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The midterms and the YA novel: Impossibly happy endings

Given its intense media coverage and everything that seems to be on the line, I feel as though I have been anxiously awaiting the results of the 2026 US midterm elections for weeks, months – maybe years.
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How books are burned today

It is a worrying thought that what sits on your bookshelf today could be...
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The burden of the face: Why are so many singers wearing masks?

We can all name at least one musician who has performed behind a balaclava, helmet, or hood. Whether to preserve anonymity, cultivate mystery, or construct an entirely new artistic identity, masking the face is common among those under the limelight.
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New Oxford Windrush generation exhibit opens for Black History Month 

Amidst recent political tension provoked by the government’s refusal of slavery reparations to the...
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Acceptable in the 80s

Cherwell Culture invite you to join their tenuous bid for an 80s revival

Review: Mephisto

Daniel Frampton salutes an intelligent, slick and powerful performance.

Crossovers: when music becomes cinema and vice versa

Sophia Lambton analyses the use of classical music in film

One to Watch: Doctrines

Matt Robinson warns us about the unstoppable force that is Doctrines

Review: Lars Sorken

Maria Fox is thrilled by a rather impressive piece of theatre

Review: The Flowers of War

Susan Yu admires Zhang Yimou's visual masterpiece.

Review: Man on a Ledge

Georgina Pollard surveys the highs and lows of Asger Leth's action thriller.

Bondamonium

James Aber reflects on the mind-warping experience of watching all 22 Bond films... at once.

Review: West Side Story

Frances Kaye is thrilled by Lincoln College Players' contribution to the Turl Street Arts Festival

London puts its best foot forward

Cecilia Stinton explores the capital's celebrations of the ballet impresario Sergei Diaghilev and his groundbreaking Ballets Russes

Preview: Othello

Daniel Frampton sees strengths but also some weaknesses in Corpus Christi's re-imagining of the Bard

Preview: Lars Sorken, A Norwiegan Noir

Charlotte Lennon enjoys this striking, strange piece

Review: The Truth

Angus Hawkins is confused and disappointed by St Hilda's latest theatrical endeavor into the world of Terry Pratchett

Preview: Mephisto

Joshua Philips is fascinated and engrossed by Milja Fenger's latest production, Mephisto, at the Oxford Playhouse

Interview: The Awkward Silence

Daniel Frampton quizzes comedy duo, 'The Awkward Silence' on their adventures into the world of radio

The Final Stages: Mephisto

With the curtain rising in a matter of days, Lloyd Houston takes a looks back on his experience acting in Mephisto

A Bluffers’ Guide To: Surf Pop

Wetsuit on, grab your board, and let's catch some rollers with Natasha Frost

Out and onstage

Daniel Frampton examines the prejudices facing LGBT actors

Review: Tennis – Young & Old

Marc Pacitti reviews Tennis' second album Young & Old

The power of fiction

Jack Powell discusses 'gay fiction' with author Paul Burston
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