Friday 19th September 2025

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: Reviewed

★★★★☆ 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 -
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Review: Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly – Maps

Susan Yu finds Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly to be playing it safe and failing to add anything new to his sound

Preview: Two Gentlemen of Verona

Pollyanna Marsden looks forward to this fun production, set to play in Christ Church Cathedral gardens this week

Gold-standard Bronzes

Review of the Ashmolean's Olympics inspired exhibition of sculptures

Review: ‘My Dearest Jonah’

Matthew Crow's epistolary second novel proves a thoughtful work with flashes of brilliance.

Oxford Oddities #2 – Wadham

Exploring the history of our colleges to discover eccentric artistic personalities. This week the focus is on Wadham College.

Large-scale opera-tions

Christy Edwall talks to impresario Ellen Kent about Romanians, Verdi, and pheasants

A Bluffers’ Guide to: Arthur Miller

Our weekly guide for the theatrically illiterate talks you through GCSE-syllabus American favourite

What’s On TT12: Waiting In The Wings

Enter Angus Hawkins with his theatrical picks for the term

A Bluffers’ Guide to: Harold Pinter

Our weekly guide for the theatrically illiterate talks you through the master of the pause

Hirst’s Hidden Gems

Viccy Ibbett finds Damien Hirst an unexpected but inconsistent source of great art.

Review: Jack White – Blunderbuss

Sarah Poulten finds that Jack White's début matches greatness with an innate sense of fun

Review: Spiritualized – Sweet Heart, Sweet Light

Marc Pacitti finds that Spiritualized's new album comes the closest yet to reaching the huge potential many had worried Jason Pierce would never realise

Review: Jeff, who lives at home

Nick Hilton gets his mumble on

Review: Gatz, New York’s Public Theatre

In the lead-up to its London run, Maria Fox previews Gatz from New York

The Brazen Cheek: TT12, Week One

Brasenose's James Fennemore and Joshua Phillips make a foray into satire in this week's column

Manuscripts of Desire

Christy Edwall talks medieval manuscripts with Nicholas Perkins

Oxford Oddities #1 – Oriel

Exploring the history of Oxford colleges to discover eccentric artistic personalities. This week the focus is on Oriel alumnus 'Beau' Brummell.

Preview: Dangerous Liaisons

Dangerous Liaisons director Christina Drollas discusses the upcoming Playhouse production

Interview: Lemony Snicket

Hattie Soper asks Daniel Handler, official representative of Lemony Snicket, a series of unfortunate questions

Stiff as a Stoker: 100 years of Dracula

On the 100th anniversary of Bram Stoker's deathday, the Culture staff find themselves under the Count's spell.
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