9th October 2019 - The Glasgow Guardian



Review: Aitch @ SWG3

9th October 2019

Max KellyDeputy Culture Editor – Travel The 19-year-old MC “makes it shake” at Glasgow’s iconic SWG3 Warehouse. Last month Aitch took over the iTunes charts. Though you may not have heard of him, his single Taste (Make it Shake) toppled Shawn Mendes and Camilla Cabello as the Manchester-born rapper soared to number one. Aitch’s growing ...


The far-right lingua franca

9th October 2019

Jasmine UrquhartWriter A deep dive into the challenges of adapting classical philosophy for the modern day, and how the far-right movement has co-opted such ideas to suit their own political ideology. The rise of the far-right movement is something that, regrettably, we are now very familiar with. What appeared to be a near-extinct movement, confined ...


The rise of vegan and vegetarianism

9th October 2019

Chloe HooperWriter Is Glasgow is accepting the vegan lifestyle into its culture? As we see an increasing number of consumers give up meat, it has lead to a dynamic change in the food industry. According to The Vegan Society, the number of vegans in Great Britain has quadrupled between 2014 and 2018. As a result ...


Abbey Road’s 50th Anniversary: a few thoughts on The Beatles and their greatest album

9th October 2019

Sabina DominguezWriter It is the 50th anniversary of Abbey Road, and Sabina Dominguez shares her views on why The Beatles’ ground-breaking album is such a coveted treasure of pop culture. Last summer, I was having lunch with a couple of friends when they started discussing The Beatles’ impact on music. One mentioned they were “the ...


Review: Ad Astra – a film lost in space

9th October 2019

Michael CraigWriter Reviewer Michael Craig takes apart the new sci-fi hit Ad Astra. With yet another film utilising space as a backdrop, James Gray’s Ad Astra – starring Brad Pitt – falls far short of some of the exceptional sci-fi films we’ve seen in recent years. It is a film that unfortunately pales in comparison ...