Saturday 7th February 2026

Lifestyle

Moving cities, keeping home

l've moved cities enough times to know that leaving is never just about packing boxes. After spending eighteen years in London, I found myself applying to a number of different cities, including Oxford, for university.

The dating bio’s obsession with Oxford

As Michaelmas drew to a close, a dramatic conversation about Zohran Mamdani, the new mayor of New York City, finding his partner on a dating app prompted my friend and I to try a dating app for the first time in the UK.

A love letter to authenticity

Mirrors often occupy an uneasy place within the collective consciousness. A reflected replica of this world, not quite false, but not entirely real either.

Not on the tour: An unconventional journey through Oxford

All tours are fundamentally flawed. Though they might be detailed and student-focused, they are utterly incapable of expressing what it is like to love Oxford.

Clunch Review: Magdalen

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull tucks into some roasties in pricey surroundings

Zizzi’s: the sad epitome of average

Jonny Lawrence is left unmoved by another chain's fine, but lacklustre food

Living a Double-Life

The Life team reveals all about the secret life of Twins.

I Need to Sort my Shit Out

Your bi-weekly dose of Schadenfreude has returned!

A Letter to…Meat-Free Mondays

Meet Meat-Free Mondays! Vegetarian paradise!

Creaming Spires: HT16 Week 4

'Dating' Apps: Yay or Nay?

Go on, like my photo, make my day

Life shows you how to boost your profile likes and your ego

Yes, I’m a Facebook activist

A lazy Cat Bean shows us the simutaneous ease and ineffectuality of being a keyboard warrior

It’s not them it’s their..

Charles Pidgeon punctures the art of word-play

A letter to…

The college librarian

Creaming Spires HT16 Week 3

Losing my virginity

Chez Chaz: dairy-free risotto

Charlie Bishop creates a cheese-free risotto for those who prefer non-dairy

Clunch review: Trinity

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull does not like what he sees at Trinity

Restaurant review: Taberu

Jonny Lawrence breaks out of the Jericho mould but is left less than impressed

Chez Chaz: no seafood paella

Charlie Bishop takes us back to his Paris flat with this Spanish favourite

Clunch Review: Somerville

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull, our regular reviewer, takes a sorry trip to Somerville for the dish of the day

Restaurant Review: Banana Tree

Alys Key visits George Street's latest chain acquisition

I’m sitting on the fence and it’s sharp

Ben Moore deals with his complete lack of having any strong opinions whatsoever

Working out without working out

Sam Norman discusses cutting corners in fitness regimes

I need to sort my shit out

Romy Catmull discusses the need for perfection

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