Culture

Bridging Communities: Vocatio:Responsio’s Liverpool Tour

Vocatio:Responsio, meaning Call:Response in Latin, is an early music ensemble founded and directed by the Merseyside-based violinist Samuel Oliver-Sherry, a current third year music student at St Anne’s College....

Culture Evelyn Lambert -

‘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.

Culture Hattie Simpson -

‘People are so hungry to create together’: Lisa Ko on going analogue, crafting, and writing the future

It’s 11:02am in New York when Lisa Ko appears on the video call. In Oxford, the sun is almost down.

Books Abigail Lakeland -

How 2025’s biggest films made their mark through music

The recent Oscar nominations have allowed us to reflect on how fundamental musical scores are to film, and the highlights of last year’s film soundtracks.

Culture Ruaridh McEwen -

Review: Conor Oberst – Upside Down Mountain

Thomas Barrie reviews the latest release by folk artist Conor Oberst

Review: The Roots – …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin

The 16th Century meets 50s doowop in The Roots latest release

Review: Seahawks – Paradise Freaks

Rushabh Haria is a fan of this 'psychedelic yacht rock'

Review: The Two Faces of January

Hussein Amini’s directorial debut is a captivatingly magnetic thriller, with three brilliantly engaging lead performances

Interview: Wolf Alice

Helen Thomas talks to Wolf Alice about their upcoming EP, and their evolving sound

A Journey to the Heart of Darkness

Arizona, Nevada, California & Utah, USA

Review: X-Men: Days of Future Past

Exciting and with a stellar cast, the newest X-Men is only let down by its contrived ending

Where have all the monsters gone?

Ollie Johnson tells us why less is more when it comes to monster movies

Milestones: Isaac Levitan

Naomi Polonsky examines the influential Russian landscape artist

Top 3… Climbs

Luke Barratt rounds up the greatest ascents in culture

Green and pleasant lands

Anna Zanetti looks at changing artistic attitudes to landscape

Review: Vico

Naomi Polonsky is entertained and disturbed by this student-written play about insanity

Review: Surprise

Kurien Parel feels this play has a surprising moral message

Review: A History of Falling Things

George Grylls feels that the ending lets down this engaging production

Review: Man of Mode

Libby Wicks feels this production has its highs and lows

Review: Timon of Athens

Zoe Slater ponders immersive theatre in this production at Magdalen

Preview: Frankenstein

Vicky Holley explores this new take on the weird world of monsters

Review: Father God

Fergus Morgan doesn't receive the religious experience he had hoped for

Review: Into The Woods

Jordan Reed is disenchanted by this magical woodland tale

Review: The Wind Rises

Hayao Miyazaki's farewell masterpiece is stunningly beautiful, moving and profound

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