How to enjoy Christmas on a student budget
With less than a month to go before Christmas, Edinburgh is now at its most festive – everywhere you look, you’ll find a person wearing a Christmas jumper. However, as…
24 days of advent in Edinburgh
Every day of December, on the lead up to Christmas, a new building whose doors are usually shut to the public, open up for free all around Edinburgh. This real-life…
The best places to buy Christmas presents in Edinburgh!
As the end of term rolls around and students are ready to head home for Christmas, the time to start buying gifts for our nearest and dearest is edging closer…
Christmas with the Coopers
It’s that time of year again and as the festive season gets into full swing yet another Christmas film is released in cinemas everywhere. Following the plot of just about…
John Lewis advert is ultimately about profit
The première of the 2015 John Lewis Christmas advert probably had a lot of us reaching for the tissues. The advert shows an old man living on the moon; lonely…
Band Aid is self-righteous and patronising
Geldof’s brainchild is no longer relevant in trying to solve the Ebola crisis in Africa. I recall performing the Band Aid tune “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” in the 4th…