Lifestyle
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TechPortable Summer Sound
If you're outdoors or on the move, portable speakers are a must to avoid tinny phone speakers. We review a few of this summer's offerings Read more »| 30 Jul 2014 -
StudentsOn the Road: Adventures of a Teacher Abroad
Teaching English as a Foreign Language – you've boggled at the various options; you're ready to up and leave for warmer climes. But what's life as a travelling tutor really like? We receive a dispatch from Tokyo Read more »| 29 Jul 2014 -
IntersectionsGood Girls Don't Get Pregnant
Our Deviance editor Tasha Lee ponders the practicalities of motherhood Read more »| 29 Jul 2014 -
Food And DrinkScran at the Fringe
The Edinburgh Fringe is back, and it’s even denser and more impenetrable than ever. But don’t run off screaming in a panic, for we’ve sifted through the eight million pages of the Fringe programme to bring you a selection of the best food-based events Read more »| 29 Jul 2014 -
Tech
The Emotion Within: Ubisoft's Simon Chocquet-Bottani on Valiant Hearts: The Great War
Valiant Hearts: The Great War is Ubisoft Montpellier’s latest offering; a title that aims to change the way in which people think about war games Read more »| 28 Jul 2014 -
Food And Drink
Best summer hangouts across Edinburgh and Glasgow
With summer well and truly nigh, our Edinburgh and Glasgow Venue editors round-up the best places to make the most of the sunshine – with picks spanning outdoor hotspots, beers gardens and ice-cream havens Read more »| 24 Jul 2014
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Tech
Facebook: Your Slightly Manipulative But Accommodating Friend
Encouraging people to sign up as organ donors seems nice, as does standing up for transgender people. Seeing how you react to manipulated input, not so much. Friend or foe? Read more »| 16 Jul 2014 -
Tech
Another World – 20th Anniversary Edition
In the tiring debate of ‘videogames as art,’ a few key titles invariably rear their stylistic heads; Ico, Shadow of the Colossus and Limbo, to na... Read more »| 11 Jul 2014 -
Tech
StreetHub app brings online shopping to indie boutiques
Enjoy online shopping, but not the guilt of contributing to the death of independent shops? Never fear, StreetHub's here Read more »| 11 Jul 2014 -
TechThe Wolf Among Us: Episode 5 – Cry Wolf
“Cry wolf, woo-ooo, time to worry.” So sang Norwegian pop-mongers A-ha on their 1986 hit single and with this long-awaited finale to Telltale Gam... Read more »| 11 Jul 2014 -
Intersections
Why I’m Not an Activist
Being an activist is a public job. You sign your name on the dotted line, you retweet, you’re photographed marching down the street. People see you sta... Read more »| 10 Jul 2014 -
Travel
Amsterdam: The Longest Way Round
Scott Campbell tries mushrooms in Amsterdam... this is his story! Read more »| 09 Jul 2014 -
Food And Drink
Jenny's Bar, Liverpool
Our Food editor discovers adventurous cocktails, natural service and an ambience worthy of Winding Refn in a Fenwick Street basement bar Read more »| 09 Jul 2014 -
Food And Drink
Phetpailin, Manchester
The word 'authentic' gets flung around a lot these days, but this tucked-away Thai restaurant gives the loose use of the term a run for its money Read more »| 09 Jul 2014 -
Food And Drink
Maray, Liverpool
A new little cafe in Liverpool lives up to its street's name, boldly going where not enough have gone before and creating an atmosphere where it's easy to segue from pre-work cuppa to late lunch, to Friday night drinks Read more »| 09 Jul 2014