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Love Letters: To Acknowledgement
‘When I’m tired, or feeling burnt out, it’s the hundreds and hundreds of different versions of me – past and future – that keep me going.’
WHAT’S NEW
Breakups and Burnout: A guide to term-time heartbreak
“The college environment might seem the worst place possible to go through a breakup.” Judith Hamilton tells her story of heartbreak, and offers advice to others going through the same…
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Alice’s Oxford, Oxford’s Alice: Wonderland in Our City
“On Saturday 5 July, expect a day of spontaneous street performances, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland-themed city tours, croquet tutorials at Christ Church, and the famous Wonderland Afternoon Tea at the…
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Selina Todd On The Working-Class Reality Britain Keeps Forgetting
“There’s still this persistent idea, especially in Britain, that the ‘real’ working class is only white, male, and manual. However, that has never been the full picture.” Ava Doherty speaks…
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Iago: Working Class Villain?
“This piece is an expression of my distaste for Coleridge’s ‘motiveless malignity’. It is a rebellion against the usual ideas thrown at English students when studying Othello for A-Level. Instead,…
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Inadequacy
January — a month that often has been disregarded as boring, was something that once offered me solace. When I was younger, the thought of becoming an adult excited me…
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From influencer to singer-songwriter: is the world really Addison Rae’s oyster?
“It seems that when a social media personality tries to add ‘musician’ to their CV, they commit a professional and social transgression.” Lucas Goddard discusses Addison Rae’s venture into music.…
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Oxford
Julianna Glasse, CEO of ‘This is What Happens When Women Read’ Funds New Scholarship
Julianna Glasse is a singer-songwriter, inspirational speaker, podcast host, author, founder, and CEO of the non-profit – This is What Happens When Women Read. Glasse recently announced the launch of a new scholarship, enabling a woman to pursue an MBA at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. The scholarship will fully fund the cost…
“All of the Madness Needs Rooting Out”: Dominic Cummings at the Sheldonian
Aria Chakravorty outlines the subject of Dominic Cummings’ recent talk at the Sheldonian Theatre. Image by Aria Chakravorty, used with permission.
Oxford Union: This House Believes that No One Can Be Illegal on Stolen Land
Nithusha Sathyendran reports on the recent debate at the Oxford Union, focused on whether anyone can be illegal on stolen land. Image by Esther Boon.
opinion
Is Reading Still Relevant?
“At a university built on reading, in an age where machines can do it for us, do we still believe reading matters?” Ngoc Diep (Alice) explores the impact of AI on our academic approach, questioning whether reading has lost its relevancy. Image by Vincenzo Malagoli via Pexels
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The Peace Dividend is over
“There is no help on the way. No one is going to save us this time. There is no arsenal of democracy across some vast sea, ready and waiting to rush Europe’s defence as the United States did in 1917 and 1941. Europe is alone. It must prepare for the worst.” Arun Lewis discusses how…
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The Inability to Read for Leisure Disease
“I miss the way books used to feel. The weight of a novel in my hand on a rainy Sunday. The joy of finishing a sentence and rereading it just for the pleasure of the cadence. I miss the companionship of characters I used to meet between pages. So I’ve decided, I want that part…
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Global Affairs
Amman: The Sound of Air-Raid Sirens
“Air-raid sirens wailed inside my head. Jolted awake, I stumbled around trying to find my phone. Arabic reverberated unclearly, a Jordanian official’s voice booming from, from somewhere, saying something, I couldn’t make it out.” Eva Morgan gives her first-hand account of the air-raid sirens over Jordan this week, offering a unique perspective into…
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Outside OX1 Week 7: Wagner, Colombia, Los Angeles
The Global Affairs team explore the biggest news from this week, including Wagner pulling out of Mali, the assassination attempt against a Colombian presidential candidate, and migration protests in Los Angeles. Image credit by Evie Fairclough-Clay.
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Redrawing the Line: NATO Shifts Its Defense Spending Expectations
“From 24 to 26 June 2025, leaders will gather in The Hague for the next NATO summit, a meeting that could mark a historic turning point. Discussions about increasing defence spending have been ongoing for some time, kickstarted by the election of Donald Trump. Over the past months, the debate has accelerated at…
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COLUMNS
Ugly Feelings: Persuasive Pronunciation (Or, a Defense of Jane Austen)
‘I’m rather preoccupied with performance.’ Briony Arnott discusses performance and Jane Austen.
Musings of a Media Lover: Lucy Dacus and Love Songs
‘Even an album about love, something I think I hear too much about, sometimes, is made unique at the hands of Lucy Dacus’. Millie Acton explores Lucy Dacus’s songwriting and her new ‘love’ album.
Ugly Feelings: Oranges, Tits, and Something Else
‘Sat in the back of my mum’s car, Billy Joel crooning on the radio, a heavily dog-eared book on my lap: this is what love is. ‘ Briony Arnott discusses love and her relationships.
CULTURES
Comeback of the Witch
“As someone with a very strong interest in witches and their history, I love all witch-related media. However… there’s more that could be done to expand on this iconic type…
Why does tragedy make us laugh?
“As she explained the tragic news, we both had the strangest feeling: we were trying not to smile. We were children in detention, lips pursed with an uneasy grin that…
So Bad, it’s Good: In Defence of A Minecraft Movie
“A few weeks ago, my friend and I found ourselves in a particularly rigorous intellectual debate. A debate that will surely put many a Union squabble to shame. ‘Bee Movie…
LIfestyle
Celebrity Wine – The Good, the Bad, and the Pricey
From offerings by Gordon Ramsey to Snoop Dogg, Jack Wharton shares a humorous review of the celebrity wines on the market.
The Student’s Guide to Oxford’s Cafés
Alexis Wood reveals Oxford students’ favourite cafes by food, drink and ambience—and crowns Oxford’s best cafe.
Flavours of Home: Tempura, a Metonym
Zac Yang reflects on tempura and growing up without a food culture, finding identity not in tradition, but in the rootless and cosmopolitan nature of this staple of Japanese cuisine.…
Identity
Exam Stress: Not Just A Stereotype
Exams can be stressful as an autistic person, they can be stressful for any person. A year’s work culminating in that small window at the end of Trinity Term is…
Diaries of a Thought Son: ‘Amman ya jameela- عمان يا جميلة’
‘There’s always a minaret illuminated by a green light in each corner of the city, whether you’re sitting in Abdoun, Abdali, Jabal Amman or Weibdeh, and somewhere inside me, I…
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