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,...
Review: Black Mirror
Huw Fullerton thoroughly enjoys this neat sci-fi fable, the first episode of Brooker's new series
Review: This is 40
Not All It's Knocked Up To Be: Rehanna Jones-Boutaleb reckons this comedy is too meandering to even be entertaining
If you liked… Star of Love by Crystal Fighters
Luke Barratt gives you the summer in the middle of February
Going Underground
Nina Black takes a look at the tube's largest ever commission
Review: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Push the Sky Away
Jack Chown admires the remarkable resilience of the ageing rocker
Review: Foals – Holy Fire
Gruffudd Owen enjoys Foals' firey baptism into a fresh sound
Interview: Stornoway
Jack Chown muses about music with Oxford's favourite zorbers
Interview: Rich Peppiatt
Alexia Millett talks to Rich Peppiatt, the man who made the Leveson Inquiry a laughing matter
Preview: Arcadia
St. Hilda's production of this difficult play looks promising
Focus on… the New Writing Festival
Tess Colley talks to writers and directors from OUDS' annual festival
Preview: The Cherry Orchard
JY Hoh is impressed at a thoughtful and precise staging of The Cherry Orchard
Schwitter and Degenerate Art
“A fascinating exploration of an interesting artist”
Preview: The Laramie Project
Will Obeney is impressed by this piece of verbatim theatre
Preview: Princess Ida
Evie C. Ioannidi enjoys this quaint production
