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Zero shades of grey: the death of nuance
When was the last time you viewed the content on someone else’s social media feed? Last week, I was sitting behind a man on the bus. I was on one of those raised seats, providing the perfect vantage point for a good snoop at his digital activity (I won’t make a habit of this). For…
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The Lifestyle Lowdown: Relationships
While trying to find a work-life balance, we can all fall into the same comfortable, yet monotonous routines. That’s why our Lifestyle editors are here to point you in new…
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Lady Grinning Soul: Movements Festival
“According to Stewart Garden, Movements will have something for everyone. The shows at Truck Store will be slightly more acoustic and stripped back, with heavier alt and post-punk features starting…
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Trump Suffers Setback on Greenland
U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to press for influence over Greenland has suffered a significant setback. Firm resistance from European allies has forced an abrupt tactical reversal that underlines the…
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A Crime of Power: Femicide in Italy
On 25 November 2025, politicians in the Italian parliament’s Chamber of Deputies unanimously voted to introduce the crime of femicide – the murder of a woman, specifically motivated by gender…
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The Queer Anthem You’ve Never Heard Of
As I engage in my daily doomscrolling, I stumble upon a video with a distinctive theatrical voice and a familiar combination of violin, drums and bass in the background. The…
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Oxford
A Guide to the Oxford University Student Union and its Upcoming Elections
Lewis Haynes previews the upcoming Oxford University Student Union elections, due to take place in February.
Local Elections Confirmed in Oxfordshire This May
It has been confirmed that elections will be going ahead for Oxford City Council, Cherwell District Council, and West Oxfordshire District Council in May. This comes after some confusion about Oxford City Council’s stance on the postponement of local elections from May this year to May 2027, which was debated by local councillors in a…
Oxford Union Termcard Released for Hilary Term 2026
The Oxford Union has unveiled its much-anticipated termcard for Hilary Term 2026. This comes after a longer-than-usual delay to the termcard’s release, with much speculation about the term’s debates and speakers. On 22 January, the Union will be holding its first major speaker event of the term – hosting Zia Yusuf, the Head of Policy…
opinion
In defence of the assisted dying bill
My grandmother died in 2020. At the end of her life, she held on for months. Not because she wanted to — that much had become all too clear — but because her body wouldn’t let her go. My mother spent countless nights by her bedside, doing everything she could to ease what we saw…
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The society trap: when finding yourself becomes losing yourself
At this year’s Freshers’ Fair, I signed up for tennis and touch rugby with the unmistakable arrogance of someone who has never experienced the workload of Oxford University. We’re one term in, and both my racket and rugby boots are sitting gathering dust, while I wrestle with Lev Vygotsky in the upper reading room of…
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Why I Refuse to Wear The Red Poppy
It is the 11th of November again, the date when the guns fell silent in 1918, when an armistice was signed in France marking the end of more than four years of devastating conflict. This is why we all remember the war on November 11th with an artificial red poppy to commemorate the military personnel…
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Outside OX1 Week 1: Board of Peace, Uganda and Australia
A warm welcome back to Oxford! We hope everyone had a restful holiday season and is settling back into university life smoothly. If in this whirlwind week you’ve found yourself dashing around the cold streets of Oxford, running between lessons or finally catching up with long-missed friends, and haven’t been able to keep…
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War and No Peace – Sudan and Civil War
Sudan gained independence from Britain in 1956. Over the 70 years since then, it has been embroiled in variations of civil war for 40. Indeed, the nation knows more war than it does peace. 2023 marked the beginning of a new conflict. Over 1000 days later, in spite of humanitarian disaster, a refugee…
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COP30: Behind the Scenes
Elana Roberts explores the importance, impact and limitations of COP30, which took place in Brazil. She first traces the historic significance of COPs before interviewing three COP30 attendees to shed a light on their experiences and reflections. Images taken by Merna Elboghdady.
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COLUMNS
Risk Appetite: On London and La Belle Époque
“I can’t help but think about how, maybe in the future, I’ll look back on this experience and be wistful for the amount of times I was challenged intellectually by my peers. Maybe, paradoxically, I’ll return to Los Angeles and miss all the restaurants I tried in London” Valerie Wu reflects on the feeling of…
Borders and Belonging: The Politics of the “Good Immigrant”
“As a person of colour and granddaughter of an immigrant, if these experiences and the “good” immigrant rhetoric has taught me anything, it is that people will attempt to exploit my accomplishments, British accent and/or my Oxford education” Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani examines what it means to be a “good immigrant” and how such rhetoric can…
Second Draft: Notting Hill and table football
“I was practically raised on Richard Curtis’ oeuvre and have seen Notting Hill more times than I care to admit. I can quote unwieldy chunks of it. In fact, if the audio were to pack in, I could probably narrate the whole thing for my friends.” Eleanor Davies reflects on trying to make uni-life as…
CULTURES
How Inaccurate is Too Inaccurate? Film Adaptations of Classic Literature
‘The film stands on Mary Shelley’s shoulders but never really thanks her for the effort. It glances down at her once or twice, then quickly looks off at something else.’…
A Night of Narrative and Myth: OMO’s Prokofiev and Stravinsky Shine
“Despite occasional pacing issues within the slower Prokofiev movements, the Oxford Millennium Orchestra delivered a richly satisfying concert. The Firebird in particular demonstrated the orchestra’s technical assurance and flair for…
‘Moments drawn out fine’: Sitting With Gwen John’s ‘The Convalescent’ and Dorothy Richardson’s Pilgrimage
“To sit and look at Gwen John’s ‘The Convalescent’ is to become acutely aware of one’s own body, “the shape and weight of each limb”.” Image by Esme Gutch, used…
LIfestyle
Telltaylor: By a Lancashire Farm Shop, I Sat Down and Wept
“I was always a muse, a magician’s trick, bending my own image to enhance his own. He seemed to compliment me only if the words fit his rhyme scheme.” Alicia Taylor…
Telltaylor: Everything I Learnt From A Mackerel Fillet
“I suddenly became afraid of forgetting the year which may turn out to be the most important of my life.” In the debut article of her column, Alicia Taylor gives…
Proust’s Madeleine: The Hidden Power of Food.
“We have always known that food is a lot more than its taste, texture, and nutritional value. Every meal is an intense social and sensory experience that serves to nourish…
Identity
Commodifying “Yellow Face”: A Reflection on Identity and (Self-)Representation
[Spoilers for Yellow Face (2007)] During the winter break, in preparation for my English Lit 20th-century paper, I read David Henry Hwang’s 2007 play Yellow Face. Having read and loved…
Who am I? Finding my identity between two languages
That person, no matter what they do in the present, will always be defined by what they did. In the country where I was born, my past is my present.…
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