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Ritho at the Old Blue Last: a night of high-energy, alt-pop magnetism
"Fuck it, I'm just going to release a new song every three weeks because I want to," - alt-pop’s new kid on the block says with an...
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Mar 182 min read


Highlights from a chat with Annabelle Sami
(from the Edinburgh Book Festival 2023) Earlier this year, I sat down for a chat with children’s author Annabelle Sami. Annabelle joined...
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Dec 11, 20235 min read


Soundtrack Spotlight: Flora and Son
(Credit: Apple TV+) A couple of weeks ago, my mum and I watched the Apple Original film, Flora and Son, from the comfort of our sofa....
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Nov 28, 20234 min read


Lahai presents a blissful new beginning for Sampha
Six years on from a stellar, soulful debut - Sampha is back, with meditative sophomore album Lahai to his name. Throughout his career,...
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Oct 26, 20234 min read


'When Everything is Lost', embrace the void
(credits to Stephen Dawson on Unsplash) I hold my head up, straight spine And pray we’ll be just fine These lyrics have been with me for...
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Oct 20, 20233 min read


Kevin at the Dentist
I’m sitting in the waiting room. It looks like every other waiting room, with posters and leaflets overlapping on the walls. I squint and...
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Nov 10, 20225 min read


Ten bangers to backdrop (the remainder of) your summer
With festival season in full swing, and live music very much back up and running, this has turned out to be the most normal summer we’ve...
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Aug 28, 20225 min read


Wallows' 'Tell Me That it’s Over': a sprinkle of summer sounds
I’ve been a fan of Wallows’ music since the release of their dreamy first EP, Spring, which came out in 2018. That feels like a lifetime...
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Mar 29, 20223 min read


rainbow glitter slime
the hours are rainbow glitter slime coated in their fancy armour
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Feb 15, 20221 min read


fireball
I want to think nothing...
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Dec 16, 20211 min read


Befriending your brain
World Mental Health Day was on Sunday, but it’s never the wrong time to break the ice. I am grateful to live in a part of the world where...
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Oct 13, 20214 min read


We Are Who We Are: A Real, risque and refreshing coming-of-age narrative
Warning: very minor spoilers ahead for the first season of WRWWR Luca Guadagnino’s ‘We Are Who We Are’ dodges all expectations. As soon...
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Dec 6, 20205 min read


'Chronopolis' by J.G Ballard - racing against the clock
We humans live stringently around the clock. We set alarms so we can get to work or school or university when we are supposed to, so we...
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Aug 22, 20202 min read


The Engin Museum
I am in a large room. Like a hall. The first thing that catches my eye are the glossy blue tiles that . . .
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Jun 24, 20204 min read


BBC America's 'Killing Eve' is fiercely fresh and you should watch it
Warning: contains spoilers for all three seasons of Killing Eve. For me and many others, binge-watching new shows is a temporary escape...
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Jun 13, 20206 min read
Time Out
9:02am, Monday 29th November 2019 - I stared down at the large wad of files on the desk under my nose. I tried to count each paper,...
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Apr 7, 20206 min read
welcome to musetown
I've been meaning to start one of these for quite a while now, although I didn’t exactly imagine that it would take a global pandemic and...
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Apr 7, 20201 min read
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