Saturday 5th July 2025

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Tiny Love Stories

I gazed at the mountains encircling my mother's hometown. I had been travelling in China for a month, constantly apologising for my broken Chinese. My mum once told me...

Intellectual manspreading? Male students of feminism

If I had to choose one, I’d say my favourite part of studying a...

When a small sweet treat becomes a big problem

I can’t walk past the Covered Market without feeling inexplicably drawn to Moo-Moo’s. The...

Is it time to think about those 0th week exams?

The vac is there to be enjoyed, but maybe the time's come to help your future self out

‘Cowboy Woman’ is Thailand’s celebrity street food chef

In Chiang Mai's bustling streets, there is an unusual celebrity who embodies Thailand's love of food

Let’s Talk About: Medicine Resits

Learning that you have to resit your medicine exams is difficult, and it is only made worse by an unfair system

Reflections of a soon-to-be finalist

Going into your final year at university can feel like a big change, but being a finalist doesn't mean you can't have any fun

First Year

Being a fresher is full of variety

Shaking up an “Office”

A workspace and a fun-space

Letter To: My friends from home

Going home inevitably means seeing people you knew before Oxford

Buffet breakfasts should be sent back to the kitchen

As the holiday season enters full-swing, it’s time to reassess the buffet breakfast.

Different flavours in the Caribbean

The variety and intensity of Caribbean cuisine is far flung from minimalist European food

Lets talk about: Loneliness

I’m in a room full of people, of friends even, music is blasting out of a speaker; Lukas Graham’s ‘7 Years’ starts playing. Tom,...

Letter to: Graduation Anxiety

As exams begin to finish, it's time to talk about what comes next

Surviving on Chips, Cheese and MSGs

Welcome to exam season, and the eating habits that accompany it

Café Circuit: Colombia Coffee Roasters

Indulge in the deep bitter flavours of Colombia Coffee Roasters

Let’s Talk About: Rustication

Rustication not only offered me time for reflection, but a newfound confidence and independence

Recipe Corner: Kebabba

What do ABBA and kebabs have in common?

Dichotomous Lives: The Lives of Diaspora Kids

Detailing the difficulties of integrating two identities

Blind Date: “Honestly, we couldn’t really have been more different”

Asking the same question makes for poor quality chat

In defence of astrology

With horoscopes, you are either proven right, or can hide behind the fact its just a little bit of fun. What's to lose?

Let’s Talk About: Incels

A brief guide to the alt-right's answer to a lonely hearts club

Ramadan – a month like no other

The most important month in the Muslim calendar explained

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