Why are the Oxford Newspapers So Dull? – 11/06/2022
A shorter version of this piece has been published on ‘The Oasis’, a new online magazine for the writing of Lady Margaret Hall College students. The editors possess an admirable tolerance for intellectual diversity. You can check it out here: https://www.theoasislmh.com/blog/why-are-the-oxford-newspapers-so-dull Every week a reassuring grey envelope, postmarked Paris, appears in my college pigeonhole. It’sContinue reading “Why are the Oxford Newspapers So Dull? – 11/06/2022”
Film Review – Happening (2021) – 10/06/2022
Dir. Audrey Diwan, producers. Rectangle Productions, France 3 Cinéma, SRAB Films, distributor. Wild Bunch. Link to trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeQLR3J4K6c In its original French title, this film is called L’événement. ‘The Event’ in question is the pregnancy and subsequent abortion of Anne, a talented student and aspiring writer in 1963 France. It is a piece of cinemaContinue reading “Film Review – Happening (2021) – 10/06/2022”
The Falklands and Ukraine – 12/04/2022
40 years ago this week, a British military task force was steaming southwards to recapture the Falkland Islands. On the 2nd of April, Argentina’s fascist regime had invaded the distant and barren archipelago. Though almost 8,000 miles from London, the island’s inhabitants were British, and they had no desire to live under the junta ofContinue reading “The Falklands and Ukraine – 12/04/2022”
Brilliant Race, Corrupted Sport – 30/12/2021
Formula One can make for a brilliant spectacle. Yet the franchise continues to provide credibility to oppressive regimes.
The Attempt to Toxify Debate – Kathleen Stock and the Oxford Uni Fresher’s Fair – 15/11/2021
A brief look at two recent incidents concerning intolerance of free thought at universities, and why it’s all so worrying.
Total Betrayal (1) – Terror of the Taliban
“What fear – the certainty of a dark and dread filled future – would compel you to grip the airframe of a jet as it roared skywards from the earth?”
Total Betrayal (2) – The Future We Chose
“Conflicts cannot be won on a timetable. Especially not an American schedule. Their firepower is awesome, but their patience is pitiful.”
Total Betrayal (3) – With Friends Like These
“The world does not become more stable when the US retreats. For all its faults, the founding code of the American Republic is the antithesis of tyranny. ‘Life, liberty and pursuit of happiness’; these values are dictatorship’s kryptonite.”
Total Betrayal (4) – A Bungled Evacuation
“So far from being safe and orderly, at least seven Afghans were killed in the suffocating crushes which swelled around the airport gates.”
By Surrendering to the Taliban, America Has Betrayed the Afghan People – 04/06/2021
Note: Hopefully a version of this piece will be making its way on to The Oxford Blue website in the next few days. For readers of the blog, this is an early preview. ******** Last month, the Sayed Ul-Shuhada High School in west Kabul was attacked. 85 people, most of them female students between theContinue reading “By Surrendering to the Taliban, America Has Betrayed the Afghan People – 04/06/2021”
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