Thursday 5th February 2026

Culture

Dressed the part: Dark academia at Oxford

The style of dark academia, while it helps us to ward off the worst of the seasonal chills, hints at the class politics underpinning the University.

Lighthouse Productions on ‘Lemons’

The team outlined the vision for their debut production: a political, surrealist piece of contemporary theatre.

Breaking free from the Pinterest board

Over the Christmas vac I was lucky enough to attend an exhibition on one of my favourite designers, Vivienne Westwood, at the National Gallery of Victoria.

In defence of the theatrical release

If film, like all art, nourishes itself on its own œuvre, I don’t think we can afford to sever the association between the cinema and the film.

Summer skin

This season’s swimwear is made for gladitorial glamour and beach combat. Metallics and monochrome in hard lines and cool fabrics make for perfect pool side posing

Peter Bowden

If they’d switched it for a donkey’s scrotum, I’d still have believed it

VIDEO: Oxford’s gay scene

Inclusive or cliquey? Max Thompson, Alix Robertson and Rachel Fraser look at Oxford's LGBT scene.

Shorts in the North

The surprises of Russia

Interview: Michael Palin

Oskar Cox-Jensen meets the weary traveller

Modern art is rubbish

When I grow up I'm going to be a rich art dealer

Fashion aid

Forget the disposable dregs of Primark and instead recycle the gladrag gems of Sobell House Hospice, Marie Curie and British Red Cross

Volunteer value

Anne Irfan takes a look at the worth of the increasingly ‘fashionable’ cult of student charity work abroad

Interview: John Barrowman

Freyja Cox Jensen talks to the arrogant yet very fit star of Torchwood

I love charity

If a Big Issue looks good I’ll download it

When art meets advertising

Michael Bennett crosses the boundary between art and advertising.

Living on the edge of a paper model

Bored of revision? Try origami.

All that glitters

The ball season has arrived, the nights are alive with music and

Crease and quiet

Bored with revision? Turn your textbooks into butterflies.

Hi, I’m a human

Not pleasing everyone is a failure I will embrace.

A load of balls

Sheena Sodha goes backstage to take a look at what it takes to make each and every ball a success.

Beyond the void

Kate Shouesmith talks to Simon Yates about ordeal, recklessness and inspiration.

The jackboot look is IN!

Here’s my idea. Tomorrow we form a party, and campaign to legalise all child porn.

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