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The Harris Manchester Players immersed Oxford’s inhabitants in the delightful world of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest this May.

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Great statistics could be drawn up about how often men in Oxford will want to talk to me about Geese.

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Culture

‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ in review

Inarticulacy in part and in whole: ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ in review

On Geese and the Cult of the Fake Fan

Booksmaxxing and the illusion of being “disgustingly educated”

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