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Category: Columns

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Music Makes the People: My Nursery Rhymes

by Liv Ekdawi November 1, 2023November 1, 2023
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Look Good, Feel Good?: The bodily ‘ideal’ as a source of social and economic elevation

by Isabelle Bland October 28, 2023October 28, 2023
The illustration depicts a selection of ornaments, including a ballerina, candle, teapot, shell, and other decorative objects. The text ‘Sublime Drizzlings’ can be seen in the background, seemingly a handwritten note.
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Sublime Drizzlings: One Art

by Chloe Smith October 25, 2023October 20, 2023
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Diaries of a Rusticated Student: Terms, Conditions and Trying Not To Care…

by Alice Brooker October 23, 2023October 23, 2023
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Diaries of a Rusticated Student: On Quote Collecting and Invisibility 

by Alice Brooker October 20, 2023October 20, 2023
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Sublime Drizzlings: God Stopped When We Landed – A Passage to India

by Chloe Smith October 19, 2023October 19, 2023
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No Country For Young Men: Trainspotting

by Max Kelly October 11, 2023October 13, 2023
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Diaries of a Rusticated Student: Barista Thoughts and Rain 

by Alice Brooker October 9, 2023October 23, 2023
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Sublime Drizzlings: Too Cool For School

by Chloe Smith October 4, 2023October 18, 2023
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by Alice Brooker September 26, 2023October 4, 2023

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