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,...
Profile of Writing Students # 2
Amy Blakemore, a student at Oxford, answers a few questions about her poetry
Profile of Writing Students #1
Clarissa Pabi, a student at Oxford, answers a few questions about her creative writing
Voyeurs to man’s vulnerability
W J Humphries finds Lucian Freud's exhibition an affecting experience.
The Phoenix and the Red Carpet
Nick Hilton visits Jericho's finest independent cinema in search of a better class of movie
The Booker Prize for Dough
A short story
Review: King Charles – LoveBlood
Olivia Stiles thinks she may have found the soundtrack to the summer in King Charles' LoveBlood
Review: Ren Harvieu – Through the Night
Patrick Scott finds Ren Harvieu to have come back from injury to deliver an album that feels free while maintaining its classic touches
Interview: Dry the River
Olivia Arigho Stiles talks neo folk and religion with Dry the River
Are you a creative writer?
Viccy Ibbett surveys a few of the opportunities available to creative writers in Oxford.
More Short Stories…
Two rich and powerful short stories by Anahita Hoose
Short Stories….
A trio of short stories by Calypso Blaj, Failed Novelist extraordinaire.
A Bluffer’s Guide to: George Bernard Shaw
Our weekly guide for the theatrically illiterate talks you through the great socialist writer
Review: Killing Hitler
Despite a patchy production, Angus Hawkins is impressed by a fascinating story
Settling the Score
Christy Edwall talks with Dario Marianelli about the art of composition
