Charlie Ellis is a journalist at BioRxiv, The Edinburgh Reporter, Bella Caledonia, Florida Sport Fishing Magazine, and Oswego County News Now. He covers a diverse range of themes including food and beverages, culture and society, and hospitality, with a particular focus on beverage production and the literary world. His work has been featured in various esteemed publications, showcasing his insights into events and the intersection of culture and cuisine.
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By: Charlie Ellis
As the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe get under way, familiar arguments are already resurfacing. Many residents will complain that the city has been overwhelmed, with the centre and public transport difficult to navigate, particularly following the disruption caused by the fire on Princes Street. Others will argue that Edinburgh is fortunate to host one of […]
By: Charlie Ellis
From the moment we entered the auditorium, Golden Beryl made uncertainty part of the experience, drawing the audience into a show that was deliberately difficult to pin down. Comedy, theatre, radio drama, sound experiment, or something else entirely? Golden Beryl brought their scripted narrative podcast to the stage at the Pianodrome in Bruntsfield, Edinburgh, as […]
By: Charlie Ellis
This piece might have contained a review of Phil Wang's new show, UH OH . As will become evident, however, that was not to be the case.
One of the pleasures of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is taking a chance on something you know almost nothing about. That’s particularly true of the Free Fringe, where voluntary donations mean you can experiment without having to worry about wasting your money. So, having stopped for a post-show pint in Captain’s Bar, I was leafing […]
By: Charlie Ellis
While the UK has been engaged in its own kind of culture war, this event at the Edinburgh International Book Festival addressed something more consequential: the role of culture in a country actually at war. In this case, Ukraine, now in the fifth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion. A podcast for deeper discussion The event […]
In the cramped entrance area of St Columba’s by the Castle, with the queue for the next session already forming, Richard Demarco, CBE, is in full flow when someone tells him, ‘Keep your voice down!’ Newly turned 96, Demarco had already overrun his slot at ScotlandsFest, discussing Demarco’s Europe, his third book with writer Roddy […]
By: Charlie Ellis
Mariana Mazzucato’s performance was, as her ‘discussant’, Benny Higgins, put it, a tour de force. In about 25 minutes at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, promoting her book The Common Good Economy, she raced through the key elements of her ‘mission’ approach to economics. Near the end she admitted she could ‘talk for an hour’, […]
By: Charlie Ellis
Philippe Sands, the international human rights lawyer, academic and author, has a gift for making complex subjects accessible without losing sight of the people behind them. At Saturday’s Edinburgh International Book Festival event, he moved between international law, family history and the politics of the present day. Stephen Gethins, the Scottish Government’s Minister for Europe, […]
By: Charlie Ellis
That an author appearing at a book festival has written something worth reading is usually taken for granted. Whether they can hold a large audience is another question. Anthony Seldon, the historian, commentator and educator, gave a consummate performance built around his new edited collection, The Brexit Effect, 2016-2026, which brings together essays from a […]
By: Charlie Ellis
Most coffee events involve tasting notes, a few technical terms and a hot drink at the end. Author and philosopher Julian Baggini’s session at this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival was aiming at something rather different: using coffee to think about how we live. Baggini shared the Spiegeltent stage with Washington Vieira and Erin Newby […]
