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YA Thrills: Escapism and disguise

An issue that has been encountered by authors since the dawn of time, perhaps one that feels too obvious to even state, is that some readers will not enjoy their books.

Books Elizabeth Gammaidoni -

The death of the male novelist or the birth of the feminist?

The death of the male novelist, as a concept exaggerated by the dramaticisms of its name, fails to stand up under investigation.

Books Elizabeth Gammaidoni -

OUFF’s ‘The Oxford Tales’: Celebrating student filmmaking at Oxford

It’s no secret that Oxford has long been an idealised location for film sets; official-looking SUVs with blacked-out windows and attendants in high vis parading up and down Catte Street and around the Rad Cam are a not-unfamiliar sight.

Culture Amy Lawson -

Behind the red curtain: ‘Stories From an Abandoned Warehouse’ reviewed

Leo Jones reviews Crazy Child Productions' performance of 'Stories From an Abandoned Warehouse', the first English staging of the play.

Culture Leo Jones -

Review: Crystal Castles – (III)

A dizzying assault on the senses from the Canadian experimental duo.

Riding An Awesome Wave

Olivia Arigho Stiles talks drugs and debauchery with 2012 Mercury Prize winners Alt-J

Bonfire Bonanza

Sophie Baggott and Freddie Bowerman remember remember the fifth of November

Behind the Scenes: Volpone XXX

Volpone goes for the gutter in a unique analysis of marketing strategies

Preview: Jane Eyre

Evy Cavalla expects great things from Polly Teale's reworking of a classic

Zoom in on…OU Photo

Oxford University Photography Society president Carl Turpie talks to Sophie Baggott about honing your photography skills in Oxford

Review: Beats

Heather Young urges you to see this experimental piece of new writing

Review: A Little Night Music

Evy Cavalla finds this play strong in performance, but lacking in its content

Review: A Country Doctor

Francesca Cioni recommends this unique and vivid experience

Review: Life Sentence

Despite its many flaws, Life Sentence offers an audacious and dynamic production

A decade under the influence

Patrick Scott talks to The Cribs about being ten years old.

Review: Rust and Bone

Georgina Pollard is put through the wringer by this powerful French drama

Preview: O Human Child

Max Dalton urges readers to be lured into this Bacchanal ritual.

Preview: Life Sentence

Alexander Woolley looks forward to this original comedy about a hypochondriac

Preview: A Little Night Music

Anna Ssemuyaba looks forward to what promises to be an enchanting night of music

Preview: Oxford University Laptop Orchestra

An OxLork member tells us what to expect from this most novel of ensembles.

Review: Post Tenebras Lux

Joseph Newell is impressed by this abstract work of art from director Carlos Reygadas

Have Star Wars Han-solo-d out?

Cherwell Film and TV go to war over whether Disney are truly lightsabing the day with their acquisition of Lucasfilm

Review: Red, The Waterstones Anthology

Claire Watt reviews a diverse collection of literature reflecting on life in 2012

Review: Umbrella, Will Self

Alex Ekserdjian finds in Will Self's Umbrella, a homage to twentieth century pop-culture

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