Hotlist: Week 4
Who said Oxford was a boring town?
Tom BallFrank Doelger @ Oxford Media Soc
Game of Thrones executive producer is in town
When: Monday, 8pm
Where: Magdalen, Daubeny Labs
Details: Here
Vico @ Burton Taylor Studio
Dark psychotic humour at the Burton Taylor studio promises to make your evening more interesting
When: Tuesday-Saturday
Where: Burton Taylor Studio
Details: Here
Jungle @ O2 Academy
Hotly-tipped, yet highly secretive, electro funk outfit Jungle are gracing Oxford with their presence. It’s a Wednesday night, what else would you be doing? Park End? There may be less snogging at Jungle, but there will certainly be a lot more sassy beats.
When: Wednesday
Where: O2 Academy
Details: Here
ISIS Spoken Word Night @ Albion Beatnik Bookstore
Amidst Oxford’s sleepy streets and looming spires, ISIS is taking the hip-hop genre by storm. First with last week’s talk on rap’s influence on 21st century society and now their Spoken Word night, there shall be no excuse for anyone in Oxford to not be well clued up on their hips and their hops.
When: Wednesday, 7.30pm
Where: Albion Beatnik Bookstore
Timon of Athens @Magdalen
As part of Magdalen’s ongoing 4th week arts week, Timon of Athens will be staged in the college’s hall. The show is an immersive experience with the audience as banquet guests- you’re invited to munch on banquet food and glug down prosecco whilst you watch.
When: Wednesday to Saturday
Where: Magdalen Hall
Details: On the play here, and on Magdalen Arts Week here
Bloody Knuckles @ Carbon
Take yourself back to 1980s Chicago, where house music was fun and comedowns were merely a horrible blip on the distant horizon. Taster here!
When: Thursday
Where: Carbon
Details: Here
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time @ Phoenix Picturehouse
Following the sudden roof collapsing incident at London’s Apollo Theatre earlier this year during this stage adaptation of Mark Haddon’s highly successful novel, the production team have decided to move the play away from under all those rickety West End roofs. Catch it while it’s here.
When: Thursday
Where: Phoenix Picturehouse
Details: Here
Hydro Flask
Oxford student who died celebrating end of exams said uni was ‘the best period of my life’
Emily SmithThe first year PPE student has been named
A man has been arrested after stalking Emma Watson as she studies at the University of Oxford
He came to the UK with only a sleeping bag, £800, and a desire to ‘gain information’ about the actress
Omg, Emma Watson is currently dating one of her coursemates at the University of Oxford
They were pictured getting a Gail’s together in Oxford
University of Oxford issues statement after first year student dies in river
Phoebe KowhaiThe 19-year-old had ‘dived’ into the river to celebrate the end of his exams
Oxford University student dies in river whilst celebrating end of exams
The 19-year-old was wearing ‘academic dress’ at the time
Oxford student unlocks door in halls to find a terrifying devil room complete with blood
He’s been living next to it for an entire YEAR
Oxford University rises in new world university ranking to narrowly beat Cambridge
The university now ranks third in the world overall
Students launch encampment in solidarity with Palestine at The University of Oxford
Tents have been pitched outside the Pitt Rivers and Natural History Museums
Omg guys, Jacob Elordi is going to Oxford University in October to study English
Lydia Spencer-ElliottHe fell in love with the campus while filming Saltburn
Oxford Uni lecturer stalked by man who flew 4,000 miles to her with a can of pepper spray
He sent his bags to her office and wanted her to ‘be his Valentine’
Oxford Uni chaplain who compared sex offenders to ‘puppies needing training’ given welfare role
He asked one student assault victim if they were ‘aware of the effect they had on men’, but has now secured a post at another college
These are the subjects you need to study at Oxbridge to more than double your grad salary
In one subject, studying it at Oxbridge over any other uni will get you £47k more per year
Oxford University College offers students a Halal menu option but it includes… red wine
One student said she was ‘sadly not surprised’ at the mistake
Two of Emma Watson’s lecturers at The University of Oxford have successfully sued the uni
Emma Watson studies on Oxford’s creative writing course
So, people are rinsing Oxford students for dancing at a ball and it’s low-key really mean
A Ceilidh is a huge part of Scottish culture
Oxford University Vice-Chancellor with £232k salary says grads should be donating to their uni
Was my £9k a year not enough!
Two of Emma Watson’s lecturers at Oxford are suing the university for unfair dismissal
The lecturers also compared their situation to the Post Office scandal
Oxford uni called ‘patronising’ for job advice despite banning its students from working
Oxford’s policy on part-time jobs reads: ‘Term-time employment is not permitted except under exceptional circumstances’
Students from two Oxford colleges are throwing Saltburn themed parties this term
One of them is Felix and Oliver’s actual college from the film
Students at University of Oxford housed in four-star hotels due to a lack of accommodation
One of the hotels costs up to £150 a night and has an indoor pool and spa
A wholesome ranking of the Love Is Blind season seven contestants and their green flags
Sofia AiraThey honestly deserve the world
Revealed: The Russell Group unis that are testing on animals the most
Claudia CoxOxbridge do not come out of this well
Adam’s exes claim he’d ‘throw tantrums’ and ‘check out other girls’ before MAFS appearance
Ellie RingWhy does none of this surprise me?
Richelle says Orson attempts to cheat and recouple with another MAFS UK 2024 bride!
Hayley SoenOh we have so much more drama to come
Love Is Blind season seven couples ranked from soulmates to probably already broken up
Brittany and Leo, I’m looking at you
From BRIT School to Russell Groups: This is where the MAFS UK 2024 cast went to university
Caspar came for a 2:2 and a good time
Stephen responds to Love Is Blind backlash by posting results of DNA ancestry test
He’s exactly 13 per cent Sub-Saharan African
Omg, Lady Gaga is ‘in shock’ at Joker: Folie à Deux flopping and is gagging to move on
Harrison BrocklehurstApparently she’s eyeing up a role in the next Quentin Tarantino movie
P Diddy accused of threatening journalist in 1997, wanted her ‘dead in the trunk of a car’
The Vibe editor in chief made the claims in a New York Times article
An expert reveals exactly how far each MAFS UK 2024 couple will get in the experiment
Some are quitting soon, whilst others will give us heartbreak at the final vows
Brett from Love Island is absolutely coming for Molly-Mae and her new brand Maebe
‘Seems like they’re just making fast fashion and changing the price tag’
From the Navy to the courtroom: Inside Marissa from Love Is Blind’s insane CV
She’s like the second coming of Bridget Mendler
Polly is selling her MAFS UK wedding dress, is this proof she’s no longer with Adam?!
She’s selling her iconic dinner party outfits too
These are the Oxbridge colleges stuffed with the most private school students in 2024
Just avoid anything with the word ‘Trinity’ in
A critical and commercial flop, how did Joker: Folie à Deux get it so frustratingly wrong?
The most disappointing film of the year
Right, here’s how to use the viral Pika Art AI to crush, squish, inflate and cake your photos
Always wanted to see myself crushed by a hydraulic press tbf
Emma defends Caspar and pleads MAFS UK viewers to stop the ‘torrent of abuse’ towards him
‘What’s been given out is it is an edited show’
Erm, Orson was a ‘professional method actor’ for seven years before appearing on MAFS UK
He starred in a film alongside Alex Pettyfer and Luke Evans!
Um, we need to talk about the huge transformation Garrett has had since Love Is Blind
It’s giving the glow of someone who now has a wife
These are all the UK unis that have student pro-life societies in 2024
Students have started pro-life societies at three more UK unis this year