Frozen In Time: A Classicist’s Portrait of Interwar Oxford
In one of the more blatantly cliché moments of my life, I watched the 1981 TV adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s iconic Oxford interwar novel Brideshead Revisited. Notwithstanding the fact that Oxford only features in the first four episodes, it remains that for many of us, Brideshead played a part in
Interview with Torrey Peters
It is a warm summer day in Oxford and I wake up to find myself in the armchair where I’d been reading late into the night before. Initially, I had planned to only flick through Detransition, Baby once more so that it would be as clear in my mind as possible before the interview. However, […
The Isis Podcasts: In Conversation with Bernard O’Donoghue
Join The Isis for a conversation with the celebrated Irish poet and current Emeritus Fellow at Wadham College, Oxford, discussing the relevance of poetry in the modern world, the importance of globalism, and what changes might be made in the way we approach literature. Listen on Spotify: https://ope
The Isis Podcasts: Investigative Journalism
The Isis talks investigative journalism with Rachel Oldroyd, managing editor at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, Oliver Bullough, contributor to The Guardian and author of three books on Russian history and politics, and Jane Bradley, the U.K. Investigative Correspondent to the New York Times
The Isis Podcasts: Visual Art
The Isis Magazine discusses visual art with Jenny Lewis, editorial photographer whose work centers on her experience of living and working in East London, and Jiab Prachakul, a self-taught contemporary figurative artist whose work is concerned with identity. Here is the link to the podcast: https://
Success for Sale
*names have been changed for anonymity Michelle* leaves me a voice message. She must be on a bus or coach; I can hear faint noises from the engine. She sends me a text: “We are in Mexico On a trip from Arbonne Having a blast.” Michelle is a National Vice President at Arbonne, a multi-level [&hel
In Conversation with Sarah Mardini
“The boat started taking in water and the engine turned off. The boat was just a little dinghy. I jumped in the water, and my sister joined me; we had to use all the swimming resources that we had. It was a very rough sea that day. But I’m a long-distance swimmer, and I knew I could […]
In Conversation with R.F. Kuang
“I describe it as Avatar: The Last Airbender if Azula was the main character and everyone was on drugs.” Blending Song dynasty culture with 20th century themes, grounded by grittiness and muddy morality, The Poppy War immediately became one of my favourite novels of 2018. Talking to author Rebec
“I get a constant deluge of death threats”
Robert Mugabe was still alive when I spoke to Peter Tatchell back in late August. We had spoken about the former Zimbabwean President during our conversation, specifically Tatchell’s two attempts at placing Mugabe under citizen’s arrest, first in London in 1999, and again in Brussels in 2001. Af