell has decided to try and gather a lot of information in one place and keep you...

Want to run a business next year?

Oxford Student Publications Ltd (OSPL) is an entirely student-run company that owns some of Oxford’s most prestigious and long-running publications, including Cherwell, The ISIS...

The utter pointlessness of being alive

Matt Roberts considers the mindless inevitability of his life in love, religion and personal worth

John Mann MP addresses Antisemitism with OULC

John Mann MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group against Antisemitism, addressed OULC on Monday. He stressed the need of OULC to accept the...

Shops to try in Oxford

Alice Baldock introduces fresh options for shopping clothing, gifts and accessories outside of the chain shop heaven of Cornmarket Street

Set for Summer

The coming of May took Cherwell to the University of Oxford Botanic Garden to celebrate vivid spring hues

Set for Summer

The coming of May took Cherwell to the University of Oxford Botanic Garden to help celebrate vivid spring hues. Photography: Richard Wakefield Models: Eleanor McCann &...

Athlete of the Week: William Szymanski

Cherwell Sport discuss the rising popularity of American Football in the UK with the Oxford Lancers quarterback

Unheard Oxford: Will Barker, assistant manager at the Duke of Cambridge

Another view on the dreaming spires. This week, Dan Sutton talks to the assistant manager at the Duke of Cambridge about big bills and espresso martinis

Rewind

The King James Version was first published this week, in 1611. It’s possibly the most famous translation of any text into any language, one...

Gay enough?

Kate Asquith discusses style and the self with queer women

A Beginner’s Guide to… I Said Yes

Daniel Curtis talks I Said Yes
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