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Max Fosh on viral pranks, comedy tours, and the art of posh self-deprecation
Max Fosh is a YouTuber and stand-up comedian, who first garnered acclaim for his StreetSmart series of street interviews. Fosh then expanded towards more prank and challenge-style videos, before...
A ‘golden age’ for Oxford: In conversation with Chancellor Patten
Lord Christopher Patten has been the Chancellor of Oxford University since 2003. Before that,...
In conversation with Moe Sbihi, the British rower ‘Stockholm Syndrome-d’ into Olympic gold
Three-time Olympic medallist, World Champion rower, MBE, the first British Muslim Olympic flag bearer:...
In conversation with Oli Dugmore, the mind behind PoliticsJOE
Oli Dugmore, known best as the mind behind PoliticsJOE, echoes many of the views young, disillusioned voters hold.
Spotlight: Swift Soc President, Lola Milton-Jenkins
Out of all the societies at Oxford, Oxford University Taylor Swift Society is one...
Max Fosh on viral pranks, comedy tours, and the art of posh self-deprecation
Max Fosh is a YouTuber and stand-up comedian, who first garnered acclaim for his StreetSmart series of street interviews. Fosh then expanded towards more...
A ‘golden age’ for Oxford: In conversation with Chancellor Patten
Lord Christopher Patten has been the Chancellor of Oxford University since 2003. Before that, he acted as the last Governor of Hong Kong and...
In conversation with Moe Sbihi, the British rower ‘Stockholm Syndrome-d’ into Olympic gold
Three-time Olympic medallist, World Champion rower, MBE, the first British Muslim Olympic flag bearer: the highly decorated Moe Sbihi seems to have done it...
In conversation with Oli Dugmore, the mind behind PoliticsJOE
Oli Dugmore, known best as the mind behind PoliticsJOE, echoes many of the views young, disillusioned voters hold.
Spotlight: Swift Soc President, Lola Milton-Jenkins
Out of all the societies at Oxford, Oxford University Taylor Swift Society is one of the biggest, with around two thousand members. Seraphina Evans...
On poetry, prison, and new notions of time: In conversation with Mohsen Mohamed
Mohsen Mohamed may already be a familiar face for frequenters of Tudor Pret on Cornmarket Street. Stepping into its timbered, softly lit premises, it...
The Former Ambassador
Steven Pifer greets me at the door with a limp. He’d broken his kneecap en route to Kyiv three weeks ago, and scrambling for...
‘There’s a seat at the table for everyone’: In Conversation with Daisy Maskell
CW: Spiking.
Daisy Maskell is, in short, a multimedia superwoman. Her documentaries have aired on BBC and Channel 4, she is the youngest breakfast show...
An activist’s philosophy: Words matter, but actions matter more
The War in the Gaza Strip has been going on for over seven months. In this time, it has cost the lives of over...
‘Act normal, that’s crazy enough’: In conversation with Rutger Bregman, author of Humankind
Why have humans survived as the ones to travel to Mars, create artificial intelligence and make use of the world’s resources unlike any other...
Spotlight: Martian Moves
If you’re at all in tune with Oxford’s nightlife scene, I’m sure you’ve heard of “intergalactic boogie service” Martian Moves – but who are...
Broadway, besties and Brian Cox: A conversation with J. Smith-Cameron
J. Smith-Cameron would like you to know that she is not Succession’s Gerri Kellman. She gently corrects me when I slip up by describing...
‘Women don’t look like that in Algeria’: An interview with Houria Niati
"Yes, I love flowers and I love landscapes, but I am far away from that. When we talk about political art, I didn’t even...
‘Theatre is, at its best, one of the most democratic of the arts’
I had the chance to sit down with Gregory Doran, Oxford University’s Cameron Mackintosh visiting professor and the former artistic director of the Royal...