Wednesday 27th August 2025

Culture

‘Timestamp’ at the Fringe: Existing in the ‘now’

★★★★☆ Timestamp is a part-theremin, part-dance exploration of womanhood, expectation, and time. Brought to the Edinburgh Fringe after a successful run in New York City by Emilee Lord and Karen...

Architectural and religious fusions in Andalusia and Oxford

Oxford is a city deeply entwined with religion. With the first of its colleges...

‘HOLE IN THE WALL L’HOPITAL’ at Fringe

★★★☆☆ Everything I write ends up being about grief – I suppose this review only...

Beyond the binary: Leigh Bowery’s radical individuality

Tate Modern's "Leigh Bowery!" refuses easy categorisation—much like its subject A fashion student from Sunshine,...

How the ensemble superhero film became king

"4 May 2012 was a day that changed the landscape of cinema. Joss Whedon’s 'Avengers Assemble,' the climax of the first phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, was an epoch-making, trend-setting, earth-shattering event, the apotheosis of Marvel’s shared universe project." Christopher Goring examines Marvel's winning formula

Getting to grips with the adult cartoon craze

Christopher Goring is stunned by the maturity of modern cartoons

Sir Roger Moore 1927-2017

Calum Bradshaw pays tribute to the 70s Bond legend who died today at the age of 89

A rhetorical revolution on Trump?

Ethan Croft explores the academic discussion of Donald Trump's election and administration

A mixture of styles in the Latvian capital

Katherine Wood discusses the intersections in Riga’s architectual trends

OxView: Top Ensemble Cast Films

Calum Bradshaw lists his top ensemble films

“Student theatre at its finest”

Miriam Nemmaoui finds 'As You Like It' to be enchanting and captivating

“A piece of theatre that feels incredibly close and genuine”

Nina Crisp finds much to praise in 'I Know You', Sam Moore's postmodernist piece of new writing

‘Plebs’ triumphs despite low expectations

Katie Sayer finds much to love in the recently-renewed adult sitcom

The shifting landscape of television news

Theo Davies-Lewis responds to a new study on how the digital revolution is changing broadcast news

“The play-text should never have been selected for performance”

Will Austin finds 'Five Women Wearing the Same Dress' to be outdated and hackneyed at the Michael Pilch Studio

Music without Borders: Welsh national music

Theo Davies-Lewis explores the importance of music to his homeland

“Guitar legends of the Sahara”

Ellen Peirson-Hagger finds a refreshing new perspective in Tinariwen's concert at the O2 Academy

Taking up Tupac’s “thug poet” mantle

'You Only Live 2wice' is Freddie Gibbs living up to his predecessors, says Jonathan Egid

“A tense and deeply disturbing piece”

Emily Lawford is left shaken by 'Orca', an award-winning drama about sacrifice and redemption

Dispatches: A meeting of minds, memories, and bad wine

Jem Bosatta explores a connection between memory and the senses

OxFilm: Oxford International Film Festival

Calum Bradshaw walks us through this year's Oxford International Film Festival

Warhol and the importance of social exchange

Mia Neafcy explores the notion of consumerism in American capitalist society

The humble notes that hold great meaning

Katherine Wood explores the past and present of Russian bard music

The comeback kids keep ‘lad rock’ alive

Kasabian's 'For Crying Out Loud' is the Leicester band at their best, says Matt Roller

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