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Emilia Lauder
3 days ago3 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...


Emilia Lauder
3 days ago3 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...


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...
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...


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...
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...


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...


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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