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The Rebellion Against Science and the Dangerous Cultural Merge of COVID-19

The Rebellion Against Science and the Dangerous Cultural Merge of COVID-19

September 2, 2021
by Jack O'Neill Paterson
Editorial

The internet is a menacing place for impressionable minds. Once the innocent home of LimeWire and teenage porn discovery, the realm of cyberspace has evolved…

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Caruso

Caruso

June 14, 2021
by Alistair Johnston
Italy Yarns, Yarns

For a few years I lived in the Trastevere district of Rome. I rode a bicycle to work and bought groceries at the market. I…

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I Almost Got Stuck in Chile With My Ex

I Almost Got Stuck in Chile With My Ex

July 8, 2020
by Aoife Broad
Yarns

The idea of getting stuck in another country terrifies me. Not so much the being overseas bit, but because it brings up memories of me…

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A Hinge Date Saved Me From The Streets Amid London Lockdown

A Hinge Date Saved Me From The Streets Amid London Lockdown

May 7, 2020
by Monica Wasch
London Yarns, Yarns

Me: Have you ever done cybersex? Him: If it’s essentially getting freaky on FaceTime, then yes. You? Me: Nope. Him: You swear? Me: Oh, shit….

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Shelf Isolation: Travel Tales to Get You Through

Shelf Isolation: Travel Tales to Get You Through

April 16, 2020
by Emily Westmoreland
Reviews

2020: global travel bans, entire fleets of commercial airlines grounded, borders shut, entire cities in lockdown worldwide. Not exactly a great year to be planning…

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Dating in the COVID Era

Dating in the COVID Era

April 3, 2020
by Lucy Small
Yarns

There is a kind of sexual urgency in the air since human touch became a scarcity. The prospect of a complete lockdown will see single…

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I’m Scared to Leave My House -- But Not Because of Coronavirus

I’m Scared to Leave My House — But Not Because of Coronavirus

April 3, 2020
by Heather Clement
Editorial

Before the Coronavirus pandemic came along and fucked up everyone’s lives, I was living a pretty normal one. I had a full-time job that took…

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Debt, Depression and Desolation: Finding Rays of Light in a COVID Hotspot

Debt, Depression and Desolation: Finding Rays of Light in a COVID Hotspot

April 3, 2020
by Megan Rahrig
Yarns

Last night, we heard screaming. Tucked away in our apartment during quarantine, we wondered what people were doing outside clapping and yelling. Upon looking out…

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Coronavirus and the Roar of America

Coronavirus and the Roar of America

April 2, 2020
by Alistair Johnston
Features

I read an article once, by a man whose name I cannot remember, which attributed the differences between occidental and oriental cultures to the incidence…

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COVID-19 Will Change Travel Forever

COVID-19 Will Change Travel Forever

March 31, 2020
by Mike Howard
Current Affairs

So here I am across the Puget Sound from Seattle – an “epicentre” for COVID-19. A travel writer in lockdown. Schools, libraries, bars, malls, and…

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Not The Springtime We Expected

Not The Springtime We Expected

March 27, 2020
by Lotte Brunde
Yarns

It’s 2pm on a Sunday in March and I’m sitting by the windowsill having my morning coffee. Ordinarily, my morning wouldn’t have started at 2pm,…

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Death in the Time of Corona

Death in the Time of Corona

March 27, 2020
by Megan Dye
Yarns

I was prepared for one of them to die. Before I left the UK to go travelling, I made a list of family members I…

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