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T 2008, Episode VIII: Doing Justice to The National
The problem with Sunday's impressive T in the Park line-up was always going to be how to condense a...

T 2008, Episode VII: BJM Delays The Inevitable
As the biggest roar I've heard all weekend goes up over my shoulder heralding the unexpected arrival of her...

T 2008, Episode VI: Glasvegas have arrived
Every festival has at least one - a band that blows up just before the weekend arrives so that...

T 2008, Episode V: Bringing angry back
Rage Against the Machine rolled back the years and brought down the curtain on day two of T in...

T in the Park: the blog o' death episode II
The first full day of T In The Park is underway and The Skinny - rested, fed and watered,...

T in the Park: the blog o' death episode IV
Damian Lazarus (who, despite appearance, name and sonics, isn't French - the man's a broad Cockney) proved a fitting...
T in the Park: the blog o' death episode III
Reggae. Surely the ideal musical genre to kick-start your summer festival. So as soon as I had been slapped...

T in the Park: the blog o' death
It's Friday evening and The Skinny is at T in the Park, along with 70,000 or so Scottish music...
The Week in Film: 11 - 17 July
It’s a quieter week for the humble blockbuster, with Mamma Mia! the biggest film hitting town. The adaptation of...
EIFF 2008 round-up, the overview
Well, the end credits have finally rolled on the 2008 Edinburgh International Film Festival. Over 130 films have been...

The Week in Film: 4 - 10 July
Currently plastered on the sides of buses everywhere, Hancock opens this week and tells of hard-living superhero John Hancock...
Call of Duty trailer
Fresh out this morning, a trailer for Call of Duty World at War......
EIFF 2008 round-up, part the first
With the opening night film now screened to a paying audience, the 2008 Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is...

On (ex-) Mormons and monogamy...
Last week I had a visit from a lapsed Mormon who was hoping for a quick handjob while passing...
Scots in the sunshine
There's a joke that goes, "How many fashion editors does it take to change a lightbulb?", the punchline of...
The Week in Film: 13-19 June
Probably the biggest hitter at the box office this week is The Incredible Hulk, the much-hyped sequel to 2003’s...
The Week in Film: 6 - 12 June 2008
Still on general release this week and continuing to make their mark at the box office are Indiana Jones...
Dancing Together
Possibly due to the approaching Festival and Fringe, the theatres are relatively quiet: there are a few bravura show-stopping...
I never mentioned the bizarre love triangle
“When I was growing up, my mother was a dominatrix,” a friend of mine says, “so we were used...
How to establish a man's dickhead credentials
There comes a point in every new romantic relationship when the first flush of romance fades and you begin...
And the Winners are...
Since the (probably tartan) carpet is soon to be rolled out for this year's Scottish Fashion Awards (29 June,...









