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Comment From The Continent: Santé! Early evening drinks à la française

by Anonymous Contributor February 4, 2022May 5, 2025

Let's Agree to Disagree

Let’s Agree to Disagree: “This Is A Serious Column”

by Jessica Steadman and Katharine Spurrier January 24, 2022February 12, 2022

Meet The Columnists! Part Two

by Jacob Reid, Meg Hopkins and Jade Calder July 19, 2021July 19, 2021

Meet The Columnists! Part One

by Jacob Reid, Sophie Benbelaid, Oliver Buckingham and Laura Norris July 17, 2021July 20, 2021

Must Read Voraciously to Improve Style: Is Elio and Oliver’s leisure idleness or Proustian introspection?

by Sophie Benbelaid July 13, 2021July 18, 2021

I’m A Female Classicist, Get Me Out Of Here!: Why Classicists Deserve More Credit

by Alannah Burdess August 5, 2020August 5, 2020

Desert Island Picks: Meet the Columnists! (Part 2)

by Victoria Stone August 2, 2020August 2, 2020

Wime Reviews: What Wine?

by Anonymous Author May 31, 2020July 17, 2024

Wime Reviews: Now Drink

by Anonymous Author May 20, 2020July 17, 2024

Wime Reviews: £3.79… Seriously

by Anonymous Author May 6, 2020July 17, 2024

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…