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Sleepy Joe is no Crooked Hillary

by Oliver Bater September 7, 2020July 18, 2021

North of the border: Oxford’s abysmal Scottish access record

by Chris ONeil September 1, 2020September 19, 2020

Kamala Harris: A moderate choice in a radical America

by Niall Shaban September 1, 2020July 18, 2021

Against the Tide: Cultural Production and North-South Migration in the UK

by Catriona Fraser August 31, 2020July 18, 2021

A bad year at the office

by Elizabeth Reynard August 26, 2020July 25, 2024

Williamson must stay

by William Atkinson August 26, 2020September 19, 2020

Vote Joe

by Zaman Keinath-Esmail August 26, 2020July 18, 2021

The Refugee ‘Crisis’: All Our Own Making

by Dan Hubbard August 22, 2020August 22, 2020

We don’t need foreign holidays

by Edmund Kelly August 21, 2020July 18, 2021

Culture, Literature, Opinion

History: A Balanced BA in Five Texts

by Mitchell Marshall August 20, 2020August 23, 2020

Cowley Flavors: Za’atar Bake

Shixin ZhaoMay 20, 20256 min read

This image shows a street sign which reads 'Cowley Road', against a brick wall.

‘Laughter, light, aroma—everything is so alive in Za’atar. ‘ Shixin Zhao reviews the well-loved Middle Eastern restaurant Za’atar Bake in Cowley, and converses with the owner,…

Why Kafka’s The Trial Still Resonates, 100 Years On

Joshua McGillivrayMay 20, 20258 min read

The Trial illustration

“The novel is akin to a Rorschach test: its ambiguity provokes the reader to creatively participate in the book by forming their own interpretation.” Joshua…

‘Music, to me, is always suggesting images or stories or emotions’: In conversation with Rachel Portman OBE

Lilia GoldsteinMay 19, 20257 min read

Black and white picture of film composer Rachel Portman

‘I like music that tells stories, that evokes something dramatic.’ Lilia Goldstein speaks to award-winning film composer Rachel Portman about her life, career and creative…

Defending A Villain: Fleabag and the ‘Wrong’ Type of Grief

Dami Adedoyin-AdeniyiMay 19, 20258 min read

Defending A Villain: Fleabag and the ‘Wrong’ Type of Grief

“At first appearance, the Godmother seems an unkind woman who is inserting herself into the life of her dead best friend […] But, rather than…