Illustrations by Grace McKenna After much deliberation, last Wednesday my flat mates and I treated ourselves to dinner out. A Dane, an Italian, a Spaniard, and an Englishman (and woman!) put their culinary fancies aside in the name of a shared common love, albeit with a twist - Chilean sushi. The previous night we had gathered on the wooden pallets-made-seating of our common room to muse on our one month of friendship. The mood was nostalgic with a latent hint of domestic d

Illustrations by Grace McKenna Picture this: with popcorn and drink in hand, you go to your local Vue. Ready for the big-screen entertainment that is always promised, you walk in only to find the cinema practically empty. And yet, I doubt many of you will have to picture this at all. In a cinematic climate dominated by streaming culture, this feeling is becoming the new norm throughout mainstream, chain cinemas in the UK. Independent cinemas are regaining their place in this

Illustrations by Grace McKenna Hi, I’m Maeve, your new Society and Culture columnist. Or, in other words, your one-stop-shop to being a cultured member of society here in Edinburgh. Whether it's current affair titbits or student-life specifics, I’ll ensure you are up to date with the city and the world’s happenings. I am lucky enough to live here in Edinburgh, where Scottish culture runs through the veins of every cobbled street and alleyway. Fear not, though, we will be talk

On Tuesday night at Home Bar, four performers made it their home and graciously welcomed us inside – or down below, I should say. The brainchild of Edinburgh students Daisy Casemore and Sasha Mansfield, the October 21 gig was a magical offering. On descending into the basement club, I was enveloped in an orange glow around the lamps, stage and anticipating guests. The poster did not lie! Image by Isabel Beiboer The ceiling was low but spirits were high. My eyes were drawn to

The Broad's Seasonal Recommendations are back! Kristy, Daniel and Alexis from the Creative Team have put together their picks for you to listen to, watch, and read to get you in the autumnal mood. From cosy and comforting to spooky and mysterious, there is something for everyone on this list! Illustrations by Grace McKenna TO LISTEN Kristy's pick: Lord Huron, The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1 Lord Huron, ‘The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1’, Spotify Lord Huron’s most recent album treads

Illustrations by Grace McKenna There is something quite petrifying when attempting to write about music. Revealing your music taste, after all, feels like a strangely intimate act. A favourite song cannot be compared to something as prosaic as a favourite colour, food, or season. A favourite song can transport you, in mere seconds, to the deepest, darkest corners of your brain that hold those wonderfully specific memories, some of which you may even have tried to forget. A fi

Illustrations by Grace McKenna From make-up to cosmetic surgeries, women are always being sold something to change their appearance. Thick eyebrows aren’t cute, but be careful – you can’t pluck them too thin, that isn’t cute either. Being skinny is in, but make sure you still have a bum silly! Of course, don’t worry if you don’t look like this or that; here is a list of the 50 latest trending products that you can buy to turn you into the perfect woman! And just when you thou

EUTC, Little Women Rating: ★★★★★ Since the world was first introduced to the March sisters in 1868, plenty have tried to recapture the unbridled and contagious spirit of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women in print, on stage, and on screen. Its most recent iteration, Greta Gerwig’s critically acclaimed 2019 film, is the seventh cinematic adaption of the coming-of-age novel. It seems almost obligatory for Hollywood’s leading female stars to have played Jo, the headstrong second

Illustrations by Grace McKenna On the 6th of October 2025, the Supreme Court of India issued notice in the most significant Habeas Corpus petition in India’s democratic memory since Additional District Magistrate, Jabalpur V. Shivkant Shukla . The case at hand pertains to the detention of the 2018 Magsaysay Award winner Sonam Wangchuk: a scientist, educator and climate activist based in Ladakh, India. The plea has been filed by Dr Gitanjali Angmo, Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, seve

Illustrations by Grace McKenna Public memory of Hiroshima and Nagasaki has long been shaped by a U.S.-centred narrative that frames the...

Rating: ★★ Edinburgh University Shakespeare Company’s Fringe Festival offering this year follows a female surgeon stepping into the shoes...

Illustrations by Grace McKenna I did not want to bring her to the backyard. Because it overflows with rotten tomatoes. I was addicted...

Rating: ★★★★ Having been thoroughly impressed by previous shows put on by The University of Edinburgh's Theatre Paradok, I went into...

Rating: ★★★★ I wasn’t sure what to expect walking into Peter Sawkin’s debut Fringe Show. A bit of family-friendly fun from the youngest...

Illustrations by Grace McKenna ‘Sydney Sweeney has great jeans/genes.’ It’s a tagline that’s ricocheted across social media, sparking...

Rating: ★★ SPOILER-FREE BITESIZE: Nothing itches my brain like a new take on dystopia, or using dystopia as a means for new ideas, but...

Rating: ★★★★★ On what was otherwise an ordinary Tuesday evening in Edinburgh, four members of Pussy Riot shook Summerhall to its very...

Rating: ★★★★★ I went into this year’s Fringe feeling pretty cynical. Too many people and too many shows, most of which were starting to...

Rating: ★★★.5 ‘How can we make them look when they don’t want to see?’ The Truth About Trees from Apropos Theatre is a heartwarming and...

Rating: ★★★★ When I went to see Cody and Beau: A Wild West Story at theSpace @ Niddry Street, I had my notebook and pen at the ready...