Tuesday 16th June 2026

Culture

The ‘Obsession’ Obsession

'Obsession' is a taste of what the next generation of filmmakers looks like.
Culture Willow Jopp -

Slow down, you crazy child: What Oxford student theatre can learn from garden plays

Student theatre strives to be as professional as possible, but the annual garden play offers something unique: permission to have fun.
Culture Mair Andrews -

Rap as poetry: ‘The Odyssey’ and the breakdown of the medium

When interviewed on his decision to cast Travis Scott as a bard figure in...
Music Niamh Hoyland and Val Michael -

Hag, Nag, Harpy, Hen: Olivia Plender’s ‘Little Fennel’s Complaint’

It is the examination of archaic methods and attitudes surrounding women’s bodies, and the idea of the ‘nagging’ woman, which runs through Olivia Plender’s exhibition.
Art Amy Lawson -
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Preview: Schola Cantorum’s – One Foot in Eden

George Dennis recommends a trip to this Oxford choir's upcoming concert

Top 5 Songs to listen to while playing croquet

Rachael Griffith crafts your ideal croquet soundtrack

Live Review: Years & Years

Sam Joyce is stuck on the fence after their performance at the O2

Review: Jason Derulo – Everything is 4

Rachael Griffith is not surprised by the mediocrity of Derulo's new album

Review: DJ Antoine – I Woke Up Like This

George Dennis couldn't be happier with the new single from the Swiss DJ

In Defence of: Celebrity

Anthony Maskell finds Woody Allen's Celebrity to be a startlingly poignant satire

Letterman: The last of his kind

Ollie Johnson celebrates David Letterman's enduring talk-show legacy

The New old Greek Tragedies

Henner Petin makes a plea for the fantastic David Raeburn

Review: Elephants

Omar Hameed was enthralled by this escapist piece of original writing

Preview: Play and That Time

Patrick Oisin Mulholland is blown away by Beckett

Review: Girlhood

A powerfully intimate coming-of-age film. (And nothing to do with Boyhood)

Experimental Theatre Club

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Preview: Twelfth Night

An intriguing reinterpretation of a Shakespeare classic

Preview: Yesterday

Mark Barclay sees potential greatness for this piece of new writing

In Defence Of: Spring Breakers

Tom Barrie defends Selena Gomez and her murderous streak

Cinema: dead as a dodo?

Sam Joyce on why cinema is in a self-made terminal decline

Review: Mad Max

Toby Scadding enjoys vehicular carnage in this franchise revamp

Top 5 Songs to piss off a finalist

Rachael Griffith presents you with some truly inflammatory songs

Review: Gang Albanii – Królowie życia

Kieran Vaghela delves into the Polish Top 40

The last of the Beat poets

Catherine Kelly reviews Gary Snyder's latest collection
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