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IntersectionsSwiping Rights: How Tinder is Failing Queer Femmes
From relentless fetishisation to unsolicited threesome requests, queer femmes have a tough time of it when it comes to using Tinder. Here's how things need to change... Read more »| 03 May 2017 -
Food And Drink
The Past, Present and Future of Cocktails
We head to the European debut of Tales of the Cocktail to get the inside track on what's new in the world of highly refined boozing Read more »| 03 May 2017 -
TechA brief history of women in astronomy
Like many fields of science, the number of female astronomers is depressingly small. Their impact, however, has been considerable. Transmission Podcast regular Beth Biller tells us about her experience as an astronomer and her female astronomy heroes Read more »| 03 May 2017 -
Food And Drink
Scottish Food News – May 2017
Things get festive in this month's Food News, with beer festivals a-plenty helping signal the start of summer Read more »| 28 Apr 2017 -
Food And Drink
New in Food: Water Lane Boathouse, GRUB and more
We're excited by the latest venue from the Belgrave Music Hall/Headrow House lot, Friends of Ham's new gaff, FINCA's restaurant space at Constellations and GRUB's new home at the Mayfield site Read more »| 28 Apr 2017 -
Food And DrinkWalking Dead pop-up bar to open in Edinburgh
The new pop-up comes from the team behind the wildly successful Blood and Wine bar inspired by Game of Thrones Grab your baseball bats and prepare to develo... Read more »| 17 Apr 2017
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Food And Drink
The Eclectica Experiment: Meet the cocktails
Ahead of our Eclectica Experiment event with Black Bottle, we take a look at the dark but beautiful cocktails paired with the evening's entertainment Read more »| 13 Apr 2017 -
Food And DrinkEggs Directory: Our Easter Egg Rankings
We put a host of Easter eggs through their literal and metaphorical paces, with spectacular results Read more »| 07 Apr 2017 -
Food And Drink
What's on the Scandi-style menu at Norse?
Find beautiful Nordic-inspired eats at new Harrogate restaurant Norse Read more »| 06 Apr 2017 -
Food And Drink
Brunch guide: The best eggs in Manchester
Let's be real here. When we're Googling 'best brunch', what we really mean is 'best eggs'. Read more »| 04 Apr 2017 -
Intersections
Is It Safe to Come Out?
When I came out, there was the seeming option that I could stay in if I’d wanted – and some people don’t have that luxury Read more »| 04 Apr 2017 -
Intersections
Manchester's Emmeline Pankhurst statue announced
Sculptor Hazel Reeves has been announced as the designer who will create a statue of Emmeline Pankhurst for Manchester Read more »| 04 Apr 2017 -
Food And Drink
New food market to open in Liverpool's Baltic Triangle
The folk behind Independent Liverpool have announced their latest venture: a food market housed in a warehouse space in the Baltic Triangle’s iconic Cains brewery. Read more »| 03 Apr 2017 -
Food And Drink
Edinburgh Science Festival: 6 to see at Gastrofest
From munching along with cult sci-fi to the art of shooting and eating your own deer, we look at the foodie events at this year's Edinburgh Science Festival Read more »| 29 Mar 2017 -
Food And Drink
Tales of The Cocktail: Dynamic Duos preview
New Orleans cocktail colossus Tales of The Cocktail makes its first European stop in Edinburgh this April; here's a quick look at some of what's in store... Read more »| 28 Mar 2017