Should we cancel reality TV?
Given the recent suspected suicides, should shows like Love Island and Jeremy Kyle be allowed on our televisions?
The Ruling Class – ‘a new beast, though one they are competently battling’
Stage Wrong Productions tackle the challenging black comedy on at the BT in third week.
Every Brilliant Thing – ‘strikes a staggering balance between serious and joyful’
For a play about suicide, Every Brilliant Thing is an unexpectedly life-affirming and hilarious production
Electrolyte – an energetic fusion of electronica and spoken word
A dizzying exploration of mental health at The North Wall holds promise, but is undermined by its simplistic ending.
Shame, shame, we know your name
You can’t save the environment or do every piece of work well with absolute success. Sorry.
Netflix and Grill?
How a culture of 'binge-watching' may be changing our diets
Counselling should do more
At no point did anyone ask if trying to overcome sexual assault in under four hours seemed challenging. Quite quickly the object of the sessions shifted from overcoming the assault to merely addressing it, and this adjustment brought its own tensions with it. Repeatedly bringing upsetting memories to the forefront of my mind had consistent repercussions outside of my allotted counselling time, and we frequently needed the full 50 minutes just to explore the problem fully, let alone consider possible coping mechanism or how I was going to get better.
Oxford’s term structure is fuelling a mental health crisis
In an ideal world, Oxford would exercise at the very least a benign influence on the mental health of its students and staff. As...
JCR Presidents brand University’s mental health provisions “completely unsustainable”
The letter claimed that "There has been a severe lack of public leadership on this issue from the University governance".
Pantomime villain turned mental health hero – Morecambe’s Kevin Ellison
‘Harry Potter, he’s coming for you’ roar the Exeter fans as Morecambe’s veteran forward Kevin Ellison receives the ball on his customary left wing....
Making myself at home
"When you're here for most of the year, making this city your true home is a feat that seems impossible."
Gender roles impact men’s mental health
We must deconstruct unspoken gender norms
The life-saving power of a hashtag
Male suicide prevention campaign #ItsOkayNotToBeOkay should not just be dismissed as virtue signalling
Eat Your Heart Out review – ‘A nuanced and authentic exploration of a stigmatised subject matter’
Tightrope Productions' devised piece proves particularly heartfelt at the Edinburgh Fringe.
