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Open Season: The Surprising French Open
The French Open threw up plenty of shocks, and not just on the court. Italian tennis is soaring, whilst disputes rumble over pay. Image in the public domain.
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Goodwin Appearance Draws Protest at Union, foreshadowing Tommy Robinson Debate
Matt Goodwin’s speech at the Oxford Union drew protestors from Oxford Stand Up to Racism, foreshadowing the demonstration at Tommy Robinson’s arrival. Image credit to Chatham House, licensed under Creative…
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Hey ho, the Wind and the Rain (Or, Best Case Scenario, the Beauty of the Sun)
Directing a play opens one’s heart to a vast new spectrum of emotions, from the thrill of opening night, to the rush of pride watching your actors take their bows,…
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We Will Continue to Love
Isobel Gurnett writes from a pro-LGBT Christian perspective, confronting the homophobic rhetoric hiding behind the religion.
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Outside OX1 Week 7: Armenia, Russia, and South Korea
This week for Outside OX1, Nancy Gittus takes a look at Armenia’s recent election, Cormac Edwards explores the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, and Chaehyeon Moon analyses the South Korean…
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Spotlight – An uneasy journey back to normality
With the end of Trinity now in sight, we thought this would be a good place to round off our Spotlight series for this term. As with every Oxford term,…
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Passé ou Classique? – How Old Films can Hold Up for a Modern Audience
“As modern cinema becomes increasingly commercialised, films are primarily lauded for their entertainment value, a well-known cast of actors and provocative subject matter over form and visual innovation. These trends,…
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Oxford
Shell Shock at Corpus: Bernard Wins Trifecta in 2026 Tortoise Race
Bernard the Tortoise won not once, but three times, at the 2026 Tortoise Fair at Corpus Christi. Meanwhile, there was room for humans to get involved, too. Image credit to Corpus Christi College.
‘Agua do Rio, Agua do Mar II’: Oxford’s Connection with Capoeira
Over the weekend of 15-17 May, a range of activities and workshops took place as part of ‘Agua do Rio, Agua do Mar II’, a festival organised by the Oxford Capoeira Society. But what exactly is Capoeira, who is behind the society, and what do they do? Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian art form, a martial…
Oxford’s Chabad Society Host Lag BaOmer Celebrations on Broad Street
On 5 May, a celebration of Lag BaOmer, a Jewish religious holiday, took place on Broad street, run by the Oxford Chabad Society. Lag BaOmer is a holiday celebrated on the 33rd day of the Counting of the Omer, a ritual in Judaism counting each of the 49 days between the holidays of Passover and…
opinion
Britain’s prophet steps forward
“Oh, oh! Agony, agony! Again the awful pains of prophecy are on me, maddening as they fall… What if no man believe me?” Thus cries the tortured Cassandra in Aeschylus’ seminal tragedy Agamemnon. Cursed by Apollo with a gift of prophecy which is never to be believed, Cassandra is one of the most tragic figures…
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Call the violence in Belfast out for what it is: Pogroms
I refuse to use the phrases “anti-immigration riots”, “violent disorder”, “disruptions” or “unrest” to describe what ethnic minorities and those who present as visibly Muslim, have been experiencing in Belfast over the last few days. And this is not the first time we have lived through this. A quick Google search shows that a Pogrom…
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Jerusalem Day in the context of the persistent violence waged against Palestinians.
Jerusalem Day is an Israeli national holiday celebrating Israel’s capture and control over Jerusalem after the Six-Day War in 1967. Following Israel’s occupation of Jerusalem, Palestinian inhabitants who were not registered as Israeli citizens, were granted residency but were not allowed to vote in national elections. The annexation of East Jerusalem, which has a predominantly…
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A Closer Look: At Eco-Consulting, Is It the New Sliced Bread?
Nancy Gittus takes a look at the everdeveloping world of eco-consulting in this week’s “A Closer Look”. An exploration of how firms can benefit from adopting environmentally friendly policies, and how eco-consultants may be the best way to get there. Image credit: Rosser1954
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Outside OX1 Week 6: Australia, China, and the US
This week in Outside OX1, Nancy Gittus, Cormac Edwards, and Noah Allerton take a look at the top stories from Australia, China, and the US.
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Outside OX1 Week 5: Türkiye, Ghana, and US-Iran
Outside OX1 returns for Week 5, with three new headlines from around the globe. Lewis Haynes explores the ousting of Türkiye’s opposition leader by the courts, and the implications it has on an opposition that has failed to win a Turkish election this millenium. Noah Allerton looks at the cracking down on LGBTQ+…
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COLUMNS
Low Concept: Pursuit for its Own Sake
“My thesis is not one implying a value to decentring work or academic commitments. It is one concerned with giving enjoyments and pursuits for pleasure the priority that they are due.”
Risk Appetite: On Long Tables and Still Eating Alone
“The next time at a long dining table, I’ll treat it like it’s an Oxford exam I’ve studied for: I’ll eat, ask questions about others that stem from genuine curiosity, and take peace in the fact that I’ve already done all the preparation I can and that it’s time to put it into practice.”
Second Draft: But can you do a split roll?
“When I read the list back, I found it quite ticklesome. Was this my vernacular now? Since when was it normal to be scrolling through the Croquet England website on a random Wednesday in May? Most concerningly, had I become an Oxford stereotype?”
CULTURES
Lubomyr Melnyk Windmills at Exeter College Chapel: Reviewed
“Over the course of around 20-minutes the piece transforms itself into something airy, high, light as though leaving this material world. Melnyk’s music may all be explained as having something…
On Some Far Shore at the Michael Pilch Studio: Reviewed
“How can you possibly even start a eulogy for a loved one – a parent you have relied on and looked up to your whole life? […] Louis Benneyworth’s new…
Scenes With Girls at the Burton Taylor Studio: Reviewed
“Are they safe, or dangerously codependent? Is this life, paradoxically within and without heteronormativity, sustainable? Is this real girlhood? Is this enough?” Aimee Dixon reviews Scenes With Girls at the…
LIfestyle
Walking in silence: a lost art?
On brighter days, I’ll venture to the Bodleian with Bad Bunny, or Stevie Wonder blasting through my ears. Come rain or shine, the music seems to meet me where I…
The Exportation of British Misogyny
The sound of accordion, and the sweet heavy smell of cinnamon and spices drifted pleasantly through the small winding streets, dappled with pale April sunlight. Yet, despite this beauty, something…
Spotlight – All work and no play makes an exhausted Oxford student
I have now finished my long eight-day stint of shifts. In the next few days off that I have, I look forward to utilising my local library and coffee shops…
Identity
Friendship: Who I Am, Who I Was, Who I Will Be
Eleanor Harris discusses the relation between friendship and identity and how friends form who we are.
Braids: How do they represent us?
“Hair represents us. It is a means of self-expression, and a channel for our creativity, used for centuries, if not millennia, in this way. Since I first got my box…
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