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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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Review: Oneohtrix Point Never — Garden of Delete

Tom Waterhouse reviews the uncomfortably good G.o.D

Why we need to talk about your vagina

Ell Potter goes on a journey of self discovery and urges that we find new modes of yonic expression

Milestones: Rokudenashiko’s ‘Pussy Boat’

This week, Sam Joyce expresses his admiration for Rokudenashiko’s headline-making vessel

Challenging architecture’s phallocentrism

Fintan Calpin salutes the infamous vaginal shrine which towers above the city of Chicago

Taking the long read — why size matters

Naomi Gee argues that Proust and Eliot are worth the patience and commitment they demand

Entanglement on Stage: String

Rose Taylor thinks this string is only slightly silly

Review: Playhouse Creatures

Ben Ray should get it, but basically doesn't - shame on him.

A movie night or pre-term preparation?

Rachael Ince Kitson argues that life advice from classic films is key prep for an Oxford term

A brief history of the not-so-humble shoe

Zachary Klamann traces the story of the shoe as a symbol of wealth, class and social standing

Milestones: East Side Gallery

This week, Sam Joyce looks at Berlin’s East Side Gallery, a symbol of the reunification of Germany and a milestone in world political history

Review: Ellie Goulding – Delirium

Rachael Griffith is driven mad by Ellie Goulding's new album

Live Review: Keston Cobblers’ Club

Ellen Peirson-Hagger goes Truck Store-diving for an intimate gig

Live Review: Declan Zapala

Bryony Harris discovers that guitars aren't just for plucking

Interview: The Cribs at the O2 Academy

Robert Mangan chats independence and new directions with Ryan Jarman

Review : Citric Acid

Rose Taylor is feeling acidic

Review: Pentecost

Mark Barclay wishes more productions go where this one dares to go

Review: Singin’ in the Rain

Richard Birch is swept up by the ageing Hollywood magic

Keeping the British end up

Alec Badenoch reviews Bond's much anticipated new outing

The genius of Nicolas Cage

Phyllis Steinmann discusses Cage's most thought-provoking film

Yayoi Kusama: repetition and restfulness

Sam Joyce on the purpose and process behind the avant-garde’s high priestess of polka dots
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