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Emilia Lauder
Feb 163 min read
Gregg Wallace Faces the Heat: MasterChef Star’s Recipe for Public Image Ruin
When the annual calendar event occurs, and another high-profile, well-loved and respected male television personality wakes up to...
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Emilia Lauder
Feb 163 min read
The Scots, the Snobs, and the Edinburgh University Complex
There is a glaring eye all Scottish university students know well. When an outsider makes a mocking comment about our nationality, a...
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Sophie Wheeler
Feb 144 min read
Review: 9 to 5: The Musical
9 to 5 The Musical, Edinburgh University Footlights Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Before a single coffee was brewed or typewriter clacked, Edinburgh...
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Srishti Ramakrishnan
Feb 145 min read
Q&A with Footlights '9 to 5: The Musical'
We asked the cast and crew of '9 to 5' about their show: the process of bringing it to life, the challenges they faced, and what they're...
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Natasha Hemraze
Feb 141 min read
Mother Tongue
'Mother Tongue', Peyvand Sadeghian Before I learnt “How are you?”, there was “Korek?” That once enthusiastic snarl now leaves me choking....
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Kristy Galbraith
Feb 74 min read
Review: Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing , Edinburgh University Shakespeare Company Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ .5 Edinburgh University Shakespeare Company’s Much Ado...
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Vidisha Gupta
Feb 37 min read
The Paradox of "Abroad": Indians in Edinburgh's Expanding Cultural Bubble
Illustration by Devanshi (@devanshidg) When I first set foot in Edinburgh as an Indian graduate student, I was filled with excitement and...
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Nicolle Delgado
Dec 19, 20243 min read
La Guajira: Abundant Energy, Scarce Water
La Guajira — a Colombian peninsula bordering Venezuela — is home to one of the largest open coal mines in the world. This area was first...
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Rosie Higgins
Dec 11, 20244 min read
The Blame Game Begins: Yung Filly’s Sexual Assault Case
A couple of nights ago, I was doing some late-night scrolling on TikTok – desperately avoiding my essay deadlines– only to see a video...
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Becca Johns
Dec 8, 20244 min read
“I was handing out Oreos to children while forces were killing 12 people in the same area”: life as a volunteer in the Venezuelan refugee crisis.
Ria Threadgold, an Edinburgh Law student, speaks of an all encompassing sense of guilt and nihilism when she left the Venezuelan refugee...
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Srishti Ramakrishnan, Sorcha Tipping, and Kristy Galbraith
Dec 7, 20244 min read
The Broad’s Seasonal Recommendations: Our Top Picks from November
The Broad’s Creative Team is back with their favourite song, film, and book choices from the past month! LISTEN Srishti’s Recommendation:...
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Isabella Lapadula
Nov 17, 20243 min read
Review: The End of the Line
The End of the Line , Theatre Paradok Rating: ★ ★ ★. 5 The End of the Line introduces us to six almost-strangers, the last people on the...
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Alex Stevens
Nov 4, 20244 min read
Review: The Boys in the Band
The Boys in the Band , Bedlam Theatre What makes a 1960s play about closeted gay men resonate so deeply in 2024? When I heard that Bedlam...
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Srishti Ramakrishnan
Oct 30, 20247 min read
The Broad’s Seasonal Recommendations: What to Read if You’re Missing Summer
Our Creative Director Srishti Ramakrishnan reflects on her top ten book recommendations for when the chilly Edinburgh winter has you...
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Srishti Ramakrishnan, Sorcha Tipping, and Kristy Galbraith
Oct 30, 20244 min read
The Broad’s Seasonal Recommendations: Our Top Picks for October
The Broad’s seasonal recommendations are back! In this edition, our new Creative Team, Srishti Ramakrishnan, Sorcha Tipping, and Kristy...
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Lara Engel
Apr 6, 20244 min read
Pouring change: brands' impact on sustainable food consumption
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq ‘If you want to change the world, change your milk’ – Plenish Drinks In today’s climate-conscious...
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Saskia Koopman
Mar 3, 20243 min read
Navigating the Lens: The Social Media Generation's Impact on Professional Photography
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq In the era where smartphones have become an extension of the hand, so has the camera of the eye; the...
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Sylvie Evans
Mar 1, 20244 min read
(Hyper)reality TV: the Future of Reality Television in the Social Media Age
‘Receipts! Proof! Timelines! Screenshots!’ Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq It was the reckoning heard around the world. The recent finale...
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Zoe Milton
Feb 19, 20244 min read
A Digital Dark Age: The Problem with Conserving Granny’s Facebook Status
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq In 1977, The Voyager probes were launched into space, each one containing a Golden Record which harboured...
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Ellie Valentine
Feb 2, 20245 min read
The ‘Rotting Girl’ Aesthetic: Madeline Argy and Pretty Privilege
Illustrations by Megan Le Brocq ‘Clean Girl Aesthetic’ seems to have taken the Western world by storm. Everywhere I turn there’s a girl...
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