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Love in Literature

by Alice Clara State November 29, 2022November 29, 2022

Books That Made Me: To the Lighthouse

by Liberty Brignall November 24, 2022

Review of Chloe Gong’s Foul Lady Fortune

by Abigail Stevens November 4, 2022November 4, 2022

A Loft-y Success: Jarvis Cocker’s Good Pop, Bad Pop

by Ben Holden October 29, 2022October 29, 2022

Books That Made Me: Rabbit

by Nicholas Champness October 27, 2022October 27, 2022

The Ghosts of Writing and Publishing

by Sophie Benbelaid October 17, 2022October 17, 2022

Books That Made Me: The Goldfinch

by Misha Mian September 14, 2022September 16, 2022

David Hockney and Zadie Smith: Lessons in Authority

by Henrietta Claydon August 31, 2022August 31, 2022

Beyond Prejudices, Modern Poetry

by Laureline Latour August 26, 2022August 26, 2022

The Power of Personal Testimony: How David Sheff’s Memoir Beautiful Boy Underscores the Perniciousness of Substance Abuse

by Misha Mian August 23, 2022August 23, 2022

Can Oxford Students Still Afford to Follow Their Passions?

Malachy King Nov 28, 2025 4 min read

Provided by Malachy King, used with permission.

There is no question that the job market is looking increasingly bleak. Many Oxford graduates, promised opportunity and privileged status, with grand ambition allowing them…

The Players at the Burton Taylor Studio: Reviewed

Oliver Martin Nov 27, 2025 4 min read

character looks through a bag while on stage

“Splinters Productions’ debut play explores all the vicissitudes of student theatre, from cringeworthy flirtation to tyrannical direction” Oliver Martin reviews ‘The Players’ Image from Splinters…

Risk Appetite: On Relationships with Food and Food Influencers

Valerie Wu Nov 26, 2025 6 min read

A man sits at a table alone, eating a bowl of ramen.

“I thought spending mealtimes studying instead of eating would give me some sort of leverage over my peers, who weren’t spending that time being ‘productive’…

Luddite Renaissance: Are adults the real screenagers?

Noah Petts Nov 26, 2025 6 min read

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

“And yet, I find that the focus on children and teenagers’ usage of smartphones from adults has a whiff of the infamous “when one finger…