Intersections
The home of our Intersections coverage, looking at the cultural world through the intersecting lenses of gender, race, economics, class and sexuality. Check out our feature writing, opinion pieces, interviews, and our regular Love Bites column on the things, people and places our writers love the most.
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Opinion
Love Bites: Arnie, Aliens, Action
This month's columnist reflects on a past and present watch of cult classic Predator Read more »| 15 Mar 2024 -
Opinion
Rewilding & Rerouting: Connecting with nature
Collisions, glaciers, woodland, and lots of sheep – over the centuries, the Pentland Hills have seen it all. Through a walk amid their beloved peaks, one writer reflects on the ever-changing land and an ever-changing self Read more »| 11 Mar 2024 -
Opinion
Ask Anahit: The Fash and the Furious
In this month's advice column, one reader asks how to deal with right-wing family drama Read more »| 11 Mar 2024 -
Features
Ask Anahit: AI Edition
In this month's Ask Anahit special, our regular advice columnist hands over the reins to (read: gets in a fight with) ChatGPT, exploring why we always look for answers when it comes to matters of the heart Read more »| 12 Feb 2024 -
Opinion
Love Bites: Two Digital Decades
This month's columnist reflects on their time on dating apps – desire, disconnection, and digital differences Read more »| 05 Feb 2024 -
Opinion
Proposal & Policy: Same-sex marriage in Scotland, 10 years on
With a decade of same-sex marriage in Scotland upon us, Kevin Guyan unpacks queer rights today, accessing a legible life, and the disruptive potential of a gay husband Read more »| 29 Jan 2024
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Opinion
General Strike For Bodily Rights: Understanding welfare in a capitalist state
Between unending waiting lists and impossible medical bills, bodily autonomy is under threat – especially for trans people. Our Theatre Editor unpacks how reproductive and gender affirming care intersect with financial freedoms and constraints Read more »| 17 Jan 2024 -
Opinion
Holding Still: On life modelling & bodily perceptions
A number of poses, a number of sketches – life modelling is a practice unto itself. One writer explores learning to see oneself and be seen in the artist's studio and beyond Read more »| 16 Jan 2024 -
Opinion
Love Bites: R'n'B Romance
This month's columnist explores harnessing the warm passion and intimacy of RnB music in the cold, dark winter Read more »| 16 Jan 2024 -
Opinion
Ask Anahit: Doomed to Fail?
In this month's advice column, one person asks how to navigate a relationship that is (maybe) doomed Read more »| 10 Jan 2024 -
Opinion
Love Bites: An Unexpected Stranger
This month's columnist reflects on navigating an illness in teenagehood as a relationship Read more »| 07 Dec 2023 -
Features
Connections in the Cold: Polyamory & community in Winter
It's getting pretty cold and 'cuffing season' is here – but monogamy isn't the only relationship structure that can bring us warmth. We speak to some folk about their experiences of polyamory and the intimacy it can offer, in winter and beyond Read more »| 05 Dec 2023 -
Opinion
Ask Anahit: Baby It's Cold Inside
As winter fully settles in, this month's advice column looks at how you can have sex when it's too cold to take your clothes off Read more »| 05 Dec 2023 -
Opinion
Bearing Witness: The value of online activism - now and always
Amid ongoing atrocities, digital engagement is far from futile – rather, it is key in demanding change. One writer reflects on building online solidarity and holding truth in urgent times Read more »| 28 Nov 2023 -
Interviews
Reimagining Art School with The Otolith Group
There's more than one way to learn. Cooper Gallery’s third iteration of The Ignorant Art School series welcomes The Otolith Group with an exhibition of moving image works and a series of workshops-as-provocations Read more »| 17 Nov 2023