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Letter to a British friend

30th October 2019

Anonymous Writer A UofG alumni bids Britain farewell from her home in Paris as the Brexit deadline comes and goes and another delay is upon us. So here we are, sitting on what should have been the Brexit deadline with another delay pushing it further away. Many of my fellow citizens in France think that Brexit ...


Halloween to the extreme: gothic icons who brought scream to the mainstream

30th October 2019

Fred Bruce Writer What is the true definition of “goth”? Is it macabre makeup, blasphemous black magic, satanic screams? Or does it delve deeper? Depending on your perspective, “goth” can be something of a dirty word; often conjuring images of pasty sad-saps drenched in all black attire, blasting Satanic melodies through their vinyl player and ...


David Cameron’s pigs: how Britain became another one of his victims

30th October 2019

Madison Plumridge Writer Before you blame ‘Leave’ voters, blame the man that started it all. In his review for the Evening Standard of David Cameron’s new memoir, George Osbourne recalls the night of the EU referendum. He describes himself and Cameron as “helpless witnesses to an event that destroys our careers, wrecks our political project ...


Charity shop costumes are where it’s at

30th October 2019

  Rachel Stamford News Editor Halloween costumes shouldn’t have to come with a big price tag – check out the charity shops on your doorstep for cheap, ethical, and original costumes this spooky season. While some people’s scariest Halloween nightmares involve monsters chasing them around haunted houses or running out of candy during the first ...


Cannibalism, arson, murder: an insight into Norwegian black metal, Europe’s gnarliest subculture.

30th October 2019

Sophie Kerchanan Writer Sophie Kernachan gives us a gruesome look into the 90’s black metal scene of Norway, a subculture rich in the macabre. When Lords of Chaos, a film detailing the antics of the Norwegian second-wave black metal scene, premiered earlier this year, it was met with many contentious opinions from metal fans everywhere. ...