Lola Forbes, Author at The Oxford Blue

The Pillowman at the Michael Pilch Studio: Reviewed

by Lola Forbes March 7, 2025March 7, 2025

Your College Auntie: End of Term

Lola ForbesMar 23, 20255 min read

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Your College Auntie returns for one last time as Hilary draws to a close to round off the term by answering your most pressing Oxfesses.…

Love Letters: Goodbye Hilary!

Lola ForbesMar 23, 20254 min read

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“As I look back on this term, all I can see are good memories.” Lucy Pollock reminisces on Hilary term, and how her worst term…

You are not a firework. You are a torchbearer.

Lola ForbesMar 20, 20254 min read

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“The eternal fire does not explode. It endures. And so can you.” Mili Thakrar discusses the Vestal Virgins, the importance of stability and avoiding burnout.…

“Anti-fascist”: A Difficult Word for the Italian Government to Say

Lola ForbesMar 19, 20259 min read

Roma - Il Presidente Sergio Mattarella in occasione della cerimonia di celebrazione del Giorno della Memoria dedicato alle vittime del terrorismo, oggi 9 maggio 2024 (Foto di Paolo Giandotti - Ufficio per la Stampa e la Comunicazione della Presidenza della Repubblica)

“The Italian constitution, written in 1947, outlaws the reorganisation of Mussolini’s “dissolved” Fascist party. Despite this, fascism in Italy never disappeared, it just found new…