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The art of reaching out to old friends

Coming to university, I realised that the stable, effortless reliability of my friends from home was, all of a sudden, precarious and difficult to maintain.

The only thing missing from this bean was chocolate

If there were a smell I could capture, bottle up, and treasure forever, it would be the toasty and heartening smell of cacao roasting in the morning.

Hidden in plain sight: the bakery behind Oxford’s café counters

You may not know the name, but you have almost certainly eaten the pastry. Does the bakery behind Oxford’s favourite cafés hold its own at the counter?

Why are we so afraid of being bored?

We’ve come to think of boredom as an inevitable but unpleasant gap between activities, or as space to fill, but we’ve stopped seeing that space as worthwhile in itself.

Chez Chaz: Korma

Charlie Bishop injects some spice into this much maligned meal

Clunch Review: Christ Church

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull is appalled by Christ Church's high prices

Its not them it’s their…

It's most definitely their internships

I’ll swipe you off your feet

Cat Bean joins Tinder as a "social experiment" and is left conflicted

Recipe: Rajma

Charlie Bishop's Rajma is a taste sensation

Clunch Review: St. Anne’s

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull ventures to Anne's to check out the clunch scene

Restaurant Review: Pierre Victoire

Jonny Lawrence opts for a delightful Prix-Fixe

Review: The Union Ball ‘Oxford and the Chocolate Factory’

Ben Ray is immersed in the chocolate box of surprises and treats that is the Union Ball

Chez Chaz: duck breast with cherry sauce

Charlie Bishop goes all lovey-dovey this Valentine’s Day with a poultry treat

Clunch Review: Magdalen

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull tucks into some roasties in pricey surroundings

Zizzi’s: the sad epitome of average

Jonny Lawrence is left unmoved by another chain's fine, but lacklustre food

Living a Double-Life

The Life team reveals all about the secret life of Twins.

I Need to Sort my Shit Out

Your bi-weekly dose of Schadenfreude has returned!

A Letter to…Meat-Free Mondays

Meet Meat-Free Mondays! Vegetarian paradise!

Creaming Spires: HT16 Week 4

'Dating' Apps: Yay or Nay?

Go on, like my photo, make my day

Life shows you how to boost your profile likes and your ego

Yes, I’m a Facebook activist

A lazy Cat Bean shows us the simutaneous ease and ineffectuality of being a keyboard warrior

It’s not them it’s their..

Charles Pidgeon punctures the art of word-play

A letter to…

The college librarian

Creaming Spires HT16 Week 3

Losing my virginity

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