Friday 21st November 2025

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Quod review

A landmark of the High Street, Quod boasts an opulent facade, its name reminding me of my doom on the way to my Latin lectures. And so, when they...

Never safe again: Consent and the college campus

CW: Sexual assault; mention of suicide. When you walk into college on the first day,...

Girlhood will not save you

I spent a good deal of time last summer trying to work out why...

Grieving in Oxford: Tips from a bereaved student

Grief touches all of us, and yet none of us in quite the same...

Restaurant review: Rick’s Kitchen

Oliver Black writes about his chance encounter with Rick and his kitchen.

Rate my tinny!

It's 2019's first heatwave and that means tinnies in the park. But why settle for lager when you can have cocktails? Ellen Sharman reviews what's on offer.

Lady Pat. R. Honising – First, Blue, or Spouse?

"A first unfortunately doesn’t happen overnight, honey."

Why I Didn’t Tell Anyone I Wrote A Book

Your biggest successes are often your biggest weaknesses, or even secrets.

Cherpse! Joe and Dina

"You’re talking like we’re in a tutorial”.

Hungry for Love, or Just Plain Hungry?

Exploring the problematic depiction of eating habits in ‘Love Island’

The Best Steaks in Oxford!

Revealing the carnivore’s paradise that is ‘The Porterhouse’

The State of Our Plates Post-Brexit

Speculating about the future of food after we leave the European Union

Lady Pat. R. Honising – BJ or BJs?

Dear Agony Aunt, I’ve come across a bit of a crisis and I don’t know what to do. I’ve recently started seeing a boy and...

Cherpse! Sofia and Maxim

Maxim, 3rd Year, History and Politics, Trinity Now that I’m allegedly a finalist, you’d think blind dates are off the cards. Of course, you’d be...

Friendships: easier made than kept?

Sometimes it seems like you only show up any more when you want something from me”. An old friend of mine told me that...

Cool your beans! Iced coffee’s good for you!

Celebrating the little-known health benefits of iced coffee.

Restaurant review: Khyber Kebab house

Saluting this little gem in Cowley dedicated to the Northwestern Pakistani fare

Lady Pat. R. Honising – Coping with Graduation

Dear Agony Aunt, I’ll confess, this letter is a tiny bit fraudulent. I’ve noticed how much of a great job you’ve been doing offering your...

Driven to Tears

“I’d thought being a ‘lad’ was what you had to do in this day and age. But I hated what it made me”

Entomophagy: a word to remember

You should be optimistic about the future of insect food products

Pots, Spice & Lunchbox: Jeong’s Dosirak

There's something special to discover in this tiny Korean eatery

‘We can still be friends’: Thoughts about my Exes

I first realised I was a teeny bit in love when I heard “The Winner Takes It All” playing on the radio, and I...

Unbelieva-ball

"Oxford may be one of the best universities around the world, but if we pay the same as everyone else for tuition, why can’t we pay the same for entertainment?"

Is It Really as Easy as ABC?

Inheritance is always a tricky topic when brought up in Britain. With this country’s colonial history its seems fashionable at the moment for debates...

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