P*sh boys: if you can’t beat ‘em, fuck ‘em
In my first year at Oxford, posh boys were my snobby, smug, quarter-zip-loving kryptonite. I expected to see them here, meet them, and (probably) detest them. I didn’t anticipate being attracted to them. Yet that’s where I found myself, talking to Tarquins and fucking Ferguses. All of a sudden,
Icon of the Week: Oliver Guilfoyle
Oliver will be a familiar face for anyone who has been to the open jam sessions at the Mad Hatter on a Wednesday evening. Previously the secretary of the University Jazz Society, they are now practically the house pianist of the Oxford bar. But they don’t flaunt it: as I met Oliver at their
The campus novel on vacation
The first thing I did after finishing my exams last May was read Elif Batuman’s quintessential campus novel The Idiot. Although I was checking out of academia for the summer months, I couldn’t help but return to its comforting rhythm in Batuman’s book, which narrates Selin’s freshman year at
Polari Literary Salon: a c+nty night out
Having relocated from the Kate Bush tribute/inspired (still unclear) band performance, we were finally in the right space. Gutted because Baby Bushka sounded like a great time. Don’t worry, we bought merch later to apologise for abandoning their gig. Thankfully Karen McLeod seemed ch
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Philip Kerr
‘Untitled’ Linocut print, 20x15cm “This piece represents the industrial production of a plastic doll, stretched in different directions by hands and cogs. The design is a collage of different shapes found in Giuseppe Capogrossi, Juliette Roche and Jean/Hans Arp’s work.&#
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Siyun Sun
‘City of Angels’ Digital, 84.1×118.9 cm I always need to learn, produce, and do something more meaningful than everyday living. I desire the object petit a, the thing I will never reach but forever wander around it. This void I desperately want is only reflected in ordi
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: William Schwabach
‘Film from Sarajevo’ Ilford 100 ISO B&W 35mm film The result of a trip to Sarajevo. I really enjoyed simply wandering around the city. The architecture was fascinating, and although one might get a desolate impression from my photos, the town
100 Pitch Prompts: MT24
1. What do you think about when you brush your teeth? 2. What do you see when you look out of your bedroom window? 3. Write something you’d be embarrassed for your parents to read. 4. Write something your parents ought to read. 5. Write something that you can only write anonymously. 6. Write about
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Lillian Tagg
‘Untitled’ Pointillism illustration, 6″x6″ This piece is a study of traditions of female connection in folklore. I’m interested in rituals which centre the female experience (without essentialising physical traits) in the earth and nature. This im