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Friday 31st October 2025
Oxford's oldest independent student newspaper, est. 1920
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TLDR: Literacy in the digital age
No one reads these days. If it’s longer than an Instagram caption, it’s not worth my time. I doubt most people will even make it to the end of...
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The erotic life of the mind
At Oxford, desire often wears a gown. It speaks in footnotes, engages in debates...
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Recipe of the week: Leek and Potato Soup
Jonny Lawrence prepares for winter with this freezable and filling root-veg soup
Bar Review: Green Templeton
The Bar Review team head to this tiny grad college in North Oxford for a predictably poor night
Fashion food at the Rickety Press
Alys Key finds some Hipster gastronomy in Jericho’s backstreets
I Tried Burger King’s Black Burger
Sam Joyce goes to town on a Whopper
The Divine Cum-edy MT15 week 6
'My perfect man had an Oxford fetish, and my concrete 70s Brutalist building was just too much like normal student halls for him to get it up.'
Home or Roam: Brooklyn, heart of NYC
Lael Hines discusses brie, urine and vegan cafés in Brooklyn
Teetotalism on a Thursday night
Markus Beeken muses on Bridge and Mr Brightside, without the repercussive hangover
On brunch
Alys Key argues why brunch is the most stimulating meal
Home or Roam: Glasgow, a cultural mecca?
Trina Wilson argues Scotland’s second city is the UK’s hidden gem
Creaming Spires MT15 week 5
'I’ve always had a distinct penchant for Roman and Greek (non-Platonic) caves.'
A guide to unblocking grandad
Cherwell Life reveals how to hide from your family on Facebook and why you shouldn’t
From Park End to paid employment, via Paris
Ella Bucknall discusses graduated life, complete with scabies and houseboats
Recipe of the Week: TLT
Jonny Lawrence cooks up a storm with this no bacon BLT.
Bar Review: Jesus
The Bar Review Team heads to Jesus for a less-than-impressive evening on the town.
Vegetarian-only menu? How liberating!
Will Andrews kicks off #VeggiePledge in style at this Jericho staple
Fridge Fix: Post-Bop Citrus Face-mask
Need a way to get rid of leftover beer and get fresher looker skin? Trina Wilson tells you all you need to know
Home or Roam: Born in Brazil
Katherine Connolly is grateful to have grown up in urban Curitiba
Creaming Spires: MT15 Week 4
This week, Don Juanson is seduced by the mystique of age
Stuck and stranded in Paris
Lael Hines steals wine and cheese, and hopes for the best when plans go wrong.
Profile: Raymond Blanc
Phoebe Hunt talks history, herbs and homegrown produce with Raymond Blanc
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