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I was absolutely planning on writing about saints vs superheroes this week Seaspiracy lays bare our societal detachment from the natural world By Max Spokes Photo by Michelle Mendieta Mean Whilst Karl Marx noted our alienation from labour, it is clear that we are becoming increasingly
Oxford Ministers Join Church Leaders Warning Against Vaccine Passports By Caleb van Ryneveld An open letter signed by over 1200 church leaders across the UK, including Oxford Ministers Glenn Nesbitt, Andy Young, and
Have schools ‘failed their pupils on consent’? By Eoin Hughes CW: Sexual assault, sexual harassment, racism, homophobia Image credits: Illustration by Mia Clement for The Oxford Blue Allegations
Radcliffe Camera partially reopens By Blue News In the week when Oxford institutions – including pubs like Turf Tavern – are reopening in light of the Government
Pubs in Oxford welcome reopening By Eoin Hughes Oxford pubs have been preparing for reopening with the easing of restrictions from Monday the 12th of April. Pubs will only
Russian Troop Build-up Prompts Western Alarm By Oliver Buckingham The US European Command (EUCOM) raised its threat level to the highest level last week (‘Potential Imminent Crisis’) as
Australia's Political #MeToo Moment Exposes Ingrained Sexist Parliamentary Culture By Maddy Kowalenko CW: Mentions of rape and sexual assault The recent pile-up of sexual assault and harassment allegations within the Australian
What does France’s potential hijab ban represent? By Sara Al Soodi On the 30th March, the French Senate voted in favour of the “Separatism Bill”, which would enforce a ban on wearing the
On the Other Hand: Autocratic anxieties and democratic backsliding in India By Hayden Barnes Artwork by Rachel Macnaghten All States have their mythologies. They must justify (or atone for) some assumption of importance
Police, protests and my pointless arrest By Emerald Ace-Acquah Illustration by Rosa Bonnin I never thought that by the age of nineteen I would have been arrested. For context, I have never
TikToxic: the age of inauthenticity By Anisah Qausher There was a recent trend on TikTok where couples filmed themselves sleeping together. (Sleeping in the literal sense, that
The artistic void of the Spanish flu will not be repeated By Cormac Malone Illustration by Rosa Bonnin It is without doubt that the Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the arts and in particular,
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: A gateway to long term restrictions on the right to protest By Stella Ktenas “It was a triumph that protesters outside Parliament House weren’t met with bullets.” These were the remarks of
Meet the Interviews Team By Ollie Banks Three fresh faces are in at the Interviews section of the Blue – here’s a quick look at who they are and what
Sundry Style with Jake Wigham: on a (collar) roll By Osian Williams Illustration by Daisy Leeson (@daisyleesonart) For someone with Covid, Jake looks surprisingly chipper through the computer
University Challenge: an elitist institution long past its sell-by date? By Gabriella Emery University Challenge, now in its 50th series, has graced our televisions for over four decades, first hosted by Bamber Gascoigne,
A discussion with Shariq Haidery: The North, Pakistan, Oxford and me. By Molayo Ogunde Shariq Haidery sits down with The Oxford Blue to talk about his experience being a fresher at Oxford during another pandemic-hit
Aurora: The artist behind “Runaway” By Gloria Morey “Runaway” by Aurora has become the latest song to climb the charts thanks to TikTok. In just 24 hours, the track brought
The Trouble With Twins: Ildikó Enyedi's My 20th Century By Oscar Jelley Illustration by Ben Beechener Twins are tantalising, both for artists and their interpreters: a dramatic conceit pregnant
Greek Mythology in Metal? By Emily Warnham When I first started listening to metal music, I was a little taken aback when Iron Maiden’s “Flight of Icarus”
The artistic void of the Spanish flu will not be repeated By Cormac Malone Illustration by Rosa Bonnin It is without doubt that the Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the arts and in particular,
‘The New Climate War’: Michael E. Mann on how to fight the climate inactivists By Max Spokes Photo by Michelle Mendieta Mean So far in this Column we’ve looked at two issues – climate anxiety, and destructive fishing
TikToxic: the age of inauthenticity By Anisah Qausher There was a recent trend on TikTok where couples filmed themselves sleeping together. (Sleeping in the literal sense, that
Disability Looks Like This: On Sensory Overload, and making public spaces kinder By Ellie Redpath Artwork by Emer Sukonik Imagine: you’re in Big Tesco on Magdalen Street and you’re terrified for your life. No, really.
More than a Fairytale: the (s)hero complex By Jessica Steadman Artwork by Chen (Cornelia) Chen Confession time. I was absolutely planning on writing about saints vs superheroes this week
‘The New Climate War’: Michael E. Mann on how to fight the climate inactivists By Max Spokes Photo by Michelle Mendieta Mean So far in this Column we’ve looked at two issues – climate anxiety, and destructive fishing
Disability Looks Like This: On Sensory Overload, and making public spaces kinder By Ellie Redpath Artwork by Emer Sukonik Imagine: you’re in Big Tesco on Magdalen Street and you’re terrified for your life. No, really.
More than a Fairytale: the (s)hero complex By Jessica Steadman Artwork by Chen (Cornelia) Chen Confession time. I was absolutely planning on writing about saints vs superheroes this week
Seaspiracy lays bare our societal detachment from the natural world By Max Spokes Photo by Michelle Mendieta Mean Whilst Karl Marx noted our alienation from labour, it is clear that we are becoming increasingly