Libraries, since their first appearance in Aristophanes, have been stringently held as bastions of knowledge. The image of the library is typically one of austere scholarship, a place for serious…
For someone who played a major role in shaping the world we live in today, the death of Henry Kissinger this week passed with relatively little fanfare. The former US…
I have to admit that Christmas is one of my favourite times of year, when it’s getting dark at 3:30pm- yes, I would greatly appreciate some fairy lights. A piece…
Another Autumn Statement, another disappointment. This week Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled the contents of the annual financial plan to very little fanfare. In a week that saw former PM David…
The new coalition in New Zealand has revoked Jacinda Ardern’s controversial anti-smoking laws that would have prevented anyone born later than 2008 from ever being able to buy any nicotine…
On November 19th, Argentine voters made the radical choice of electing Javier Milei to be their next president. Milei, a self described “anarcho-capitalist”, handedly defeated the centre-left Minister of Economy,…
On Saturday the largest rocket the world has ever seen was launched 150km above the earth’s surface to outer-space. SpaceX’s most recent launch of the 400 feet tall Starship successfully…
The Short Rant: Where is the library etiquette?
I am a second floor library individual. I like to sit in the same seat every time I go. It has a nice view of George Square and I would…
Visiting Edinburgh University’s Main Library is no simple task
Libraries, since their first appearance in Aristophanes, have been stringently held as bastions of knowledge. The image of the library is typically one of austere scholarship, a place for serious…
We failed as a species by letting Henry Kissinger retire with grace
For someone who played a major role in shaping the world we live in today, the death of Henry Kissinger this week passed with relatively little fanfare. The former US…
Unwrapping the gender stereotypes around Christmas
I have to admit that Christmas is one of my favourite times of year, when it’s getting dark at 3:30pm- yes, I would greatly appreciate some fairy lights. A piece…
Reflections on another disappointment of an Autumn Statement
Another Autumn Statement, another disappointment. This week Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled the contents of the annual financial plan to very little fanfare. In a week that saw former PM David…
How will New Zealand’s smoking ban repeal affect the UK?
The new coalition in New Zealand has revoked Jacinda Ardern’s controversial anti-smoking laws that would have prevented anyone born later than 2008 from ever being able to buy any nicotine…
Who is Javier Milei, and can his populist right-wing policies “fix” Argentina’s economy?
On November 19th, Argentine voters made the radical choice of electing Javier Milei to be their next president. Milei, a self described “anarcho-capitalist”, handedly defeated the centre-left Minister of Economy,…
SpaceX Starship is revolutionising space travel, but revolutions come at a cost
On Saturday the largest rocket the world has ever seen was launched 150km above the earth’s surface to outer-space. SpaceX’s most recent launch of the 400 feet tall Starship successfully…