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In 1811, a student at University College published a pamphlet including an essay titled ‘The Necessity of Atheism’ that he later distributed to the Heads of Oxford Colleges. The student, after disputes with the Master of University College at the time, was “sent down” on the grounds of “contumacy” (disobeying authority). This student was Percy Shelley. 

In an institution as prestigious as Oxford, every book you pull out in public is transformed into a portable personality test, a hard launch...

Oxford has often seemed a mysterious place. An online generation is getting a new but still curated glimpse of life under the dreaming spires

It’s hard to know exactly when the concept of the action-cum-superhero movie started spinning out of control. I’m not sure if I’d place it...

Many claim that the age of the movie star is dead, but Tom Hanks can definitely give them a run for their money. Recognised...

"Many non-drinker students speak of acceptance and enjoyment, while some warn of exclusion."

It’s been a good year for rugby, despite how much it hurts to admit it as an Irish rugby fan. Supporters have been absolutely...

'Upon entering the House of Terror, I was immediately struck by a great sense of unease. The idea of ‘Dark Tourism’ was not something that had occurred to me until over a year ago, on that overcast day in Budapest.'

Hangover anecdotes tend to interest their teller more than their audience. So, I’ll let you read some triumphant exceptions to the rule written by...

Scotland is an unknown for most of the English population. Yes, the population is very aware of the dominance of the SNP in its...

Aarthee Pari discusses the meaning of the term 'industry plant' and its validity as a critique of musicians.

God is Dead, but lots of us miss him. We look for his shadow in astrological charts, turn that shadow into beams of light that...

CW: War, violence, death Seeing everything going on in Ukraine at the moment, I was struck by the fact that one thing stayed constant, the...

CW: Mentions of violence, trauma, death. This article was written on the 26th of February. As I am writing this, millions of people in Kyiv are...