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It’s Oscar season once again, the time of the year when films are broken down into a dozen or so parts and awarded handsomely based on who had the ...

Bias, one of those concepts that at once manages to be completely obvious and yet almost impossible to pin down. We know phrases such as “unconscio...

When you’re tired of the mundane Monday to Friday, launching a freelance business can give the escapism you need, while offering fresh and exciting...

There’s something about a country foreign to your own which epitomises the said idea of ‘foreignness’ more-so than language barriers, culinary spec...

It took me a long time to get to Noble Rot. That’s partly because of the location – it’s tucked a short walk off of my semi-frequent beaten track a...

Keeping track of your finances as a freelancer can be tricky. Not only can income be sporadic but it can mean we’re less likely to have a secure ne...

Some people swear by it and can’t sleep without it, while others think it’s just strange. In part one of Freelancers in the Fringes, we...

Dearly beloved, How are things? Did you manage to follow-up on any of last fortnight’s suggestions? I know you’re busy – a freelancer’s work ...

106 invoices sent, 5 years of working freelance, 2.5 years since graduation, 10,000+ archived drawings and 8+ temporary part-time jobs – I’m Megan ...

One of the joys of writing this column is the excuse it gives to revisit a few places. London’s great for new openings but it’s also dotted with ne...

Social media: many of us spend a lot of time using it to procrastinate, sorry ‘research’, during our working day. But could websites like Twitter, ...

Kicking my slippers off my feet and pulling the covers up in bed, I press play on a jazz playlist on my phone, which sits on the nightstand. The so...

Does the rapid rise of freelancing tell us that people want a different way of working – one that liberates us from the constraints of the nine to ...

In today’s day and age, what makes you a photographer/videographer? Do you have an expensive camera, a following on social media or a girlfriend/bo...

From its humble beginning as the Blockbuster of the internet, to redefining web-based video distribution, to a swathe of Academy Award nominations ...

It is, apparently, National Pizza Day on February 9th – like any of us needed an excuse for another slice. Still, it is a good excuse to take a ste...

Navigating through the HMRC’s self-assessment gateway is an exasperating experience. With every click you can hear the walls creaking. Each ‘Next’ ...

Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting — over and...

Fashion design students don’t think highly of freelancing. But are they right to do so? According to a 2018 research report published by Consultanc...

It seems that all anyone wants to talk about right now is artificial intelligence. Its importance cannot be overstated. In time, it is going to fun...