January 2023 - The Glasgow Guardian



Your autumn ’22 trend report

31st January 2023

Emily Webb discusses what this year’s top trends will be as the temperatures plummet. Each year as autumn resurfaces, I find it more burdensome to adjust to the ever-changing autumnal trends that creep around the corner from that first day of September. It’s difficult to know if leggings are out – are we still wearing ...


When beige flags turn red

31st January 2023

Writer Lorelai Patnaik discusses the Tiktok dating concept known as ‘beige flags’. Beige Flags – Your everyday average run-of-the-mill boring profile on dating apps or early warning for red alarm bells. Readers, I think at this point, we can say a significant proportion of us have spent time just scrolling through dating apps. From Tinder, ...


Is cheating always a dealbreaker?

31st January 2023

Writer Eleni Retsou discusses her opinions on cheating within a relationship. I am sure at this point, we are all aware of the various recent cheating scandals that seem to be plaguing Hollywood. Emily Ratajkowski’s husband cheated on her not once, but multiple times, Adam Levine cheated on his wife Behati Prinsloo and of course, ...


Notes on Nando’s

31st January 2023

Lucy Fitzgerald looks back on the popularity of Nando’s, and interrogates its enduring appeal. What with their predilection for profiting off inhumane worker labour conditions and propagating conversion therapy, I try not to get fond of multinational companies. Nando’s restaurant is no fast fashion behemoth or soulless tech giant, but it is still a homogenised ...


Brunch places in the West End: ranked

31st January 2023

Jordan Hunter offers his definitive list of the best brunches in the West End. 1: Zique’s Nestled in Hyndland is Zique’s. It tops the list with its intimate, yet vibrant and modern, atmosphere and superb food. It’s the perfect kind of brunch as it caters to both wanting the boozy brunch experience and those looking ...


Spilling the tea

31st January 2023

How to get started on your herbal tea journey. Whether you’re looking for an escape from the £1 library coffee or a remedy for the seemingly endless freshers’ flu symptoms, herbal tea may just provide the solution. With a variety of flavours and health benefits, there are many advantages to drinking herbal tea. But, there’s ...


New data shows 8 out of 10 Scots concerned about young people vaping

30th January 2023

A new survey has revealed that over three quarters of people in Scotland are concerned about the use of vaping products in schools (83%) and the marketing of vaping products to young people and children (82%) – with those answering ‘extremely concerned’ and ‘quite concerned’ combined’. The survey was commissioned by the charity Asthma + ...


Review: Mary Queen of Scots Afterlife  

30th January 2023

A review of the brand new exhibition surrounding the remarkable life of Mary Queen of Scots. “Heroine or whore, martyr or heretic, victim or villain”. Upon entering I am met with a floor to ceiling print of the infamous Scottish Queen with these words emblazoned alongside. From her likeness bursts out images, impressions and interpretations ...


Flatmates and friendships: flat-ships

30th January 2023

The Glasgow Guardian seeks to explore the whole package of flatmate living; the good, the bad, and the uncomfortable drunken conversations. It is a truth universally acknowledged that at some point or other, we, as university students, will likely have to experience the joys of shared accommodation. With this comes the chance to garner a ...


Review: The 1975 at the OVO Hydro

30th January 2023

The 1975 at their very best, honouring old and new hits outside the social boundaries of British indie-pop The 1975 at their very best have a way of bringing together a diverse cast of people under one roof. A sense of community was already felt while queuing up outside the illuminated OVO hydro with groups ...