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Italian Classics 101
“The 20th century made its mark in every country, and we can see reflected in the pages of these books the events that transformed Italy forever.” Elisabetta A Molteni takes us through a tour of classic Italian literature from the 20th century. Art by Ben Beechener
WHAT’S NEW
The challenges of being a female F1 fan
“Women can love F1 for the sport, and we deserve not to be excluded or insulted because of these sexist stereotypes.” Molly Jefferies discusses the trend of dismissing female F1…
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Jez Butterworth’s ‘Jerusalem’: A Particularly English Delusion
“The fixation with an ancient national mythology and staunch resistance to modernity that characterises the text must have appeared comically entertaining to the outward facing London of 2011 – five…
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An Identity in Flux
‘Am I not supposed to become an adult and grow out of teenage indecision about who I am? And, if not, what does it mean that I’m a person in…
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‘Prey’ Movie Review
“… (Dan) Trachtenberg gets the adrenaline pumping by fully utilising the Predator for what it is: one of the most effective dealers of death ever created.” Ben Coneybeare reviews ‘Prey’,…
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Oxford
From Oakland to Oxbridge: A ‘Hacktivist’s’ Fight Towards Decolonisation and African Liberation
Illustration by Leyla Baxman My name is George Hofstetter. I am the founder and CEO of GHTech Inc, an organisation that is committed to uplifting marginalised communities of colour through technology. I first started coding when I was 13 at a Qeyno hackathon (a tech incubator founded by Kalimah Priforce) in downtown Oakland, California, where I…
Racism At Oxford Summer School
Student stands up to a serious racial incident at Hughes Hall, Cambridge, during a summer school hosted by Oxford University. On Friday 15th July 2022, a serious incident of racism occurred at Hughes Hall, Cambridge, during a summer school hosted by Oxford University. During a formal dinner at the college, the students on the program…
Rave Reviews: Trinity College Commemoration Ball 2022
A feature in which one party enthusiast goes to some of the best (and not-so-best) events in wherever he happens to be at the time and gives his objectively correct opinions on them. Up first, an Oxford ball, where you pay everything short of your firstborn child in exchange for one final night of revelry…
opinion
Hidden Aces: The lack of asexual representation in the media
“Good representation, such as that of Florence, opens up wider conversations about our cultural assumptions of the necessity of sex to live a fulfilling life.” Evie Craggs discusses the importance of asexual representation in the media. Illustration by Evie Craggs.
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The New Challenge for Antitrust Requires Bolder Solutions
In 1911, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered Standard Oil Company to be broken up into 34 separate operations on the grounds that it was an ‘unreasonable monopoly’. This was the first major enforcement of competition regulation in history and is perhaps the most eminent to this day. Oil and energy are classical examples of ‘natural monopolies’, operations with high fixed infrastructure costs that…
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What Johnson’s Final PMQs Tells Us About His Premiership
Why Johnson’s Final Address To PMQs Encapsulates The Cynicism and Opportunism Which Has Always Defined His Political Career On Wednesday 20th July, Boris Johnson had his final ever PMQs as Prime Minister. Political nerds like myself will be aware that a Prime Minister’s final PMQs is, in fact, a rather unique and peculiar affair. Often,…
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Global Affairs
Summer Editorial Series Week 4: Global South Countries Chart Different Path Amid War in Ukraine
Amid the War in Ukraine, while many countries have condemned Russia’s actions, many Global South countries have assumed an ambivalent stance towards the hostilities, refusing to join sanctions against Russia. Why is this and what does it mean for the future of the international order? Klemens Okkels reports.
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The Mainstreaming of a Violent White Supremacist Conspiracy Theory: Part 2
In Part 2 of this article Thomas Evans discusses the intersection of far-right conspiracy theories and US politics, and how this could affect current and future elections
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The World Beyond OX1- Week 8
This week the Global Affairs Team report on Trump’s potentially waning influence in the Republican Party, a worrying election for Macron, unrest in India and a significant legal case against gun manufacturers in America.
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COLUMNS
Driving Around In Circles: The Here And Now
In the final instalment of ‘Driving Around In Circles’, Jacob Reid looks at the Leclerc-Verstappen rivalry in some of the more recent F1 races. Thank you for driving around in circles with us this last term…
We’re Not, Like, Endangered Animals: Generations 5
In her final instalment for ‘We’re Not, Like, Endangered Animals’, Hannah shares some closing thoughts on the effect talking with her female family members has had on her.
The Land is Sacred: Under the Plastic
Continuing the column The Land is Sacred, Claire Torina Coulthard discusses how plastic pollution affects developing countries disproportionately, and the role that grassroots activism has played.
CULTURES
Killing Eve and its Violent Women
“(Killing Eve)…moves towards a more refreshing take on complex female characters, where the women can do bad things on screen, just like the men have always done, without leaning on…
VESSEL: A tender yet powerful performance
‘…VESSEL is one of a series of productions this year responding to post-pandemic theatre with innovation and flexibility.’ Helena Aeberli reviews VESSEL, a powerful play exploring our relationships with our…
The Genius of the Minions: The Rise of Gru Soundtrack
“Instead of being widely anticipated by its target audience of children, the Minions: The Rise of Gru has been swiftly hijacked by teenagers who are eager to see what their favourite artists…
Falling in Love with Ruth Asawa
‘By the end of the show I was sold on the idea that such a thing as an Asawa day should exist everywhere.’ Michela Giachino visits The Modern Art Oxford’s…
IDENTITY
Faith and Doubt
I’d like to begin this article with a story – it goes something like this. There was a famous 12th century Islamic Scholar called Fakhr Al-Din Al-Razi. He was once…
Oxford’s Class Problem
“Support for working-class students cannot end the moment that we arrive.” In the second instalment of our Summer Editorial Series, Lucy Heywood discusses classism at Oxford. Illustration by Leyla Baxman.
‘Under Siege by Women’: Everything We Take for Granted at Oxford
‘It is easy to forget that, just over 100 years ago, women could not get a degree from Oxford.’ Lucy Heywood explores the experiences of women in Oxford, past and…
sports
Summer VIIIs 2022 Leaderboard
A Defence of Horse Racing
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