The Glasgow fix rooms: a shift in attitude towards addiction?
Glasgow City Joint Integration Board has approved a plan for ‘fix rooms’, which would, in principle, provide medical-grade heroin for drug users to inject in supervised hospital rooms. Glasgow has…
First fossilised dinosaur brain has been discovered in the UK
When Jamie Hiscocks, an amateur fossil collector, picked up a brown pebble with unusual markings on a beach near Bexhill, Sussex in 2004, he could not have known the impact…
Recipe: Sweet Potato and Lentil Soup
It is that time of year again, where the threat of snow lingers, you’re blown off your feet by the cold Edinburgh wind and you need that little something to…
Brian Jamestown Massacre – Third World Pyramid
“The foundation of the pyramid is under the desert sand, and never sees a starry sky”: Anton Newcombe embodies his own quote. The creative and spiritual father of the Brian…
Wayoo Juicery: a review of Marchmont’s latest juicy offerings
Wayoo Juicery is the new name for what used to be ‘No 39’. Situated on Argyle Place, straight opposite Middle Meadow Walk, it is an ideal place for a snack…
The Ramona Flowers on social media, the 1980s and influences
After the release of their cult favourite debut album and now their second full length release, I sat down and talked with Sam James, guitarist of Bristol’s own Ramona Flowers…
How to stay warm: advice from two fourth years
You know it, we know it. It is cold. Either because your flatmates want to save money or because you still haven’t figured out how to turn the heater on…
What is the role of Scotland in triggering Article 50?
On 23 June a series of motions were put into play that have challenged and divided the UK ever since. With D-day now set for March, Theresa May is maintaining…