Culture

Animal History: Reviewed

If an older adult has ever raised their eyebrow at your vegetarianism, then I might just have the book for you. They might be interested in knowing that even...

Books Lara Machado -

Hertford Archaeology Open Day: Medieval Oxford laid bare

You may have spent the last year wondering what has been going on amongst...

Art Antonia Rogers -

The Blue Trail: review

★★★★☆ The Blue Trail (O Último Azul), this year’s winner of the Berlin International Film...

Culture Lara Machado -

Review: Sketches from a Curious Mind

In 1962, Edward Anthony wrote: “Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a...

Books Hannah Becker -

How Newsnight lost its teeth

Faye Kneyham finds Evan Davis to be a poor Paxo-substitute

Milestones: silicon implants and modern beauty

This week, Sam Joyce discusses Esmeralda the Dog’s pioneering silicon implants and the implications for modern conceptions of beauty

Mean girls and scream queens

Toby Scadding is spellbound by Fox's irreverent slasher send-up

The Smyths fall hard on this humdrum town

The greatest Smiths tribute band of them all returns once more to Oxford. Bryony Harris interviews Graham (aka Morrissey) about their 'Meat is Murder' tour

Top Four Hidden 80s Gems

Andrew Dickinson tells you what you've been missing.

Roots Of: The ChicagOx House Scene

Tom Waterhouse gives a history lesson on Bloody Knuckles.

Review: CHVRCHES – Every Open Eye

Tom Waterhouse finds nothing particularly praiseworthy in the latest from CHVRCHES.

Review: Lana Del Rey – Honeymoon

Bryony Harris remains in her Honeymoon phase with the 'soft grunge goddess'

At crossed purposes

Ben Cooke declares ITV's new exorcism drama a biblical waste of time

Oxford cinemagoing: a primer

Toby Scadding weighs the options for your next cinema visit

The hottest summer you never even had

Fintan Calpin takes a look back at the nostalgic comedy of 2001 cult film Wet Hot American Summer

Milestones: Psychocandy

This week, Sam Joyce discusses The Jesus and Mary Chain’s seminal album Psychocandy, which birthed the Shoegaze scene

Shutter speeds and the passage of time

Sam Joyce goes in search of the past and the self in the works of several famous photographers

Drama needs video

Henner Petin writes the most exciting article you will ever watch

Remembrance of theatre past

Mark Barclay wistfully recalls the idealism of freshers’ week

‘End of the road’? Hopefully not.

Zoe Hare champions the growing independent festival

Please buy Carly Rae Jepsen’s new album on iTunes

It's really good I promise

Review: Halsey – Badlands

'moving in the sense that your eyes will roll right out of your head'

Review: Inside Out

Frankie Shama on Pixar's resounding comeback film

Airbrushing our art and architecture

Emmanuelle Soffe on the damaging effects of laser cleaning ancient buildings

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