Columns Archives - Page 8 of 47 - The Oxford Blue

Illustration of central Oxford, with the Radcliffe Camera and Bridge of Sighs situated in a bubble, next to the words "Beyond the Bubble".

Beyond the Bubble: Clarkson’s Pub.

by Rosie Creighton December 12, 2024December 12, 2024

Are you bored of me yet?

by Ruby Bailey-Proe December 5, 2024December 5, 2024

The image shows a cream envelope with a small pink heart on the seal. Behind the envelope there is a pink cloud with small pink hearts.

Love Letters: No Day Like a Snow Day

by Lucy Pollock December 1, 2024December 1, 2024

Illustration of a quill in an inkpot. Blue butterflies and swirls surround the quill.

Words of a Multiple: Did the therapy work?

by Evelyn Patronus November 30, 2024November 30, 2024

Photo of a wooden table, with two glasses about a quarter-full of red wine, a bottle of red wine, and a brown notebook on it.

The Journey So Far – November 2024

by Jack Wharton November 28, 2024November 28, 2024

Illustration of central Oxford, with the Radcliffe Camera and Bridge of Sighs situated in a bubble, next to the words "Beyond the Bubble".

Beyond the Bubble: Headington

by Rosie Creighton November 24, 2024November 24, 2024

A row of statues, coloured blue, against a background of bricks on a temple.

Brexit Tackle

by Poppy Thornton November 22, 2024November 22, 2024

The image shows a cream envelope with a small pink heart on the seal. Behind the envelope there is a pink cloud with small pink hearts.

Love Letters: Locked In

by Lucy Pollock November 17, 2024November 17, 2024

(Dis)abled

by Ruby Bailey-Proe November 13, 2024November 25, 2024

Illustration of central Oxford, with the Radcliffe Camera and Bridge of Sighs situated in a bubble, next to the words "Beyond the Bubble".

Beyond the Bubble: Harcourt Arboretum

by Rosie Creighton November 13, 2024November 13, 2024

The Detention at the Michael Pilch Studio: Reviewed

Rohit Ghosh Oct 31, 2025 4 min read

An image of four cast members sat and laughing around a table of the set

“By the time the play was over, I had a big smile on my face, and the profound feeling that I needed this. The Detention…

Uncle Vanya at the Keble O’Reilly Theatre: Reviewed

Esme Gutch Oct 31, 2025 6 min read

Uncle Vanya at the Keble O’Reilly Theatre: Reviewed

“Robey’s Uncle Vanya certainly ‘unlearns’ this type of English Chekhov: it finds something rawer, hungrier, and closer to soil.” Esme Gutch reviews Fennec Fox Productions’…

The Mystery of Antinous: Roman Beauty at its Finest

Luke Erly Oct 31, 2025 6 min read

A picture of the bust of Antinous in The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.

“To be a Greco-Roman was to be involved in the myth of Antinous, the most famous Greek of his era.” Luke Erly explores the history…

Conference of Common Rooms meets for the first time this term

Luke Erly Oct 30, 2025 5 min read

Radcliffe Camera, a cylindrical library in central Oxford, is pictured centrally among the Oxford skyline, as taken from University Church

The Conference of Common Rooms met in the HB Allen Centre on the night of Tuesday 28 October to discuss the next round of Oxford…