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Books that Made Me: “Les Misérables”

by Izzy Lucas January 26, 2022January 26, 2022

When is it right to read? My views on ethical reading

by Evie Craggs January 25, 2022January 25, 2022

The Beautiful World of Sally Rooney

by Ellen Pasternack January 25, 2022January 25, 2022

December Review: The Anthropocene Reviewed

by Lily Down December 29, 2021June 24, 2022

Books & a Brew

by Joana Neves Teixeira December 19, 2021December 20, 2021

Books That Made Me: Brideshead Revisted

by Maxi Grindley December 1, 2021December 1, 2021

Spooky Season Reads

by Freddie Hull October 8, 2021October 8, 2021

My ‘villain edit’

by Jessica Steadman October 2, 2021October 2, 2021

Summer Reading Round Up

by Zahra Grieve September 28, 2021September 28, 2021

September Review: Beowulf, translated by Maria Dahvana Headley

by Zaman Keinath-Esmail September 19, 2021September 19, 2021

What’s Really in a Name?

Liv Ekdawi Nov 17, 2025 13 min read

“Just laughing off the mispronunciations seemed to work at shrugging off uneasy feelings about it.” – Liv Ekdawi explores her surname’s origins, and the difficulties…

Proust’s Madeleine: The Hidden Power of Food.

Imogen Forrest Nov 16, 2025 6 min read

“We have always known that food is a lot more than its taste, texture, and nutritional value. Every meal is an intense social and sensory…

The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui at the Michael Pilch Studio: Reviewed

Janik Peeters Nov 16, 2025 7 min read

‘The play’s moments of real power come when it bucks the trend of assigning Ui/Hitler’s rise to individuals, and begins to speak to us as…

Seeing with your Ears: Oxford Celebrates Arvo Pärt at 90

George Finney Nov 15, 2025 5 min read

“In a world […] where the lives we lead are becoming increasingly cluttered, the austere music of Pärt is the perfect antidote, allowing its listener…

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