Alyssa Grossbard, Author at Cherwell

As American as Apple Pie

The transoceanic food divide

Turkey delight – it’s Thanksgiving!

'Christmas dinner doesn't end with a pumpkin or apple pie'

A Congregation of American Tongues

Alyssa Grossbard finds the one place in Oxford 'I can go where I'm guaranteed to hear other American tongues'

Red State, Blue State – or County

"I've learned now to be careful to mind my American tongue when discussing red states and blue states, because the effect of colour on how others construe my stated opinions is quite important, and easily mistaken."

Obama can’t breathe easy

'As an independent, it's obvious this is a pivotal election' says Alyssa Grossbard

Why humanity needs the humanities

Universities should think before condemning the humanities

The American Tongue: Resurrected

New year, new blogger, same American Tongue

The Clothing of a Connecticut Yankee in Oxford

At brief moments in time, the world gets curious about American preppies, and on occasion Oxford students might notice the phenomenon

Blonde Billionaires with Perfectly Coiffed Hair

There's a new breed of candidate in America, one with the potential to defy the Republican Party's stuffy-white-male stereotype

Bibbidy, BOP-iddy, Boo!

The creation of costumes for Oxford bops can make us all wish for a fairy godmother

A Bird’s Eye View of Oxford, Through the Lens of a New York Times Reporter

Sarah Lyall, a New York Times Reporter, tells Alyssa Grossbard about being a journalist at one of the world's most famous newspapers

A Plethora of Celebrations, the Proliferation of Vacations

A comparison between the British and American institutions of Public Holidays

19

What's so special about being 19?

Stop callin’, I don’t wanna vote anymore

The phones are ringing off the hook for primary election season in the US

Cambridge Greek gaffe

Expensive doors cause queues and embarrassment

One hot Bod: multi-million pound revamp

Library on Broad Street to undergo major renovations

Fake Rhodes Scholar caught out

Havard student caught out through Oxford scholarship application

"Mythical" exam abolished

All Souls College puts an end to the one-word exam

Balliol scholarship outrage

JCR to decide on future of Reach Oxford scholar

Disabled drop-out on the rise

An investigation finds high drop-out rates for disabled students and evidence of poor provision in many colleges

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