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The considerations of a would-be student politician. A student, who, despite being a self-declared introvert, has been thrust to the very top of student politics. President of the Christ Church JCR, candidate for the presidency of the Oxford Union -- Ramanathan wants to run things. 

It’s a strange feeling to stare into the void of a Zoom loading screen, waiting for a two-time Oscar winner to join the call. But that’s what I did one Sunday morning, counting the seconds until my interview with Cate Blanchett began.

Perez Hilton is saying sorry. 17 years since the rise and fall of his controversial blog, this near-universally loathed gossipmonger turned businessman and doting father...

There can’t be many people who have inspired both an opera and a U2 stadium anthem. President Lech Wałęsa may well be one of...

"It teaches you humility, and how to cope with defeats and disappointments. And that's a really important factor in life: you can't win everything."

When I met HONNE over Zoom, they’d been up late the night before working on a new music video for an acoustic version of...

Although having enjoyed a varied career, India Hicks is perhaps best known for two things: her eponymous lifestyle brand (now defunct), and being Prince...

From the window above my desk I can see straight into four of my neighbours’ offices. The workspace belonging to the family opposite sits...

The diaries of Lord Hope, the first Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court, describe Baroness Brenda Hale: “Brenda is not easy to deal...

The comedian on his podcast, his time in Oxford and living in Boris Johnson's armpit

The art historian and presenter on restoration, vanity and Old Masters

The first impression that I get of George Osborne is that he is a man in a hurry – both literally and figuratively. After...

Joanna Lonergan speaks to the Radio 1 DJ on music, mental health, and Cornish pasties.

A genre in herself, Lana’s sleepy Hollywood aesthetic and tragic love songs have earned her success in the indie pop scene. Under her...