Lifestyle

Why you shouldn’t finish your reading list

On being accepted into Oxford, everyone warned me about the reading lists. “You’ll be reading eight hours a day,” they said. At the time, it sounded almost romantic.

Lifestyle Anisha Mohammed -

Kilts, Ceilidhs and Calling: Inside the World of Oxford Reeling

It's Thursday night in New College's Long Room, and several dozen students are desperately trying to master The Plough Speed, which, for the uninitiated, is a mind boggling routine of side-steps, spins and shuffles.

Lifestyle Nancy Robson -

Moving cities, keeping home

l've moved cities enough times to know that leaving is never just about packing boxes. After spending eighteen years in London, I found myself applying to a number of different cities, including Oxford, for university.

Lifestyle Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani -

The dating bio’s obsession with Oxford

As Michaelmas drew to a close, a dramatic conversation about Zohran Mamdani, the new mayor of New York City, finding his partner on a dating app prompted my friend and I to try a dating app for the first time in the UK.

Lifestyle Manya Singh -

Working out without working out

Sam Norman discusses cutting corners in fitness regimes

I need to sort my shit out

Romy Catmull discusses the need for perfection

A Letter To… Movie Spoilers

Everyone hates you

Creaming Spires HT16 Week 2

Five seconds of fun

What if?

Daniel Kodsi reflects on coming to Oxford a year early

It’s not them, it’s their…

Tess Hulton explains the deal-breaker of this relationship

When the symbols of our past are gone

Markus Beeken says goodbye to his childhood heroes

Creaming Spires HT16 Week 1

“Now you may think, why not just have period sex?”

A letter to…the queue jumper

Sam Norman vents about his experiences when the conventions queuing were thrown aside

Chez Chaz: boeuf borguignon

Charlie Bishop gives us his classic French stew

Clunch Review: Merton

Our clunch review team heads down to Merton

We have reached peak Jericho

Jonny Lawrence wades into the debate about gentrification in the only way he knows how

Ready Steady Cook: Fishcakes

Elle Makower moves to Tesco and fishes through the frozen food aisle for Hilary

Chez Chaz: French Lentilles aux Saucisses

Charlie Bishop introduces us to his little Paris kitchen. Chez Chaz is born!

Knee Deep in Clunch: LMH

The Clunch Review Team heads to LMH to start term with some greasy courgettes

Restaurant Review: Elham’s Lebanese Deli

Jonny Lawrence tucks in to some cracking mezze

An interview with Michel Roux Jr.

The legendary TV chef discusses Michelin stars and ready meals

A look back at seasonal gluttony

From the comfort of the New Year Lael Hines speaks about one of her most dramatic festive experiences

Bliss and despair

Daniel Kodsi engages in Borgesian reflection on the New Year

Christmas leftovers: Turkey Pie

Jonny Lawrence creates a festive pie to use up your old leftovers!

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