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Monday, January 20, 2025

Culture

Cricket jumpers at the club? What Oxford students are really wearing

Perhaps style at Oxford is ultimately about learning how not to let the mask slip.

Should we judge a book by its cover?

Maybe we need to start giving a chance to the books we wouldn't usually take a second glance at. 

“Mummy said I’m pretty”: Nepo babies on the runway

What positive changes are the people born into this system going to advocate for?

Review: Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice

Burton’s famous gift for mixing the dark and eerie with the fun and satirical shines through once again.

Beware the surfer stasi

Internet culture is facing a huge threat, says Ben Williams.

A castle in the air

Roberta Klimt feels the enduring appeal of the fairy-tale.  

Happily Ever After…

Dig out your fairy tales and dressing up boxes and let your imagination run wild with silks, sequins and props fit for a princess to make your loveliest dreams come true.

Gay gay gay

I’m not in favour of the freedom to drive cars into skipping schoolkids.

May-be not

Guy Pewsey on why the first of May is not a cause for celebration.

Dance on my grave

Stan probably didn’t want himself linked to Mr Blobby.

Picture perfect

Art and fashion are deeply interrelated.

Pop!

A funky and colourful photoshoot inspired by Warhol and crayons.

They float in the breeze…

"I am convinced that we can eliminate single-use disposable bags altogether, in favour of long-lasting and more sustainable alternatives"-Prime Minister Brown Although...

The Rose

It is quite a feat to pull off a menu comprised entirely of types of tea and their descriptions without being utterly pretentious, (anyone...

Hacks? Shallow? It’s the hardest job in Oxford

Hacks are horrid, soulless people who have hijacked an innocent debating society and turned it into a pit of depravity, political intrigue and stained...

Ones to Watch

They always say that good things comes in threes…The theme of the launch party for Design For Living at The Love Bar on Tuesday...

Toilet Humour

I love that even at Oxford people graffiti the walls. Perhaps this is worthy of further exploration?” (Bodleian Women Readers’ Cloakroom.) This throwaway toilet...

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