Culture·11th February 2023An 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...Read More
Entertainment·4th February 2023The 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...Read More
Entertainment·29th January 2023Beyoncé 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...Read More
Culture·17th January 2023The 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...Read More
Entertainment·17th January 2023MUBI: 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...Read More
Culture·22nd December 2022Drake 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...Read More
Entertainment·1st December 2022BREAKWATER: ‘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,...Read More
Culture·24th November 2022Wishbone: 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...Read More
Culture·18th November 2022Soft-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...Read More
Culture·27th October 2022Album 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...Read More
Entertainment·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...Read More
Entertainment·2nd February 2023Every 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...Read More
Entertainment·29th January 2023Equal 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...Read More
Entertainment·17th January 2023Cory 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...Read More
Entertainment·22nd December 2022UK 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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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....Read More
Culture·10th November 2022Ghosts, 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...Read More