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What defines the line between offensive and humourous?

Last week, students at both the Universities of York and Exeter were called out and criticised for offensive and inappropriate behaviour on nights out. Both groups of students were slated…

Not so crazy after All: positive feminism in a CW show

Last Friday Rachel Bloom’s epic musical rom-com Crazy Ex-Girlfriend returned to the CW in a new season that sets a much darker trajectory for the protagonist, Rebecca Bunch. Rebecca is…

Saracens still the team to beat as Champions Cup returns

The Champions Cup returned this week as Europe’s best clubs battle each other to be called ‘best on the continent’. The new format is only a couple of seasons old…

Hardaker’s cocaine use reflects decline in professionalism in sport

Castleford Tigers’ full-back Zak Hardaker has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for cocaine and will now miss the Rugby League World Cup starting this month. Hardaker produced a positive…

Love Song to Lavender Menace

Love Song to Lavender Menace is an endearing performance about an LGBT bookshop in 1980s Edinburgh. It tells the story of an LGBT bookshop that has been forced to close…

Ultimate Frisbee making noise in this week’s sports round-up

This weekend saw Edinburgh University Ultimate Frisbee Club (Ro Sham Bo) play in the first of the fun beginner tournaments taking place at The University of Stirling. It was a…

Interview: Arcane Roots on expanding their sound and live shows

In September, Arcane Roots released their second album, Melancholia Hymns. Rob Anderson sits down to speak with drummer Jack Wrench ahead of their Mash House gig on October 18th. Your…

Part-time work: want it, find it, ace it

The first month of university is over, and chances are that all over Edinburgh pockets are being turned inside out in desperate search for some spare change. Need more money?…