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Author Archives: Gracie Bolt

Gracie Bolt is the Senior Culture Editor at The Oxford Blue. She studies French and English at Trinity College and is in her second year. When not in Oxford, she lives in North London.

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Half Baked Preview – a little more flour, please!

by Gracie Bolt May 20, 2021July 18, 2021
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Meet The Culture Team: Desert Island Picks (Part 2)

by Gracie Bolt April 3, 2021July 18, 2021
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The Blueprint, Issue No. 4—Multicultural Identity

by The Blueprint, Yundi Li, Emily Broughton, Gracie Bolt and Carol Jones March 29, 2021July 28, 2021
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Meet the Culture Team: Desert Island Picks (Part 1)

by Gracie Bolt March 28, 2021March 28, 2021
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Wasn’t Okay Then, Isn’t Okay Now: Sexual Violence On Screen

by Gracie Bolt March 15, 2021July 18, 2021
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A Force of Nature: Delia Owens’ Where the Crawdads Sing

by Gracie Bolt March 13, 2021March 14, 2021
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The Blueprint, Issue No. 3—AI and Technology

by The Blueprint, Yundi Li, Gracie Bolt and Gaia Clark Nevola February 26, 2021July 28, 2021
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The Blueprint, Issue No. 2—Queerness

by The Blueprint, Yundi Li, Gracie Bolt and Gaia Clark Nevola February 5, 2021July 28, 2021
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The Blueprint, Issue No. 1—Body

by The Blueprint, Yundi Li, Gaia Clark Nevola and Gracie Bolt January 22, 2021July 28, 2021
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Venezuela: A Brief History of Oil and Corruption

Gracie Bolt Feb 9, 2026 16 min read
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On 3 January 2026, the United States conducted a military operation named “Absolute Resolve” across Venezuela to capture President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia…

Outside OX1 Week 3: Epstein, Costa Rica and Hungary

Gracie Bolt Feb 9, 2026 17 min read
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It’s the end of Week 3, which means it’s time for this week’s issue of Outside OX1! With the Winter Olympics officially underway in Milan…

Oxford and Cambridge Set for Rugby Varsity Clash at StoneX Stadium

Gracie Bolt Feb 9, 2026 3 min read
Oxford and Cambridge Set for Rugby Varsity Clash at StoneX Stadium

The Oxford and Cambridge rugby teams will meet once again for the annual Varsity Matches on Saturday 28 February 2026, with both the Men’s and…

‘Brainrot’: An Internet Phenomenon with Real-World Consequences

Gracie Bolt Feb 8, 2026 6 min read
An illustration of a brain connected to both drawings representing social media, but also ones representing academic life in Oxford.

“Even in one of the world’s most renowned academic institutions (no bias, of course), we use slang from the internet in the same places in…

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