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Are Waitrose taking the piss(ata)?
What are you stocking up on for your kitchen essentials at university? There are some classics staples in every student kitchen – pesto and...
Oxbridge going private would say goodbye to diversity
Copying the American university structure will take improving access off the agenda and polarise students
Pink food: style over substance?
Not all food trends can be looked at through rose-tinted glasses
The Taste of Success
Julia Alsop speaks to MasterChef finalist and Oxford PhD student, Nawamin Pinpathomrat
Staff-student relationships are a question of consent
It is naïve to accept inappropriate relationships
How to: Get a date
Danger! These golden rules will make any person fall for you instantly!
All the class without the cash
You can still have dinner parties on a student budget
Letter to: my neighbour
Julia Alsop airs her domestic grievances
Let’s Talk About: Casual sex
Ditch the stigma and do what you want,
Restaurant Review: Shoryu
Shoryu offers the authenticity that most Japanese chains lack
Booze cruise: ‘Ginuary’
‘Ginuary’ is the new and improved Dry January
A letter to: My 2018 self
It's time to cut the crap of yesteryear, and set attainable goals
Is the ‘vac’ really a vacation?
Sometimes it’s okay to just stick your middle finger up at the reading list, writes Julia Alsop
Opera: Passion, power and politics
The new exhibition at the V&A entertains yet bemuses Julia Alsop
Glastonbury and the Corbyn effect
Julia Alsop argues that Jeremy Corbyn is using the political nature of music to bolster his image as the ‘cool’ politician
A tale of two brunches
Julia Alsop reflects on contrasting versions of Oxford’s favourite meal
Cocktail of the week: red snapper
Julia Alsop shares a refreshing vegan cocktail
Cocktail of the week: negroni sbagliato
Julia Alsop shares an indulgent aperitif
Review: Bowie’s Lazarus
Julia Alsop is perplexed by the stellar complexities of this production at the King’s Cross Theatre
Recipe: Let the festivities be-gin
Julia Alsop shares a trio of sparkling winter cocktails to liven up your Christmas celebrations
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