25th November 2020 - The Glasgow Guardian



Review: Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

25th November 2020

Have you ever felt curious about our common ancestral history? Writer Katherine Prentice turns a spotlight on all the Homo Sapiens theories that you didn’t know you needed. Seen on the bookshelves of more dads, students, and borderline pseudo-archaeologists than any other, the best-seller Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari provides ...


Should music transcend context?

25th November 2020

In a world where artists curate their tracks so carefully, often crafting elaborate themes surrounding albums; can we separate music from its intended message? Fred Bruce looks at The Caretaker’s Everywhere at the End of Time, David Bowie’s Blackstar and Basinski’s The Disintegration Loops for answers. Rose-tinted or otherwise, we experience all art through the ...


The Corbyn problem

25th November 2020

Luke Chafer considers the aftermath of the Corbyn investigation, as he discusses antisemitism in the party and the impending civil war within Labour. The rapturous chants of “Oh Jeremy Corbyn” that became synonymous with the summers of his pomp seem just a faint memory in the week that Keir Starmer, the incumbent Labour leader, sought ...


Green New Deal campaigners drop seven banners at Glasgow University

25th November 2020

UofG Green New Deal placed the banners around campus ahead of the University Court’s climate strategy meeting today. Seven banners addressing University policy were placed across campus by University of Glasgow Green New Deal (GND) ahead of the University Court’s climate strategy meeting, which is to take place today. The seven banners were put up ...