Tuesday 21st October 2025

Lifestyle

Oxford, gone decaf

When I was having lunch with a friend, I ordered my usual, a double espresso, and – horror of horrors – it was decaf. “Can I bully you a little...

How to survive Oxford

Welcome to Oxford, the place where ambition goes to drink, cry, and write 3,000 words on “liminality” at 3 a.m.

The incandescent and the immovable

I went to Ometepe in search of a view, but found something closer to...

“Have you heard the new Laufey album?”

We all know the type, or at least the meme. The tote-bag sporting, wired-headphone...

Oxford’s Best Chip Van: A Highly Scientific Study

It is high time for someone to put an end to this age-old dispute

Antisocial Media

Between digging the bunker in the back garden and foraging for loo roll, I’ve mostly been scrolling through Oxlove recently, becoming increasingly invested in...

Bread Making, Simplified

A new bread recipe that won't leave you with the usual sticky hands...

Rethinking Chocolate

When did you last eat chocolate? If you’re anything like the average Brit, your answer will likely fall within the last 48 hours. But...

Staying sex-positive during a global pandemic

The Coronavirus pandemic, of which the far-reaching consequences will not be fully appreciated for many years, has seen a short-term shift from young people...

Editors’ picks – Life and Culture in the Time of Covid-19

Our CultCher and Life section editors have pooled their wide-ranging knowledge and have produced their picks for shows, albums, movies, books and lifestyle ideas...

The problem with home delivery – and how we solve it

Businesses must adapt, and consumers must play a greater role in their support

Mauritian Prawn Rougaille

Rougaille is at the heart of authentic Mauritian Creole cuisine. It is not only the easiest Mauritian dish to make, but its combination of...

Moving beyond meat: University proposes to halve meat consumption by 2025

These schemes could encourage colleges to follow suit

Pick up a Book! Rekindling a Love Affair

I will rekindle the love affair with reading that I left behind when I came to Oxford.

Making Your Home Space Your Own

The world around us is changing at an alarming rate, forcing many of us to rethink our plans for the next few months. With these changes...

Mother’s Day: showing you care with food

Nigella’s flourless chocolate cake and custard cream hearts are absolute game-changers, and have never failed to fool people into thinking I understand how to operate in a kitchen.

The Pandemic of Panic Buying

Stockpiling exposes the vulnerabilities of the food aid system

Katya’s grocery haul left-overs

Before being unexpectedly evicted from St. John's College, I did a big Tesco shop and got a whole load of incredible items in the...

Living with a Chronic Illness at University

There are loads of forms before you arrive at Oxford. Room agreements and library contracts to fill in, induction timetables to flick through and...

Working-class, Oxford educated

Getting used to uni is hard enough. But things get complicated when you feel like you don’t fit in Oxford may be celebrating a...

Coming Off the Pill: A Thought Process

I had been on the pill since I was 16, so that’s 4 years on the medication. In this time I assured myself, friends and...

Cherpse! Jaya and Raphael

Jaya Rana, Hertford, English, First year We met under the Bridge of Sighs and walked around Oxford for a bit before deciding to go to...

Get Withs and Guilty Feminists

So here I am, tackling this morally ambiguous minefield head on with an investigation into ‘get withs’ and whether or not they really are feminist. Dear...

Lady Pat R. Honising: Tutor crush

Dear Lady Pat, I’ve got a bit of a crush if I’m honest, and I know that they say love is blind, love...

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