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I think you have heard this far too many times – stranger times are afoot. Stockpiling is a particular point of aggression for me because there is simply no point in buying far more than you need. If supply is an issue, the answer lies in simply utilising the best appliance at your disposal. Yes, […]
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Two students at Worcester College have put together a Minecraft server that re-constructs the college site in the finest of detail, observing the sweeping lawns of the main quad alongside the atmospheric low ceilings of the college bar. The virtual college, built entirely in Minecraft blocks, has seen multiple online users, attracting a large number […]
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Isolation sucks. Gone are the much-anticipated vac plans, the long overdue meet-ups with school friends, and days of lying in parks with no work-burden that many of us had anticipated for this week. Instead, talk is only of the Draconian measures imposed on us; not going out, not seeing friends, weeks trapped with no one […]
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“Depression Cake” – not, as you might well assume, simply a chocolate cake rebranded to fit the current Corona mood, but a recipe which originated in America in the 1930s. When the Great Depression hit, rationing became commonplace and families had to stretch their budgets and make do with minimal ingredients to cook. Puddings became […]
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Amidst all of the current chaos, my sister agonised over the question: “What will we drink?“. The internet is saturated with articles telling you to have FaceTime wine nights or to transpose your cocktail hour into the virtual world. I admit that many of my undergrad years were spent mixing house-brand vodka with Robinson’s squash, […]
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It’s 2020, and humanity has become unmoored. Multiple countries have declared a state of emergency. Country borders are closing. Cities are on lockdown: shops are shuttered, rush-hour traffic is a thing of the past, supermarkets shelves lie desolate. Welcome to life in the time of the coronavirus outbreak. Here, pandemonium reigns, for there is nothing […]
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Being in the student bubble can be nice sometimes. Not having to come to terms with what’s going on across the country: coronavirus, brexit, another 5 years of Tory rule, and all the rest. All the same, I reckon I’m not the only one that has on occasion thought about my hometown with great fondness. […]
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Image description: Vintage signs from Nakano Broadway Out to the North-east of Shinjuku in Tokyo, amongst large suburbian highways and close to the somewhat neglected Nakano station, is Nakano Broadway, a seemingly typical Japanese merchant street. Far from the luxury of Ginza or the charm of Kyoto’s traditional markets, at first glance, Nakano broadway is […]
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Image description: Inside the Radcliffe Camera Ideas about environmental psychology are relatively new but nevertheless play into architects ideas about designing space. Fundamentally, the principle of this line of research is that our mental space stands in direct proportion to our perception of physical space. How, then, can we apply ideas about how the space […]
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Image description: A portrait of Frederico Colli against a grey background Adaptation is a contentious topic for early music audiences. Some say that musicians should play a Baroque piece in a manner loyal to the time in which it was written, replicating the atmosphere of the eighteenth century as best they can; others believe that […]
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Top image credit: Josh Boddington Main image credit: Page 25, The Oxford Student
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Top image credit: Abigail Hodges Main image credit: Page 24, The Oxford Student
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Content warning: this article contains brief mentions of sexual abuse and substance abuse. Last week, I was fortunate to have a ticket to a private performance of ‘People, Places, and Things’, held in the kitchen of a student house in Cowley. With the playwright – Duncan Macmillan – having not yet released the rights to […]
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Image description: A self-portrait of Rembrandt laughing The Oxford Student was fortunate enough to have been given an early preview of the new ‘Young Rembrandt’ exhibition, now open at the Ashmolean Museum. Speaking to the press preview, Xa Sturgis (director of the museum) informed us that the goal of this exhibition was not to present […]
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There is an assortment of emotions one experiences when finishing a profound novel that has spoken to one’s soul. Without warning, you have become attached to a voice you have never met. You have found friends, lovers, or even enemies among its finest characters. You may have even become a part of ‘The Happy Few’ […]
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In the words of Ben Kenobi, “The Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It’s an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us; it binds the galaxy together”. The magical force (no pun intended) of Star Wars has been an object of mystification and fantasy by many young […]
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I was reading an article in the third week edition on whose stories have value. The article uses the critical and awards reception of 1917 and Little Women to argue that stories about women are perceived as lesser than stories about men. I don’t seek to contend the central point of the article, however, I […]
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Taylor Swifts latest documentary, Miss Americana, premiered on the 23rd January on Netflix, and makes for an hour and a half of distinctly odd viewing. Swift has released one previous documentary in 2008, Journey to Fearless. This first offering was a celebratory look at the process of creating and performing her record-breaking world tour, which […]
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When it comes to happiness, everyone deserves to have that one thing that they know they can rely on to always make them feel comforted and relaxed. Often people draw on childhood stories for this solace. Perhaps you find comfort in escaping to the nostalgic world of Winnie the Pooh, or magical worlds like Narnia […]
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