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Author Archives: Aryan Goenka

Aryan Goenka (he/him) is the Co-Senior Editor for Cultures this term. A Psychology and Philosophy student, when Aryan is not scrambling to finish an essay, you can find him watching a movie in Corpus or flicking through books in the Norrington Room.

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by Aryan Goenka May 11, 2023May 11, 2023
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The Great Houses are Dead, Long Live the Great Houses

by Aryan Goenka March 8, 2023July 22, 2024
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Some Notes on The Big Red Boots

by Aryan Goenka February 26, 2023July 22, 2024
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Short Film Festival: An Interview with the Director of Oil Paint

by Aryan Goenka February 2, 2023February 3, 2023
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The Short Film Festival 2023: Talking to Emma Earnshaw

by Aryan Goenka January 30, 2023January 30, 2023
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Playing with Wax: A Story about Vinyl

by Aryan Goenka January 25, 2023January 25, 2023
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Looking At The Bookstore

by Aryan Goenka and Elspeth Knight September 11, 2022September 11, 2022
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by Aryan Goenka May 24, 2022May 24, 2022

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