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,...
PPEists Pla-to the crowd
Alexander Woolley talks to the writers of a philosophical musical
Review: Africa
Emily Hislop explores Storytime with Grandpa Attenborough in Episode 1 of 'Africa'
Wherefore art thou, Cameo?
Alexandra Sutton takes a closer look at the art of ‘the walk-on’ in both classic and modern cinema
Said Business School hosts Oxford Climate Forum
The Oxford Climate Forum will focus on the future of
climate change with a number of high-profile figures speaking.
St Anne’s launches bike lending scheme
A number of cycles has been bought by the College to be used by students throughout the term
Interview: Bowling For Soup
Bowling for Soup bassist Erik Chandler talks longevity, mixing work and play and Pythagorean theory to Anna McIntyre and Elystan Roberts.
The Miserables
Jack Graham explores the different attitudes towards musical theatre.
Made in Chelsea: Series 4
Becca Meier asks how much more of this tired sub-soap format we can take
If You Liked… Album by Girls
In a new regular feature, Marc Pacitti recommends an artist on the basis of a well-loved album
Norwegian Wood
Daniella Shreir takes a look back at twenty-two hour summer days in Tromøya and Oslo
The Peter Pan(to) Effect
Heather Young ruminates on a very British tradition
Review: Ripper Street
James Fennemore pines for Jack in this soulless Ripper drama.
Review: Restless
James Fennemore takes a look at the BBC's latest spy thriller adaptation
Review: The Snowman and The Snowdog
Xin Fan questions whether this update on a childhood classic can truly cut it against the original
