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Saturday 17th January 2026
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Going analogue: exploring the aesthetic of curation
If you’ve been paying attention to any kind of media recently, you’ll have noticed it already. The next trend, apparently, is “going analogue”.
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Maya Rybin
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The ghosts of the King’s Arms’ past, present, and future
Ever felt a supernatural presence hovering over you in what claims to be Oxford’s...
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The Gee’s knees: Brunch in North Oxford
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The luxury of political ignorance
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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
Conquering the Varsity ski trip
Susannah Goldsbrough feels as though the Varsity ski trip is even more gruelling than an eight week term at Oxford
From cocaine to porcelain: how one homeless person escaped crime
Michael Jacobs meets one of Oxford's many homeless people to hear his life story, from crime to happiness to the streets.
Mirror synesthesia
Verity Crane examines the unusual phenomenon of suffering from too much empathy
The reality of homelessness in Oxford and the imperative of helping
William Rees-Mogg discusses the city’s problem and the efforts to address it
A night at the clubs: Hypnotize
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How to beat Fifth Week blues
Richard Birch and Cat Bean discuss nine ways to relax amidst the Oxonian madness
Gym diary: start getting your fitness back on track (and maybe even keep it that way too)
Today is the day. 20 years of questionable diet habits and lethargy have left you tubby. Three years of vegetarianism have left you puny—or...
Letters from abroad: Nîmes
In his generation-defining novel Fiesta (or The Sun Also Rises),Hemingway exalts the passion and courage on display in the Spanish corridas of Pamplona. Yet,...
Town versus gown: a view from the fence of the age-old divide
Coming to Oxford was an overwhelming experience of excruciating pain, tears and much fussing around me; so much of all this that I hardly...
What animal is your degree?
Nicola Dwornik defends humanities degrees against the charge of apparent laziness
A night at the clubs: Two Doors Down @ The Cellar
Two Doors Down's indie extravaganza leaves James Lamming hungry for more
Letter from abroad: Kobe
Matt Day talks nature and modernity living side by side in Kobe
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