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Columns

Luddite Renaissance: Are adults the real screenagers?

by Noah Petts November 26, 2025November 26, 2025

Columns

Sublime Drizzlings: Bright Young Columnists

by Chloe Smith June 10, 2024June 10, 2024

Culture

Dad Music! Qu’est-ce que c’est?

by Jake Dann February 23, 2024February 23, 2024

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Columns

Musings of a Media Lover: ‘Scott Street’, Strangers, and Reconciling Old Friendships

by Millie Acton February 18, 2024June 26, 2025

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Culture

TikTok and the Death of the Attention Span

by Jui Zaveri May 23, 2023May 23, 2023

Columns

The Shrink-In-Violet: Session 3, FOMO

by Elyse Airey May 10, 2022May 10, 2022

Lifestyle

The Anatomy of a Soft Boi

by Sasha Mills May 28, 2020May 28, 2020

Investigating the Kidlington Waste Pile

Ewan Messenger Dec 7, 2025 5 min read

On 21 November 2025, between the river Cherwell and the A34, the Environmental Agency declared the presence of a 150m (490ft) long and 6m (20ft)…

The society trap: when finding yourself becomes losing yourself

Matthew Donnelly Dec 7, 2025 3 min read

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At this year’s Freshers’ Fair, I signed up for tennis and touch rugby with the unmistakable arrogance of someone who has never experienced the workload…

Rare aesthetic: being humbled by study influencers

Téa Sand Dec 6, 2025 5 min read

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“Whilst I was spending hours in the library on one essay, they were sauntering through assignments in infuriatingly short time-stamped minutes.” Téa Sand talks about…

Return Flight: Spying on my old self

Esmé Hubbert Dec 6, 2025 5 min read

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“I assumed things would feel different this year – fewer friends, more stress from impending finals – but I didn’t realise I would feel so…