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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OpinionAsk Anahit: Sober as a Judge
In April's advice column, one reader asks how they can talk about their new drinking ban without being annoying Read more »| 13 May 2024 -
OpinionLove Bites: Alone With Carluccio and the Leopard
This month's Love Bites column celebrates the familiar company of an old television favourite in moments of loneliness Read more »| 13 May 2024 -
OpinionAsk Anahit: The Terrible Twenties
In this month's advice column, one reader asks how best to negotiate a mid-20s identity crisis Read more »| 08 May 2024 -
OpinionUnder the Spell Tree: Community-building with the unknown
There's magic in the everyday – from the joy & perseverance of queer communities to a tree in the nearby park. Author Genevieve Jagger explores local magic and shared secrets in Glasgow's Southside Read more »| 18 Apr 2024 -
OpinionLove Bites: Porridge For One
This month's columnist reflects on heartbreak, reclaiming power, and oat-based sustenance Read more »| 16 Apr 2024 -
OpinionAn Education in Disruption: Divestment in higher education
From fossil fuels to arms, university funds have long been corrupt. We take a closer look at institutional complicity and the recent student-led campaigns organising against the system Read more »| 21 Mar 2024
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OpinionLove Bites: Arnie, Aliens, Action
This month's columnist reflects on a past and present watch of cult classic Predator Read more »| 15 Mar 2024 -
OpinionRewilding & 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 -
OpinionAsk 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 -
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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 -
OpinionProposal & 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 -
OpinionGeneral 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 -
OpinionHolding 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 -
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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 -
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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