Very tiny countries
Micronations are self-proclaimed states, sometimes partially—but almost never universally—recognised. There are as many as 200 known micronations in the world today, ranging from political protests to eccentric experiments. Many are permeated by a spirit of rebellion and subversion—from Akhziv
Niche Numbers: #1
Jake Kennedy and Jamie Tahsin bring you some of their favourite songs with < 50,000 views on YouTube in the first episode of their NicheNumbers podcast.
Antigone of Syria
“Our two brothers on a single day, A wretched pair, with hands aimed at each other, Killing themselves, have shared a doom in common. And now we two, the last ones left—consider How much worse death will be for us if we Defy the law and flout the rulers’ vote and power.” This passage could [
By hand: A Silversmith
The ISIS watches an Oxford-based Silversmith, Tony Thomson, at work. A film by Persis Love.
The ISIS meets Larry Sanders
Our broadcasting team met with Larry Sanders in Oxford to talk all things politics. Cover Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth
Coffee With Michael Frayn
Search long enough and you’ll discover that there exist some neat patches of parkland on YouTube that haven’t been marred by the graffiti of endless Vevo commercials or the dog-shit vitriol of the comments box. One such sequestered glade is the modest archive of seventies BBC documentaries, a tr
One city, one night, one take
Sturla Brandth Grøvlen explains how he filmed 'Victoria' in one shot.
The difficulties of staging an opera about rape
The Rape of Lucretia is being performed at St Peter’s College in seventh week of Hilary Term. Yet many voices have emerged to challenge the production. The controversy and struggle endured by the production team even to get the opera staged is far beyond what most experience when putting together
The Meaning of Arts Cuts
I am waiting to go onstage during my secondary school’s adaptation of The Canterbury Tales, wearing a shop-bought fancy dress costume that is meant to transform me into Geoffrey Chaucer. Other schools are putting on Hairspray and West Side Story. In whispers and gasps, news flits around the backst