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  • 31st January 2023
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    Oxford United in discussions for new stadium site

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    Union hold ‘Great Man Theory of History’ debate

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    Beyoncé and Beckham: selling out for performative allyship?

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    “The Planet is Literally Burning” – Kate Raworth on ‘Doughnut Economics’

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    Interview with David Petraeus

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    Another small step for man: Are the aims behind NASA’s plans to send astronauts back to the moon purely scientific?

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    Social Prescribing: tackling COVID psychological toll

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    30 years since Fever Pitch – what has changed?

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    Eubank Jr. vs Smith: A Stunning Scouse Masterclass

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    Matt the Obscure Column: Oxford Union 200th Birthday

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Culture
·18th September 2022

The Banshees of Inisherin – Review

Jason Chau
The Banshees of Inisherin: 8/10 Directed by Martin McDonaugh. Starring Colin Farrell, Brendon Gleeson, Barry Keoghan Two friends living on...
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Culture
·11th June 2022

Way Out Yonder: Understanding ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ before You See the Movie

Abigail Stevens
CW – domestic abuse, child abandonment, sexual assault MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD! “Way out yonder, where the crawdads sing, the marsh...
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Culture
·11th June 2022

Review: Dangerous Waters by Pentaquark Productions

Jenna Colaco
Dangerous Waters is an adaptation of Henrick Ibsen’s Enemy of the People, a play about the tensions surrounding the health...
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Culture
·10th June 2022

‘Whimsical soft-centred happy-all-the-way’:

Yii-Jen Deng
We both brought silly books to Oxford interviews, my friend and I, though I only remember hers – it was...
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Culture
·31st May 2022

Doctor Strange and the Demilitarisation of the Marvel-Industrial Complex

Will Neill
Spoilers to follow… Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is a glorious disaster: a multi-million dollar, two-hour-long absolute train...
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Culture
·27th May 2022

Summer reads: a drift with Albert Camus

Matthew Holland
I was first introduced to Camus, rather informatively about my internet habits, from a quote on the Reddit page r/QuotesPorn,...
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Culture
·20th May 2022

Review: Omnium Gatherum by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

Joe Wald
Omnium Gatherum, the latest release by Australian quasi-psychedelic prog rock band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, is an acid-fuelled...
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News
·14th May 2022

Oxford Kite Festival to feature artists and thinkers such as Grace Jones, Richard Dawkins, and Ai Weiwei

Dania Kamal Aryf
  Oxford Kite Festival markets itself as “a new festival of ideas and music”, and will be taking place between...
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Culture
·14th May 2022

Heartstopper

Kiki Wrece
Heartstopper was released on 22 April, and within days it had found a place on Netflix’s Top 10 TV programmes....
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Culture
·13th May 2022

Review: Little Shop of Horrors

Joe Wald
The Eglesfield Music Society’s rendition of Ashman and Menken’s Little Shop of Horrors is wall-to-wall delights. A heartwarming thrill ride...
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International Issues
·30th June 2022

Blowing Up Ukraine by Yuri Felshtinsky and Michael Stanchev review: an urgent warning for us all

Yii-Jen Deng
We are not yet afraid, but this book speaks of war. Flinging before us a panoramic view of Ukraine and...
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Entertainment
·11th June 2022

Review: Tick, Tick…Boom!

Abigail Stevens
Spoilers ahead! It is unlikely that anyone would have ever heard of Tick, Tick…Boom! if it weren’t for the later...
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Culture
·11th June 2022

Cannes 2022: a step up to heaven?

Duoya Li
The 75th Cannes Film Festival has returned this May with its pre-pandemic glamour, but the film industry as well as...
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Entertainment
·2nd June 2022

Total Annihilation and Teenage Angst: Carrie Review

Abigail Stevens
CW – domestic abuse, violence Spoilers ahead! Being seventeen is the worst, but at least your prom wasn’t smashed to...
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Features
·27th May 2022

Eurovision: A European Treasure

Isabel Schmidt
Nothing makes us feel more connected as a continent than the Eurovision Song Contest. This annual competition involves contestants from...
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Culture
·21st May 2022

Book Review: “Chums” by Simon Kuper

Yii-Jen Deng
I write this review with the redbrick Union visible from my window and the sound of applause within earshot, though...
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Entertainment
·15th May 2022

Review: Dracula by Serendipity Productions

Abigail Stevens
Working on my dissertation nonstop certainly makes me feel undead, so it was a relief to take a night off...
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Culture
·14th May 2022

The Gilded Age back to page

Duoya Li
The HBO TV series The Gilded Age has recently announced the launching of a second season, after the first nine...
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Entertainment
·14th May 2022

Much Ado About Nothing

Elsie Clark
Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare’s classic comedy of love and trickery, made a fantastic debut this week in the beautiful...
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