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 -

It’s a cult life: through the lens of John Sweeney

Emma Cookson sits down with John Sweeney for a couple of pints and a chat about North Korea.

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

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