Oliver Ray, Author at The Oxford Blue

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A Climate of Truth, by Mike Berners-Lee: Book review

by Oliver Ray May 22, 2025May 22, 2025

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Bats in Oxford: A Spotter’s Guide

by Oliver Ray May 9, 2025May 9, 2025

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Hiding in Plain Sight: Searching for Oxford’s Birds

by Oliver Ray February 26, 2025February 26, 2025

David Marmet’s Oleanna at New College, Oxford: Reviewed

Oliver Ray May 1, 2026 5 min read

The two protagonists of Oleanna; the professor is reading an essay to his student.

David Mamet’s Oleanna is a difficult play. Difficult in that it raises hard questions about how we respond to claims of sexual harassment and imbalances…

Drama on and off the pitch: The 2025/26 Football League Championship

Oliver Ray Apr 30, 2026 7 min read

Coventry City's home ground, pictured in late 2025.

Dhillon Lalji reports on the winners and losers in what has been yet another thrilling season in the Championship, the second tier of English football…

Risk Appetite: On Trying British Classics as an American

Oliver Ray Apr 30, 2026 8 min read

Valerie Wu explores what it is like to try British food classics as an American in Oxford, and how one way of understanding a culture…

So Bad, It’s Good: John Cage’s 4’33”

Oliver Ray Apr 30, 2026 4 min read

Music is ubiquitous in our lives. From the playlists we make for every imaginable activity to the constant drone of mundane pop at restaurants and…