Nestled in Newington, Soi 38 may catch your eye from its brightly decorated exterior. Like the Thai food it serves, the outside is colourful, varied, and multilayered. Thai food, in the Western world, has become so commonplace it might be called comforting. A warm coconut curry, stir fried noodles in a sauce dangling between sweet […]
A man sits down across from you, you can tell he is looking for a plug. The research room never seems to have enough and it is a serious design flaw, definitely contributing to the low student satisfaction at the school. He sits across from you, and you know he wants to plug in his […]
I remember eyeing it the first couple times, but being on the way to something I did not step in. Though it advertises craft beers, Lupe Pintos has much more on offer. As someone from California who was fortunate enough to grow up surrounded by diverse people and their delicious foods, moving to Scotland was […]
The rally took place on 2 April and culminated in Grassmarket for speeches and cheering. The marchers walked through a bit of rain with soon cleared when they arrived at Grassmarket. Sexpression spoke about the importance of intersectionality. Intersectionality was a major point of the rally, especially trans and sex worker inclusion. Other rallies around […]
Hozier’s second album Wasteland, Baby! comes after a long hiatus from his self-titled first, Hozier. His fans have grown a lot since then, but this album almost feels as though Hozier has regressed. There’s something lacking from this album that was so apparent in his other, from its soft melodies to the ones you belt […]
Any progress on the issue of commonsense gun laws seems futile, especially after the lack of change in the aftermath of Sandy Hook, an incident in which primary school children and their teachers were slain in their school. After little to no change on the federal level was taken and countless others have been shot […]
The grand debate about freedom of speech on university campuses has started again, particularly here at the University of Edinburgh. Spiked gave the university a ‘red’ rating for freedom of speech on campus, citing its safe space policy and trans-inclusiveness policy, as well as banning The Sun and a controversial speaker. The topic is one […]
Right after I decided to write this article about love and mental health, I decided to stop taking my birth control. For the last few weeks, and even the entire first semester of this school year, I had felt down and unmotivated, as if every happy moment was sporadic and fleeting. Good days seemed few […]