The ‘magnificent erection’ of the University Library
Why is everybody naked?
Feature
Mia Apfel uncovers the story of the phallic monument
Review
Aaron Tan explores how art can depict the body
Opinion
Molly Weston examines the ways in which Dante’s Divine Comedy mirror the Cambridge experience
Feature
Mia apfel leads us through the glitz and glamour of a Cambridge past
Review
Sanaer Madden explores environmental art at Claire-Julia Hill’s gallery
Ella Howard reflects on the importance of noticing the small things
Feature
Niall Quinn argues that physical annotation is here to stay
Interview
Grace Cobb talks to Catriona Silvey about her latest novel
Opinion
Allow your emotions to run wild in art galleries, argues Bryony Clarke
Opinion
Ben Birch explores what we can learn from the statues we walk past each day
Opinion
Jessica Leer explores the difficulty of sounding different in Cambridge
Obituary
Angello Alcázar remembers the year that the novelist Mario Vargas Llosa spent in Cambridge
Opinion
Heather Leigh muses on the benefits of playing board games in your study breaks
Review
Bryony Clarke reviews the Royal Academy’s spring exhibition
Feature
Emily Cushion tells the story of the poet John Berryman’s turbulent time in Cambridge
Off the Bookshelf
The Varsity Arts editors pick Rupert Brooke’s poem off the bookshelf, and think about what it means to Cambridge students of today
Opinion
Heather Leigh asks if imitation really is the sincerest form of flattery
Review
The Jameel Prize exhibition explores the interdependency of community, landscape and labour
Feature
Stefan Tuchel reflects on his first encounter with the enigmatic group, drawn together by one singer’s music
Feature
Niall Quinn traces the cracks in the history of Cambridge’s stained glass, asking how these windows might colour our identities
Feature
Ryan Vowles explains the meaning behind Cambridge’s coat of arms
Opinion
Edie Castell surveys our desire to purchase taste, exploring the rise of ‘BookTok’ and Sally Rooney
Opinion
Ben Birch thinks about the University’s legacy and asks what kind of culture we are cultivating today
