In conversation with Sharon Cowan: the politics of queerness
Sharon Cowan (she/her) is a professor of feminist and queer legal studies at the Law School here at the University of Edinburgh. She treated me to a conversation surrounding the…
Frank Turner loses all subtlety on latest music therapy session
Frank Turner’s latest EP, Don’t Worry, continues his recent trend of what might be best described as music-therapy pop. It comes to join the string of singles surrounding his Be…
The Lady Vanishes
Alfred Hitchcock’s classic story comes alive on stage in The Classic Thriller Theatre Company’s adaptation of The Lady Vanishes. This story follows newly engaged Iris Henderson as she travels home…
Demystifying smear tests: there is no reason to be embarrassed
According to a recent BBC article, around three million women across the UK have not attended their NHS-recommended smear test. A 2017 survey found that 35 per cent of women…
Event preview: The national student space conference
Now in its 31st year, the UKSEDS (UK Students for the Exploration and Development of Space) National Student Space Conference (NSSC) 2019 arrives in Edinburgh this coming weekend (2-3 March…
Live Review: Nihls Frahm humanises electronic music at Usher Hall
Before Nils Frahm takes to the Usher Hall stage, it’s obvious that this isn’t going to be a conventional piano recital. Dominating the space is a staggering assembly of synths,…