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Oxford meets Hackney meets Mexico City: Bigfoot reviewed

I kept noticing this decidedly cool bar a little way down the Cowley Road. With fairy-lights strung across its wooden terrace and ‘Bigfoot’ scrawled in playful letters across the glass, it seemed slightly out of place on Cowley Road.

Food Nancy Robson -

Gen Z and Oxford: Nihilism inside the bubble

We all know that Oxford can feel like a bubble. Every day brings new challenges and new deadlines, to the extent that a week can pass in an instant and there is just no time to peek outside of the blinkered existence of tutorials and the occasional pub trip. But this tunnel vision can become restrictive, and even self-perpetuating.

Lifestyle Natalie Conboy -

The (family) stories hiding in plain sight

Like many people, I used to zone out when my parents started talking about family history.

Lifestyle Amy Lawson -

A body of one’s own: Medical mystery in the modern age

Recently, I found myself marooned in that most demoralising of places, the NHS waiting list. I was soon falling down the rabbit hole of catastrophisation, after succumbing to the inevitable temptation of googling my symptoms (it wasn’t looking good).

Lifestyle Beatrix Arnold -

Recipe of the Week: Â¡Enchiladas!

Feeling guilty over your unreasonable Mission Burrito spending, but need some spice in your life? Here's the recipe for you! (Serves 2)

Eat, Be Merry, Be Eco: the Oxford Food Surplus Cafe

You can volunteer, pay, draw, sing, or do the washing up for your dinner: on Saturday 25th April 2015, Oxford will launch its Food Surplus Cafe.

10 things to get excited about in Trinity

Niluka Kavanagh looks ahead optimistically to a term of sunshine and punting

Recipe of the week: dough balls and garlic butter

Shockingly simple to make, this is the perfect party or revision snack.

Review: The Vaults & Garden Cafe

Our reviewer found the cafeteria-style service jarring at the Vaults & Garden Cafe, located off the High Street on Radcliffe Square

Is Charli XCX pure evil?

Charli XCX, both live at the 02 Academy and in my nightmares

Minimalist Minestrone

A basic, student-friendly version of a delicious classic that you can dress up with whatever's in the fridge. Serves 6.

Recipe of the Week: Posh Pepper Pancakes

A quick and carby alternative to a Sunday morning fry-up for when you're feeling a bit bourgeois. Serves 6

BFFs? Reflections on school friends

An old friend's accident prompts Charlotte Juckes to consider the importance of the people from her past

In defence of ageing

Bex Watson discusses the perceptions of old age

Recipe of the Week: Mushroom Stroganoff

Here's a quick and easy method of fooling your parents into thinking that you're coping on your own.

The vac to-do list

Niluka Kavanagh supplies us with seven tips for the vac in order to return to normality once more

Bar Review: St John’s

This week things get a little hairy for the Bar Review Team

The difficulties of love online

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull talks about his issues with the new LGBTQIA+ online dating apps.

Oxford helped me tackle anorexia

An anonymous contributor provides a positive look at Oxford's relationship with health.

Bexistentialism HT15 Week 7

Life is rough for this second year

Bar Review: Pembroke

Pembroke's bar has its ups and downs

Creaming Spires HT15 Week 6

This week, Ava Gina has an enlightening conversation.

Bexistentialism HT15 Week 6

Life is rough for this second year

BDSM helped me get over my rape

An anonymous contributor explains how she turned a corner with a new relationship

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