The ‘Daily Mile’ Doesn’t Make Me SMILE

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but there’s been an election in Holyrood again. It’s been nearly five years since … More

Disruptions: To the Last Four Years

Picture the scene: September, 2012. Young Ellen takes a flyer from a silent figure outside the QM. It has details … More

So this is the end, my friend. It’s been an interesting experience. At least, it has been an interesting experience … More

Originally published in The Time Issue, Spring 2016 Graduation is looming ever closer and I’m trying to enjoy my last … More

For over a decade people have bemoaned MTV for straying away from their mission statement of being “Music Television” for … More

Sex sells. Or so we’re told. It’s one of the oldest marketing techniques, and the music industry is no exception … More

Last month the living wage was introduced throughout Britain, increasing wages for over 25s by 50p, from the original £6.70 … More

While in no way being an expert in aesthetics, I thought I might apply my favourite university-based pastime to my … More

2016 has already been a devastating year for anyone remotely interested in popular culture. Bowie, Rickman, Wood: all hugely influential … More

Holyrood elections don’t strike the fear of doom into my heart like elections at Westminster, even if recent polls suggest … More