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Tuning in: Podcasts in lockdown
It’s no wonder then that in times of hardship and isolation, such as these, podcasts are more popular than ever.
The Muse in Film: Winona Ryder and Tim Burton
When Winona Ryder first met Tim Burton, they talked like old friends about movies and music for over half an hour before...
Oriel College Provost Neil Mendoza becomes UK’s first Culture Commissioner
The Provost of Oriel College, Neil Mendoza has been appointed as the UK’s first Culture Commissioner as part of efforts to aid...
Do LGBT+ creatives have a responsibility to produce queer art?
Being "protected" from anything that resembled queerness did not manage to make me straight
‘All the world’s a stage’: Culture in translation
With Shakespeare’s birth and death date happening on the 23rd of April, I’ve been thinking about what a great man he was....
Happiness is a cigar called Hamlet
While the machine of commerce rumbles on, cynicism towards the smoke and mirrors of modern brand manoeuvrings is never too far from...
Nostalgia: it isn’t what it used to be
I remember a time when I took for granted that I could eat at
restaurants, lay around in the park, and visit my...
The Court Painter: The Exclusivity of the ‘Popular’ Artist
For the casual modern art admirer, it might initially be difficult to comprehend the business of art in the 17th-century; a time...
‘This dumb blonde ain’t nobody’s fool’: feminist lessons from Dolly Parton
"When all else fails, I just tell a boob joke."