Culture
On Leadership by Tony Blair, Precipice by Robert Harris, and Oxford crime – Books of the Month
On Leadership by Tony Blair; Precipice by Robert Harris; Lessons in Crime: Academic Mysteries edited by Martin Edwards
North Korea and the Global Nuclear Order review – “An excellent account”
Dr Edward Howell, whose columns in the Spectator and the Telegraph are among the...
A Revolution Betrayed by Peter Hitchens review – In Defence of Grammar Schools
Review – A Revolution Betrayed: How Egalitarians Wrecked the British Education System by Peter...
Veranilda by George Gissing review – The best historical novel never written
George Gissing remains the most underrated novelist in the English language. He wrote twenty-three...
Politics on the Edge by Rory Stewart review – “The prime minister we never had”
This is a marvellous book, a memoir of Rory Stewart’s nine years in Parliament,...
Cheltenham Music Festival: A page turner’s view
Joseph Fell takes a behind-the-scenes look at the Cheltenham Music Festival.
Review: Grand Central
Rebecca Zlotowski's film about forbidden love treads beyond just illicit romance and tackles identity, appearance and loyalty
Review: Transformers: Age of Extinction
Robots, sparks and cars all combine to create an incomparably lazy monstrosity
Review: Sex Tape
Lacking severely in humour, Sex Tape is left to fester in its own awkward and unfunny squalor
A day on the set of a student film: Waterbird/Catkins
We spent the day with the crew of two student films being shot in Oxford, to see what the best of the amateur film scene has to offer
Interview: Regis Philbin
Cody Gifford sits down with Regis Philbin.
Review: Njal’s Saga
Andrew McLean finds Marquez in Medieval Iceland
OOTB charity single gets Shakira seal of approval
Out of the Blue’s charity single, ‘Hips Don’t Lie,’ plugged by Shakira
Review: Monty Python Live (mostly)
Are they the messiahs, or just very naughty boys? The verdict is in.
Review: Skylight
Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy star in this timely revival of David Hare's 1995 work
Review: Marina Abramović, 512 Hours
Naomi Polonsky experiences performance art history in the making
Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Though the simian performances ultimately carry the title, Planet of the Apes is ironically let down by its lacklustre and comparatively bland human characters
Review: Great Britain
Freya Judd finds Richard Bean's satire to be funny but flawed
Review: The Alchemist
Luke Barratt is impressed with this OUDS production of a Ben Jonson classic
