The Noctes Ambrosianae (No 24). Covid-19 Special.
[SCENE: Not a pub. We are in the living room of Zbigniew Tycienski’s Newington apartment. There are two large perspex …
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Coronavirus and the Job Retention Scheme.
COVID-19, the latest coronavirus, should cause only mild symptoms in strong, healthy bodies. It is surely of symbolic import, therefore, …
Coronavirus: Edinburgh Is Going To Take A Dive.
The British and Scottish governments are correct to shut down half of Edinburgh’s economy to prevent the spread of the …
Tychy@ the Fringe: Lysistrata.
Christopher Adams’ superb “Lysistrata,” which is currently established at C Central, transfers the events of Aristophanes’ ancient comedy to modern-day …
Sanctions Against Iran: Make Poverty Policy.
Why aren’t the Left up in arms? Where are those extravagantly costumed protesters with their smart-alecky placards? America et al …
Tychy@ the Fringe: Continuous Growth.
[The following contains spoilers.] Catherine Grosvenor’s “Continuous Growth” is an updated and Scotchified version of a 2011 Finnish comedy by …
An Afternoon At Artemis.
Artemis Intelligent Power are holding an open day. The hydraulic power R&D outfit is based down in Loanhead, with only …
Edinburgh Commentary Roundup.
Fighting Terror in Haddington. What would you do if one of your neighbours bombarded you with abusive messages on Facebook? …
Elegy for an Unemployed Youth.
Anybody leaving school these days, without a job or any further education waiting for them, is comparable to the man …
Understanding the Failure of Occupy Edinburgh.
On my way to the Talbot Rice Gallery, I stop off at St Andrew Square to check on the progress …
Laika.
My old friend Daniel had provided a sobering example to all of us, an example that makes one shudder down …
“Henry Isn’t Working Here Anymore…”
Hit the Gas: Onwards with Hydraulic Fracturing.
[This article is guaranteed to contain no irritating play on words which substitutes “Frack” for “Fuck,” such as “Frack Off” …
Apocalypse of the Fringe.
It had been a long day and we were half way through another, rather undistinguished production of Hamlet, when I …
Tychy@ the Fringe: Happiness.
Murray Watts’ play “Happiness,” which is presently established at Hawke and Hunter, reaches for a pair of comfy old stereotypes …
