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Why are some artists famous?

Once artists reach a certain level of critical acclaim or fame, they are subject to intense scrutiny and often criticism, due to the subjective nature of art itself. One spectator’s reaction of excitement towards a painting is valued as equally as the next spectator’s reaction of despair. It therefore becomes...
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By , Dec. 20, 2017

An Interview with Nightline

In a recent anonymous interview with a volunteer from Nightline, asking if we would always need the service, I was met with an assertive “yes”. More than perhaps anything else during the course of the interview, this response showed me both the power and the value of such an initiative....
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By , Dec. 20, 2017

Christmas in Lyra’s Oxford

I was sitting in the Retiring Room with a warming glass of Tokay in my hand. Lord Asriel had disappeared, again, so there was nobody to stop me drinking his favourite vintage. My dæmon was perched on the mantlepiece cleaning her feathers above the crackling fire. To my left, Lyra had...
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By , Dec. 20, 2017