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InterMEDIAte: The wonders of not understanding a language

by Eliza Kaminska-Benadat March 13, 2026March 13, 2026

The Tower of Babel by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1563), public domain

Do different languages change the way we think?

by Sophie Harrison December 4, 2025December 3, 2025

Meta-Whorf-asis: on litost and translated fiction

by Orla Case December 3, 2025December 3, 2025

The image shows a tampon with red sequins on, against a lilac background.

Ovary It – I’m Sorry (For Existing?)

by Issi Marklew May 27, 2025May 27, 2025

A mother and a child stand together in a shrine, overlooking the trees.

Third Culture Kid

by Grace Kyoko Wong May 4, 2025May 4, 2025

The author of the article is taking a 'mirror selfie' with a digital camera.

Of Tongues, Trends, and Becoming

by Maryam AlKetbi May 4, 2025May 4, 2025

Players compete for the ball in a Varsity AFL match.

‘Varsity’: What does it really mean?

by Isabelle Winter March 14, 2025March 13, 2025

a small cup of coffee on a multicoloured background

What makes somewhere home?

by Maryam AlKetbi February 26, 2025February 25, 2025

An Alternative Approach to Nature

by Ivett Berenyi January 27, 2025January 27, 2025

My Mother’s Past

by Thisuri Perera March 3, 2024March 23, 2024

David Marmet’s Oleanna at New College, Oxford: Reviewed

Nancy Pierre May 1, 2026 5 min read

The two protagonists of Oleanna; the professor is reading an essay to his student.

David Mamet’s Oleanna is a difficult play. Difficult in that it raises hard questions about how we respond to claims of sexual harassment and imbalances…

Drama on and off the pitch: The 2025/26 Football League Championship

Thomas Yates Apr 30, 2026 7 min read

Coventry City's home ground, pictured in late 2025.

Dhillon Lalji reports on the winners and losers in what has been yet another thrilling season in the Championship, the second tier of English football…

Risk Appetite: On Trying British Classics as an American

Eliza Kaminska-Benadat Apr 30, 2026 8 min read

People outside at dusk.

Valerie Wu explores what it is like to try British food classics as an American in Oxford, and how one way of understanding a culture…

So Bad, It’s Good: John Cage’s 4’33”

Jas Inayat Singh Mauj Apr 30, 2026 4 min read

Image of a wall

Music is ubiquitous in our lives. From the playlists we make for every imaginable activity to the constant drone of mundane pop at restaurants and…