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  • 3rd October 2023
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·24th August 2023

Trainspotting 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....
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Culture
·22nd June 2023

That’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...
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Culture
·10th June 2023

Earnestly 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...
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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...
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Culture
·6th June 2023

Saucy, 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...
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Culture
·23rd May 2023

Magdalen 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...
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Culture
·19th May 2023

Modern 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...
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Culture
·26th April 2023

The Oxford Imps make triumphant return to the Bullingdon

Charlie Bowden
Improvisational comedy troupe the Oxford Imps played a knockout first show of term at the Bullingdon on Monday 24th April. ...
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Culture
·13th April 2023

Exhibition 002 to showcase Oxford art of all kinds in Worcester College

Charlie Bowden
Worcester College is hosting an exhibition celebrating artists of all mediums from in and around Oxford in the first week...
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Culture
·28th November 2022

‘The Car’: A Shining Star in The Face of Musical Mediocrity

Jacob Hill
In the age of TikTok dances and flashy music videos, Alex Turner offers a form of modern-day escapism in his...
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Culture
·10th July 2023

Queen 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...
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Culture
·12th June 2023

Warfare 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...
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Culture
·8th June 2023

A 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....
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Culture
·6th June 2023

Spelling 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...
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Culture
·31st May 2023

The 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...
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Culture
·20th May 2023

Review: 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...
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Culture
·9th May 2023

The 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,...
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Culture
·17th April 2023

Max’s new Harry Potter series: Flop-to-be or exciting new chapter?

Haochen Wang
Harry Potter, Hogwarts, The Boy Who Lived. These, and countless others, are most likely, especially for our generation, terms that...
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·10th April 2023

Flo: New fly girls of British R&B get Missy Elliott co-sign

Charlie Bowden
The craze for western pop groups seems to have died down in recent years. While K-pop collectives like BTS, Blackpink,...
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