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How books are burned today

It is a worrying thought that what sits on your bookshelf today could be out of reach tomorrow. You might believe book banning to be a thing of the...
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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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“There’s a play in that”: interview with ‘The Gang of Three’ playwright Robert Khan

It’s Budget Day as I sit in the foyer of the Oxford Playhouse. Down...
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The company behind last term's 'Much Ado' return with an ambitious play about schizophrenia

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Alan Bennet's comedy receives fair treatment by Cudmore and co.

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...on their latest album, playing live, and Scottish independence

Bat for Lashes at the Academy

Hannah Partos finds the wizardly trio on spectacular form.

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New Testament to an Old Star

Orlando Bird finds jazz pianist, Keith Jarrett in triumphant form on his return to London

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A hit-and-miss venture into the world of retro-electronica from the Birmingham four-piece

La Vie en Rouge

Clement Knox traces Jacques Mesrines' final bloody years

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We speak to the next big thing, the Big Pink, who are playing the OX4 Festival in Cowley on Saturday of 0th week

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A reflective take on modern American life

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Doubt Thou The Stars

The pros and cons of celebrity endorsed theatre

Review: Kings of Leon at Leeds Festival

Rebecca Treece watches the Tennesse four take to the stage
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