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
News·14th May 2022Oxford Kite Festival to feature artists and thinkers such as Grace Jones, Richard Dawkins, and Ai Weiwei Dania Kamal Aryf Oxford Kite Festival markets itself as “a new festival of ideas and music”, and will be taking place between...Read More
Entertainment·12th June 2017The Oxford University Light Entertainment Society: A Profile Betty Yang The Oxford drama scene has nurtured some of the finest acting talent in Britain, the hallowed training ground of artists...Read More
Culture·17th April 2020Can cinematic adaptations of literature ever be successful? Henry Raikes Image Description: The Hollywood sign “Terrible things were happening all around us. Right next to me a huge reptile was...Read More
Culture·12th June 2021CRUEL TO BE KIND: Cruella is chaotic and confused Beatrice Lofthouse Image Description: A Dalmatian perched upright against a metal fence, looking into the camera. If you’ve ever watched the movie...Read More
Culture·19th July 2020Haim’s Women in Music Part III is self-assured, reflective, and powerful Isabel Fleming Image Description: Haim performing at a concert, singing and playing guitar. Haim’s 3rd studio album, Women in Music Part III...Read More
Entertainment·4th March 2022Pinter at the Pilch: “The Dumb Waiter” Review Anya Biletsky Image Description: Photograph of actors on set of The Dumb Waiter. A2 Productions’ take on Harold Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter...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
Culture·25th April 2021Arlo Parks ‘Collapsed in Sunbeams’ Review Georgina Morley Image Description – promotional image for the album; Arlo Parks’ sits on an orange chair with album title written next...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·26th April 2023The 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. ...Read More
Culture·10th April 2021Lockdown’s Romeo and Juliet: a Review Issy Fleming Image description: Two actors playing Romeo and Juliet kissing on stage in period costume The National Theatre’s new film, Romeo...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
Entertainment·9th December 2018Obituary: Stephen Hillenburg, SpongeBob creator Nancy Epton Image Credit: Junko Kimura, Getty Images While teaching marine biology in the mid-1980s at California’s Orange County Marine Institute, a...Read More
Culture·3rd November 2023Kimmel Karaoke: How Olivia Rodrigo Lets Our Inner Teenager Rage Liz Lane This week, on the way to dropping his two kids off at school, American Late Night Host Jimmy Kimmel picked...Read More
Culture·13th April 2023Exhibition 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...Read More
Gen Z·29th November 2021The Defense of Jake Gyllenhaal Andrew Wang Image Credit: Jake Gyllenhaal, looking sullen, stands behind the bars of a cartoon jail cell. A sign says “Bad Boyfriend...Read More
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...Read More