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IntersectionsHow AI chatbots are fulfilling our needs
Assistant AI is everywhere, from Alexa to customer service chatbots. But now tech is being trained to become our emotional and sexual partners Read more »| 12 May 2021 -
IntersectionsLove Bites: Memory sounds of making coffee
This month's columnist explores the memory sound associated with making a bubbling pot of coffee Read more »| 10 May 2021 -
IntersectionsNavigating queer physical spaces post-lockdown
We speak to queer people who embraced their sexuality during lockdown about entering IRL queer spaces for the first time Read more »| 03 May 2021 -
IntersectionsTop of the Pops, nostalgia, and lockdown
Suddenly back at her childhood home during the pandemic, one writer explores how old Top of the Pops clips got her through lockdown – and closer to her parents Read more »| 26 Apr 2021 -
IntersectionsLove Bites: On Finding Your Way With Aretha Franklin
This month's columnist explores finding his way through life with the music of Aretha Franklin Read more »| 26 Apr 2021 -
Food And DrinkBread and Butter: The subtle art of grocery lists
In the winning article from our Food and Drink Writing Competition, we delve into the personal histories, sociopolitical insights and absurdist comedy that comes with the humble shopping list Read more »| 12 Apr 2021
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Food And DrinkBurnt Toast: The Skinny Food Writing Competition
Reflections on the role of toast in one writer's life, from our Food Writing Competition Read more »| 12 Apr 2021 -
Food And DrinkMy Life in Crisps: The Skinny Food Writing Competition
From medical emergencies to Friday nights by the sofa, one writer on the recurring role crisps have played in her life Read more »| 12 Apr 2021 -
Food And DrinkThe Museum of Flavour: The Skinny Food Writing Competition
How real are our ingredients? Which rules govern the food we eat? And what does a strawberry actually taste like? Read more »| 12 Apr 2021 -
IntersectionsWhy Dating Apps Still Suck for Trans People
Dating apps are tricky to navigate for everyone, but they're even trickier if you don't fit big tech's gender mould. Here one writer reflects on why dating apps need to become more inclusive to transgender and non-binary users Read more »| 29 Mar 2021 -
IntersectionsLove Bites: Michelin stars in our eyes
This month's columnist finds lockdown joy in the magic of MasterChef Read more »| 16 Mar 2021 -
Food And DrinkCrystal Bowls: The Future of Scottish Food & Drink
12 months into the pandemic, it's time to start looking forward at what the future may hold in store for Scotland’s food and drink scene Read more »| 12 Mar 2021 -
IntersectionsInside the NHS, one year on from COVID-19
One year on from the first national COVID-19 lockdown, we speak to NHS staff about their working conditions, the toll the last year has taken on their wellbeing and why the NHS was struggling long before COVID arrived in hospitals Read more »| 01 Mar 2021 -
Travel
Love Bites: Making friends in new cities
This month's columnist reflects on the vulnerability of finding new friends in new places Read more »| 23 Feb 2021 -
IntersectionsHow Asian food Instagram joyously resists racism
Lockdown and restaurants closing has devastated and isolated diaspora communities. We explore how food Instagram accounts have been keeping communities connected, celebrating heritage and fighting racism Read more »| 11 Feb 2021