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# 20 Questions with Laura Brink

> Oxford and Cambridge graduate Laura Brink is kickstarting her career as multimedia production intern with Daily Maverick. She answered 20 questions for Maverick Insiders.

By Daily Maverick · Published 21 October 2026, 14:07 SAST

## Key points
- Multimedia production intern, Laura Brink, answers 20 questions for Maverick Insiders.

## Content

**Favourite book. Recently and of all time?**

A recent read I enjoyed is Sex and Rage by Eve Babitz. My all-time favourites range from Melville’s Moby Dick to Fifty Sounds by Polly Barton. Also anything by James Schuyler.

**Favourite film. Of all time and recently?**

I love Minari (2020), Roma (2018) and, more recently, I’m Still Here (2024).

**Favourite series. Recently and of all time?**

I’m a big fan of the BBC series The Durrells; my favourite ongoing show is probably Severance.

**What is the most random thing you’ve ordered online?**

Silicone heel protectors for uncomfortable shoes.

**What is the last thing on your phone that you took a screenshot of?**

Ceramic mugs by a brand called Female Alchemy on Substack.

**What app do you spend the most time on?**

WhatsApp.

**What’s your favourite piece of trivia?**

Possibly the first English work of science fiction is an early 17th-century novel about a man travelling to the moon via swan power.

**If you could relive one specific experience, what would it be?**

My 2024 study-abroad term in the US, getting a taste of the New England liberal arts college experience.

**Window seat or aisle seat?**

Aisle all the way.

**If you could live as someone else for the day, who would it be and why?**

Merve Emre. I admire her podcast and wish I could interview her guests and pitch ideas to her editors.

**Career highlight?**

Creative-directing my alma mater Keble College’s 2024 ball.

**What are people always surprised to learn about you?**

I used to do belly dancing.

**You’ve just been arrested. What crime were you likely to have committed?**

Art theft.

**If you weren’t working in your current role, what industry would you be in?**

I’ve always dreamt of working in fine art restoration.

**What is the most-worn item in your wardrobe?**

Silver hoop earrings.

**What’s the best advice you’ve received?**

Gaining a sense of belonging in intimidating spaces is a matter of letting yourself take up space there as quickly as possible.

**Name one person you admire?**

Eileen Myles.

**What’s your current guilty pleasure?**

Deep, long baths and bingeing sitcoms.

**If you could travel anywhere tomorrow, where would you go?**

Florence.