Fringe 2023: Antonio!
Antonio! is an extremely high energy, surprisingly brilliant romp around several Shakespeare plays including Twelfth Night and Much Ado About Nothing. Why ‘brilliant romp’? Why these plays? Well, Antonio! is…
University of Edinburgh urged to go plant-based as lecturers sign open letter
A new open letter has been published urging universities to switch to plant-based catering. The letter, organised by Plant-Based Universities – a campaign started by Animal Rising in 2021 –…
EIFF 2023 – Past Lives: Review
“There’s a word in Korean. In-yeon. It means providence or fate.” This is the premise for Celine Song’s remarkable directorial feature debut Past Lives, a romantic drama about possibility and…
EIFF 2023 – Silent Roar: Review
“Hellfire, sex, and youth” are the three words Louis McCartney and Ella Lily Hyland used to describe Silent Roar at its red-carpet premier at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. It’s…
EIFF 2023: Interview with Babak Jalali, Director and Co-Writer of Fremont
Closing the festival this year is Fremont, a film that follows Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) a former translator from Afghanistan as she tries to re-settle in America after being displaced…
UCU vote to end marking and assessment boycott
Members of the University and College Union (UCU) have voted to end the Marking and Assessment boycott (MAB). The decision comes as members voted in a consultation called by the…
Appleton Tower Lecture Theatres and other university buildings closed due to fears over concrete safety
The University of Edinburgh has restricted access to areas within eight buildings due to safety concerns over Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC). In a statement released on 5 September, the…
EIF 2023: John Cale
There is an inherent danger to reviewing a performance by an artist you like. It punctures the veil of objectivity that I, a humble reviewer, seek to maintain analysing what I have…
