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Image description: Agatha Christie’s desk at Greenways Almost anybody would be able to call to mind a number of famous titles from the canon: Jane Eyre, War and Peace, To Kill a Mockingbird, etc., etc. … Because of our acquaintance with these famous works, most people are desensitised to the titles themselves. When one actually considers […]
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Leaving the Jeff Koons exhibition at the Ashmolean, I was left with the mixed feelings of gladness and repulsion; gladness that I had seen an exhibition that is intriguingly complex, if only for how problematic it is, and disgust that was born of the realisation that his work was both artistically unoriginal and sexually regressive. […]
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Image Credit: Jaredd Craig Walking into the Fresher’s fair can feel like one of the most overwhelming aspects of the Freshers week experience. With limited time and endless enthusiastic stall-holders vying for your attention (“What do you mean, you’re ‘just not really into Ultimate Frisbee’?”), finding societies relevant to your interests is a challenging feat. […]
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The Bodleian Libraries will be home to a major new exhibition on the life and works of J. R. R. Tolkien in 2018. The exhibition, entitled “Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth”, will explore not only Tolkien’s work in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, but also his achievements as an artist, poet, medievalist and […]
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Normally with children’s books we read and adore them when we are young, but then age sets in and we start reading blander stuff, forgetting the joys of Slythindors and Wonderful Wizards of Narnia. However, the memory forever clings to Roald Dahl; snozzcumbers and frobscottle forever endure. The wonder of his plots, the joy of […]
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OxStu Art and Lit are delighted to announce that our End-of-Summer Arts Competition is now accepting submissions! The summer vac is a mystical time where all of Oxford’s photographers, painters, poets, and writers disperse all over the world, taking a break from writing their tutorial essays by creating amazing art. Now, we want to share […]
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