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culture consumption: january 2019;
A couple of weeks ago (and not for the first time), Fiona said something that genuinely changed my outlook on life: You stay in and watch Netflix and have an early night and you’re exhausted anyway,...
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album review: ariana grande – thank u, next
This review originally appeared on The Arts Desk. The nature of the product that is pop music is that its stars rarely get the chance… The post album review: ariana grande – thank u, next appeared...
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on ryan adams;
Content note: sexual abuse; allusions to self-harm. The night before I got my first tattoo, I walked out of a Ryan Adams concert. You know that line from a Hold Steady… The post on ryan adams;...
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fybs #2: depression in a digital age with fiona thomas;
For the second episode of From Your Big Sister, I’m joined by journalist, author and podcaster Fiona Thomas. Fiona was diagnosed with depression in 2012… The post fybs #2: depression in a digital age...
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live review: laura gibson, the hug & pint, glasgow;
This review originally appeared on The Arts Desk. My tickets were comped. Laura Gibson’s songwriting was always that of a storyteller but her newest album, Goners, ups the… The post live review: laura...
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breaking the silence around sexual violence;
Content note: sexual abuse, sexual violence, rape. That the pen is mightier than the sword is a cliche. It is also, like most cliches, rooted… The post breaking the silence around sexual violence;...
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album review: sigrid – sucker punch;
This review originally appeared on The Arts Desk. You’d be forgiven for thinking, in the age of streaming, that the promotional single was a dying… The post album review: sigrid – sucker punch;...
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culture consumption: february 2019;
I opened this month complaining on Twitter that my cold wasn’t so bad that I got to stay off work and watch Netflix, and then… The post culture consumption: february 2019; appeared first on [last...
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theatre review: nora: a doll’s house, citizen’s theatre at tramway, glasgow
My tickets were comped for review purposes courtesy of Citizen’s Theatre. Glasgow’s Citizen’s Theatre is putting women’s stories front and centre for its 2019 season.… The post theatre review: nora: a...
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album review: lucy rose – no words left;
This review originally appeared on The Arts Desk. Every so often, an album reminds you that, done properly, the art form is more than just… The post album review: lucy rose – no words left; appeared...
View Articletheatre review: what girls are made of, citizen’s theatre at tramway, glasgow
My tickets were comped for review purposes courtesy of Citizen’s Theatre. One of the joys of Cora Bissett’s theatremaking is the way in which she can take the most personal stories and draw out the big...
View Articleculture consumption: march 2019;
How do you feel about those little red notification icons on your smartphone? Do you need to clear them immediately, or are you happy to leave them? I ask, because after a colleague told me that...
View Articlean x-phile’s guide to vancouver in 2019;
As the filming location for a big chunk of the greatest TV series of all time, Vancouver has been on my travel wishlist since I was about 13 years old. There was no way I wouldn’t be checking out some...
View Articlemulti-coloured panthers: the faith eliott interview;
Debut album Impossible Bodies opens with Faith Eliott quietly attempting to find their place in the cosmos, before exploring life, love, mythology and identity through the eyes, and experiences, of a...
View Articleculture consumption: april 2019;
Last week, we said goodbye to our brilliant friend Billy, who died on 3rd April 2019. Many people have – and will continue to – eulogise Billy Samson’s talent as a musician, artist and iconoclast. But...
View Article#fybs4: portfolios, planners and petticoats with kaite welsh;
As a writer of both high-quality arts and lifestyle journalism and award-nominated fiction, Kaite is the original multi-hyphenate career woman, and a big inspiration for a lot of my creative practice....
View Articletheatre review: american idiot, king’s theatre, glasgow;
My tickets were comped for review purposes courtesy of ATG. A jukebox musical based around the songs of Green Day isn’t as bizarre an idea as that sounds. American Idiot, the Grammy Award-winning album...
View Articleculture consumption: may 2019;
Here’s something I’m surprised nobody has invented yet: an email autoresponder that kicks in when you hit 100 unread messages. Yeah, it turns out that everything I said here is a lie and that...
View Article#fybs6: you could have both with monstrous regiment;
I suppose when you hold yourself out to be the internet’s advice-giving big sister, it was only ever going to be a matter of time before somebody sent in a dating question. The problem? I’m now almost...
View Articleculture consumption: june 2019;
Every so often, I go through a wee existential crisis. The trigger? Books. Books, and specifically the certain knowledge that I will die before I read every book on my TBR (“to be read”) pile. My TBR...
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