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,...
¡Vamos España!
Sophie Baggott and her camera spend a week in the Spanish sunshine
Zoom in on…paparazzi photographers
In the first of our new interview series, Jaimie Harris talks to Sophie Baggott and Amy Rollason about life as a pap
The X-facts
Huw Fullerton lifts the lid on TV's reigning talent show: he's endured the live auditions so you don't have to
Woman-To-Be
Angelika Benz hasn't herself quite figured out yet what it means to be a woman. Carefully portraying girls and young women she meets - including her own reflection in the mirror - she attempts to get closer to the core of their identity and finds that much of what she sees also lives in herself.
Review: Julius Caesar
Vickie Morrish is impressed by Gregory Doran's coupling of modern Africa and ancient Rome
Cultural Conversation Starters
A Guide to How to Appear More Interesting Than You Actually Are Through the Medium of Culture
The Freshers Guide to Classical Music in Oxford
Katy Wright appraises Oxford's diverse classical musical offerings
The Cuban Beat
Reeva Misra touches the pulse on her trip to Cuba
Review: Cantina
Finola Austin urges readers to see London's hottest circus
Review: The Thick of It – Series 4
The return of Armando Iannucci's award-winning political satire leaves Lizzie Greene wanting more
Colleges and their Movies
A Guide to Oxford Colleges as Represented by Spurious Movie Associations
Review: The Bourne Legacy
Huw Fullerton is Ultimately Supremely underwhelmed by the Identity of the new Bourne movie.
Review: Asylum of the Daleks
Huw Fullerton isn't as excited about Doctor Who as a grown man ought to be.
Land of the Rising Sun
Rachel Savage and her camera take a trip around Japan.
