Friday 24th April 2026

Culture

Does ‘Euphoria’ no longer speak to our generation?

Should I have been watching Euphoria’s first season as an innocent, bright-eyed 14-year-old? Probably not. At the time, I thought that the chaotic lives of the characters were what...

Bridging Communities: Vocatio:Responsio’s Liverpool Tour

Vocatio:Responsio, meaning Call:Response in Latin, is an early music ensemble founded and directed by...

‘Comedy is very deceptive’: Seán Carey on ‘Operation Mincemeat’

As a history student, you occasionally come across stories so strange they feel almost fictional. Operation Mincemeat is one of them.

‘People are so hungry to create together’: Lisa Ko on going analogue, crafting, and writing the future

It’s 11:02am in New York when Lisa Ko appears on the video call. In Oxford, the sun is almost down.

It Happened One Night – merely antiquated, or timelessly great?

Exploring whether this classic film stands the test of time

A slow descent to hell

Cramped seating, culinary complaints and clapping for a landing. Becky Cook hates planes.

Vengeance, violence, and why I lost faith in Game of Thrones

There's nothing more devastating than the downfall of your favourite show... (WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD)

Downsizing review – ‘leaving the audience more bored than scintillated’

Alexander Payne's latest film loses its way between its big ideas and its tiny characters

The trouble with sex in fiction

Fiction presenting sex as pornography is dishonest and ridiculous

Our paradise is lost

Modern re-tellings of man’s original sin focus on its devastating environmental effects

The Brew that changed the direction of jazz

A look at how Miles Davis seismically shifted his genre

A long way home

Living 10,000 miles away can be both a blessing and a curse

Julius Caesar review – ‘two hours of pounding drama’

Nicholas Hytner's adaptation is makes you rethink the iconic tragedy

The 39 Steps review – ‘It is rare to see an Oxford play take itself as seriously as this 39 Steps – that is,...

Charles Britton is left with a smile on his face after an uncommonly fun night out in Oxford

The 39 Steps preview – ‘guaranteed to be a comedic spectacle of no small intensity’

Alice Taylor previews Antonia Hansen's interpretation of a Hitchcock comedy

Sweet Charity review – ‘Oh Mama, welcome to the 60s!’

Ela Portnoy applauds the strongest dance cast she's seen on an Oxford stage

Beautiful Thing review – ‘Ruckus Productions has certainly made some noise’

Franklin Nelson is impressed by this rendition of a thoughtful, timeless coming-of-age drama

When movie marketing becomes maddening

A misleading trailer can be a frustrating one, but they may be more useful than you'd think

Impressionists Tate review – ‘impressive and surprising’

Jonathan Egid is underwhelmed by parts of this exhibition, but impressed by its final three rooms.

Pakistan’s cultural reinvention is spear-headed by its youth

Pakistan’s identity and future is debated in culture both at home and abroad

So bad it’s good: appreciating the joys of cinematic mediocrity

Our absurd obsession with terrible movies

Young Marx review – ‘Fiercely comical, ingeniously designed’

Harry Hatwell reviews the triumphant 'Young Marx', the first production at London’s new Bridge Theatre

Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again Review – ‘a perfect balance between unsettling humour and sincere urgency’

Alice is impressed by this urgent feminist showcase, although it sometimes feels constrained

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