9th February 2022 - The Glasgow Guardian



Live podcasts: From solitude to stage

9th February 2022

Micaela explores how the world of podcasts is moving from in-home relaxation to nighttime entertainment. Podcasts. Who doesn’t have a favourite? You might enjoy listening to conversations with your fave celebs while you work out or maybe you find yourself gravitating to the Apple Podcast app for your daily dose of news during your commute. ...


Hangxiety: we’ve all been there

9th February 2022

Writer Elena Adams discusses how to handle post-night out “hangxiety”. You’ve just woken up. Your eyes feel slightly crusty from the leftover mascara you forgot to take off. There’s a half-eaten portion of chips, and a full glass of water that you said you’d drink next to your bed. Your head hurts, your throat could ...


New year, new sport, new chance to shine

9th February 2022

A new year provides the new prospect of outstanding sporting moments as we reflect on 2021 and look forward to 2022. As the world began to recover again, 2021 saw the sporting world face new challenges and athletes battle against adversity to follow their dreams. Young sports stars made breakthrough performances, sporting greats competed for ...


The best sporting moments of 2021

9th February 2022

2021 has been a year of sporting ups and downs. Here’s a round-up of some of the most memorable moments from the past year. The sporting world, like the rest of the world, had its fair share of highs and lows in 2021. We laughed, we cried, we celebrated and grieved as sport began to ...


Balaclavas: coveted and cosy, or criminal accessory?

9th February 2022

An investigation into the origins of the recent winter trend. The balaclava, a snood-like piece of headwear most often seen on juvenile grime artists and ski slopes, has made a surprising return as the number one trend for this autumn/winter season. Over the course of October and November the secondhand clothing app Depop had a ...


Books to look out for in 2022

9th February 2022

Kate McIntosh gives us the rundown on books we can look forward to in 2022. As 2022 begins, no-one can be sure what the year will bring – but one thing we do know is that there are lots of literary treats to look forward to. Here’s a quick rundown of our most promising picks. ...


Review: Amartey Golding’s Bring Me To Heal @ Tramway

9th February 2022

Features Editor Jeevan Farthing eloquently reviews Bring Me To Heal, the multi-medium exhibition running at Tramway until 6 March 2022. It’s our ability to heal, or lack thereof, that determines our ability to forge human connection. Amartey Golding underlines this in his exhibition Bring Me To Heal, elaborating upon Joy DeGruy’s thesis of post-traumatic slave ...


Toxic masculinity and homophobia: an analysis of the male sporting attitude

9th February 2022

The world is changing and so should male sporting culture. Josh Cavallo, a 21-year-old Australian football player, recently came out as gay on Twitter, making him the world’s only openly gay top-tier male footballer. In the video he uploaded, he stated: “Growing up I always felt the need to hide myself because I was ashamed. ...


City of lights set to clean up its act for the stars

9th February 2022

Sports Editor Claire Thomson discusses Paris’s efforts to lay out the red carpet on its idyllic river prior to the Olympics coming to town. River pollution is a major environmental issue throughout large cities across the globe, however Paris has committed to cleaning up its act (or river) ahead of the next Olympic Games. Currently, ...


New year, new Labour, and the return of Jezza

9th February 2022

It’s no secret that the Labour Party is in a state of crisis, losing support in almost every area it could once call home. The Keir Starmer leadership seems less interested in tackling the Tories than in forcing out any young, left-wing, or working-class members within their ranks. An estimated 200,000 people have left the ...