Monday 15th September 2025

Lifestyle

My journey with British identity

I was gently raised with the idea that Britain was fair and decent, a country that meant something good. This was likely shaped by growing up in Devon, somewhere...

Performative perfection and the reality behind the Instagram post

It’s a beautiful Sunday morning, and I’m scrolling through Instagram. One of my resolutions...

The girl who lived

Like Harry Potter under the stairs, I was ‘the one who lived’. A rainbow...

The art of snacking in an ingredient household

There’s something quite liminal about being a student. One minute you’re running around a...

Blind Date: “Honestly, we couldn’t really have been more different”

Asking the same question makes for poor quality chat

In defence of astrology

With horoscopes, you are either proven right, or can hide behind the fact its just a little bit of fun. What's to lose?

Let’s Talk About: Incels

A brief guide to the alt-right's answer to a lonely hearts club

Ramadan – a month like no other

The most important month in the Muslim calendar explained

Recipe Corner: Asian-style Pesto Soba

A recipe for the perfect meal for a student in summer

Blind Date: “I had to reclaim my seat from a toddler having a tantrum.”

Emily Westlake and Elliot Gulliver-Needham get political but not physical

Talk Matters

The way we manage, normalise and talk about mental illness needs to change in order to benefit those who experience it

Café circuit: The Society Cafe

The Society Cafe is a haven in busy Oxford

Choosing the best Italian on George Street

Price and variation are crucial for a good restaurant.

Blind Date: “We didn’t really click as more than friends”

Alvin Fujito and Jess Woods don’t get each other’s numbers

Lets Talk About: Procrastination

Procrastination is a comfort that lets us forget out doubts.

No rest for the wicked

It's time for us all to close those laptops and get the rest our bodies crave

Life Divided: Dating App or Dating Crap?

Does Tinder hinder human interactions? Does Bumble fumble with how we find a sexual partner? Anna Lewis and Samuel Juniper debate just this

Recipe Corner: Nawamin’s curry

MasterChef finalist shares his recipe for crab meat curry with Thai jasmine rice

Lets Talk About: Being from the North

Coming from the North lets me enjoy the best of both worlds

Letter To: That Library Twat

Besides tapping, you also make a vast array of other noises, that never fail to amaze (annoy) me.

Life Divided: Royal Wedding

Whose argument will reign supreme?

Let’s Talk About: FOMO

FOMO is more real than we think it is

Letter to: My Freshers’ Week Fling

“It started out with a kiss, how did it end up like this?” to quote Brandon Flowers. And by “like this” I mean us...

Blind Date: “He offered to buy me a drink but I politely declined.”

Megan Healy and James Hartley bond over a shared dislike of spice

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