Sunday 26th April 2026

Culture

Why you should spring clean your bookshelf this Trinity

In the Northern Hemisphere, astronomers mark the beginning of spring on the date of the spring equinox. This year, it falls on the 20th of March. For Oxonians, spring...

Does ‘Euphoria’ no longer speak to our generation?

Should I have been watching Euphoria’s first season as an innocent, bright-eyed 14-year-old? Probably...

Bridging Communities: Vocatio:Responsio’s Liverpool Tour

Vocatio:Responsio, meaning Call:Response in Latin, is an early music ensemble founded and directed by...

‘Comedy is very deceptive’: Seán Carey on ‘Operation Mincemeat’

As a history student, you occasionally come across stories so strange they feel almost fictional. Operation Mincemeat is one of them.

“David Cameron, you wanker!”

Ellen Peirson-Hagger discusses fandom and arts funding with Wolf Alice’s Joff and Joel

A Beginner’s Guide to… Kikagaku Moyo

Richard Birch explores the curious output of Kikagaku Moyo

The changing times of pop music

Thomas Athey examines the commercialisation of creativity

Review: Eye In The Sky – a warning about the costs of war

Apart from the climax, Rickman’s final film doesn’t have much ‘thrill’ for a thriller, writes Alistair Badenoch

‘You’ve not read this article?’

Markus Beeken lashes out against literary snobbery

Review: The Weir

There is a certain type of absolute silence that only comes with good storytelling – it is the silence of held breath, of absolute...

A dichotomy as old as time

Rabindranath Tagore’s timeless novel The Home and the World is perhaps the most underrated work in Indian literature. Published in 1916 in the febrile...

Interview: We Are Scientists

Daniel Curtis got the lowdown on touring, synths and songwriting

OxFolk Review: ‘In The Air Or The Earth’

‘In The Air Or The Earth’, the latest release by the Askew Sisters, is less a simple listening experience than an immersive storytelling session-...

Radiohead – ‘Burn the Witch’: First impressions

Harri Adams examines Radiohead's surprise new track

Interview: The Amazons

Richard Birch talks guitars and garish tattoos with Matt Thompson

Review: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 – like microwave moussaka

Comedies based on stereotypes are ripe for criticism, but Miriam Nemmaoui managed to see beyond this, finding her own family represented in the Portokalos’

A Beginner’s Guide to… I Said Yes

Daniel Curtis talks I Said Yes

Review: Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Ewan Flintham is entertained and impressed by this rendition of Dario Fo's political satire

In defence of pop music

Emma Leech takes aim at music prejudice and indie snobbery against the mainstream

Preview: The Weir

“Tell me a ghost story.” It only takes five small words to set the scene in this rehearsal of ‘The Weir’- a story of...

Competition: Win tickets to Common People 2016

Win tickets to Common People Festival, Oxford (28th - 29th May) via Twitter

Preview: Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Callum Luckett finds Dario Fo's farce both hilarious and relevant

The Making of Bench: contribution and collaboration

The cast and crew of Bench reflect on the collaborative process of film-making, women behind and in-front of the camera, and cinema's power over how we perceive mental health disorders

Florio: a Poet’s Dream

Benn Sheridan attends an Oxford hidden gem - a society for drunken poets and lyricists

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