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The Solitary Star
The night breathes soft and calm anew
The solitary star hides behind the dew
The drizzle claims a rainbow with seven
hues,
and paints the sky as dreams come true.
The mother offers her soul to the devil,
with the child weeps for a drop
of milk.
The wind stands still in mournful chill
As silence echoes the world's goodwill.
Showing the first light of earth
Why did she with all her evil give birth?
The child was decent carrying the eternal
virtue,
yet fate conspired; the heavens...
Review of Revolution Days
By Chineka Assem Maumo
Revolution Days by Mariem Omari is based on her real life experiences as a former aid...
Aberdeen? Cove, Actually!
By Daisy MacCallum
This year’s Student Show was a high-energy production putting a doric twist on the classic rom-com, Love...
The High Life – Review
By Becca Cooper
Opening night of The High Life saw a full house at His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen. Based on...
Out of the Box – Review
By Zinat Moslemzadeh
From my seat in the middle of the Lemon Tree, I watched the half‑dark hall fill with...
What is food in a changing world? – Review
By Zinat Moslemzadeh
At Aberdeen’s Music Hall, the room was already alive with quiet conversation as a group of women...
Fires and Fascism review
By Moiz Maqsood
When I walked into “The Bike Shed” in lovely Inverness to watch Fires and Fascism, I wasn’t...
Northern Lights Beer Festival
My last journalistic venture into alcoholic festival reporting resulted in me consuming my body weight in whisky, 15 hours...
AD- Centre Stage presents: ‘For the Love of Vanya’
“Being alive is kissing a tree going 293 miles-per-hour through a windshield and then waking up to take your...
North City Signal
The term ‘Aberdeen’s creative industry’ has often felt as if it was an oxymoron in recent years. With less...
Heated Rivalry Review
The cultural revival of 2016 hasn't just brought us filtered photo dumps and a new appreciation for Zara Larsson...
Mothfire
Mothfire
I like writing on paper.
This was once paper, too.
You’re wondering about the gaps,
The fitful breath of it,
these different...
Sex and the Necessity
By Amelia Boag McGlynn
And just like that, hit HBO show ‘Sex and the City’ has experienced a booming resurgence...
How the Louvre lost £76 million in seven minutes
By Georgie Burns
On the morning of October 19th, the art world watched in horror as four professional thieves, disguised...
Reactor: As Rome Burns’ new EP review
By Cole Rashid Michelon
The up-and-coming indie/rock band, As Rome Burns, released a brilliant new EP on the 26th of...
Gallus: In conversation with Connor Burns
By Amelia Boag McGlynn
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is a staple of the comedy community, and an infamously hard nut...
Gilmore Girl Season
‘I… am an autumn’
This is the phrase that clung to me from Gilmore Girls. Thoughtfully, I reimagined this to...
Little Women: A Review
Louisa May Alcott’s novel Little Women was brought to life in the adaptation by Anne-Marie Casey of the same...
The Space in Between by Matthew Kilner: Review
By Seby D'Souza
I had heard the name “Matthew Kilner” long before I had the pleasure of meeting the saxophonist...
Tales of the North East: A review of Fiona Soe Paing’s Sand, Silt, Flint
By Seby D'Souza
One of many things I’ve come to love about the Aberdonian arts scene is the reverence for...
Birdsong: a Review
By Kirsten Koss and Emily Reid
A story of love and loss, intertwined with the harsh reality of the First...
this way, a bed is waiting for you – a review
Corinne Hackett’s debut poetry collection was published in March earlier this year. With an honest yet comforting approach in its representation of growing up, here’s why this way, a bed is waiting for you is a brilliant read.
The Cure: Songs Of A Lost World
Once they hit a certain shelf age, rock bands tend to wither. Not so with The Cure, and certainly not so with Robert Smith.
The Script Satellites World Tour
With hope and resilience as their message, The Script delivered a nearly two-hour long performance of their greatest hits,...