Friday 13th February 2026

Culture

Will 2026 finally kill the clean girl?

The clean girl has become ubiquitous throughout celebrity culture, magazines, and social media in recent years. Her brand prescribes a lifestyle, a kind of idealised minimalism.
Culture Beatrix Arnold -

Nostalgic and sincere: ‘The Glass Menagerie’ in review

Crazy Child Productions staged a genuine and thoughtful adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ classic.
Culture Jessica Phillips -

Irreverent, laugh-out-loud funny: ‘My Dead Mum’s AI Boyfriend’

Aled is a chatbot, but also, more concerningly, Carrie’s mum’s AI boyfriend.
Culture Abigail Lakeland -

A twisted tour-de-force: ‘Bugonia’ in review

Bugonia is a triumph for director Yorgos Lanthimos and his collaborators. He has produced a cynical but rewarding reflection on the human condition.
Culture Toby Bowes Lyon -
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Review: Taylor Swift – Red

Natasha Frost is impressed by the professionalism of this country-pop star.

Review: Gathering @ Oxford venues

A magic suffused evening of music and festival revelry.

Interview: Japandroids

Marc Pacitti talks tours, Pitchfork and incendiary devices with band Japandroids

Fan-tash-tic!

Martha Newson shows us how Movember should be done, at the 2012 British Beard and Moustache Championships

Screenwriters Losing the Plot

Huw Fullerton fills in the plot-holes of recent television disappointments (and 1997's Titanic)

Series Review: The Thick of It

Lizzie Greene mourns the end of one of the finest satires around

Review: The Casual Vacancy

Vickie Morrish reviews JK's attempt at 'adult fiction'

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
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