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House Speaker MIke Johnson’s photo of himself, Elon Musk, and Donald Trump.

Elon Musk – American Oligarch

by Tom Barrett February 2, 2025February 17, 2025

Image depicts a piece pastry, hot beverage and flower pot near the window of a coffee shop.

Being a Student in an Anti-Intellectual World

by Ngoc Diep (Alice) February 2, 2025February 9, 2025

Jimmy Carter sitting in the Oval Office

An Ode to the Peanut Farmer

by Arun Lewis January 22, 2025February 17, 2025

Oxford : St Aldate's Looking along St Aldates at the road junction with High Street.

Meandering: Walking through Oxford’s Pavements

by Arun Lewis January 22, 2025February 17, 2025

Safety Through Fear of the Law: Comparing Life as a Woman in Taiwan and the UK

by Angelina Bicker December 3, 2024December 3, 2024

A Seat At The Table

by Niamh Stansfield November 22, 2024November 22, 2024

What are the antidotes to the constant rise in the cost of living?

by May Ho November 14, 2024November 14, 2024

Dr Edward Howell: ‘North Korea has changed fundamentally’

by Patrick Maxwell November 13, 2024November 14, 2024

The Africa “Debate”?

by Sophia Rosalind Santos-Pearcy November 13, 2024November 13, 2024

Why women’s safety is an economic concern

by Srinetra Banerjee November 12, 2024November 12, 2024

Having a bath: it’s time to come clean

Matt Donnelly Dec 3, 2025 4 min read

Jean-Pierre Norblin de La Gourdaine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Embedded in British culture is a conspiracy of silence around what must be domestic life’s most overrated activity. Mention baths in polite company and faces…

Zootopia? Urban foxes are Oxford’s cleverest companions

Ilse Von Heimburg Dec 2, 2025 3 min read

a fox on a roof in an urban environment

As a visiting student from the United States, I had never seen a fox outside of a zoo before, let alone one in an urban…

The Politics of the Prop: Analysing Hanson’s Parliamentary Pageantry.

Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani Dec 2, 2025 11 min read

The Politics of the Prop: Analysing Hanson’s Parliamentary Pageantry.

On 24 November, Pauline Hanson, a long-serving far-right Australian senator and leader of the far-right anti-immigration One Nation party, wore a burqa in the Australian…

Fleet Foxes: an album worthy of attention

Olivia-Mae Butterfield Dec 1, 2025 5 min read

A photo of the Fleet Foxes vinyl cover

“Fleet Foxes’ eponymous debut album is the gift that keeps on giving for lovers of acoustic, vocally-interesting tunes”. Olivia-Mae Butterfield discusses her favourite underrated album.…