Category: Culture

By Frances Howe, LLB #1 Store St Espresso 40 Store Street Boasting interiors straight from a Pinterest board and the best coffee around, Store St Espresso is the trusty cafe-turned-study-spot that you’ve been looking for. First and foremost, the coffee really is so good, just as long as you’re prepared to pay standard Bloomsbury coffee […]

By Victoria McCraven, MA History of Art and Archaeology Over the last twenty years over 40 million people have visited Tate Modern, housing one of the most impressive modern and contemporary art collections in the world. Tate Modern is one of four Tate galleries in the United Kingdom. This year, Tate Modern turns 20 which […]

By Rose Sauvage de Brantes, BA English and Japanese Winner of the Palm d’Or and Oscar for best picture, the Korean movie Parasite dazzled masses across the world. Premiered at the 2018 Cannes Festival, the film stars both established and novice actors, all delivering flawless performances. The film depicts the attempts of a poor family, […]

By Rihab Attioui, Postcolonial Studies MA “Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films”, said South Korean director Bong Joon Ho as part of his Golden Globes acceptance speech where his film Parasite won Best Foreign Language Film. To briefly synopsise, for those of […]

By Leila Ferrari, MA Turkish Studies On last Friday rainy evening, Oxford welcomed the notorious Turkish writer Elif Shafak in Lady Margate Hall Theatre, where she was interviewed by British journalist Alan Ruisberg. At the centre of her works, there are often women, minorities and members of the LGBT community, especially from Middle Eastern societies. […]

By Clarissa Mondeh, BA Anthropology and International Relations Inua Ellams’ daring adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s iconic play ‘Three Sisters’ staged at the National Theatre earlier this month prompted intrigue and anticipation.  Originally set in the turmoil of Russia at the turn of the 20th Century, Three Sisters tells the story of the Prozorovs, an educated […]