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Tag: culture

A view of the piano from the seats at the Sohmen Concert Hall
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by Jas Inayat Singh Mauj March 3, 2026March 3, 2026
Two figures, one of them holding a cigarette
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What’s With All the Smoke? Cigarettes on Stage in Oxford and Beyond

by Janik Peeters February 21, 2026February 21, 2026
A food fair at the 626 night market at Santa Anita park (in Arcadia, California)
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Risk Appetite: On Asian Food and Matcha Lattes

by Valerie Wu February 4, 2026February 4, 2026
The Grand Egyptian Museum
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A Closer Look: The Grand Egyptian Museum

by Nancy Gittus January 30, 2026January 30, 2026
Two actors sit on a bench, next to a guitar.
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Sam Steiner’s Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons at the Burton Taylor Studio: Reviewed

by Janik Peeters January 29, 2026January 29, 2026
The band Mashrou Leila in Amman, Jordan in 2015
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The Queer Anthem You’ve Never Heard Of

by Anonymous Author January 26, 2026February 8, 2026
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Outside OX1 Week 8: End of Term Special

by Sol White, Lola Dunton-Milenkovic, Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani, Thomas Yates and Elana Roberts December 12, 2025December 12, 2025
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Eccentric Egocentric – the prototypical Oxford student as the flawed individualist

by Orla Case November 20, 2025November 20, 2025
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by Laurence Britton November 19, 2025November 18, 2025
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