Two weeks ago my new Max Factor waterproof mascara endured the ultimate test as I experienced, for the first time, the pain and grief of losing a loved one. At 23 years of age I’m one of the fortunate few who still have all four grandparents, both parents, my only sibling, and all aunts and […]
Imagine a world where you can step just outside your door and find a smiling face. Imagine a world where everyone says hello, even to complete strangers. And how about a world where there is no real sense of time, where everyone and everything is so laid back you forget the meaning of the word […]
Featured in Glasgow magazine News in the City Twenty-seven-year-old Sean Smith has his mantra figured out – live life to its fullest and stay positive. It’s a cliché, sure, but if you’d had a stroke at the age of 25 and had almost fully recovered after being told you’d possibly never walk again, you’d maybe […]
Gon’ pass us that rammy ye stank, av goat a drouth fae this roastit cheese… Ok, so we all know there is many a slang word in the Scotish vernacular that other English speakers don’t know the meaning of…beautifully elegant terminology such as “ya bas” to mean “you bas***d”, “rammy” meaning a brawl, a new one I […]
This is what I imagine my head to look like when I’m taking a migraine. When most people hear the word migraine, they automatically think “headache”. When I hear the word migraine, I think imbecile. As a silent migraine (or “atypical migraine”) sufferer, I’m fortunate in so far as I don’t experience the agonising headache most […]
Wednesday Oct 26 saw The Cat Empire stop in Glasgow for the Scottish leg of their 10 year anniversary tour which, with no exaggeration, proved itself to be the best gig I’ve ever been to. Suffusing a mix of ska, jazz, and funk with infectious latino rhythms, the talent from this Aussie six-piece oozed from […]
DESCRIPTIONS of two men have been issued by police investigating a rape in Glasgow’s George’s Square. The attack on a 28-year-old woman took place in a tent at Occupy Glasgow’s anti-capitalism demonstration around 12.45am on Wednesday October 26.
A woman has been raped in a tent at an anti-capitalism demonstration in Glasgow’s George’s Square. The attack on the 28 year old took place at 12.45am on Wednesday October 26. An Occupy Glasgow spokesman said the woman was “vulnerable and had been welcomed into the camp earlier in the week after turning up in […]
I remember the days when I used to sit up in bed till the small hours of the morning, palms sweaty from their tight grip on a good book. I remember spending my days off totally and completely absorbed by a 300+ page story that I’d read from start to finish in a day and […]
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As seen on STV’s Scotland Tonight, The F Word, STV Local, Safeworld for Women, Women’s Views on News, Glasgow Caledonian University In November Rachael and I were shown Avid, and shown how to work big, heavy cameras in order to film. We were taught how to set the white balance, how to make sure the mic […]