Lifestyle

All buttered up: Broche, and the art of the perfect croissant

During these cold winter months, in which – thanks to that pinnacle of British construction, breathable walls – I wake up in a freezing room, I find great solace in hiding beneath my blanket.

Food Luis Prenninger -

The case for doing nothing (on holiday)

My best memories of gallivanting around Europe were of parks. They were found in the tranquility of self-reflection as I enjoyed the serenity of nature, clutching my too-expensive coffee and watching the ducks swim about in the river as the cold winter wind whipped the fallen leaves off the ground beside me.

Lifestyle Trevor Lee -

Why you shouldn’t finish your reading list

On being accepted into Oxford, everyone warned me about the reading lists. “You’ll be reading eight hours a day,” they said. At the time, it sounded almost romantic.

Lifestyle Anisha Mohammed -

Kilts, Ceilidhs and Calling: Inside the World of Oxford Reeling

It's Thursday night in New College's Long Room, and several dozen students are desperately trying to master The Plough Speed, which, for the uninitiated, is a mind boggling routine of side-steps, spins and shuffles.

Lifestyle Nancy Robson -

Bexistentialism HT15 Week 4

Life is tough for this second year

Creaming Spires HT15 Week 4

This week, Ava deals with an embarrassing academic encounter

A beginner’s guide to foot fetishism

Rhiannon Gibbs-Harris meets an unusual BDSM practitioner.

The highest sights of Tamil Nadu

Ione Wells talks to a member of an endangered community

Bexistentialism HT15 Week 3

Life is tough for this second year.

Creaming Spires HT15 Week 3

This week Ava Gina deals with an old taboo.

Creaming Spires HT15 Week 2

This week, Ava Gina explores the perils of flirting.

Bexistentialism HT15 Week 2

Life is tough for this second year

Making it through the wilderness of sex

Millie McCluskie debates whether virginity is just a construct

A fairytale childhood in New York

Clarissa May Jones returns to the 'City that never sleeps'

Oxford’s most-loved Japanese

Benjamin Berry kicks off Hilary with Edamame's Thursday sushi night

Bar Review: Wadham

This Bar reviewer is less than impressed by what Wadham has to offer

We need to change our views on BDSM

Rhiannon Gibbs-Harris meets a 'Little' who is in a 'Daddy' relationship

Creaming Spires HT15 Week 1

This week a combination of work and stress have left Ava with a bit of a dry spell

A tragic architectural regeneration

William Webb learns more than he anticipated about Le Havre

Bexistentialism HT15 Week 1

Life is tough for this second year

Can #Fitspiration make us healthier?

S.R. Taylor explores the debate around #fitspo

Bexistentialism: HT15 Week 0

Life is rough for this second year

Bar Review: Balliol

This week, the Bar Review Team goes to the best-known college bar

A birthday party to remember

Despite low expectations, Ching Lee goes to Atomic Burger and has a great time

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