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Night School: Oxford’s after-hours curriculum

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‘Delusions and Grandeur’ at the Fringe

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The Oxford Revue at the Fringe

★★★⯪☆ Returning for their 62nd annual pilgrimage to the Edinburgh Fringe, the Oxford Revue rolled...

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Academia is hell, literally: R.F. Kuang’s ‘Katabasis’

R.F. Kuang’s Katabasis touches on a range of near-universal academic experiences: impostor syndrome; frantic,...

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Barney Pite reexamines one of indie rocks most enigmatic classic albums

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Not Forgetting William Hazlitt

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John Green’s latest novel is a messy, sprawling cliché, writes Barney Pite

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Angel Hill review – ‘It may be simple, but it isn’t empty’

Michael Longley’s Forward Prize short-listed collection is elegant and timeless, writes Barney Pite

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Culture

Night School: Oxford’s after-hours curriculum

‘Delusions and Grandeur’ at the Fringe

The Oxford Revue at the Fringe

Academia is hell, literally: R.F. Kuang’s ‘Katabasis’

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