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Love Bites: Radio Polyamory
During a period of exceptionally limited options, here's how our Art Editor accidentally fell in love with former BBC 6 Music host Shaun Keaveny Read more »| 27 Sep 2021 -
Intersections
How 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 -
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Love Bites: Michelin stars in our eyes
This month's columnist finds lockdown joy in the magic of MasterChef Read more »| 16 Mar 2021 -
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How 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 -
Books
Kink: Stories by R.O. Kwon & Garth Greenwell
Erotica can get a bad, 'Fifty Shades of Grey' rep, but Kink showcases the beauty of libidinous words in a brilliant anthology of short fiction Read more »| 09 Feb 2021 -
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Making BAME History Mandatory in Scottish education
During the Black Lives Matter protests last summer, Tobe Amamize was inspired to petition the Scottish government to incorporate Black, Asian and minority ethnic history in school curriculums. Here's why Read more »| 01 Feb 2021
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Love Bites: The Fuzzy, Liminal Spaces of a Night Out
This month's columnist reflects on the best, and most missed, part of a night out Read more »| 18 Jan 2021 -
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Meet the Edinburgh Queer Skate Collective
The Edinburgh Queer Skate Collective is only a few months old but it's already making a lot of noise. We chat to the Collective about safe skating spaces, names and communal joy Read more »| 13 Jan 2021 -
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Why you should join your local tenants' union
Scotland's housing problems predate COVID-19 but the pandemic has made tenants even more vulnerable. One writer explores how tenants' unions, like Living Rent, are fighting back Read more »| 05 Jan 2021 -
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How 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 -
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Love 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 -
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Youth 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 -
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Love 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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Inside 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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How 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