Cool Vibes from the Glasgow Brand

I’m based in Glasgow, a city with a difficult reputation. From neds, eccies, and Buckfast, to crumbling high rises and violent ‘schemes’, people are often turned off by my fair city. I’ll change your mind. I’ll rebrand Glasgow for you. Glasgow is a place that has reimagined itself, showing the importance of good storytelling. An identity is formed by perception, by the pieces we choose to…

They're selling hipster cool in Urban Outfitters, man.

In the corner of a coffee shop, with a cool name like Drip, in amongst the beards and mismatched mugs full of black artisanal coffee, a young man types on a battered Macbook Pro. With his skinny jeans, his ironic moustache, and his vintage shirt, he’s become something of a stereotype.

Once a hipster was difficult to define. Marketers hadn’t sussed out the integral components yet. But now, places…

The Sun Sets on the Golden Age of Television – Justified Retrospective #amwriting #longread #TVreview

The contemporary sun sets on an old sort of story as Justified ends its 6-season run. It was unwatched, overlooked, and unloved, but it was arrogant too – it faced off criticism with a considerable show of strong and compelling TV. Justified ended and the world is no better for its absence.   Justified has been a special kind of television show. It told a story that was unique and it kept a tight…