Sunday 14th 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...

Review: The Jam Factory

Despite a rocky start, Ching Lee has a culinary feast at this art restaurant

Bar Review: Mansfield

This college bar proves to be not only disappointing but also the worst bar in Oxford

Creaming Spires: 5th week MT

Fifth week sees Ava Gina's passion for her subject rekindled

Review: Tea Rooms

Ching Lee visits St Hugh’s to test the Chinese food at the new Tea Rooms

Bar Review: Corpus Christi

A small, cosy bar is welcome after walking in the rain, but is it just a little too small?

A terrible evening at Park End

Ching Lee advises you not to waste time at Lebanese restaurant Al Salam

Bar Review: Keble

The Tab described this as one of the worst bars in Oxford, but is it really?

Creaming Spires: 4th Week MT

Ava Gina takes a trip to Cowley to look at some dildos... and discovers their floral side

Bexistentialism: MT14 Week 4

Life is tough for this second year

Shining the light on this year’s TedxOxford speakers

Natasha Somi gives us the lowdown on what to expect from the speakers at the upcoming TedxOxford event

Travel: 4th Week MT

Bianca Gillam on exploring Morocco and not riding camels.

Alessandra Steinherr and the contradictions in beauty

Alessandra Steinherr, Glamour's beauty editor, talks about bodies, the beauty industry and feminism

Bexistentialism: MT14 Week 3

Life gets tough for our bexistentialist

Creaming Spires: 3rd week Michaelmas

Ava Gina experiments with lace and leather...and gets a disappointing result

Social democracy through the prism of Eleanor Marx

Sara Semic speaks to historian Rachel Holmes about the revival of Marx and why feminism needs to include men too

Travel: 1st week MT

Phoebe recounts the boat trips and culinary delights of India

Bexistentialism: MT14 Week 2

Bex has a vodka-induced revelation

Creaming Spires: 2nd week Michaelmas

Ava Gina marches to the beat of her own drum(ming crotch)

Not much naked Ambition

Ching Lee finds that Jamie’s Italian isn’t as daring as you might expect

Bexistentialism: MT14 Week 1

It's a ditzy start to Michaelmas

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