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Image description: green letters formed vertically against a black background reminiscent of The Matrix “My name, is Neo!” And so marks the end of the transformation of the protagonist of the Wachowski’s breakthrough 1999 film The Matrix from “Thomas A. Anderson” into his true, and freer, self. The Matrix as trans allegory is a well-known and […]
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Image description: A boy with his hand on his head looking at his laptop. “Fifth week blues” as a concept and as an experience is as predictable and as stress-inducing as the inevitable student journalism about the topic every term. The idea that the Oxford experience is so corrosive to your mental health that the […]
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Image description: A phone with the Instagram app open being held. From dissecting political issues into more manageable chunks, to raising awareness about injustice, the positive potential of the Instagram infographic is impressive. Yet it seems that what began as a well-intentioned means of education and clarification has slowly devolved into performative and empty online […]
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Image description: a child running with a trans flag with the ground illuminated in rainbow colours TW: transphobia, internalised transphobia, misgendering Disclaimer: this article is written entirely from a binary trans personal perspective. The feelings talked about, whilst possibly shared among multiple binary trans individuals, do not represent how every trans people feels and definitely […]
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Image Description: Stormzy performing at a festival, with a dark background and red white lights around him. Much of British culture can be simmered down to the constantly brewing tensions between the elite and the outsiders that refuse to commit the sin of deference. Even though everything I write seems to conclude with me despairing […]
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Image Description: Charli XCX performing at a festival It is sometimes said that while art is how we fill up physical space, music is how we fill up time. Music is a language that can say something individual and unique to everyone it touches. It is part of what makes us human. Recently I have […]
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Image Description: three bitcoins against a black background. PROPOSITION (Anjali Kawa) For many, the rise of cryptocurrency marks a method of returning financial power and security back to the people. The ability to take advantage of markets – which usually take advantage of us – has convinced at least 2 million British people, including some […]
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Image Description: a row of books seen from above The prominence and popularity of LGBTQ+ fiction has been steadily rising for a number of years, with best-selling books such as Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda spreading across the globe and even being adapted for the big screen. These novels tell important stories and give […]
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Image description: The autism spectrum infinity awareness symbol, which is multicoloured. I haven’t written this quite a few times. Over time, I’ve found any excuse not to do it. At one time, it was: my partner doesn’t know this about me – they deserve to be told first; then, it’s not worth the effort; no […]
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Image description: A pond in a moor Peatlands are remarkably valuable ecosystems when treated well and extremely damaging when not. Young activists and local communities, including in Oxford, are fighting to restore and protect what has been perilously overlooked, while the government slowly catches up. Peatlands are a type of wetland ecosystem found all over […]
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Image description: Beth and her dog standing on a bridge, looking out onto a snowy scene If there’s one consistency in my life, it’s my desire for a dog. Since I was little, I would buy dog leads and collars for my ‘invisible pet’, storing away chicken bones for the dog I would inevitably have […]
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Image Description: A plant growing out of coins in a glass pot. Increasing pressure is dictating that individuals, businesses and companies all must take accountability for their contribution to environmental damage, especially when in the public light. Most recently, it is investors who have been thrust into the spotlight and have responded with a number of […]
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Image description: A cartoon figure holding a sign saying ‘Agony Aunt’ stood in a green field with a pink flower. Hello everyone. Last week was the week everything changed, and we can enter anyone’s home we choose! Anarchy! Uh, I mean, most of us students still haven’t had the vaccine, and quite a few of […]
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Image Description: A close up shot of a sharpie pen and labels saying ‘Hello, my name is…’ leaving a blank for a name to be written in Irrespective of whether or not I actually like the name I was given by my parents; it is a fundamental part of my identity and I fail to […]
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Image description: A happy looking cartoon person standing beside a sign saying ‘Agony Aunt’ and a pink and yellow flower, on a blue and green background. Hello! 🙂 I hope you are having a good term so far, filled with met deadlines and adequate essays/problem sheets. This week I address a wannabe TV chef, train […]
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Image Description: A red disposable razor on a blue background The day before I moved back to Oxford for Trinity, I was shaving my arms in the shower. My hand slipped and I cut my forearm. While I was wiping up the blood, I had a tiny frustrated cry. There was no reason for me […]
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Image description: A dog surrounded by trees in a wood. CW: Suicidal thoughts, anxiety, depression, ADHD. Before deciding to suspend, you could say I had a Teflon life: nothing would stick. The only consistency I had was the deep-set feeling of gloom within my chest. Two big solutions loomed over my head: end my own […]
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Image description: Boris Johnson standing behind a podium advertising the UN 2020 climate change conference. The background is blue and features an artistic impression of the Earth. November 2020 was supposed to be the month when the eyes of the world would be on Glasgow for arguably the most important conference on climate change the […]
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Image description: a picture of Bath, taken by Sonia on her travels Early on, I mistook my teenage self for an extrovert. I loved socializing and cracking jokes, and a good date felt like some sort of magic. I wasn’t necessarily bursting with confidence, but I had come to assume that being introverted meant being […]
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