Wednesday 11th February 2026

Culture

Will 2026 finally kill the clean girl?

The clean girl has become ubiquitous throughout celebrity culture, magazines, and social media in recent years. Her brand prescribes a lifestyle, a kind of idealised minimalism.

Nostalgic and sincere: ‘The Glass Menagerie’ in review

Crazy Child Productions staged a genuine and thoughtful adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ classic.

Irreverent, laugh-out-loud funny: ‘My Dead Mum’s AI Boyfriend’

Aled is a chatbot, but also, more concerningly, Carrie’s mum’s AI boyfriend.

Musical theatre and classic literature: A marriage of two minds?

Musical theatre owes a great debt to the literature of preceding centuries. Often, all we need is one idea to ignite a spark that leads to something greater.

Hi, I’m a human

Not pleasing everyone is a failure I will embrace.

A load of balls

Sheena Sodha goes backstage to take a look at what it takes to make each and every ball a success.

Beyond the void

Kate Shouesmith talks to Simon Yates about ordeal, recklessness and inspiration.

The jackboot look is IN!

Here’s my idea. Tomorrow we form a party, and campaign to legalise all child porn.

Interview: Stephen Poliakoff

Isabel Sutton tries her best to ask TV’s revered playwright some tough questions.

Piece of cake

Chris Baraniuk explores the magic of the Covered Market's Cake Shop.

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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