Culture

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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Interview: Givenchy

Agnes Meath Baker discovers it is better to Give-nchy than to recieve

Hometown: Norwich, Norfolk

In Norwich, no one can hear you scream.

Let’s all steal a bike

Chris Graham finds out the only thing in Oxford easier than reading geography is stealing a bicycle.

Top five: Ways to celebrate finals

We're being a little more creative than Kukui/Park End/Bridge/Wahoo.

Cherwell: Join Us

Have you got what it takes? 99.99% need not apply.

Oxford Summer VIIIs

It would take more than rain to call off Summer VIIIs. Proof:

Finally! When exams finish…

Did it all kick off at the English trashings? We find out to a generic rock soundtrack.

A summer of literary love

From boho cool to country house calm, Violet Hudson rounds up this summer’s best literary festivals

LOL? I nearly ROFLed

Exploring the oft neglected world of Oxford comedy

Has Clive Got News For You

Benjamin Kirby sees self-deprecation behind the dry wit of one of Britain’s greatest comics.

Hometown: Cambridge

It was inevitable that the 'other' university would get a look in soon.

The few and the Ger-many

Matthew Alagiah investigates the relatively recent phenomenon of ‘Hausprojekte’, the communal living spaces which have become a real feature of the cityscape.