Ashley Alam, Author at The Oxford Blue

Cartoon figures of 'butch' and 'femme' lesbian women look at each other

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Dear, Butches: A Love Letter from a Femme

by Ashley Alam November 10, 2023November 10, 2023

Recent Posts

Welcome Back to the 2000’s with PinkPantheress’ Heaven knows

Ashley AlamNov 30, 20234 min read

Illustration of PinkPantheress with birds.

PinkPantheress’ highly anticipated debut album, Heaven knows, descended from the pearly gates last week, unveiling 13 songs spanning a total runtime of 34 minutes. This…

It’s the Economy, Stupid – OpenAI crisis and the UK’s stealthy austerity

Ashley AlamNov 29, 20239 min read

A note from the editor In our fourth and final edition of It’s the Economy, Stupid this term, the Global Affairs team takes a look…

‘Poetry, Prophecy, and Colour!’: Victorian art, fashion, and design

Ashley AlamNov 27, 20234 min read

‘You ought to love colour, and to think nothing quite beautiful or perfect without it.’ John Ruskin, The Elements of Drawing, 1857 The exhibit at…

The Flood of Unethical Streaming

Ashley AlamNov 27, 20237 min read

An illustration of 2 people listening to music, a singer and a guitarist all linked by flowing musical staves.

Listening to music has never been so easy. Gone are the days of naively trawling through record shops, taking a risk on an unknown album…