Lifestyle

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.

Lifestyle Manya Singh -

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.

Lifestyle Abigail Christie -

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.

Lifestyle Elouise Wills -

In defence of the default order: The Alternative Tuck Shop

There is no place in Oxford that my muscle memory takes me to more reliably than the Alternative Tuck Shop. This happens regardless of my state – still half-asleep, perhaps slightly hungover, or already late for class.

Lifestyle Luis Prenninger -

Creaming Spires: 5th Week Hilary

Ava Gina questions how much really need to know about your recent pull

Freddy the Fresher: 5th Week Hilary

Freddy basks in the glory of his new-found fame

"So, could Jesus come back as a woman?"

Last week's Text-a-Toastie gets Liz English thinking beyond Cherwell, work and Park End

Interview: MJ Delaney

Erin Goldfinch talks to rising director MJ Delaney about her break into film making

Creaming Spires: 4th Week Hilary

Ava Gina considers the benefits of 'flicking the bean'

Freddy the Fresher 2014: Part 5

Freddy storms to victory on University Challenge

Review: Atomic Pizza

Alex Bleasdale revisits an old Cowley favourite

Bridget Jones on Valentine’s Day

Sara Semic contemplates flying solo on February 14th

Hollie McNish interview

Amelia Anderson talks to performance poet Hollie McNish about the politics of poetry

Freddy the Fresher 2014: Part 4

Freddy recalls an amorous encounter in typically theatrical fashion

Creaming Spires – 3rd week Hilary

Guest columnist Hugh Japenis reflects on a lad's holiday of sun, sex and busty Bavarian

Freddy the Fresher 2014: Part 1-3

Freddy's adventures in Oxford continue in this uncut collection of the first three entires of Hilary

Review: Yeti

Alex gives Nepalese cuisine a go

In Defence of Horseradish

Tom Wood makes a case for this British classic

Creaming Spires: 2nd Week Hilary

Ava has an international sexperience

An Ode to Procrastination

Chloe Ingersent celebrates the ultimate library companion...a good dose of procrastination

Interview: Kris Hallenga

Erin Goldfinch talks to CoppaFeel! founder Kris Hallenga about cancer detection

Creaming Spires: 1st Week Hilary

Ava finds a new way to save the pennies...

Review: The Fishes

Alex Bleasdale heads out of town for some New Year gluttony

Free booze (almost)

Andy Hamilton helps ease your overdraft

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