tragedy Archives - The Oxford Blue

Illustration of an actor on stage, holding a skull in his left hand and surrounded by laughter

Culture

Why does tragedy make us laugh?

by Aria Chakravorty June 15, 2025June 15, 2025

Columns

Heal Between the Lines: Chaucer and Contingency

by Ivett Berenyi March 14, 2025March 14, 2025

Lifestyle

“Life always finds a way. Or rather, death does”: Battling grief at Oxford

by Briony Arnott November 11, 2024November 11, 2024

Culture

Anna Karenina: A Komedy?

by Joseph Foley November 10, 2024November 11, 2024

Culture

Books on Love: The Island of Missing Trees

by Sophie Harrison February 27, 2024February 27, 2024

Top city break destinations for Brits in the summer

Waqar Jan 1, 2026 3 min read

Traditionally, holidays for UK travellers have been two weeks abroad. However, holidaymakers are getting savvy about when to use their annual leave, using it to…

How to Enjoy the Winter on a Budget

Waqar Jan 1, 2026 3 min read

Winter can be a particularly expensive time. From higher heating bills to the cost of keeping everyone entertained when daylight fades early, it can be…

The Physicist Behind the Turl Street Orchestra: In Conversation with Dr. Felix Tennie

Luke Erly Dec 15, 2025 6 min read

Dr. Felix Tennie stands outside the Radcliffe Camera after our interview.

“If I had no music, I wouldn’t be as productive of a physicist. Whenever I don’t get to make music for a time, I become…

Snow

Nina Sablan Dec 15, 2025 3 min read

‘If something is frozen we say it’s unchanging — that it stays.’ Nina Sablan’s creative piece about snow and its effects on our landscape. Image…