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Goggle-Ox: Crashing John Mayer’s Party

by Susie Weidmann February 9, 2024February 9, 2024

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Sublime Drizzlings: Looking Through the Hourglass

by Chloe Smith February 8, 2024February 8, 2024

Diaries of a Rusticated Student: Scared of the Dark

by Alice Brooker February 7, 2024February 7, 2024

Columnism, Columns, Identity

Paradise Lost; Croissants Found?

by Poppy Thornton February 1, 2024April 29, 2024

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Sublime Drizzlings: Circling Back to 1908…

by Chloe Smith January 31, 2024February 2, 2024

Diaries of a Rusticated Student: a (Bad) Description of my Dissociation

by Alice Brooker January 30, 2024May 12, 2024

Music Makes The People: Grace and Danger

by Liv Ekdawi January 29, 2024January 30, 2024

(Dis)abled

by Ruby Bailey-Proe January 23, 2024January 23, 2024

This illustration shows an alcove filled with personal items, including a teapot and toy ballerina, with the column’s title ‘Sublime Drizzlings’ in the background

Sublime Drizzlings: Beatrice, Dancing Queen

by Chloe Smith January 23, 2024January 23, 2024

Columnism, Columns, Identity

Reflections on my Oxford Bunker

by Poppy Thornton January 23, 2024April 29, 2024

Ugly Feelings: Oranges, Tits, and Something Else

Briony ArnottJun 11, 20254 min read

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‘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…

OVARY IT – You’re Allowed a Bit of Melodrama

Issi MarklewJun 11, 20255 min read

The image shows a tampon with red sequins on, against a lilac background.

‘Instead of suppressing my emotions, or trying on stoicism, I’ve been practicing authenticity.’ Issi Marklew discusses embracing her emotions and allowing herself some melodrama.

streetlights, part 1

Sharon ZhangJun 11, 20255 min read

streetlights, part 1

“This year, I’m getting rid of everything that doesn’t serve me. E.g. after I graduated, I chucked all my —-into this big polyester bag then…

Redrawing the Line: NATO Shifts Its Defense Spending Expectations

Isolde SellinJun 11, 20257 min read

Met with Secretary General NATO — clear-eyed about NATO’s mission. Peace through strength requires every ally to step up.

“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…