Culture

May Morning

Smudged mascara and the curling of coffee steam. Small yawns and the shuffling of boots. Tangled hair plaited by the same girl from first-year, a crumbly pastry shared with...

Culture Elizabeth Bourn -

Sunday

That Sunday could arrive first-class, Wrapped in tissue and stickers with minimalist logo. Sent anonymously (from...

The Source Rory Maguire -

Hail Agnes full of grace: ‘Hamnet’ and the perfect mother figure

A couple of days ago, I saw an Instagram reel (in the Friends tab,...

Film Ruya Oral -

Stubborn, devout, doomed: ‘The Anti-gone’ reviewed

When The Anti-gone begins, the only thing onstage is a lectern – stark in the harsh white light and terribly lonely – before Ismene (Kitty Brown) walks uncertainly down the aisle and stares, torn and lost, into the audience.

Culture Natalie Tan -

The Oscars: Who Gives a Sh*t?

Emily Hislop wonders what the purpose of all of this self-congratulation is, during one of the weirdest Oscar ceremonies yet.

Cooking with Poo

Nina Black examines some of the world's oddest book titles

Bye bye Baby

Ariel Gregory travels to the Pacifier Tree in Copenhagen

Preview: PhÃ¨dre

Chilled but intrigued, Georgina Wilson enjoys a stark production of Racine's classic

Focus on… Oxford Acapella

Nick Barstow talks to the Alternotives ahead of the Voice Festival UK

Fear of Flipping Burgers

Barney Norris talks about his upcoming play

Preview: Eight

JY Hoh is impressed by a production that has all the ingredients for success

Review: The Laramie Project

Verbatim theatre done impressively well, says James Gandhi

Review: The Cherry Orchard

Evie C. Ioannidi is pleasantly surprised at this Chekhov production

On your marks, get sets… watch!

Alexandra Sutton asks why the box set remains so popular in the age of the internet

Review: Black Mirror

Huw Fullerton thoroughly enjoys this neat sci-fi fable, the first episode of Brooker's new series

Review: This is 40

Not All It's Knocked Up To Be: Rehanna Jones-Boutaleb reckons this comedy is too meandering to even be entertaining

If you liked… Star of Love by Crystal Fighters

Luke Barratt gives you the summer in the middle of February

Going Underground

Nina Black takes a look at the tube's largest ever commission

Review: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Push the Sky Away

Jack Chown admires the remarkable resilience of the ageing rocker

Review: Foals – Holy Fire

Gruffudd Owen enjoys Foals' firey baptism into a fresh sound

Interview: Stornoway

Jack Chown muses about music with Oxford's favourite zorbers

Interview: Rich Peppiatt

Alexia Millett talks to Rich Peppiatt, the man who made the Leveson Inquiry a laughing matter

Preview: Arcadia

St. Hilda's production of this difficult play looks promising

Focus on… the New Writing Festival

Tess Colley talks to writers and directors from OUDS' annual festival

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