Jan Maciejewski, Author at The Oxford Blue

Oxford News

Plan Submitted to Replace ATIK With Live Music Venue

by Jan Maciejewski February 20, 2025February 20, 2025

Oxford News

Professor at Jesus College Accused of “fanning the flames of hate”

by Jan Maciejewski February 3, 2025February 3, 2025

Global Affairs

Trump’s Cabinet of Curiosities

by Jan Maciejewski January 14, 2025January 14, 2025

So Bad, It’s Good: John Cage’s 4’33”

Jan Maciejewski Apr 30, 2026 4 min read

Music is ubiquitous in our lives. From the playlists we make for every imaginable activity to the constant drone of mundane pop at restaurants and…

New Media: Have We Evolved to Think Less Deeply?

Jan Maciejewski Mar 23, 2026 6 min read

Image credit to Kristin Hardwick. Used under the Creative Commons https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ License via Wikimedia Commons When we think of evolution, our minds tend to spring…

A Tour of The Grove: Oxford’s Newest Student Theatre Space

Jan Maciejewski Mar 20, 2026 5 min read

A student theatre set with two actors and a wooden structure which looks like a house.

“the Grove, with its top-of-the-line sound and lighting, traditional architectural backdrop, and grander scale, is certainly a theatre worth watching out for” Janik Peeters tours…

The Sabotage of Modernity

Jan Maciejewski Mar 19, 2026 5 min read

“Thunderstorm with glimmering lightnings over ocean” by Lachlan Ross, https://www.pexels.com/photo/thunderstorm-with-glimmering-lightnings-over-ocean-6510369/ In recent times, we seem to be intoxicated by the heady spirits of progress and…