Nebuchadnezzar
Ah, so you want to dream better! I’m your man, I’m the one to ask, for dreaming is all about asking the right questions without knowing that one oneself questions! The point of the exercise, excuse me, sir, is stop that thinking, which you, learned sir! do so much of. Instead you must wor
Sex vs. Books
Editor’s Note: this piece has been kicking around The ISIS archives since 1983. I was going to write something myself, but I couldn’t be bothered. Then I found this in the archives, and given that it already has my name on it, I was going to pass it off as my own work. So I […]
Brexit Playlist
Brexit is here! Almost! Although I haven’t really been paying attention to it because I was too young to vote. Anyway, we decided to make a whole list of songs about Brexit. Much like the process of leaving itself, it’s very long and at times incoherent. But, however you feel about it, there’s
Old English, Old Oxford
Two months ago, I found myself at an English formal with the rest of the English freshers at my college, and all our tutors. I imagine the nerves—as well as the prospect of free wine—must have got to me, so I ended up fairly tipsy by about an hour into the evening. I was sat […]
