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Home, and how to find it

It seems like life after university is a journey to find our way home, whatever that means.

Three Thousand reasons to slurp

I thought the place was great, especially as a very quick sit down option.

Christmas mourning

This will be my second Christmas without presents wrapped in wallpaper, and gift tags with clues on them rather than names...

A defence of students’ reliance on AI (and how to fix it)

Unless my friends are particularly fiendish, I’m pretty certain that “I’m just going to...

The last tutorial: Let the nostalgia – and the anxiety – sink in

Many of us have heard the dreaded ‘So… any idea what you’re doing next?’. It makes me a little irate, anxious, and on the verge of a minor breakdown, as you can probably tell. Two years of my undergraduate degree have somehow disappeared with the blink of an eye – I am older but seem to be none the wiser.

Life divided: collections

Nicola Dwornik describes two different takes on the termly ‘collections’ experience

The Oxford interview: a helper’s view

Ramani Chandramohan sees the process from the other side of the desk a year on from her own interview

Holidays: Cherwell Visuals competition

Whether you spent the vac away or at home, send your holiday art to [email protected] for a chance to see it in print

Restaurant review: Mildred’s

Amy Booth reviews a refreshingly impressive vegetarian restaurant in London

2016: the year in food

Emily Beswick and Sam Purnell pick their five most unforgettable food moments

Recipe: as American as apple pie

Julianna Lewis reflects on two Christmases on either side of the Atlantic

Windy colours

Emma Leech recalls her encounter with Henry the homeless artist and his unexpected colour palette

An Indian Christmas feast

Gitanjali Sharma recalls the Indian dishes she sampled around the Christmas dinner table this year

Recipe: Chanukah doughnuts, a user’s guide

Rachel Korn explores one of the festival’s most popular food traditions

Christmas around the world: Hungary

Rosie Gyorfi speaks about her celebration of Hungarian Christmas traditions in the UK

Recipe: Let the festivities be-gin

Julia Alsop shares a trio of sparkling winter cocktails to liven up your Christmas celebrations

Christmas around the world: Austria

Jack Schofield discusses the (sometimes terrifying) festive traditions of alpine Austria

Recipe: festive gingerbread stars

Emily Beswick suggests a great teatime snack, or thrifty Christmas gift

Recipe: A duo of warming Christmas drinks

Sam Purnell shares his favourite two drinks to enjoy this festive season

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