20th November 2022 - Page 2 of 2 - The Glasgow Guardian



Life through a soundtrack: Lost in Translation

20th November 2022

Writer Leila Edelsztien reflects on her ever changing relationship with the soundtrack of the film Lost in Translation. My understanding of Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation has changed each time I’ve watched it. I always feel like some part of my brain has been reset, and there’s something pretty to be found in young Scarlett ...


In conversation with Feminist Book Club Glasgow

20th November 2022

Stef McCartney of the Feminist Book Club Glasgow caught up with The Glasgow Guardian to discuss the importance of books, the club, and reading in print. Feminist author Ursula K. Le Guin once said that “first sentences are doors to worlds” (I’m glad they did). The idea of a feminist book club started out as ...


Do albums matter anymore?

20th November 2022

An exploration of the album format as a fit-for-purpose focal point, in an industry increasingly based around singles and the allure of the algorithm. Speaking to Triple J, Spotify artist and label manager Jono Harrison says that as far as the masses are concerned, “people want albums just as much as they want singles, they ...


There’s no such thing as bad art

20th November 2022

Eve explores whether we should narrow our palette of consumption in the name of objectivity. After his painting Nude Descending a Staircase No.2 (1912) was rejected from the Salon des Indépendants, Marcel Duchamp became a founding member of the Society of Independent Artists in New York. This group guaranteed to accept every submission sent to ...


Fantasy makes Glasgow

20th November 2022

Natasha explores her passion for fantasy literature, and why its historic mistreatment hasn’t deterred her from pursuing a masters’ degree in the genre. Whether in your fantasy world you’d wield a sword or a belt of throwing knives, or have wings to fly, fantasy’s creators and fanbase are striking back. Fantasy has often been misconstrued ...


Why are we still talking about Friends?

20th November 2022

Meredith dives into the popularity of the TV show Friends, and explains how it has managed to stay popular long after its final episode. Over a quarter of a century since the original release, Friends is one of the most-watched sitcoms of all time. From 1994 to 2004 there have been 10 seasons and 236 ...


In defence of cinema

20th November 2022

Andrew encourages readers not to give up on a fun night out in favour of overrated comfort.  Now that movies are cheap and easy to access – paying the same price for a month’s worth of online content as a single cinema ticket – why do we still bother going out? What experience can the ...


Review: Black Midi @ Old Fruitmarket

20th November 2022

Music Editor Otto Hampden-Woodfall witnesses the formation of a cult in a mosh pit. It was halfway through an extended jam at the mid-section of their song John L that I realised Black Midi had truly captured something special in the hearts and minds of mullet-clad 20-somethings everywhere. In anticipation of the song’s bruising, angular ...