You Do Not live in a Democracy
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq We are often reminded that we live in a democracy. Publicly owned news outlets, party political...
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Lucia Wu
- Feb 21
- 4 min
The Hound
The master left home for five days. Five days ago, several men came to the mountain. They were all clad in tin, and their faces were...
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Amelia Newton
- Feb 14
- 4 min
TikTok’s “that girl” trend: motivational self-help or another capitalist tactic for consumerism?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq From #Girlboss to ‘that girl’, society has long generated new standards by which women’s social and...
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Owen Thomas Webb
- Feb 11
- 6 min
‘Shen Yun, 5,000 Years of Chinese Civilization Reborn’ - A Review
Edinburgh Playhouse, 12th January 2023 Rating: * Shen Yun, the dance troupe of the Chinese American Falun Gong organization, tour the...
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Issy Clarke
- Feb 9
- 3 min
Keir Starmer’s path to No 10
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq On Sunday 15th of January Keir Starmer was pressed by Laura Kuenssberg on her Sunday morning politics...
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Jessamy Guest
- Feb 8
- 4 min
Thank God for the North East!
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq When Brazil’s new president was sworn in on January 1st, the world heaved a sigh of relief. This was not...
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Grace Baird
- Feb 8
- 2 min
The Auld Ways, Maukit Tongue
The Auld Ways There’s mair value than yous could ever imagine in the auld ways. And they're crumbling awa Gui tricky to catch, But ye’ve...
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Erin Aitken
- Feb 4
- 3 min
Jesus Christ Superstar: A Review
Closing night at one of the most talked about shows in town. Rating: ***** I took my seat at the closing night of The Edinburgh...
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Hermione Byron
- Jan 28
- 1 min
Thirst
I like to plant seeds in the barren lands of the Sierra, where I walk with a bucket and watch the shining eyes of the buckles on my...
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Pablo Lacalle Castillo
- Jan 28
- 8 min
The Leech
It is my four hundred and fortieth year upon this Earth, and I can no longer recognize my own face. I know it in essence, have seen the...
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Sorcha Tipping
- Jan 17
- 4 min
The forgotten crisis: period poverty and the cost of living
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Period poverty management and education, has worsened in the current economic climate with the...
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Alistair Kevan
- Dec 22, 2022
- 1 min
Move better
Your petrol powered boast is trumped by the muscle moved machine, its mechanical cleverness is humble and sporting. It does not growl nor...
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Hermione Byron
- Dec 1, 2022
- 1 min
Bud
I can't bear to throw out the dead flowers: When I dropped the bunch in the compost this morning, the one still alive fell from the group...
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Sorcha Tipping
- Nov 25, 2022
- 4 min
From Westminster to the Jungle – What has Hancock done?
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq Matt Hancock, former Health Secretary and current independent MP for West Suffolk, has entered the jungle...
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Flora Leask
- Nov 24, 2022
- 3 min
Hangmen: A Review
Rating: **** Passers-by would have heard laughter coming from the Wee Red Bar mid-November, along with sounds of fighting, drunken...
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Olivia Lee
- Nov 17, 2022
- 4 min
Buffer zones: The next logical step
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq With the overturning of Roe v Wade earlier this year, it is no doubt that pro-life groups have been given...
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Jasmine Owen-Moulding
- Nov 17, 2022
- 3 min
Posh: A review
Rating - ***** Upon hearing that a play called Posh was being put on by Edinburgh students I was apprehensive, thinking Edinburgh —...
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Charlie Barber
- Nov 16, 2022
- 4 min
Tranquility
Many are those who, straining to be heard above the throbbing dub of the local coffee shop, insist that they work better with music, and...
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Amy Walker
- Nov 14, 2022
- 5 min
Vulnerable woman: Everyday normality in Egypt
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq A country advancing politically, economically and even socially, Egypt has been celebrated for moving...
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Hermione Byron
- Nov 10, 2022
- 4 min
Turn on, tune in, log out
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq ‘Like’ it or not, social media is reshaping our brains. In more ways than one, the internet influences...
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