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·24th January 2018

Rupi Kaur: Redefining how we think of poetry or taking it too far?

Madeleine Davies-Brown
Even if you aren’t into poetry, if you’re on the Internet, you’ve probably heard of Rupi Kaur. Her poetry collections,...
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Entertainment
·17th May 2016

Review: ‘Captain America: Civil War’

Luke Walpole
Super soldier. Moral compass. When Captain America declares “Sorry Tony, if I see a situation pointing South I can’t ignore...
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·21st March 2015

Review: Chappie

Thomas Bannatyne
Neill Blomkamp’s roots as a visual effects artist have always been clear in his directorial work. His aliens and robots...
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Entertainment
·17th February 2014

Rebooted Robocop more alive than dead

Ashley Fisher
Ken Russell called Paul Verhoeven’s original 1987 RoboCop “The greatest science fiction film since Metropolis.” The original is a cult...
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·17th November 2011

Bouncers: “dying, conceiving, growing vegetables, and shagging”

Sarah Gashi reviews Bouncers, showing during 6th week at the Keble O’Reilly.
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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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EntertainmentLife
·16th February 2014

Not quite having a whale of a time

Alexander Bragg
The title of London grungers Whales in Cubicles’ debut, Death in the Evening, would seem off-puttingly bleak to some. And,...
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Entertainment
·10th November 2018

Halloween reanimates a long-dead franchise with a feminist twist

Iona Todd
Image Credit: Universal Pictures. Description: Mike Myers’ mask in Halloween. The recently released Halloween is the eleventh film in the...
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A bottle of white wine called 'Essence: Riesling Raimund Prüm' on a table with a yellow mug.
Food and Drink
·29th March 2021

Wine Review: Serious Ries-pect for this Riesling

Anna Gunstone
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Science and Technology
·31st December 2013

Review: Science Development in 2013

Jonathan Taylor
Jonathan Taylor brings us a selection of some of the most important developments in science in 2013. The Higgs Boson...
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Culture
·7th March 2020

Review of “Frederico Colli: Bach Up Close” at LSO St Luke’s

Caroline Godard
Image description: A portrait of Frederico Colli against a grey background Adaptation is a contentious topic for early music audiences....
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Entertainment
·7th June 2014

Review: Oxford Pick of the Fringe

Rheaa Rao
✮✮✮ The Oxford Pick of the Fringe was supposed to be an assorted show of four different student companies performing...
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Life
·26th February 2016

Review: Ritual Spirit – Massive Attack

Liv Constable-Maxwell
Massive Attack have had a rough journey from the hey-days of mid-90s trip-hop. It’s been a story of breakups and...
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Entertainment
·19th January 2022

Mitski’s ‘Love Me More’: A review

Agatha Gutierrez Echenique
Image Description: A black and white photograph of Mitski, who recently released ‘Love Me More.’ On January 12, 2022, Mitski...
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Entertainment
·5th June 2014

Review: Parade

Maeve Scullion
✮✮✮ In 1913, Mary Phagan, a thirteen year-old girl was found strangled in the cellar of a pencil-factory in Georgia....
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Entertainment
·6th June 2016

A streetcar named Desire – Another review

Lara Kotecha
Iconic, powerful and heartbreaking are words I would use to describe Tennessee Williams’ 1947 play, A Streetcar Named Desire. The...
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Entertainment
·14th February 2014

Matthew McConaughey buys into real acting

The Matthew McConaughey revival is turning into one of the great cinema stories of our generation; the once-jaded rom-com star...
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Entertainment
·21st December 2013

Anchorman 2 Is All Old News

Max Freeman-Mills
There is a scene near the beginning of the recent reboot of 21 Jump Street in which the police hierarchy...
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Food and Drink
·15th January 2012

The Ingestigator: Atomic Burger breakfast menu

The Ingestigator reviews Atomic Burger's breakfast menu
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