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Mirror, mirror, on the wall, show me the most wicked X-Factor judge of them all…

For decades, the villainous crown of the X-Factor sat firmly on the jagged peak of Simon Cowell’s monstrous quiff. The … More

judge, Life, reflection, writing, x factor

Cutting my (own) hair

I started cutting my own hair because I did not want to book appointments anymore. That is genuinely it. I … More

glasgow, hair, Life, reflection, university, writing

DISC.3_FILE:COMMUNITY

Acton Caine, founding member of the Neighbourhood Watch, currently resides in a nuclear bunker of his own design just outside … More

blog, community, Life, Winter, writing

Coming to terms with that fact that I am an old git and have outgrown Stranger Things

At exactly 3:15pm on Friday the 27th of October 2017, a school bell dutifully rang within central Edinburgh, and my … More

blog, coming of age, Life, nostalgia, tv-show, writing

The Worse The Hobby, The Better The Joy

Recently, I’ve started painting, and I mean truly awful painting. Makeup as paints,overused toothbrushes as paintbrushes on a to-do list … More

art, hobbies, hobby, Life, writing
Student Protestors Occupying the Charles Wilson Building, Wednesday 19th March

STUDENT PROTEST ISN’T THE PROBLEM – HOW WE DEFINE SUCCESS IS. 

Protest doesn’t fail because young people don’t care – it “fails” because we only celebrate visible change, not organisation, urgency … More

academia, glasgow, glasgow university, history, news, political, political activism, politics, protest, qmunicate, student politics, University of Glasgow, writing

The Twisted and Tragic Meditations of a Middle-Aged Man

‘I’m the Gianni Agnelli of Glasgow’ claims the ghoulishly gaunt, and glaringly greyish, forty-six-year-old man sat perched like a gargoyle … More

columist, glasgow, glasgow university, masculinity, opinion piece, qmunicate, University of Glasgow, writing

To all Those We’ve Loved Before

There’s a phrase that’s been floating around social media lately, soft and longing in nature: “You are a museum of … More

art, columist, glasgow, glasgow university, Life, love, mental health, opinion, opinion piece, qmunicate, University of Glasgow, writing

IndieWeb: How to make the internet fun again

I’m a 2004 baby who spent too much time online as a child. The internet was fun and exciting, a … More

glasgow, glasgow university, lifestyle, marketing, mental health, qmunicate, social media, tiktok, University of Glasgow, writing

ANOTHER YEAR HIPPER

Tidings, my friends, and allow me to welcome you into a new year. Since the first toll of the bells … More

food, glasgow, glasgow university, lifestyle, qmunicate, satire, scotland, travel, University of Glasgow, writing

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