Culture

Room on the pitch: Football fans and feminine fashion

With the FIFA World Cup 2026 having just begun, I’m reminded of a question a friend once asked the group chat: “If I buy a Lionesses shirt, do you guys think I’ll be called a pick-me?”

Culture Emma Heagney -

Colour and codification: Eleanor Medhurst on queer fashion

"There’s a lot of symbolism within queer fashion: ways to speak with our appearance when it hasn’t always been safe or possible to share our identities out loud."

Culture Cerys Bennison -

Glamour and gossip: Oxford Fashion Society’s ‘Women in Fashion’

Is there hope for young journalists in the midst of an unemployment crisis, funding cuts to arts-based degrees, and the unknowns of AI? Yes, Julia and Daisy think, but it is by far the hardest time to be a new fashion journalist.

Culture Emma Heagney and Amy Lawson -

Galliano for the masses (on the Zara sale rack)

The fashion world is mourning the loss of John Galliano. Not a literal death, but something closer to a fall from grace.

Culture Victoria Corfield -

A funny thing happened on the way to the tattoo parlour

Chris Graham takes the pain out of getting a tattoo

Scenic View: Taipei

Through the smog, Joel Krupa manages to see an eclectic and exciting city.

Here’s What You’ve Missed: Season Finale!

Hitting the streets of Oxford in a one-off video special

Out of Breath Podcasts: Rough Trade

Written by Toby Lloyd, performed by Sean O'Reilly

Torpids 2010 Highlights

Highlights of Torpids 2010 Rowing Regatta.

Here’s What You’ve Missed: 7th Week

The reviewer becomes the reviewed! We ask audiences what they thought of "BENT" starring Chris Greenwood and "The Fireflies" by David Shackleton.

The Cherwell Fashion Guide To…Sport in the City

Cherwell's Fashion Editor Joanna shows you how to work the leggings trend...

How to Cook… Hot Cross Bun and Butter Pudding

Marc Kidson shows you how to make this Easter alternative to the classic English pudding.

Interview: Barry Chuckle

Grace Flynn has a chuckle with half the brotherly double act

Blind Date: Week 8

Love is in the air

Scenic View: Serbia

Georgia Lindsay is taken out of her comfort zone in Serbia

The non-monogamy train

Christopher Graham makes the case for truly 'open' relationships

Sex blogs and social subversion

Yuan Yang delves deep into the antics of sex-blogger Zoe Margolis

News Roundup: Seventh Week

Antonia and Natalya look at the news, mourn the loss of Trinity's fish and end with a look at the Lifestyle section

Avi Shlaim on Middle Eastern Politics

Oxford Professor Avi Shlaim discusses his views on the Israeli-Palestine conflict with reporter Olivia Williams

Interview with Stephen Garrett

The executive producer behind Spooks and Life on Mars talks to Matt Parvin about British TV and the future of broadcasting.

How to Cook… Really Easy Roast Chicken

This Sunday, try rosemary roasted chicken legs with paprika potato wedges.

Scenic View: Japan

Oliver Birch expains why Japan is a must-visit country

Blind Date: Week 7

Love between OxStu and Cherwell?

Going Up Going Down

What's in? Cherwell's lifestyle team give you this week's lowdown...

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