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Food And DrinkThe Skinny Food and Drink Survey 2015
Our fourth annual Food and Drink Survey gets under way this month - here's how (and why) you should get involved Read more »| 02 Sep 2014 -
FashionThe Glasgow School of Art 2014 MDes Fashion Promenade
Glasgow School of Art is known for producing a diverse range of talent in the arts, and it is seen as one of the most prominent schools in educating the next... Read more »| 01 Sep 2014 -
Food And Drink
Phagomania: Guac Attack
In honour of the Chili Cook-Off, we take a phagomaniacal look at everyone’s favourite Tex-Mex dip that isn’t salsa Read more »| 01 Sep 2014 -
Tech
Metro Redux
The inexorable rise of the high definition remaster shows no signs of slowing down in the era of Playstation 4 and Xbox One. With demand for up-scaled and po... Read more »| 29 Aug 2014 -
TechDisgaea 4: A Promise Revisited
With flames licking at our heels and fear in our hearts we entered the Netherworld. The screams of the lost souls of humanity carried on the dank, sticky, ho... Read more »| 29 Aug 2014 -
Tech
The Right to be Forgotten vs The Public Interest
Opinion: the right to be forgotten makes a strange exception of online life Read more »| 22 Aug 2014
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Tech
The Swapper
If there’s beauty in desolation, then it’s a commodity The Swapper has in spades. With locations and sets modelled in clay, Facepalm’s somb... Read more »| 22 Aug 2014 -
Food And DrinkCane & Grain, Manchester
The Northern Quarter gets itself a new three-story drinking den where you can relax on Chesterfield sofas and sip classic cocktails. As for food: we hope you like ribs Read more »| 18 Aug 2014 -
Intersections
Buttgate: Edinburgh Fringe's #GreatButtout14
The second week of August is a tricky little time for anyone even vaguely involved in the Fringe. If you’re an usher you’ve probably plummeted fr... Read more »| 14 Aug 2014 -
Food And Drink
Gimme Sugar: The Creation of Cravings
Can't ignore that craving? Chances are the sweet treat you're daydreaming about has been engineered to make it as difficult to give up as possible. A trainee nutritionist explains Read more »| 12 Aug 2014 -
Intersections
Bi-Gendering
Luke, a bi-gendered person, discusses what it feels like to have two gender identities Read more »| 12 Aug 2014 -
Intersections
On Not Having Sex
I haven’t had sex for a few years. It wasn’t exactly an intentional move, it more just sort of… happened. Even though I don’t imagin... Read more »| 12 Aug 2014 -
Intersections
Egg Donation: One Year On
Egg donation may have had no physical impact, but being a bio-mum has sparked some realisations for Ana Hine Read more »| 12 Aug 2014 -
Intersections
Life Is Too Short to Shave
How many minutes, hours, days of your life have you spent keeping your body hair in check? Tasha Lee argues women could be putting that time to better use Read more »| 12 Aug 2014 -
TechWorlds Apart: Éric Chahi on Another World's enduring influence
With the recent 20th anniversary redux of Another World, we grabbed some time with game designer Éric Chahi to discuss the cult ‘90s title that’s proving as pivotal and cutting-edge now as it was back then Read more »| 12 Aug 2014