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MT20: A Review By Elsie Clark Work Ethic and Productivity Having quite literally nothing else to do has led to a slight productivity boost, though of course
University launches Race and Equality Task Force amid criticism of launch event By Ben O'Brien The University of Oxford has launched a ‘Race and Equality Task Force’, acknowledging that “historically and currently
Coronavirus vaccine approved for UK rollout in December By Oliver Shaw A vaccine for COVID-19 developed in the UK has been formally approved and is expected to be rolled out across the country
Christ Church apologises after serving beef-containing sweets at Diwali Dinner By Anvee Bhutani At its Diwali dinner this year, Christ Church served Haribo Goldbears, which contain beef, for which it has now apologised.
Time to Abolish the US Electoral College? By Naman Gupta 2020’s US presidential election results were excruciatingly slow. And not just because of coronavirus. By Friday morning
The Kosovo Specialist Chambers – A New Hope for International Criminal Justice? By Henry Fahrenkamp This month saw Kosovo president Hashim Thaçi resigning from office following the confirmation of his indictment before a
UN launches 2020 campaign to raise awareness of ‘shadow pandemic’ of gender-based violence By Nicole Souter CW: gender-based violence 25 November marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the start
As Hong Kong’s legislators resign en masse, is there any hope left for the city’s democracy? By Athena Kam When the Chinese parliament passed a measure on 11 November 2020 that banned anyone ‘unpatriotic’ from sitting in Hong
Time to Abolish the US Electoral College? By Naman Gupta 2020’s US presidential election results were excruciatingly slow. And not just because of coronavirus. By Friday morning
Bully-in-chief: the unrelenting Priti Patel By Tom Bannon On 20 November, Boris Johnson refused to sack Priti Patel after a long-delayed report revealed that she broke the ministerial
Student-life in the pandemic By Anonymous ‘The impossible task of being a student during a pandemic’ This has obviously been a difficult year for everyone.
Mushroom for improvement By Ellie Wellbourn How often do we truly notice what lies beneath our feet? Whilst walking through my local woods, I spotted a cluster of honey
Meet Thred, the Gen-Z Media Company By Elliot Sturge Few would disagree that the media industry has changed drastically in the last few years, with the traditional giants of print
The ‘Villains’ Among Us: Hollywood’s problematic depiction of the ‘Bad Guy’ By Hetta Johnson If I cast my mind back, and it does not have to stretch very far, I can almost instantaneously pick up a distinct pattern
Sundry Style with Benedict Browne: "You can learn something from everybody" By Osian Williams Illustration by Daisy Leeson Benedict Browne is a writer, stylist and consultant. He was Style Editor at The Rake and is currently
Chase Koch on OxPath, OxMatch and being a student entrepreneur By Elliot Sturge These are strange and disconcerting times. Many of us are experiencing upheaval in our home, education or work lives. Not
The Wind Down Playlist By Ashleigh Gibbins This term, I’ve been making idealistic, hyper-specific playlists, to both communicate my ‘current vibe’ and curate what
Simulacrum Review: An "Innovative and Daring" approach to lockdown theatrics By James Newbery I have a confession. I’m not a fan of Zoom plays. Going to the theatre is an experience, a night out, a chance to escape.
Learning from loss: How can the arts adapt and overcome By Ana Pagu For me, it started with a cancelled seminar in my department. Back in March, I didn’t think much of that one talk getting
Music and Wellbeing: Go-to Tunes for Different Moods By Jennifer Goodier You know that part in every coming-of-age film when the troubled teenager storms to their bedroom, slams the door behind them
The Wind Down Playlist By Ashleigh Gibbins This term, I’ve been making idealistic, hyper-specific playlists, to both communicate my ‘current vibe’ and curate what
Nice To Meet You, I'm A Slut!: Mind The (Orgasm) Gap By Alice Garnett For too long, the male orgasm has been the focal point – the main event – of sex. Meanwhile, the female orgasm
A Walking Interview with Geoffrey Biscuit: Merton's New Puppy By Jessica Searle What has been the best thing to arrive at Merton this year? Sorry freshers – these third years would say, without a
Nice To Meet You, I'm A Slut!: Kinks, Communication and Consent By Alice Garnett Kinks – whether it’s hair pulling and light choking or all-out BDSM – are not spoken about enough. A kink
Nice To Meet You, I'm A Slut!: Mind The (Orgasm) Gap By Alice Garnett For too long, the male orgasm has been the focal point – the main event – of sex. Meanwhile, the female orgasm
Nice To Meet You, I'm A Slut!: Kinks, Communication and Consent By Alice Garnett Kinks – whether it’s hair pulling and light choking or all-out BDSM – are not spoken about enough. A kink
Nice To Meet You, I'm A Slut!: Ask Me Anything! By Alice Garnett TW: Eating disorders Today is the day I deliver the ‘killer advice’ promised in my carefully curated google docs
Nice To Meet You: I'm A Slut!: A Conversation on Bisexuality With Non-Bisexual People By Alice Garnett Yes, I am bisexual. No, that doesn’t mean I want to have a threesome with you and your crusty boyfriend – nor
