Culture
The Oxford Revue: A Room with Revue
'a simple and clever production which ranks as one of the most enjoyable shows I've seen all year'
Mistakes and Markers of Time
"It's very easy to criticise and cringe at old pictures of yourself, wondering how your mum ever let you leave the house in your most treasured white ripped ‘joni jeans’"
The Oxford Fashion Gala is Back!
"After an incredible sold-out 2023 show, The Oxford Fashion Gala is back for 2024, so get the date in your diary (W3 TT24!)"
The Holy Trinity of women’s leg wear this summer
"In a moment of divine inspiration, I googled this years predicted fashion trends before I hit the January sales, in the hope that this year my outfits might be both cheap and trendy."
Poor Things – Fashion Deconstructed
"Disturbing and spirited, Poor Things unconventional story is truly supported by equally unconventional but meaningful designs."
Politicising terror in an attack on Muslims is morally bankrupt
Claire Heseltine argues that redundant soundbytes relying on sweeping bigotry only create greater alienation and radicalisation
OxFilm: “An hour—and a £3—very well spent”
Sandy Elliot is impressed by the range of talent on show at the launch of OUFF’s Easter Projects
OxView: Best of Cannes
Kenji Newton runs through his top picks of the 2017 festival
Oxford makes non-European history paper compulsory
Despite changes to the history syllabus, Rhodes Must Fall campaigners say it doesn’t go far enough
X-Rated?
Eleanor Birdsall-Smith and Megan Husain explore how clubbing attire for women is increasingly becoming sexier and more revealing
Pembroke condom cock-up
OUSU contraceptive change brings questions after students receive unexpectedly small welfare condoms
Making the shift from ‘model’ to ‘role model’
Francesca Salisbury looks at the rising trend of models who are breaking the narrow model mould
Feminism and fashion with Leomie Anderson
Nicole Rayment gets an insight into the life of a truly atypical Victoria’s Secret Angel, discussing the world of fashion and her new brand LAPP
Debunking the myth behind organic beauty
Beth Brand investigates the rising trend of ‘organic’ beauty and asks if we should be more sceptical
Woody Harrelson, lost in Oxford
Woody Harrelson dissects new film Lost in London, comedy, drugs, and global warming with Megan Husain and Olivia Webster
“Careless” press pigeonholes artists that deserve far more
Anoushka Kavanagh warns against letting Brexit derail the conversation around race and art
Class and conflict in the works of Leonora Carrington
Priya Khaira-Hanks explores the surrealist's attempt to come to terms with her class identity
“A moving and engaging performance… beyond the level of most student drama”
Freddie Crowley is impressed by the professionalism and intensity of the dystopian drama POMONA at the Keble O'Reilly this week
Analysing men, makeup, and masculinity
Beauty correspondent Beth Brand investigates the outdated stigma surrounding the male beauty industry
