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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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Great cast, great characters...a shame about the plot

Online review: The Blind Side

More like the bland side of cinema, says Sophie Adelman

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Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass discuss their latest film, Green Zone

Online review: Green Zone

Much more than Bourne in Baghdad

Online review: The Princess and the Frog

Luke Partridge gets nostalgic over hand-drawn animation

A guide to the good, the bad and the Nazi

Fay Lomas meets Hitler's South American fan club in a provocative new translation of Roberto Bolaño

More than just elephant dung

Emily Hawes meets monkey apostles, philandering golfers and an icon of police racism in a new Ofili retrospective

Profile: Student Bands

Ro-to-the-land/The Great Gartini and PRDCTV

Preview: Stoning Mary

Louisa-Claire Dunnigan on a terrifying 'what if' world

Live at Comma Club

Music Editor Alistair Smout heads down to Cellar to check out the best student acts

Preview: Villainy

Richard O'Brien finds out why the good guys always win when it comes to Oxford's light entertainers

Preview: The Duchess of Malfi

A poor production fails to live up to Webster's tragic masterpiece

Interview: The Spring Offensive

James Maloney chats to The Spring Offensive about the band leading the Oxford scene

Preview: Knives in Hens

Rob Holtom on the last BT play of the term

Oxford in ten objects

Annabel James follows a BBC initiative celebrating the local history.

Top 10: Drama Finalists

Cherwell picks out ten stars of the future from this year's finalists

Review: A Chaste Maid in Cheapside

The Edward's Boys bring Cheapside into Somerville chapel

Feature: The Next Dimension

Rebecca Treece dons her 3D specs and stares into the future

Feature: Best out of show – 2010

Benjamin Kirby sifts through the blunders and oversights of the Oscars

Photo Blog: Magic Seven

Our final photo blog this Hilary Term, but don't forget to send all your fantastic vacation snaps to [email protected]!
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