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Jimmy McIntosh

The Life of Reilly

Our pints correspondent ventures through time and place at a gently pissed pace, in search of John Betjeman's London.
Mar 11, 2024
Lotte Brundle

I Want to Live Like Normal People

If you go down to the pub tonight, be sure of a big surprise: Hollywood's hottest new leading man is waiting by the bar – or sprinting over the Heath.
Feb 28, 2024
Robbie Armstrong

Catman Scoop

Few local legends tip so deeply into folk horror like the Catman of Greenock; as we uncover, the matters behind the myth are far more engrossing than any blurry snatch of video.
Feb 26, 2024
Fiona Mozley

Ghost ‘n’ the Machine

When you open up the spirit realm, you can't control who wanders in. Sometimes – just sometimes – the ghost of Oscar Wilde will give you career advice.
Feb 8, 2024
Ian Martin

But to Be Young

Coming of age is different for every generation – but it might've reached its apex in the sepia-tinted Seventies, when free love and naff rock still reigned supreme.
Feb 2, 2024
Hussein Kesvani

Dog Day Afternoon

The terrains of our teenage years can be strewn with all sorts; for one Kentish boy, it was dildos, condom wrappers and tyre tracks, courtesy of the local dogging community.
Jan 22, 2024
Patrick Galbraith

Along the Borders

One student has the memory of his most beloved teacher dragged into sharp relief by unsavoury revelations that ended their career and life.
Jan 10, 2024
Clive Martin

When One Grows Tired of Cyberdog

Hanging out with some punks.
Dec 23, 2023
Bethany Elliott

Bunker Mentality

A trip with an unexpected detour.
Dec 11, 2023
Joe Zadeh

Against Nature

Struggling to connect with the great blue yonder.
Dec 6, 2023

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