Culture
The rise of genre fluidity: Is this the death of genre as we know it?
My favourite genre of music: a question I’ve found becoming increasingly difficult to answer over the years, and it’s only now that I’m discovering why. Whilst we may not...
Memory and Narrative in Miguel Gomes’ Tabu
"Now approaching the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, I return to Miguel Gomes’ 2012 feature Tabu."
Review: ‘The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the United States, and the Middle East 1979-2003’ by Steve Coll
Tyrants should only be brought down by their own people; they become martyrs when brought down by foreigners.
Self-Portrait of a Stranger: A Review of Frank Auerbach’s Charcoal Portraits
The Griffin Catalyst Exhibition, The Charcoal Heads, shows the early career of Frank Auerbach...
A rogue Vogue cover: Drake and 21 Savage’s IP gamble
What appears to have happened here is a calculated risk – a legal roll-of-the-dice for a (potentially larger) commercial gain.
‘Women You Know’: Review
"I laughed, I tried but failed to cry, and had an overall nice time spending my Wednesday evening listening to these two women."
No guts, no glory : the Bones and All premiere
"Bones and All...will undeniably spark conversation, introspection and philosophical debate"
‘Blithe Spirit’: In conversation with A-squared Productions
'Blithe Spirit', running at the Keble O’Reilly theatre from the 9th – 12th November will be A2 productions final Oxford show after successes such...
Breakwater : Oxford’s first student feature-film in forty years
"Recently, our primary filming location burnt down"
I Hope You Fall In Love And I Hope It Breaks Your Heart
"Pasoori is more than just a catchy hit which broke out of Pakistan; it’s a beautiful and progressive statement of social and cultural values."
Things Forough Farrokhzad taught me
"She taught me never to be ashamed of living a bold life"
‘Maurice’ : A review
"It is the perfect choice for the start of term with the potential for all of us to find a piece of ourselves"
Don’t Worry Darling – Review
'You get the impression that is was intended to be a feminist statement - but a statement of what ?'
Why Isn’t Dystopian Fiction Fun Anymore?
"I wonder if the dystopian novels that we read...are really so far off from our own reality"
Muse ‘Will of The People’ Review : My expectations were low, and yet…
"Well done to the boys for trying to write about such a serious subject. I just wish the music didn’t sound like it belongs on Scooby Doo."
Scenes With Girls : A Review
"The play as a whole was beautiful to watch. It is funny, relatable and well-delivered."
Flora’s Fringe Guide
I went up to Fringe in the first week and saw as much as I possibly in order to recommend to you lot what’s worth seeing and what’s not, so please read on for my top recs!
The Economics of Pride
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” The...
