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In Praise of Eurovision
Last night was truly something else, maybe not the best Eurovision I’ve watched but it did give us some moments that will live on in my heart until next year. Some highlights, (as told through my live facebook updates) included: Ukraine’s entire performance: “Is this weird Dracula?” Slovenia, fine maybe not the best song […]
Quick-fire Questions: The Great Gatsby
Kiana Bowden One of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most famous works is coming to life in St Andrews next week. This performance of Simon Levy’s adaptation is being directed by Madison Hauser, known for her work on other productions such as ‘The Bacchae’, ‘And Then There Were None’ and ‘Anything Goes’ to name but a few. […]
Lucy’s Mind Lab – Where Nothing Works and Nobody Knows What They’re Doing: The Meaning of the Cheddar Man Revelation
Lucy Bidgood If I’ve learned anything from my time at this university, it’s that science news is an impenetrable source of procrastination. Yes, I might well have these results to write up into a lab report, but do I want to examine this piece about a glow-in-the-dark rabbit? Who needs essay research when I can […]
An Interview with On the Rocks
Cady Crowley This year’s On the Rocks Festival is coming early to St Andrews, with a fall semester event taking over the town Saturday, November 18th. We took the time to find out what you’ll need to make the most of your On The Rocks experience by interviewing the Head of Events, Oliver Savage, so […]
Half-Baked Philosophy: Silver Linings
Nathan Lovelace Silver linings. Apparently clouds have them and we’re supposed to look for them. Going into my third year with a flat-mate that can be a bit like a bullish hurricane in a china shop, it could be said that my patience is broken more often than it probably should be. Occasionally when washing […]
Treaty
Jamie Rodney Leonard Cohen’s latest- and final- album is, for my money, some of the Canadian songwriter/poet’s best work. Full of songs ruminating on love and god, death and darkness, it’s a shame I can only pick one to write about in this article. However, while I’d recommend giving the whole album a listen (especially […]
The Reel Deal: The Remarkable Rise of Ryan Gosling – the Strange Story of the Internet’s Boyfriend
Morgan Corby Ooh, that hair…that permanent half smile…that grey eyed gaze that sees deep into your very soul… “What a man! What a talent!” the world cries out, weeping with adoration as our favourite Canadian whistles wistfully on an LA pier in ‘La La Land’ or leaps about saving humanity in ‘Blade Runner 2049’. “Fill […]
Over £150,000 raised, I’m not McLion!
Calum Esler If you were to tell someone who had never heard of St. Andrews that a small town in Fife had some of the best charity fundraising out there you would forgive them for not believing you. Yet, all you would need to do to convince them to change their mind is invite them […]
The MayBot Malfunctions
Connor Wallace “The speech started well, but then things went downhill faster than Sir Eric Pickles on a Toboggan.” The annual political party conference season holds a reputation of being notoriously and unfalteringly boring. Hordes of suit-wearing party-faithfuls descend upon various cities of the UK, followed reluctantly by groups of misfortunate journalists. The news channels […]
Alice Cooper’s ‘Genuine American Girl’
Jamie Rodney Perhaps surprisingly for a man who performs under a female stage name and layers of mascara, Alice Cooper has never dealt much with the subject of gender fluidity in his songs. That changed this year with the release of “Genuine American Girl”, from Cooper’s new album “Paranormal.” Cooper can sometimes be hit or miss, but in this song he […]
Kingsman: Red Pill, Blue Pill, No Pill, Booze Pill
Calum Esler Kingsman: The Secret Service was a fun, light-hearted spy movie that refused to take itself too seriously. It changed the game for a genre that has recently moved into the area of intense, gritty thrillers and what’s more, it was entertaining to watch. So with all that on my mind I went into […]
Trippy Dick
Cady Crowley Rock and roll is a particular taste for a particular crowd—but the history and shenanigans pulled off by the 60s-70s counterculture can be universally enjoyed. Except, I suppose, by one US president in particular. Richard Nixon, famous for his “war on drugs” and hawkish warhead, was not exactly favoured by much of this […]
Festival Profile: San Francisco’s Outside Lands
Claire Fenerty As the last independent music festival in the United States, Outside Lands had big shoes to fill this year. The festival celebrated its 10th Anniversary in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park this August. With an idiosyncratic lineup including Metallica, The Who, Gorillaz, Lorde, and Alt-J, Outside Lands offered a once-in-a-lifetime concert experience, but […]
“I Don’t Like Mondays”
Taylor Davant In trying to figure out how messed up the world was the last time America witnessed a total eclipse of the sun, I fell into a Wikipedia hole and somehow rediscovered the story that inspired one of my favourite songs. So settle in while I put on way too much eyeliner and the […]
An Insight into Podcasts
Flora Rowe I am, to say the least, a huge advocate for radio. Earlier this year I wrote about how Radio is still an essential form of media however, I did not consider the surging popularity of podcasts. It could be argued that they are two of a kind; however podcasts appear to have a […]
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Still on Fire
Kyle Van Oosterum Band-members: Lead singer/songwriter: Anthony Kiedis. Bass: Flea. Drums/Percussion: Chad Smith. Lead guitar/backing vocals: Josh Klinghoffer. This summer I had the incomparable pleasure of seeing the Red Hot Chili Peppers perform in Chicago with one of my best friends. What can I say? More than zombified teens and monolithic record companies, time really […]
Summer of Love 50th Anniversary at the San Francisco de Young Museum
Claire Fenerty As locals well versed in the vibrant history of our city, my friends and I could not wait to experience the Summer of Love exhibition at the San Francisco de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park. If you just asked yourself, “what’s the Summer of Love?” I’ve got you covered. The Summer of […]
You Matter
Euan Elder Andy Coulson, David Cameron’s former director of communications, argued that the “youth vote has come out in strength and lashed out pretty aggressively” in relation to the recent 2017 British election. There was a significant rise in the amount of young voters: 66.4% of 18 to 24 year olds let their voice be […]