Culture·10th September 2023Creative Writing: Flora Jo Carter Image Description: A cluster of snowdrops in the foreground with a blurred background of purple flowers in a field ANIMATED...Read More
Culture·24th August 2023Trainspotting and the cultural politics of the 90s Tom Thornton This article begins where any review of Trainspotting should – not with Danny Boyle or Irvine Welsh, but Margaret Thatcher....Read More
Culture·10th July 2023Queen of Oz review: Catherine Tate shines in disgraced royal role Charlie Bowden Catherine Tate came back to the spotlight last year with the news that she would be returning to Doctor Who...Read More
Culture·21st June 2023Creative Writing: An Ode to Oxford Exams Bahira Malak You sit in the tedious summer gloom, The light from your window polluted With the dust from your room Exams...Read More
Culture·10th June 2023Earnestly irreverent: Oriel College Garden’s The Importance of Being Earnest Jennifer Robinson There was a lot going against me enjoying this play, that was completely outside of the Oriel College Garden production’s...Read More
Culture·7th June 2023“The one who pulls focus is as important as anyone in front of the camera”: in conversation with Edward Norton Lukas Seifert As I sit down to start the interview, I’m trying to square Edward Norton the person with Edward Norton as...Read More
Culture·6th June 2023Saucy, silly, fun for all the family: a review of Arctic Monkeys’ comeback Eleanor Luxton It is imperative that you see Arctic Monkeys soon. Very soon. On Wednesday night, the four-piece completed the second leg...Read More
Culture·23rd May 2023Magdalen Players’ A Midsummer Night’s Dream: a night of magic and mayhem Jennifer Robinson It’s Trinity term, the sun is shining, what better time to stage a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream? Shakespeare’s...Read More
Culture·19th May 2023Modern Marian gospel: a review of the devilishly funny Immaculate Charlie Bowden A delightful twisting of biblical precedent took place last week in the Michael Pilch Studio Theatre at Balliol College, as...Read More
Culture·7th May 2023Voices from Death Row: Lincoln College to host moving art exhibition Charlie Bowden On Sunday 7 and Monday 8 May, the Oakeshott Room in Lincoln College will come alive with the voices of...Read More
Culture·5th September 2023Oxford Open Doors to celebrate everyday city life through art Charlie Bowden On Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 September, the Oxford Preservation Trust (OPT) will invite young people to engage with everyday...Read More
Food and Drink·24th July 2023New coffee and wine bar to open in Oxford city centre Charlie Bowden A new coffee and wine bar will be opening in Oxford’s city centre this summer. NewGround Coffee is a coffee...Read More
Culture·22nd June 2023That’s kinda (really) gay: A Night of Queer Music review JM When it comes to the arts, a lot of queer people’s spidey-senses (or Bi-Fi for my bi folks) go off...Read More
Culture·12th June 2023Warfare and family: Carte Blanche review Charlie Bowden Carte Blanche is a play of two reflective halves. Written by Maria Sigrid Remme and first performed in 2018, the...Read More
Culture·8th June 2023A priest walks into a garden play: review of Merton Floats’ Twelfth Night Susie Barrows It’s taken me since January 23rd when I submitted my Shakespeare portfolio to be able to face the bard again....Read More
Culture·6th June 2023Spelling Bee pandemonium (in a good way) Johannah Mathew The night before watching the Eglesfield Musical Society’s production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (directed by Harry...Read More
Culture·31st May 2023The best albums of spring 2023 Charlie Bowden Music is a comfort to many, especially in the hectic chaos of an Oxford term. We’re almost halfway through 2023...Read More
Culture·20th May 2023Review: The High Performance Podcast Live Tymoteusz Syrytczyk Earlier this month I had the opportunity to see the High Performance Podcast live show in Oxford’s New Theatre. I...Read More
Culture·9th May 2023The lights, the party, the ballgowns: how outfits are used in the Eras Tour to define a whole discography Johannah Mathew I remember when (we broke up) the first images of Taylor Swift’s outfits for the Eras Tour were released: I,...Read More