The alternative escape of literary romance
How did they do it?
Cambridge’s ivory towers and great gates
Sylvia Plath’s Cambridge
Opinion
Beatrice Tharme defends the romance genre, exploring its interplay of pulp and protection
Feature
Millie Jeffery explores the work of the female Beat generation writers
The Agonies
Eve Connor replies to Joe from her travels abroad, reflecting on her imbrication with the cosmos, and her asthma
Feature
Emily Cushion recounts stories from Plath’s time at Cambridge
Feature
Emma Tenzler recounts three chance encounters which defined literature
Review
Reviewing the Tate Britain’s most recent exhibition, Loveday Cookson explores how archival photography restores the marginalised in our living memory
Postscripts
Megan O’Neil shares a poem, and speaks to Eve Connor about the sounds of words and the secrets of poetry
Opinion
Dame Jilly Cooper’s novels are taking streaming services by storm, but still aren’t taken seriously, argues Marina Woods
Feature
Ever wanted to look clever in a gallery? Here’s Colette Grice‘s guide to putting a figure to your favourite pieces of art
Interview
Ben Birch speaks to Roland Rudd, chair of the trustees at the Tate, questioning what gets put up on the walls, and why?
Feature
Ben Birch recounts his recent attendance of an art auction, in which he questions reality and leaves empty handed
Opinion
India Hansra argues that the ‘performative’ is not an empty mode of being, but a quality of artistry
Feature
Ben Birch looks back at the great poet’s first week in Cambridge
Feature
Amie Brian questions the slow secularisation of religious spaces in Cambridge
The Agonies
Eve Connor writes back to Joe, wishing his toe well and manifesting a gaze as commanding as Kierkegaard’s
Opinion
Emily Cushion questions whether the literary town truly has a place in modern life
Opinion
Loveday Cookson argues that the Brutalist design of humanities buildings is indicative of the liberal arts’ systemic underfunding and undervaluing
Review
Eve Connor and Joe Short visit the Isherwood exhibition space and reflect on his lasting cultural legacy
Space Invaders
Loveday Cookson gets an inside look on the living quarters of Varsity‘s own Editor-in-Chief, Alice Mainwood
Jay Palombella looks at the work of Mark Rothko, the poetry of John Taggart, and their recurrent theme of mindfulness
Review
Murray Edwards’ lastest exhibition fuses the natural and supernatural
Looking for a laugh this exam term? Seyan Dattani recommends some of his favourite comedy novels
Interview
Felix Armstrong talks to the American poet about her trailblazing blend of poetry, autobiography, and visual art
Review
Robin Stephens reviews the Fitzwilliam’s recently recalibrated display of their collection
