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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.

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’.

Art as protest on university campuses

CW: rape. This week, Cornell University has made headlines as prosecutors reopened an investigation into...

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.

Diego Marani Interview

Rachel Evans interviews novelist and EU policy officer Diego Marani on the release of his new book, The Interpreter.

Cherworld: Keyboard war, what is it good for?

Are students wasting their time changing profile pictures when they should be changing the world?

Il faut souffrir pour être belle

Alice Baldock discusses the pressures of public perception of modern-day beauty

Space Odyssey

Our fantastical predictions for what the future holds

Ashmolean Live Friday: Heroes and Villains

Rachel Evans checks out the Heroes and Villains Live Friday event in the Ashmolean after hours.

La Dolce Vitae

Cherwell Fashion collaborates with Vitae London

Interview: William Adoasi

Ella Harding talks to William Adoasi, founder of Vitae London, about the concept behind his new watch company

New sea monster at Natural History Museum

Mark Barclay heads down to the Museum of Natural History to find out more about the museum's new exciting addition

RMF & Oxford React to Oriel’s Rhodes Decision

Cherwell gets Oxford's and RMF's reaction to Oriel's final decision.

Cherworld: Money talks at Oxford

After Oriel's donors kill off the RMF debate, we question the power donors wield over the University

The Rise of Realness

Alice Townson sees a change in the conventions of the modelling industry

Interview: Rosie Nelson

Kim Darrah talks to model and campaigner Rosie Nelson on her fight against fashion's skinny obsession

An Answer to RMF?

One man's proposed solution to the RMF debate

Ears the Deal, Episode 1

Phoebe Grant-Smith takes to the streets to see what the people of Oxford are listening to

Town and Gown Unite Against Council Cuts

Cherwell TV News Editor Hannah Foxton took to the streets to speak to the students and residents of Oxford protesting against the council's cuts to local services

OxPops at the Union: RMF Special

Mark Barclay, the Virgil to your Dante, guides you on a tour of Oxford public opinion following a Union panel debate on Oriel's Rhodes Statue

Cherworld: RMF WTF?

After a Christmas of Oxford in the news, Cherworld considers what effect Rhodes Must Fall has had on Oxford so far

Boy meets Girl

This week's photoshoot blurs the lines between menswear and womenswear

Is Fashion Becoming Less Gender-Specific?

Kim Darrah discusses whether the line between menswear and womenswear is as clear as it once was

Bowie: Style through the ages

Jessica Li looks back through some of David Bowie’s most unforgettable moments in Fashion

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