Shahar Eyal, Author at The Oxford Blue

BookTok Fast Fiction: Is Speed Over Substance The End of Thoughtful Literature?

by Shahar Eyal February 4, 2025May 7, 2025

The Hiding Tree

Shahar EyalJun 15, 20254 min read

“When I was younger there was a valley near my house. It was this secret thing; you wouldn’t know it was there, but it was.…

Why does tragedy make us laugh?

Shahar EyalJun 15, 20254 min read

Illustration of an actor on stage, holding a skull in his left hand and surrounded by laughter

“As she explained the tragic news, we both had the strangest feeling: we were trying not to smile. We were children in detention, lips pursed…

“All of the Madness Needs Rooting Out”: Dominic Cummings at the Sheldonian

Shahar EyalJun 15, 20254 min read

Aria Chakravorty outlines the subject of Dominic Cummings’ recent talk at the Sheldonian Theatre. Image by Aria Chakravorty, used with permission.

Outside OX1 Week 7: Wagner, Colombia, Los Angeles

Shahar EyalJun 14, 202512 min read

Drawing of Radcliffe Camera in Bubble - Outside OX1 cover image

The Global Affairs team explore the biggest news from this week, including Wagner pulling out of Mali, the assassination attempt against a Colombian presidential candidate,…