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Category: Features

The Game of the Dérive: Drifting away in the City towards the Comprehension of Human Empathy

During the first weeks of lockdown, the thought of exercising my right to one walk per day never even crossed … More

glasgow, human empathy, intimacy, lockdown, loneliness, personal, pola maria clemente la deriva, silvia paciaroni, the game of the dérive

Adventures Misremembered

I don’t remember being so peculiar. Perhaps this is because I have always remembered myself as incredibly sophisticated and unbelievably … More

diary, feature, reflection, reilly dufresne

The Case Against Colston: Why it’s Time to be Honest about the Public Past

On Sunday June 7th, a public memorial in the centre of Bristol, England, was defaced and unceremoniously rolled into the … More

aran prince-tappe, colston, features, public past

Sober or Steamin’ – Why is Alcohol Essential?

* This article was written before Phase 1 for ‘coming out of lockdown’ in Scotland.   While many shops are … More

alcohol, british culture, Ernest Shiu, features, lockdown

The Power of Platonic Love

“Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is … More

features, first love, love, platonic love, relationships, serena black

Meme Culture as a Way of Perceiving History

As we stay alert and remain calm in lockdown, the world has taken to one of its greatest comforts of … More

features, history, Internet, memes, memes and history, Pandemic, rhona stewart

The Underrated Privilege of Walking

Life hasn’t looked or felt the same for a lot of us since mid-March when a pandemic took over everything … More

daily walk, feature, hooran m. khattak, lockdown, walking

Showing our True Selves? Phillip Pullman’s Daemons in the Real World

In Phillip Pullman’s ‘His Dark Materials’, a daemon is an external part of every person, in the form of an … More

books, daemons, features, mitchell welsh, phillip pullman

Staying Conscious

‘Two young fish are swimming along when they happen to meet an older fish, swimming in the other direction, who … More

feature, lockdown, Rosalynn Davidson, self discovery, staying conscious

A Diary of Anything and Everything

“A diary of anything and everything” is what the first page of my first ever journal says, dated the 19th … More

diary, feature, hooran khattak, journal

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