In Charlottesville or Charlotte Square: history is a nightmare that has to be confronted, says Christopher Silver. Recent events in the United States have provoked […] Read More
Category: Culture
This weekend, cinemagoers across the U.K and all over the planet will head out in droves to see Christopher Nolan’s much anticipated epic film Dunkirk. […] Read More
There is nothing special about the experience of attending a political gathering. Regulars will attest that they can often be frustrating and predictable affairs full […] Read More
I’VE worked in pretty much every capacity you could imagine at the Edinburgh festivals. Over the years I’ve flyered, taken tickets, worked the bars, written […] Read More
When the debate about the Scottish Six first kicked off in 1997 I was still at primary school. Remarkably it’s taken 18 years for us to get […] Read More
Anxiety seems to be very much in vogue this season. Shocks to the systems of liberal western democracies — Brexit, Trumpism, Euro-Fascism — all seem […] Read More
The ability to talk the same language is gone. More and more, we’re divided into communities of concern. Each side can ignore the other side […] Read More
On the day I moved out of my parents’ home I walked into the first room I’d ever rented, considered the daunting prospect of the […] Read More
The façade of the recently reopened National Portrait Gallery on Edinburgh’s Queen Street could hardly be more opulent. It speaks of an era of massive […] Read More
On stepping off the airport bus it was clear that central Belgrade was in lock down. A vast chunk of the city centre was off-limits. […] Read More