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How books are burned today

It is a worrying thought that what sits on your bookshelf today could be out of reach tomorrow. You might believe book banning to be a thing of the...
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The burden of the face: Why are so many singers wearing masks?

We can all name at least one musician who has performed behind a balaclava, helmet, or hood. Whether to preserve anonymity, cultivate mystery, or construct an entirely new artistic identity, masking the face is common among those under the limelight.
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New Oxford Windrush generation exhibit opens for Black History Month 

Amidst recent political tension provoked by the government’s refusal of slavery reparations to the...
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“There’s a play in that”: interview with ‘The Gang of Three’ playwright Robert Khan

It’s Budget Day as I sit in the foyer of the Oxford Playhouse. Down...
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In conversation with the directors of ‘Anna Karenina’

Jeevan Ravindran discovers how the three directors developed this new musical

Exhausted tropes and the odd jump scare: ‘Split’ review

Louise Howland is unimpressed by 'Split', Shyamalan’s attempt at psychological horror

Films to cure fifth week and Valentine’s blues

Katie Sayer and Tesni Jones offer some topical film suggestions to quell your Fifth Week and Valentine’s Day sorrows

Spotlight: Boxed In

Will Cowie finds a promising spark in Oli Bayston's melancholic melodies

Preview: Suddenly Last Summer

Jorge Lopez Llorente is transfixed by a dynamic production of a Tennessee Williams' hidden gem

Girl meets girl: re-writing cultural scripts

Priya Khaira-Hanks advocates forming your own unique queer identity outside of the boundaries of heteronormative culture

Cecil Day-Lewis: Auden’s overlooked classmate

Theo Davies-Lewis reveals the poet's fruitful and inspiring, though perhaps not academically successful, time in Oxford

A melting pot of nature enthusiasts

Natalia Bus discusses beginnings and endings with Stornoway

Readers’ Photo Competition: deadline approaching!

Final call! Send your best portrait shots to [email protected] by Wed 15 Feb for a chance to see your work in print!

Old&New: Turl Street’s tradition

Turl Street Arts Festival now becomes a platform for Oxford’s celestial art

The life and death of the millennial author

Daniel Curtis considers the implications of social media for literary legacies

Preview: Three Men in a Boot: A Rather Sketchy Show

If your finger isn’t on the pulse of the Oxford comedy scene, this comic extravaganza may be just the thing you need to pull...

In conversation with Loyle Carner

Ben Warren discusses the importance of family with the rapper

Spotlight: The Lemon Twigs

The Lemon Twigs are a band of sumptuous harmonies and odd thrills, says Natalia Bus

Home is where the art is: Kingsley Ng

Queenie Li considers the use of public transport in art

Old & New: Young art on old walls

Kate Asquith on the interplay of past and present at Somerville Arts

The Transports at Cecil Sharp House

Ben Ray is carried away by an epic tale of transportation told through folk music and stories

Brazilian vis-à-vis

From the beaches of Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro, the megalopolis of São Paulo to Maceio, these photos illustrate the diversity of environments and people that can be found in Brazil

Felicity Jones: Star of the Oxford drama scene

Theo Davies-Lewis recounts how acting at university fostered Jones' talents

Men directing women: Almódovar ‘Julieta’

Benjamin Davies discusses guilt, colours and female relationships in Pedro Almódovar’s latest work
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