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Author Archives: Katharine Spurrier

Beyond her degree, Katharine enjoys reading both social commentary and culture reviews. This provision of both high and low insights helps to inform the articles she has written for The Oxford Blue which range from pop-culture, to literature, to food, and even dipping into sports on occasion.

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August Review: ‘Professor T’

by Katharine Spurrier August 1, 2021August 1, 2021
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July Review: ‘Ghosts’

by Katharine Spurrier July 1, 2021July 1, 2021
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“Sour” Review: Olivia Rodrigo is here to stay

by Katharine Spurrier June 9, 2021June 9, 2021
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The Pursuit of Love Review – A Love Story?

by Katharine Spurrier May 21, 2021May 21, 2021
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“We’re not ‘perfectly fine’”: ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ – Taylor Swift

by Katharine Spurrier and Georgia Austin April 13, 2021April 13, 2021
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‘Of Substance’ or ‘In Spirit’?

by Katharine Spurrier December 14, 2020December 14, 2020
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Hibernation Agitation: How to stay engaged over the Winter Lockdown

by Katharine Spurrier November 25, 2020November 25, 2020
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Midnight Sun review: Twihard Try-hard

by Katharine Spurrier November 5, 2020November 5, 2020
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To be or not to be online?

by Katharine Spurrier October 23, 2020July 18, 2021
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Too Much Reality?!: Why technology is absent from literature

by Katharine Spurrier September 18, 2020September 18, 2020

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I love these four abstract paintings, and you should, too

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Anglican Communion at Crossroads

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Outside OX1 Week 5: Navalny, Peru and the Chagos Islands

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