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IntersectionsA Guide to Edinburgh Fringe Hook-ups
As an influx of visitors hit Edinburgh (and Tinder) for the Edinburgh festivals, here’s how to navigate the minefield that is dating during the Fringe Read more »| 02 Aug 2019 -
Food And DrinkScottish Food Events and Festivals: August 2019
This month's food round-up features beer festivals in Glasgow and Dundee, a healthy dose of veganism, and an evening of agave-based fun Read more »| 29 Jul 2019 -
IntersectionsHow the UK 'Porn Block' could damage sex education
As the British government pushes back enforcing age-verification porn legislation for the third time, we look at what this badly thought out "Porn Block" policy would entail and its potential to damage young people's sex education Read more »| 17 Jul 2019 -
IntersectionsDigital Locket: On Lock Screens & Memories
One writer explores how her phone can act as a digital locket to hang onto vital connections and memories Read more »| 11 Jul 2019 -
IntersectionsSex on the Brain: what it's like dating with dyspraxia
Dating is difficult enough as it is but throw a neurological disorder in there and things become even more complicated. One writer asks those with dyspraxia how the condition affects their love life Read more »| 04 Jul 2019 -
IntersectionsApply Yourself: On phones, apps and grief
Phones get a bad rap for harming our mental health, but one writer explores how apps and social media can be harnessed for good Read more »| 02 Jul 2019
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Food And DrinkScottish Food Events and Festivals: July 2019
This month's events round-up is filled with fancy beers, big ideas and a lot more spray-painting than usual Read more »| 27 Jun 2019 -
Food And DrinkNon-alcoholic beer: The Skinny taste test
We take a deep dive into the fizzy and surprisingly blue world of non-alcoholic and low-alcohol beers Read more »| 24 Jun 2019 -
TravelIs TEFL yet another form of neo-colonialism?
TEFL: an enriching experience for all or yet another form of neo-colonialism? Read more »| 06 Jun 2019 -
IntersectionsSausages: On Fry Ups & Grief
This month's Intersections columnist explores how grief and love goes into sausages Read more »| 04 Jun 2019 -
IntersectionsPride and Prejudice: What Pride means in 2019
As Pride season descends upon the UK’s cities again, we ask some of Intersections’ LGBTQ+ writers what Pride – the march and queer pride – means to them Read more »| 31 May 2019 -
IntersectionsImpostor Syndrome: How society makes a fraud of you
One writer asks if impostor syndrome is all in our heads or if something more socially insidious is at play Read more »| 27 May 2019 -
Food And DrinkIce Ice Baby: Ice Lolly Taste Test
Summer's here, and that means chomping on frozen treats. Here's our guide to what you'll find in the freezer, and which ices are worth the inevitable brain freeze Read more »| 24 May 2019 -
Food And DrinkScottish Food Events and Festivals: June 2019
June features a host of beer festivals, the return of a nostalgia-powered cocktail bar, and some soon-to-be award-winning street food Read more »| 23 May 2019 -
Food And DrinkScotland's best ice cream
We pick the chocolate chips out of our collective beard to share details of some of our favourite ice creameries across Scotland Read more »| 21 May 2019