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IntersectionsHow statues became ideological battlegrounds in 2020
Statues have loomed large over 2020, from Edward Colston sleeping with the fishes to the recent Mary Wollstonecraft disaster. We take a look at how questioning statues has been a questioning of our collective memory Read more »| 10 Dec 2020 -
IntersectionsLove Bites: A Year of Solidarity for British East and South-East Asian Communities
This month's columnist reflects on how British East and South-East Asian communities have been brought closer together over 2020 Read more »| 07 Dec 2020 -
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 -
IntersectionsYouth 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 -
IntersectionsLove 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
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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 -
IntersectionsInside 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 -
IntersectionsWatching the US election as an American abroad
The US presidential election takes place this week; one American living in Scotland reflects on experiencing it from across the pond Read more »| 02 Nov 2020 -
IntersectionsHow 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 DrinkKafe Kweer (fka Greenwood): Edinburgh's 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 -
IntersectionsLove 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 -
IntersectionsHow 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