William Ridd, Author at The Oxford Blue

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For The Love Of Chicken Thighs: Feeling Meh In My Skin

by William Ridd September 20, 2020September 20, 2020

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For The Love of CATS: A Vindication of the Rights of Felines

by William Ridd September 4, 2020July 18, 2021

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For The Love Of GRINDR: Accept My Friend Request

by William Ridd August 30, 2020August 31, 2020

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For The Love of [REDACTED]: Never Meet Your Heroes

by William Ridd August 15, 2020

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For the Love of Garland: Remembering the Ruby Slippers

by William Ridd August 7, 2020August 7, 2020

Biodiversity for profit? Power and accountability at IPBES-12

William Ridd May 2, 2026 5 min read

Drone shot capturing lush green fields and trees

Niamh Tooher evaluates the success of the IPBES-12 conference in effectively aligning business and biodiversity, in a space where corporate presence was found lacking. Image…

Bonaly’s Backflip Returns to Olympic Ice

William Ridd May 2, 2026 4 min read

Figure skater Surya Bonaly, competing in 1992.

“She decided that she’d lose on her own terms. As a statement against judging bias, Bonaly performed the first and only illegal backflip on Olympic…

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

William Ridd 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

William Ridd 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…