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Nice To Meet You, I’m A Slut: ‘Post Nut Clarity’ versus ‘The Dick Haze’, Gendered Responses to Sex

by Alice Garnett January 26, 2021February 11, 2022

Why lockdown 3 is the perfect time to start running

by Jessica Searle January 26, 2021January 26, 2021

Get with the programme: M.I.High – what childhood spy dreams are made of

by Thang Tu January 25, 2021January 25, 2021

Breaking down the tampon tax

by Karishma Khosla January 24, 2021January 24, 2021

Feeling Final: The Exam Ordeal

by Sarah Lewis January 24, 2021January 24, 2021

Don your (swim) cap! A dive into Oxford’s wild swimming scene

by Holly Bostock January 23, 2021January 23, 2021

The Weekend Wine List

by Anonymous Contributor January 22, 2021May 5, 2025

Written in the stars?

by Jake Caudwell January 22, 2021July 18, 2021

Photo essay: a journey through Varanasi, India

by Jemima Storey January 22, 2021January 22, 2021

How to Make a Household a Home

by Uma Gurav January 20, 2021January 20, 2021

The Lifestyle Lowdown: Day Trips

Isobel Jessop Mar 12, 2026 6 min read

The Lifestyle Lowdown: Day Trips

If you’ve got some free time as week 8 draws to a close, why not use it to explore Oxford and its surroundings? Here are…

Oxford’s College Portraits: A Personal History

Evie Williams Mar 12, 2026 6 min read

A sketch of the statue of Antony Gormley.

Evie Williams explores the ‘gallery of Oxonian history’ on every college’s walls, and asks what college portraits tell us about Oxford today.

Lady Grinning Soul: An Interview with Chris Barker

Julia Blackmon Mar 12, 2026 13 min read

Lady Grinning Soul: An Interview with Chris Barker

“I’ve been very lucky to be around people who are really nice and understanding and conscientious. I tend to see those kinds of people do…

The Tradwife Illusion

Isobel Phillips Mar 12, 2026 7 min read

Vintage Ladies Home Journal Advert

Isobel Phillips discusses the fallacy of the “tradwife” trend online, and the irony that is inherent in the marketing of this lifestyle by influencers.