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Cherubs Grow On Trees: Atmospheric student filmmaking

Making short films is hard. You have anything between two and 20 minutes to tell a compelling story. As an audience member, they can often feel unsatisfying. However, for...

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Lessons in Censorship: A Cautionary Tale against Bodleian Blacklists

For some authors, the Bodleian Libraries have not always a safe haven for their work. Although marginalised texts are no longer demarcated with the phi symbol on their spines, with many having re-entered the undergraduate canon, Sophie Price discusses the valuable lessons we can learn from the Bodleian blacklist which remain pertinent today.

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Should ‘Orbital’ have won The Booker Prize?

Laurence Cooke reviews Samantha Harvey's 'Orbital', the winner of the 2024 Booker Prize.

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Fontaines DC and the (re) rise of indie Sleaze

I recently took to my finsta to post a story claiming that the Fontaines...

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The Lord is a Warrior

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It goes without saying that the music industry has faced more than its fair share of hardship this year. With gigs cancelled, arena tours...

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Cherubs Grow On Trees: Atmospheric student filmmaking

Lessons in Censorship: A Cautionary Tale against Bodleian Blacklists

Should ‘Orbital’ have won The Booker Prize?

Fontaines DC and the (re) rise of indie Sleaze

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