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Damaging detachment: Reflections on the Booker Prize
This Christmas vac, I made up my mind to get out of my reading slump using the Booker Prize shortlist, revealing toxic masculinity as a key theme.
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Charlie Bailey
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In defence of the theatrical release
If film, like all art, nourishes itself on its own œuvre, I don’t think we can afford to sever the association between the cinema and the film.
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Nora Miles
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Falling out of Louvre
In spite of recent events, the expected heightened security was nowhere evident.
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Beatrix Arnold
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The cost of ‘free’: How streaming undermines the value of music
Monthly subscriptions may seem affordable when compared to vinyl, but the cost quickly accumulates.
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Ruaridh McEwen
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Review: City Rhythms
Eleanor Daisy Hill visits the first solo show of Oxford photographer Tom Capon at Art Jericho
‘Twas the Summer of Scandal
James Fennemore examines the heritage of the incestuous foursome at the heart of Romantic literature
Review: Happy Birthday Edward Lear
Helen McCombie is impressed by an exhibition showcasing the often unacknowledged artistic skill of Edward Lear
Review: Ordinary Landscapes
Ani Kodzhabasheva finds Jane Strother's new exhibition at the O3 Gallery a delightful experience
Review: The Handyman
Lucy Wood is underwhelmed by this tale of law, justice and revenge
Review: The Real Inspector Hound
Hannah Dewhirst recommends this treat for fans of murder mysteries
Review: It’s a Knockout
Chloe Bond is less than impressed by this knock-back
Movies and Shakers – Episode III
This week, Huw and Hattie enter the murky world of sex and espionage as they talk all things Bond. WARNING: Contains major Skyfall spoilers.
Review: Skyfall
Georgina Pollard investigates whether women can enjoy this famously masculine franchise
Behind the Scenes: Mountain Giants
Julia Hartley discusses the nature of being a director
Behind the Scenes: The Stream
David Todd talks about combining art forms on the Oxford drama scene
Behind the Scenes: A Country Doctor
Henry Little talks about the task of adapting short stories for the stage
Interview: Jo Brand
Lizzie Greene chats to Jo Brand about her career in comedy and the third series of Getting On
Scenes of Kathmandu
Russell Newton conjures up a Nepalese spectrum of light and colour
Review: The Overtones – Higher
Thomas Fowler is deeply unimpressed by this boy-band's vacuous offering.
Live Review: Marina and the Diamonds
Frothy pop at its finest
Blessed with the Force
Olivia Arigho Stiles considers the Oxford music scene with hometown band Fixers
Ordered Chaos: Review of Moulène at Modern Art Oxford
W.J. Humphries looks at the latest exhibition of Jean-Luc Moulène at Modern Art Oxford
Zoom in on… new talent
Sophie Baggott talks to up-and-coming videographer and photographer Henry Bird about breaking into the business
Interview: The King’s Singers
Flying High: Katy Wright talks to the King's Singers after their performance at the Union.
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