Tuesday 5th May 2026

Lifestyle

How places are made: A meditation in the City of Love

Places are formed from memories etched into streets, from ghosts which dwell in between moments. They’re shaped by the dreams and aspirations which have been poured into quiet, hidden hollows, like that shop in Paris.

The cult of radical self-love

You don’t need to understand the mechanics of a triple Axel to be able to see the pure, unfiltered joy on Liu’s face during her victorious Olympic free skate. 

Spring at last

"If you’re feeling happier in the new season, there might be a scientific reason for that."

Making the Most of University Life  

You cannot be in control of the rapid pace of Oxford life, but you can be in control of your own pace,: in control of what you can and can’t take on

Recipe of the Week: Mushroom Stroganoff

Here's a quick and easy method of fooling your parents into thinking that you're coping on your own.

The vac to-do list

Niluka Kavanagh supplies us with seven tips for the vac in order to return to normality once more

Bar Review: St John’s

This week things get a little hairy for the Bar Review Team

The difficulties of love online

Ben Wilkinson-Turnbull talks about his issues with the new LGBTQIA+ online dating apps.

Oxford helped me tackle anorexia

An anonymous contributor provides a positive look at Oxford's relationship with health.

Bexistentialism HT15 Week 7

Life is rough for this second year

Bar Review: Pembroke

Pembroke's bar has its ups and downs

Creaming Spires HT15 Week 6

This week, Ava Gina has an enlightening conversation.

Bexistentialism HT15 Week 6

Life is rough for this second year

BDSM helped me get over my rape

An anonymous contributor explains how she turned a corner with a new relationship

Will hope ever spring eternal?

Emmeline Skinner Cassidy visited two very different parts of the Palestinian territories

Bar Review: Lincoln

This week the Bar Review Team looks at this Turl Street treasure

What’s really going into your ball?

Tinting Stutter reveals the behind-the-scenes actions of a ball committee

Bexistentialism HT15 Week 5

Life is tough for this second year

The new revolution in body hair

Alannah Jones tackles societal norms around pubes

Bar Review: Christ Church

A disappointing evening is had at this college bar

Bexistentialism HT15 Week 4

Life is tough for this second year

Creaming Spires HT15 Week 4

This week, Ava deals with an embarrassing academic encounter

A beginner’s guide to foot fetishism

Rhiannon Gibbs-Harris meets an unusual BDSM practitioner.

The highest sights of Tamil Nadu

Ione Wells talks to a member of an endangered community

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