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Embracing Eccentricity

Last week, whilst walking to Sidgwick, I encountered a John’s fellow striding across the backs clutching a stack of leather-bound books. He wore a full charcoal-grey suit, a bottle-green slipover and a beautiful printed silk bow tie under a navy overcoat which extended just below his knees. I couldn’t help but stare in awe as […]

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The Oxbridge Contradiction

Why do Oxford and Cambridge exist? Why does Oxbridge exist? To some, the second question may appear to be nothing more than a simple contraction of the first. However, to most Brits, Oxbridge means something very different to Oxford and Cambridge. For example, the sentence, “I’m playing a game of squash at the Oxbridge Club” […]

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Suffering from Leisure Class Anxiety?

Imagine a world in which you can devote the majority of your waking hours to the things you enjoy. Days of early morning commutes to a sedentary desk job formatting spreadsheets are now a distant memory. Instead, you roll out of bed to a full cooked breakfast; gone are the days of overnight oats. You […]