Opinion
Opinion pieces from our Intersections writers. Read the full archive of our Love Bites columns, where our writers share the things, people and places they love the most.
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Love Bites: Dinner With Strangers
This month’s columnist reflects on sharing a meal with future friends Read more »| 12 Aug 2025 -
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90 Days: Why daily challenges still won’t save us
Total transformation is only a few dozen lonely days away. One writer unpacks our endless fixation with daily challenges and questions whether there’s more to life than self-discipline Read more »| 05 Aug 2025 -
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Unfit For A King: On taking the stage with pride this August
Who is festival season for, anyways? Spoken word poet Oliver Robertson reflects on finding creativity in community, bringing working class Scottish stories to an international stage and the importance of the Free Fringe, for artists and audiences alike. Read more »| 28 Jul 2025 -
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Regional Retail Therapy: The forgotten value of Scottish shopping centres
Weekend hours spent under the fluorescent lighting of suburban consumerism – count us in. One writer hails the brilliance of ageing Scottish shopping centres as a social hub, local treasure and provider of good old-fashioned tat Read more »| 10 Jul 2025 -
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Ask Anahit: Employee Relations
In this month's advice column, one reader wonders whether they should start things up with a colleague Read more »| 08 Jul 2025 -
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Love Bites: Carrie Bradshaw and Co
This month’s columnist reflects on the enduring allure of Sex and the City Read more »| 08 Jul 2025
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Love Bites: Desire Paths
This month’s columnist reflects on taking the road less travelled Read more »| 17 Jun 2025 -
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The Category Is: A first read of Kevin Guyan’s Rainbow Trap
The politics of classifications and LGBTQ lives are ever-complex – and marriage certificates are just the start. In Rainbow Trap, Kevin Guyan reveals how the fight for LGBTQ equalities in the UK is shaped – and constrained – by everyday classifications Read more »| 12 Jun 2025 -
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Ask Anahit: Get Over It
In this month's advice column, one reader asks how to tell a friend to move on from a past relationship Read more »| 12 Jun 2025 -
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Migration Sounds: How radio travels distances
How does music cross a border? Laila Ghaffar reflects on curating connection via co-hosting a radio show amid ongoing border tensions between India and Pakistan Read more »| 10 Jun 2025 -
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Love Bites: A Pass on Pretty
This month’s columnist reflects on rejecting noughties' media messaging and embracing body neutrality Read more »| 07 May 2025 -
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Ask Anahit: Hopelessly Delusional
In this month's advice column, one reader wonders whether to trust in feelings from the past Read more »| 01 May 2025 -
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Cycles of Change: Glasgow’s cycling gender gap
Riding a bike is no mean feat. One writer unpacks the need for gender equality in active travel and what support is available for women taking on the path less cycled Read more »| 15 Apr 2025 -
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Love Bites: Hot Cross Bun Bliss
This month’s columnist reflects on embracing one’s autonomy via baked goods – anytime, anywhere Read more »| 10 Apr 2025 -
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Ask Anahit: Boundary Spaces
In this month's advice column, one reader struggles with a friend's unwanted advances Read more »| 03 Apr 2025