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  • 30th May 2023
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Culture
·11th February 2023

An interview with Luke Nixon, star of Cruelty

Natascha Norton
I had the chance to sit down with Luke Nixon, the actor cast in Gabriel Blackwell and Coco Cottam’s upcoming...
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·4th February 2023

The Top Ten Albums of 2022… according to a pretentious man

Kieran Wetherick
What a year we have had. With many hyped-up returns, exciting debuts, and style switch-ups 2022 did not disappoint. It...
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Entertainment
·29th January 2023

Beyoncé and Beckham: selling out for performative allyship?

Charlie Bowden
When Beyoncé takes the stage, the whole world seems to stop and look. Her recent performance in Dubai, her first...
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Culture
·17th January 2023

The Witcher’s new spin-off: Netflix’s answer to the Game of Thrones cinematic universe?

Charlie Bowden
On Christmas Day, families around the world came together to spread festive joy. Many will have watched the Harry Potter...
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Entertainment
·17th January 2023

MUBI: curated film streaming through an arthouse lens

Natascha Norton
“From cult classics to modern masterpieces. From the greatest ever directors to the greatest new directors. Films from everywhere on...
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Culture
·22nd December 2022

Drake versus Megan Thee Stallion

Charlie Bowden
Drake has become the latest in a long line of artists to accuse Megan Thee Stallion of lying that she...
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Entertainment
·1st December 2022

BREAKWATER: ‘How has no one done a feature film here in forty years’

Lay Mohan
On a rainy Friday afternoon last week, I sat down with Jemima and Max to discuss their upcoming feature film,...
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Culture
·24th November 2022

Wishbone: A Review

Natascha Norton
I recently attended one of Peach Production’s sold-out shows of their play Wishbone, starring Rosa Calcraft and Kaitlin Horton-Samuel. The...
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Culture
·18th November 2022

Soft-boys to Soft-men: Arctic Monkeys mature with classy new album ‘The Car’

Joe Wald
It’s official, Alex Turner has murdered rock. With the remorselessness and nauseating perversion of a Michael Myers Halloween rampage, Turner...
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Culture
·27th October 2022

Album review: Folksongs and Instrumentals with Guitar

Carla Messinger
During this era of seemingly never-ending album launches and publicity stunts, I thought I’d introduce an album that was not...
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·6th February 2023

‘Questions in a World of Blue’ – Ciana Russo’s Short Film Premiere

Cosimo Schlagintweit
Saturday evening, the 28th of January saw a well-attended Magdalen College Auditorium for the premiere of Ciana Russo’s first short...
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Entertainment
·2nd February 2023

Every Brilliant Thing: a celebration of life’s perfect imperfections

Natascha Norton
A man in the audience hands over his Japanese Dictionary. I have my sock on my hand and name it...
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Entertainment
·29th January 2023

Equal parts delightful and torturous: a review of Aftersun

Georgie Morley
Charlotte Wells’ directorial debut Aftersun is an ode to unconditional familial love and all of the heartache it brings. Of all...
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Entertainment
·17th January 2023

Cory Band blow away Oxford Town Hall

Martin Alfonsin Larsen
On a windy Sunday afternoon, Cory Band graced a sold-out and palpably buzzing Oxford Town Hall with a thrilling and...
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Entertainment
·22nd December 2022

UK Hun? The Rundown on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Series 4

Charlie Bowden
Everybody has different ways of getting through the intense Oxford term. Some might treat themselves to an ice cream after...
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Culture
·22nd December 2022

“I’m just putting on a show, might as well make it a good one”: Review of ‘Troy Story: Age of the Hero’

Emily Formstone
Although student musicals are notoriously difficult to execute well, Troy Story: Age of the Hero had flare. As a musical...
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Culture
·28th November 2022

‘The Car’: A Shining Star in The Face of Musical Mediocrity

Jacob Hill
In the age of TikTok dances and flashy music videos, Alex Turner offers a form of modern-day escapism in his...
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Entertainment
·23rd November 2022

‘Fêtid’ review – Nocturne Productions

Samuel Strachan
‘Fêtid’, written and directed by Max Morgan, depicts the twisted ‘microcosm’ of the allotment in all of its tragicomic glory....
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Culture
·10th November 2022

Ghosts, Giggles and a Drag Queen: Review of Blithe Spirit (9-12 Nov)

Susie Barrows
“Charles and Ruth Condomine are married and in love. No skeletons in the closet, no siree. But when they invite...
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  • What’s in a name? The Sackler Empire behind America’s Opioid Crisis 27th May 2023
  • Diplomacy in the Digital Age: The Rise, Impact, and Future of Digital Diplomacy. 27th May 2023
  • Oxford divided: Over 100 academics sign letter in support of trans students amid Kathleen Stock row 27th May 2023
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