Thursday 16th October 2025

Culture

Algorithms of individuality: ‘The Consciousness Company’

As Stephen Fry wrote, The Consciousness Company by M.N. Rosen addresses the “enormous ethical, metaphysical and existential waves threatening to engulf us”. It is a novel which speaks to...

Over-the-top-vlogging and call centres: Dial 1 for UK

Dial 1 for UK is a one-man show following the journey of Uday Kumar...

Spike Lee’s lackluster remake: Highest 2 Lowest

There is no reason why a remake should remain inferior to its source material;...

One book, 500 years of art: The History of Art in One Sentence

★★★★☆ Former Wadhamite Verity Babbs has created a practical guide to the history of art...

Review: Volpone

OFS Theatre Tuesday-Saturday 1st Week

Words words words

The theatrical art of the translator.

Spanish intellectuals

Theatrical Thrills

The Kooks – “Konk”

Dan Rolle reviews The Kooks' new album.

Foals – “Antidote”

Monique Davis reviews Foals' new album.

A positive sample

Begging, stealing or borrowing? Not so, says Robin Whelan.

Review: In Bruges

Laura Williams reviews Colin Farrell's latest venture.

Chick-on-chick flicks

Rowan Parks visits the 22nd Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.

Review: Fool’s Gold

Charlie Martin reviews Fool's Gold.

Back to basics: Super 8

Nick Westfield delves into the Super 8 archives.

Review: Persepolis

Greg tate reviews the adaptation of Marjane Satrapi's graphic novels.

Neighbourhood Watch: Chris Chan

Thomas Barrett meets Chris Chan, organ scholar supreme.

Great Novels: Gravity’s Rainbow, by Thomas Pynchon

Gravity’s Rainbow, Pynchon’s manic schizophrenic novel, originally titled ‘Mindless Pleasures’, is a quasi-sequel to his previous work V, which had appeared in 1963 to...

Review: Mort

Thank heavens Mort is showing in 8th Week of Hilary: the term of sickness, stress and freak exams for an unlucky few. Well –...

Panel Discussion: The Role of the Art School in the 21st Century, Modern Art Oxford

Richard Wentworth, Master of the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, initially seemed slightly taken aback to discover that he was the sole...

Concert review: Tomas Gould & John Reid play Schubert, Szymanowski and Schumann

Holywell Music Room, 2nd March 2008Wandering past a posterboard for the Holywell Music Room coffee concerts it is easy to feel a twinge of...

Classical review: Oxford Chamber Orchestra play Copland, Barber and Haydn

Sheldonian Theatre, 8.30pm, February 29th 2008The Oxford Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Jonathan Williams, gave a programme connecting the 20th century back to...

Roth by numbers – a review of Philip Roth’s latest novel, ‘Exit Ghost’

Nathan Zuckerman, a writer living out his winter years in rural isolation, believes he finally has a handle on unpredictability. Prostate cancer has left...

Ready For The Floor?

James Louis Gallagher reviews Hot Chip live at the Carling Academy Hot Chip’s reputation as one of the best live bands on the electro scene...

Quills

After the Moser’s lavish costume drama Dangerous Liaisons in third week, the powdered wigs and buckled shoes return for this gripping production of Quills at the OFS

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