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Cherubs Grow On Trees: Atmospheric student filmmaking

Making short films is hard. You have anything between two and 20 minutes to tell a compelling story. As an audience member, they can often feel unsatisfying. However, for...

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Cheap cashmere in freezing February

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5 top tips to stay toasty and trendy this winter

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Doubts on Banksy

What is so enticing – and infuriating – about this mystery man’s slapdash approach to political commentary?

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Friday Favourite: The Cairo Trilogy

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Independent retailers offer a great alternative which can be more sustainable, exciting and supportive of our local communities.

Culture in crisis: the impact of the pandemic on theatres

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Seven Flowers for Midsummer

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History of Ideas: talking politics and escaping science

This podcast is a godsend. It’s like a crash course in ideology, philosophical chat with a friend and yogic meditation all rolled into one.

“Helpless”: Whatever Happened to Maria Reynolds?

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Trinity in the time of pandemic

Scraping dredges of hummus with my last-but-one piece of flatbread, my first year at Oxford ended with an anti-climatic sigh as I clicked ‘send’...

Experiencing museums and galleries in a COVID-19 age

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A literary holiday – JL Carr’s A Month in the Country

"I underlined a passage in the book which seemed pertinent to today’s situation: ‘It is now or never; we must snatch at happiness as it flies.’ "

Photo editorial: the essence of memories in fashion and melodies

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Learning From Blackface Comedy

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Cherubs Grow On Trees: Atmospheric student filmmaking

Cheap cashmere in freezing February

5 top tips to stay toasty and trendy this winter

Doubts on Banksy

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