Articles by Liam O'Brien

Liam O'Brien

Muse Editor (2008/09)
Liam has written 75 articles for Nouse


The newest legal drugs are just as dangerous, if less well known

As a new wave of legal highs takes Britain by storm, the tabloid press are waking up to easy stories of abuse

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The voice of the electorate demands more from YUSU

YUSU have failed to support students’ protest against portering cuts and we deserve proper representation.

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Søren Bach

Millinery is essential to the atmosphere of an outfit. Liam O’Brien interviews Søren Bach, maker of headwear-extraordinaire.

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Living in Harsh Times

Liam O’Brien interviews Jodie Harsh about her endeavours in the world of London celebrity

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Kai Z Feng

Demand for Shanghai-born, London-based photographer Kai Z Feng is growing rapaciously. His Flickr blog updates with quality images of famous faces on a frighteningly quick basis.

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Tutors with benefits: how “welfare” has been redefined

Picture this. You are in first year, living in halls a fair distance from your college’s porters lodge and have locked your key card in your room.

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A life in drag

Is classic, comic drag becoming irrelevant? As the definition of ‘drag’ continues to diversify, Liam O’Brien interviews Dusty ‘O’, Amber Dextrous and Davina Sparkle about their acts

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Alexandra Groover

Struck by her unique collection at London Fashion Week, Liam O’Brien interviews Alexandra Groover.

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Students must stop complaining and start acting on their grievances

I often dream of no-confidencing our beloved editor, Henry. Never so strong was this desire as now, with the approaching dawn and my presence in the office uncomfortably colliding.

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Carol Ann Duffy and Ian McMillan

The new Poet Laureate and ‘Britain’s busiest poet’ enlighten Liam O’Brien on the place poetry holds in today’s society, and how poets are changing the relationship between their medium and the nation

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Menswear August- Winter ’09

In January of this year menswear designers displayed their Autumn/Winter collections. Though designers on the periphery of commercial popularity were as daring as ever, larger fashion houses were equally keen to disregard conventional shape, providing spectacle and new trends aplenty.

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The White Crow

Donald Freed’s play portrays Adolf Eichmann’s interrogation upon apprehension in Argentina.

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Why YUSnow and Comedy Soc are laughing

There are times in life when one feels so personally aggrieved, so unwillingly exposed to dogmatic torture that one feels neutered, nauseous and violated.

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Campus’ response to EGM announcement

As discontent grows about the decision to move the Summer Ball to campus from its traditional Racecourse venue, YSTV and Nouse interview those petitioning against the move decided in Union Council yesterday.

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Matt Burton’s ‘legacy’ has been tainted in this one swift bout of abject idiocy

The graduation ball should be a magical moment to commemorate three year’s study. Instead, as it stands, the occasion will be marked by traipsing from one campus venue to another, negotiating duck excrement in high heels and taking a memorable trip down the helter-skelter in Goodricke College’s pulchritudinous car park.

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