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Food And DrinkWaste Not: Julie Lin & Rachna Dheer talk food waste
Ahead of COP26 next year, Glasgow Science Centre turn their attention to food waste in a new series of online videos – we talk to Rachna Dheer and Julie Lin about their role in Scraps Read more »| 30 Nov 2020 -
SexualityYouth in Revolt: What children taught me about living during COVID-19
No one is immune to the impact of COVID-19, least of all kids. One writer explores how working with children during a pandemic shed new light on her own youth Read more »| 30 Nov 2020 -
Food And DrinkHome Comforts: Manifesto Coffee Q+A
The team behind Perthshire coffee roasters Manifesto talk ethical coffee, the impact of the pandemic... and roasting at the kitchen table Read more »| 16 Nov 2020 -
SexualityLove Bites: Back in My Body
This month's columnist reflects on how learning BTS' dance routines put her back in her body Read more »| 12 Nov 2020 -
Food And DrinkHome Comforts: Afternoon Tea by Rose Q+A
We catch up with Rose Gregory to chat about her Instagram-entrancing lockdown hit, Afternoon Tea by Rose Read more »| 11 Nov 2020 -
SexualityInside the murky world of social media moderation
More and more social media content moderators are coming out with horror stories about their workplaces. One writer takes a look behind the curtains of what it's like moderating for big tech Read more »| 09 Nov 2020
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SexualityHow the internet revolutionised communication for autistic people
The internet has been radical for creating safe online spaces for autistic people. As we increasingly rely on the internet during COVID-19, one writer explores what we can learn from online, neurodiverse communities Read more »| 13 Oct 2020 -
Food And DrinkPink Peacock: Glasgow's queer, Yiddish anarchist cafe
The duo behind Glasgow's queer, Yiddish pay-what-you-can cafe Pink Peacock on community power, mutual aid, and bringing delicious Jewish food to the people of the Southside Read more »| 13 Oct 2020 -
Food And DrinkGreenwood: Edinburgh's new queer sober cafe
We talk to the people behind Greenwood to discuss setting up a new venture in the pandemic, crowdfunding, and the need for sober queer spaces Read more »| 08 Oct 2020 -
SexualityLove Bites: On TikTok Dance Duets
This month's columnist reflects on how TikTok dances became a language between her and her sister during lockdown Read more »| 08 Oct 2020 -
Food And DrinkNewbarns Brewery: Introducing Edinburgh's newest brewery
Newbarns is Edinburgh's newest brewery – we pop in for a chat with brewer Gordon McKenzie to talk interior design, concrete, and keeping beer accessible Read more »| 06 Oct 2020 -
SexualityHow lockdown created a new generation of gardeners
A new generation of gardeners has emerged from lockdown. We speak to some of them about how the hobby has become a coping mechanism for job loss, mental health and economic uncertainty Read more »| 30 Sep 2020 -
SexualityLove Bites: Goodbye to the city that made me
In this month's column, an Edinburgh gal writes a farewell love letter to the city Read more »| 16 Sep 2020 -
Food And DrinkTaking Stock: COVID, Community and Food & Drink
From the ubiquity of delivery apps to the adaptability of food and drink producers, the pandemic has been a whirlwind – here's how we can reap it, and come out the other side stronger than before Read more »| 09 Sep 2020 -
SexualityCursed Times: Thinking about the future in 2020
It was the worst of times, it was the most cursed of times. Our Intersections Editor takes stock of the last few months and wrestles with how to move on Read more »| 08 Sep 2020