EIF Review: Mere Mortals

EIF Review: Mere Mortals

YUXI JIANG Sep 1, 2026 4 min read
In Mere Mortals, Aszure Barton turns artificial intelligence into a sleek, hypnotic ballet—yet amid the electronic fury, human warmth proves harder to find.
EdFringe Review: The Distance

EdFringe Review: The Distance

Sandra MacDonald Sep 1, 2026 3 min read
In The Distance at Summerhall, Ben Norris turns the gruelling solitude of cross-country running into a sweat-soaked, poignant portrait of ambition.
Edinburgh Book Festival Day 16: Colm Tóibín & Philippe Sands

Edinburgh Book Festival Day 16: Colm Tóibín & Philippe Sands

Sandra MacDonald Sep 1, 2026 4 min read
Colm Tóibín and barrister Philippe Sands confront Argentina's Dirty War, Pinochet’s arrest, and global justice on the Book Festival's final day.
Edinburgh Book Festival Day 15: Michael Pedersen, Douglas Stuart & Friends

Edinburgh Book Festival Day 15: Michael Pedersen, Douglas Stuart & Friends

Sandra MacDonald Sep 1, 2026 4 min read
Douglas Stuart talks island fiction, Gordon Buchanan recalls polar bears, and Iona Zajac sings: Day 15 of the Book Festival with Michael Pedersen.
EdFringe Review: Circa: Wolf

EdFringe Review: Circa: Wolf

YUXI JIANG Aug 31, 2026 3 min read
Relentless, hypnotic, and unapologetically physical, Circa’s Wolf turns elite acrobatics into a visceral study of pack instincts at the Edinburgh Fringe.