series Archives - The Oxford Blue

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Columns

Musings of a Media Lover: Love in the Time of Situationships

by Millie Acton February 12, 2024June 26, 2025

Culture

Coding for Crime: The Language of Inspector Morse’s Success

by Nikita Jain January 31, 2024January 31, 2024

Features

Everything Now: Crazy Black Girl

by Renée Orleans-Lindsay November 26, 2023November 26, 2023

Lifestyle

The Portrayal of Love in Film

by Darren Trisno January 2, 2023January 2, 2023

Culture

Books That Made Me: Rabbit

by Nicholas Champness October 27, 2022October 27, 2022

Music

Soundtrack to the Movie of Your Life, Part 1

by Gloria Morey February 17, 2022February 23, 2022

Culture

Seeing Red – 2. All’s Well That Ends Well MINUS The New Hell

by Katharine Spurrier and Jessica Steadman December 14, 2021December 14, 2021

Interviews

John Mangia: Bringing “The Queen’s Gambit” to life

by Ollie Banks May 7, 2021May 16, 2021

Will the Israel/Iran war really stop at 12 days of conflict?

Elana RobertsJul 5, 202511 min read

Elana Roberts explores the build-up to and events during the 12-day Israel-Iran conflict. Through evaluating global response to the conflict, the article also considers whether…

“I could drink a case of you, and still be on my feet” – Hejira at the Oxford Playhouse: Reviewed

Patricia EulerJul 2, 20254 min read

The seven members of Hejira perform, standingin a circle, on a stage lit in blue and pink hues.

“Championing the charming lightness and churning depth of Mitchell’s music, the band captures the simultaneous free fall and soft land of her jazz journeys so…

The State of African Politics

Daniel BurnsJun 30, 202515 min read

The official portrait of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the President of Nigeria

The narrative of African politics is not singular. It is dynamic, contested, and alive. To understand the state of African politics, one must go beyond…

Oxford: Love in the Rearview

Mahima NayakJun 29, 20257 min read

What would you do if you had a relationship with a time limit? If, on a predetermined date, all that was your love and your…