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“What is a good life?”: The Standard of Living in review 

“What is a good life?” This axiological question, asked earnestly in the opening lines of James Graham’s The Standard of Living – playing at Theatre Royal Haymarket until December 12 – is often overlooked by the fractured and hyper-specialised discipline of economics.
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Diverse voices: ‘Inshallah, Madonna, Inshallah’ by Miljenko Jergović 

‘When he created Earth and these lands upon it, when he divided people into...
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Art as protest on university campuses

CW: rape. This week, Cornell University has made headlines as prosecutors reopened an investigation into...
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Good grief! Why do we feel for the death of fictional people?

Whether it’s a mild sniffle or full-blown tears, I always end up feeling a bit ridiculous about the whole ordeal when it’s over. I mean, it’s not real, is it? Why do I waste my grief on things that haven’t happened, that will never happen?
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Review: Netsky Live!

Henry Hodson recounts his experiences of Netsky Live! at the O2

Oxford’s film scene to benefit from kickstarter project

Following the success of 'The Wishing Horse' at the Portobello Film Festival over the summer, the film’s director is hoping for more of the same with 'Waterbird' and 'Catkins'

Oxford’s evening with John Lydon

Punk icon Johnny Rotten spoke to fans about his recent autobiography, the increasing waistline of the punk movement and the Cotswolds' effects on his digestive system

Is the printed book in its final chapter?

Elliot Langley discusses the decline of the physical book in the modern age and asks whether it really matters

Top 20 albums of 2014

With 2014 all but over, Matt shares his top 20 albums from the past twelve months

Review: Mr Mitch – Parallel Memories

Sara Semic reviews the latest release from instrumental grime producer Mr Mitch

Review: Jackson and Grumitt – Planet Marmalade

Lata Nobes enjoys a night of sketch comedy at the BT Studio

Review: The Country

Martin Crimp's tense three-hander is both gripping domestic drama and thought-provoking philosophical comment, says Fergus Morgan

Review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

Lata Nobes finds the latest Hunger Games a compelling watch

The good, the bad and the BBFC

Ollie Johnson looks at the forgotten role of the BBFC in modern cinema

Lessons from the Script Room

Olivia Sung spills the secrets of the soap opera script department

Preview: The Country

Martin Crimp's taut thriller has the potential to utilise the BT Studio effectively when it arrives there in Eighth Week, says Fergus Morgan

Review: Ridley’s Choice

Izzy Neil is impressed by James P. Mannion's latest play

Interview: The Oxford Imps

This term, nine new performers join Oxford's improvised comedy troupe - we get the inside info.

Interview: Louise Chantal

Fergus Morgan talks to the newly-appointed Chief Executive of the Oxford Playhouse

Review: Carousel

Bethan Roberts doesn't feel that this 1940s musical has stood the test of time

Why the two-part finale is not as new as you think

Sam Joyce argues that the split finale is a relic of cinema's past

Review: Assassins

We're impressed by this darkly comic Sondheim musical

Preview: Jackson and Grummitt – Planet Marmalade

Fergus Morgan meets the latest in a long line of Oxbridge comedy duos ahead of their BT sketch show in eighth week

Review: OBA Short Film Screening

Tom Barrie finds a wonderful range of student-made films showcased at OBA's annual screening.
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