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·10th February 2016

Hyperdrive – An Interview with Adam Mastroianni

William Shaw
We’re always told to turn our phones off in the theatre. But what if that was the entire point? Next...
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Culture
·19th October 2019

‘The Outsiders’ by S.E.Hinton

Lea Hugo
It has been more than 50 years since the publication of S.E. Hinton’s first novel ‘The Outsiders’. Set in 1960s...
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Life
·13th June 2017

Live Review: Shoegazing into the Abyss – Slowdive and Ulrika Spacek at the O2

Sebastian Braddock
“Are you a music journalist?” I got asked, for the first time of my life last Friday at the O2,...
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Life
·14th May 2017

Review: What Now, Sylvan Esso

Erin Melton
Sylvan Esso’s newest album “What Now,” released 28 April, continues the relaxed pop vibes of their 2014 self-titled debut album....
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Entertainment
·28th September 2017

Oxford Students take on The Crystal Maze

A team of brave contestants. A labyrinth of unpredictable challenges. A mysterious host who looks a bit like that guy...
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Culture
·25th January 2020

Review: Andrei Diaconu’s ‘Jericho’

Alex Haveron-Jones
Top Image Credit: Photograph taken in Jericho, Andrei Diaconu Main Image Credit: Page 24, The Oxford Student...
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Culture
·10th April 2020

How art helps us transcend the grim reality of coronavirus

Natalya Robinson
Image description: Canvas with strokes of paint  The last time I wielded a paintbrush with any intent was aged 13, during...
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Entertainment
·18th November 2016

The US Election through the Lens of the Screen

Chris Allnutt & Oliver Hirsch
Mirror, Mirror, on the Mall By Chris Allnutt Last week, Black Mirror’s creators took to Twitter to deny rumours that...
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Life
·24th October 2017

Beck ‘Colors’ Review

Connor Thirlwell
When Beck won the Grammy Award for Best Album in 2015 for Morning Phase, which Kanye thought should have gone...
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Entertainment
·16th February 2017

The Homecoming: A Freudian Reading Is a Bit Too Obvious

William Shaw
This is not a show to beat the fifth week blues. And frankly, thank god for that. Dark, cruel, and...
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·19th November 2016

An Ordinary Relationship, Extraordinarily Performed: A Review

Katrina Gaffney
Stage writer Katrina Gaffney finds The Last Five Years to be a five star performance. Beautiful, charming and at the...
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Life
·13th May 2018

Blossoms’ second album redefines the traditional ‘Manchester band’ stereotype

Charlotte Lauder
Blossoms are a five-piece from Stockport, Manchester. To lesser-known fans, they have the presumed airs and graces of predecessor-Mancunian musicians....
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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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Life
·13th February 2016

Preview: Common People Festival

This May Bank Holiday weekend (28th and 29th May), Common People – a new festival organised by Rob da Bank...
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Entertainment
·29th January 2017

Oxford Revue’s Hilary Term ‘Audrey’: An Interview

Imogen Stead
Student comedy in Oxford is a flourishing, yet often under-appreciated, part of the creative scene at the university. However, thanks...
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Culture
·21st January 2021

Bingeton- How we consume in the age of Netflix

Nupur Patel
Image description: The characters Eloise and Penelope from Bridgerton relaxing together. Netflix has become a huge part of our lives,...
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Entertainment
·4th June 2017

Oxford’s best cinemas: Where to go

Richard Tudor
In the rush of a term at Oxford, it’s difficult to find time for yourself, to go out and enjoy...
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Life
·24th May 2016

Review: The Colour in Anything – James Blake

Freddie Hinds
James Blake has built his reputation on a combination of high-calibre electronic production and soulful crooning. His two previous albums,...
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Culture
·30th April 2020

TiKToK meets the music industry

Myesha Munro
Image description: people performing TikTok dances It’s the quarantine hobby we were too ashamed to pick up, but are now...
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  • Nicola Sturgeon: a career of ‘firsts’ (and contradictions) 27th March 2023
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