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Author Archives: Liberty Brignall

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by Kengyu Lai, Niamh Walker, Liberty Brignall and Eliza Munday January 22, 2024January 22, 2024
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The Blueprint, Issue no.13: Summer 2023

by Niamh Walker, Izzy Lucas, Eliza Munday and Liberty Brignall November 6, 2023November 15, 2023
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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: A Review

by Liberty Brignall May 18, 2023May 17, 2023
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A Review of ‘Voices from Death Row: Art as a form of Expression’

by Liberty Brignall May 7, 2023May 7, 2023
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A Streetcar Named Desire: A Review

by Liberty Brignall April 26, 2023April 26, 2023
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On Opening Lines and Possibilities

by Liberty Brignall March 5, 2023March 5, 2023
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Reflections on Michaelmas

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Books That Made Me: To the Lighthouse

by Liberty Brignall November 24, 2022

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A Tour of The Grove: Oxford’s Newest Student Theatre Space

Liberty Brignall Mar 20, 2026 5 min read
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“the Grove, with its top-of-the-line sound and lighting, traditional architectural backdrop, and grander scale, is certainly a theatre worth watching out for” Janik Peeters tours…

The Sabotage of Modernity

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“Thunderstorm with glimmering lightnings over ocean” by Lachlan Ross, https://www.pexels.com/photo/thunderstorm-with-glimmering-lightnings-over-ocean-6510369/ In recent times, we seem to be intoxicated by the heady spirits of progress and…

Outside OX1 Week 8: Chile, Nepal and Mandelson

Liberty Brignall Mar 16, 2026 16 min read
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Welcome back to this term’s final issue of Outside OX1! Hilary has flown by and Trinity with its blossoming flowers and sunnier days awaits. What…

Locking Horns: Past Conflicts Threaten to Re-emerge in the Horn of Africa

Liberty Brignall Mar 16, 2026 14 min read
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Six years after Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed won the Nobel Peace Prize for bringing an end to a lengthy military standoff with Eritrea, and…

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