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Author Archives: Sophie Benbelaid

Posted inColumns

Meet The Columnists! Part One

by Jacob Reid, Sophie Benbelaid, Oliver Buckingham and Laura Norris July 17, 2021July 20, 2021
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Must Read Voraciously to Improve Style: Is Elio and Oliver’s leisure idleness or Proustian introspection?

by Sophie Benbelaid July 13, 2021July 18, 2021
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Why is Murder Mysterious?

by Sophie Benbelaid April 19, 2021April 19, 2021
Posted inCulture, Literature

April Review: ‘The Song of Achilles’

by Sophie Benbelaid April 1, 2021April 3, 2021
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UK scientists suggest face masks should be worn outdoors

by Sophie Benbelaid January 31, 2021January 31, 2021
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Why Arnold Bennett is my new favourite Bennet(t) – sorry, Elizabeth

by Sophie Benbelaid January 20, 2021January 20, 2021
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DIY Haircuts: Don’t Be Scared of the Scissors

by Sophie Benbelaid June 2, 2020June 2, 2020
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Mis/Adventures: Missing in Marseille

by Sophie Benbelaid May 20, 2020May 20, 2020
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Striking the Balance: How to Maintain Your Work-Life Ratio During Lockdown

by Sophie Benbelaid April 17, 2020April 17, 2020

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“Linguistic diversity is beautiful and should be celebrated in all professional and academic spaces. We all wish to live in a society and study at…

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Image credit by Gage Skidmore. Used under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 International License via Wikimedia Commons The meme account Saint Hoax describes “humour…

Little Shop of Horrors at the Keble O’Reilly: Reviewed

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“Bringing such a cult classic as this onto the student stage is no “little” feat. ” Rohit Ghosh reviews Little Shop of Horrors at the…

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, was arrested by Thames Valley Police this morning on 19 February. In a statement made by the Thames Valley Police…

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