Columns Archives - Page 9 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: Chipping Norton

by Rosie Creighton November 6, 2024November 6, 2024

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

Plunge bra

by Poppy Thornton November 4, 2024November 4, 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: Halloween

by Lucy Pollock November 4, 2024November 4, 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.

Breaking Up with Zesty White

by Jack Wharton November 2, 2024November 2, 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: Home.

by Rosie Creighton November 1, 2024November 3, 2024

Image shows author walking through greenery.

(Dis)abled: The Holidays

by Ruby Bailey-Proe November 1, 2024November 1, 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: A Warm Welcome

by Lucy Pollock October 27, 2024October 31, 2024

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

Living a Life We Never Expected to Have

by Evelyn Patronus October 18, 2024October 18, 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.

Red Wine and the Fridge – An Unlikely Romance

by Jack Wharton October 16, 2024October 16, 2024

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

Words of a multiple: What noise should I make to get your attention?

by Evelyn Patronus June 26, 2024June 26, 2024

Wytham Woods: Oxford’s natural laboratory

Hannah Smith Oct 29, 2025 4 min read

A vibrant green forest with a sloping ground.

Oxford’s woodlands provide a refuge from academic life, but also function as a resource for scientific study. Hannah Smith explores how Wytham Woods, Oxford’s most…

LIVER ACHE

Anna Stibbe Oct 29, 2025 2 min read

LIVER ACHE

‘Smoking someone else’s straight, now they want my secrets in exchange.’ Anna Stibbe’s poem about hazy nights out.

Sanae Takaichi: Japan’s “Iron Lady”?

Melissa Eddon Oct 28, 2025 6 min read

Sanae Takaichi: Japan’s “Iron Lady”?

Melissa Eddon After weeks of political upheaval in Japanese politics, Sanae Takaichi has become the new Prime Minister. The resignation of former PM Shigeru Ishiba…

Luddite Renaissance: A Case for Limiting Laptops in the Classroom

Noah Petts Oct 28, 2025 7 min read

A picture of people in a library common room. Everyone is looking at their phones.

“Laptops are Janus-faced things. They are at once enhancers and detractors of learning.” Noah Petts argues for the limiting of laptops in the classroom. Image…