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Seasonal reads: On childhood hobbies, growing up, and guilt

Reconnecting with reading is something many people tend to do on a summer holiday, and statistics suggest it is one of the only times the majority of  adults read...
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Between beer gardens and picnics: Climate Culture Care at the Ashmolean

When I returned to Oxford this term, just as England teased us with the sixth heat-wave of the year, I found myself at a loose end. With the deadline for two vacation essays still far in the distance, the sun lit up the sign for Soma Surovi Jannat’s Ashmolean Now exhibition, Climate Culture Care.
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“What is a good life?”: The Standard of Living in review 

“What is a good life?” This axiological question, asked earnestly in the opening lines of James Graham’s The Standard of Living – playing at Theatre Royal Haymarket until December 12 – is often overlooked by the fractured and hyper-specialised discipline of economics.
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Diverse voices: ‘Inshallah, Madonna, Inshallah’ by Miljenko Jergović 

‘When he created Earth and these lands upon it, when he divided people into...
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The Oxford Revue: ‘Wasted’, and ‘Group Work’ Reviews – “More time in the writing room necessary”

The audience is left wanting more from the writing at The Oxford Revue's two Fringe shows.

Flying saucers and the end of the world: Oxford Fringe sci-fi shows question life as we know it

Susannah Goldsbrough reviews two Oxford productions at the Edinburgh Fringe that venture into the world of science fiction: 'Doom's Day' (the OUDS National Tour) and 'Lights Over Tesco Car Park.'

Witch Hunt Review – ‘Dizzily funny writing and disastrous hair’

Horseplay Productions' politically-charged sketch comedy hits comedic targets despite an ambiguous through-line.

Five Women Wearing the Same Dress Review – ‘an unusual choice for the Fringe’

An unusually long play for the Edinburgh Fringe sacrifices some clarity in plot to explore the dynamics between complicated women

Ant-Man and the Wasp review – the best comedies come in the smallest packages

After the cosmic scale of Avengers: Infinity War, Paul Rudd brings Marvel's latest entry back down to size

Review: Hive Mind by The Internet

Hive Mind sees the alternative hip-hop band showcase a solid return their previous form.

The Lieutenant of Inishmore Review – ‘Brooding, self-deluding, and very mad indeed’

Michael Grandage's use of dark humour and relentless gore to explore Ireland's complex history of sectarian conflict.

‘I have only ever tried to show you beauty’: Florence Welch’s ‘Useless Magic’

Kate Haselden considers how the publication of Florence Welch's first book proves her affinity for beauty, and talent as an artist, extends beyond music into poetry

Box sets to watch over the summer

Summer is the perfect chance to watch the box sets that you had to set aside amidst the increasing deadlines and impending sense of...

Review: Voids by Martyn

Deijkers continues his exploration of the dynamic space created by the merging of techno and UK bass

Review: Charly Cox ‘She Must Be Mad’

Charly Cox's poetry confronts the reality of life as a young woman in the age of social media

#Merky: the world of celebrity imprints

Celebrity imprints may allow new artists to be published, but does it also betray our society's dependence upon celebrity clout?

The Booker Prize: a sure-fire selection or a shot in the dark?

Chance, market concerns, and bias make the intrinsic superiority of winners doubtful

‘Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again’ review

It's a film sure to make piles of "Money, Money, Money" at the box office, but will this sequel have you saying "Thank You For The Music", or reaching to flush it down the "Waterloo"?

An Exploration: Death Grips’ Year of the Snitch

The Sacramento-based experimental hip-hop trio have released a project that mixes up plenty of fresh, new sounds even if some ideas fail to deliver

‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ – the best action film of the year?

The summer blockbuster is back on Cruise control, as Ethan Hunt attempts to save the world for a sixth time

What should the British national anthem be?

The current national anthem is boring, difficult-to-remember, and outdated – but which song should replace it?

“Studio 54” is an era’s “Paradise Lost”

"Studio 54" is a predictable story fascinated with the fall of an era of glamour.

Love Island’s connection to World Cup fervour

These two hotly contested competitions have gripped the nation this summer, and are more similar than you might expect

The Actor’s Nightmare Review – “a high octane sprint through an abominable nocturnal dystopia”

Mercury Theatre Productions' venture into theatrical hell is impressive, but the length of the production lets it down
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