Oxford’s main student publications are so ubiquitously publicised, they’re impossible to miss. The juiciest of newspapers, however, are shrouded in secrecy. Their existence is...
"Then there were more obscure terms: "see you in Cowley". I must admit that given the notoriously well-articulated British pronunciation I honestly believed they were referring to a certain Cow Lake, which I then presumed to be located in Christchurch Meadow, given the cows. It appears that it is the name of the vibrant area south of Oxford."
Nicola Carotenuto provides a satirical glance at Oxford student life and lingo.
"Matriculation (a corruption of “Matron’s lactations”, a common public-school ambrosia) is a ceremony that takes place every year in Oxford, marking the final severing of the students’ weak connection to reality."
Holly Holiday from Glee consciously uncoupling from
her brain stem has become the definitive image of Steven Soderbergh’s 2011
pandemic-based thriller, Contagion. Yes, Contagion, you know,...
Boris Johnson addressed the decade old issue of underfunding
the health service on Easter Sunday. “Our NHS is the beating heart of this
country - it...
