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·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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Column
·14th June 2022

Dan The Man: On Empathy

Dan Harrison
Our politics and our society are afflicted by an absence of something: empathy. Empathy is misunderstood as an emotion. It...
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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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Comment
·8th June 2022

On Oxonian Culture

Dan Harrison
Political society events such as Beer & Bickering at the Oxford University Labour Club should not be denigrated for their...
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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
·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
·2nd May 2022

Fantastic Beasts: The culture wars strike back!

Will Neill
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is a nightmarish film. Far from a relaxing exam break, this was a two-and-a-something-hours long...
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Identity
·2nd March 2022

Ekushe February: Celebrating International Mother Language Day

Anisah Qausher
Image description: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (centre), Founding Father of Bangladesh, with his family. মা, তোর মুখের বাণী আমার কানে লাগে...
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Food and Drink
·30th January 2022

Ode to the College Brunch

Elsie Clark
Image description: A plate with baked beans and eggs on toast, and a coffee. It’s 11am on a Saturday. Hall...
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Food and Drink
·21st January 2022

Baked beans: An American perspective on English Breakfast

Kellie Tran
Image description: A full English breakfast with fried duck eggs, sausage, white and black pudding, bacon, mushrooms, baked beans, toast,...
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Food and Drink
·1st November 2022

Cocktail Time

Jonah Poulard
No drink, let alone cocktail, quite exudes the aura of class that a Martini does. When we say Martini, we...
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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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Features
·9th June 2022

Lights, Community, Action: In Conversation with the Ultimate Picture Palace

Elias Formaggia
Last week I had the pleasure of being able to meet with Micaela Tuckwell and Tom Jowett to discuss Oxford’s...
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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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Comment
·18th May 2022

Is a Charles regency the way forward for the British Monarchy?

Samuel Kenny
  On Tuesday the 10th of May, something fundamental happened in regard to the future of the monarchy. For the...
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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
·24th April 2022

‘Tutankhamun: Excavating the Archive’: A review of the exhibition at the Weston Library

Blane Aitchison
‘Tutankhamun: Excavating the Archive’ is a new exhibition at the Weston Library that attempts to retell the story of the...
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Food and Drink
·25th February 2022

Wine Review: Dominio de Tares ‘Baltos’ Mencia 2018

Bailey Cameron
Image description: A bottle of 2018 Dominio de Tares ‘Baltos’ Mencia.  Dominio de Tares ‘Baltos’ Mencia 2018 A single variety...
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OxYou
·23rd January 2022

VICE-CHANCELLOR TO INVADE UKRAINE, VAPES VANISHED, AND WE WRITE WORDS – SUNDAY ROAST

Rordon Gamsay
Image Description: A cartoon image of roasted meat on a red and orange background with the words: “Sunday Roast: Featuring the...
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