A Feminist’s Guide to the Festivals: Fringe shows about masculinity (in time order)

Masculinity is a hot topic at this year’s Fringe, so here’s our round-up of shows exploring it from all different angles.

Why machine gunning is just another day out for trigger-happy Americans

BANG. I jump out of my skin, but my instructor Cliff doesn’t even flinch. As he resumes his explanation of how to aim and fire the Heckler and Koch MP5 submachine gun, I’m bracing myself for the next one. The shooter is mere feet away, separated from us by a handful of metal partitions that

Eden: Paradise Lost (Channel 4) episode three: too many mugs

After failing at the “boy job” of chopping logs and losing his number one fan, cameraman Oli sets his sights on Anton.

Eden: Paradise Lost (Channel 4) episode two: locker-room talk

NO-ONE who watched – and properly remembers – the first series of Eden should be surprised by the turn things take in this episode, but I can’t get too exercised about dumb plumber Titch’s “boy jobs and girl jobs” ranting. I don’t doubt that the men, as a group, were more efficient when it came