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Category Archives: Life
The rise of hyphenates and the demise of icons
As the concluding hours tick down on what to many has seemed a fairly dismal lap around the sun politically and in terms of “iconic” deaths I thought it was time to add my evaluation to the numerous top tens, … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Life, Music, Politics
Tagged 2016, Berlin, Edinburgh, exams, flats, Frankenstein, Fringe, German, Glasgow, Honeyblood, journalism, life, Motion Poets, Orkney, St Magnus Festival, Twin Peaks, Warpaint, We Were Promised Jetpacks, work
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Salutations from the Solstice
December. Brown leaves linger – decomposing streaks on recomposing streets whose lights and likenesses change to suit the season. I’m set to return soon, where no such sodden mulch is to be found. Another semester past. Another set of exams … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged Auslandsjahr, December, Edinburgh, English literature, German, Germany, Hemmingway, humanities, leaves, Leipzig, Orkney, science, Solstice, Spain, University, year abroad
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Meme Magic – Oh look he’s getting a bit political
The world has changed since when I met you last, Forces have gathered, grown and made their mark, Meme magic brewed an unsavoury broth, and left us Trump – God-Emperor of Earth. Oh, and also I became an editor at … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Life, Politics
Tagged Alasdair Flett, alt-right, Edinburgh, election, Enlightenment, Literature, magic, memes, news, poetry, politics, post-truth, The Student, Trump
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I Found a Mouse on Day Two
It feels strange to sit here and type something that will not end up on The Student by some path or another. After a week of battering out review after review of production after production it feels nice to be … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Personal experience, Uncategorized
Tagged cleaning, Edinburgh, flat, Fringe, Mice, Mouse, Rent: The Musical
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Greek Spirits Guzzled from a Tetra Pack Chalice
A Saturday night starts sprawled out on a new sofa suite in front of sci-fi pew-pew fest, Guardians of the Galaxy. I say new, I mean to us – Grandad’s moved house and floral print has given way to masculine … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Personal experience, Uncategorized
Tagged Guardians of the Galaxy, Midas Touch, Shopping Week, Snoke, Star Wars, Stromness, Thanos, The Force Awakens
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My July
Ferry Inn is where I work, Ferrying, don’t go to kirk, Colin’s staying in my flat, On Saturday, the party’s at…? In August I’ll be at the Fringe, Reviewing shows, so I can’t whinge, Or so that may indeed be … Continue reading
Opinion: Using correct punctuation is increasingly seen as impolite
It starts with the full stop. Every time you substitute an emoji for punctuation you are contributing to the erosion of our linguistic convention. This is not necessarily a bad thing. After all, language evolves; it is a constantly mutating … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Personal experience
Tagged conversation, emojis, evolution, grammar, language, manners, politeness, post-grammar, punctuation
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February, Flats and Frankenstein
Happy Pancake Day everyone! Pleasantries aside, welcome to February and to another entry of this long-winded, seemingly never-ending chronicle. What has changed since when I left you last? Well, I sold out to the mainstream media and wrote for the … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Life, Music, Personal experience
Tagged 2016, February, flats, Frankenstein, German, journalism, music, Pancake Day, We Were Promised Jetpacks
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10 YouTube Channels worth Subscribing To
We all use YouTube, quite a lot of us on a daily basis, but I’ve found that as a conversation piece it usually falls flat. Often one of the parties is struggling to grasp just exactly what made a certain … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Life, Music, Politics
Tagged 2015, alternative, art, comedy, history, IKEA, indie, languages, music, news, philosophy, politics, Victorious Sponge, videos, YouTube
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2015: Year in Review
What happened in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Fifteen? From a broad perspective, Scots had to come to terms with the fact that independence had been put on hold for at least a “generation.” Bumper stickers were … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Life, Music, Personal experience, Politics, Review, Uncategorized
Tagged Brave New World, Drones, Edinburgh, German, Hermit's Croft, Huxley, Jackalope, Literature, Macbeth, Muse, music, Nacho Heap, Parties, reviews, Student, University, writing
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