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,...
Preview: Dull Roots, Spring Rain
Chloe Bond leaves this contemporary dance piece intrigued and frustrated
Review: The Joy Formidable – Wolf’s Law
Daniel Sperrin is underwhelmed by this latest offering from the Welsh rockers
Review: Foxygen – We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors of…
Mischa Frankl-Duval finds this release enjoyable if derivative
A book to tear you apart
Huw Fullerton reviews 'Unknown Pleasures'
Preview: The Aleph
Georgina Wilson is impressed by this tense, sci-fi play
Just monkeying around
Liam Steward-George on being a thesp after Oxford
‘The Bone Season’ book cover released
The cover of a book written by a St Anne's student has been released.
LiveFridays at the Ashmolean
New to the Ashmolean museum this year are the highly anticipated Live Friday events. Rolf Merchant went to see how the very first, 'An Evening With the Gods', unfolded
Review: A Theory of Justice: The Musical
Chloe Bond leaves this philosophical musical educated and entertained
Review: Bluebeard
Evy Cavalla highly recommends this thought-provoking and entertaining production
Review: They Will Be Red
Tess Colley enjoys a curious new play at the Burton Taylor
Lip-Syncing Reconsidered
Myles Karp examines this much maligned but exceedingly common practice
My Evening with the Gods
Ching Lee reviews the first of the Ashmolean's Live Friday programme
Photo Competition Winner – ‘Black and White’
Congratulations to Ieva Maniustye for her lovely Black and White snow scene
