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 -

Battling food addiction: a personal account

Jonny Lawrence describes his personal battle with food addiction and compulsive overeating

The awkward sides of Christmas

Cameron Finlay discusses the cringe-worthy gifts that will make you appreciate those woolen socks your aunt gave you last year.

The darker sides of anuba

The dangers of falling victim to drink spiking on Bridge Thursdays

Imposter syndrome

Ben More discusses his self-doubts about being at Oxford

Bar Review: St. Cross

The Bar Review team head to St. Cross

Bar Review: New

The Bar Review team head to New

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 cafÃ©s 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.

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