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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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“I cannot trust mummy.” — ‘Rocks’ Review

by Gracie Bolt October 2, 2020October 2, 2020

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