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Street of San Juan, Puerto Rico at night. The streets are dimly lit.

Bad Bunny and Being An Immigrant

by Shixin Zhao May 21, 2025May 20, 2025

In Love With Home(lands)

by Ivett Berenyi March 15, 2025March 15, 2025

Photo of scrabble pieces, spelling out the word care.

Yes, uni students do care! Young carers from a distance.

by Freya Gray March 4, 2025March 3, 2025

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What makes somewhere home?

by Maryam AlKetbi February 26, 2025February 25, 2025

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Why I enjoy watching sports as a ‘non-sporty’ gal.

by Rosie Creighton February 13, 2025February 13, 2025

Going Home for the Vac

by Ivett Berenyi December 10, 2024December 10, 2024

Strange Oxford World

by Anonymous Author June 20, 2024June 20, 2024

Home away from home? Oxford for the homesick

by Anonymous Author June 6, 2024June 20, 2024

Echoes and Empty Spaces: Immigration and Valeria Luiselli’s work

by Emiliano Cruz Villanueva May 16, 2024May 15, 2024

Sublime Drizzlings: An Evening with Transpennine Express

by Chloe Smith May 3, 2024May 3, 2024

In Praise of Love at the Burton Taylor Studio: Reviewed

Chau Anh NguyenNov 1, 20253 min read

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“For a play that tackles heavy subjects such as death, refugee trauma, and the post-war generation’s jadedness, In Praise of Love still brims with moments…

Naming the Violence: Uzbekistan Urged to Recognise Femicide

Saba Ahmadzadeh NoughaniNov 1, 20259 min read

The flag of Uzbekistan blowing in the wind

“Domestic violence has been criminalised in Uzbekistan for two years,” writes Saba Noughani, but gender-based violence persists nevertheless. Saba uncovers the true scale of femicide…

The Detention at the Michael Pilch Studio: Reviewed

Rohit GhoshOct 31, 20254 min read

An image of four cast members sat and laughing around a table of the set

“By the time the play was over, I had a big smile on my face, and the profound feeling that I needed this. The Detention…

Uncle Vanya at the Keble O’Reilly Theatre: Reviewed

Esme GutchOct 31, 20256 min read

Uncle Vanya at the Keble O’Reilly Theatre: Reviewed

“Robey’s Uncle Vanya certainly ‘unlearns’ this type of English Chekhov: it finds something rawer, hungrier, and closer to soil.” Esme Gutch reviews Fennec Fox Productions’…