Lifestyle
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TechThe Last of Us: Remastered
For many, the release of The Last of Us on PlayStation 3 was hailed as a pivotal moment in videogame history. Naughty Dog's post-apocalyptic zombie filled ep... Read more »| 07 Aug 2014 -
TravelThe Seizure
A holiday from health – the piecing together of memory, how recollection and re-telling might be compromised, and the implications this has for our version of a journey… Read more »| 07 Aug 2014 -
Food And Drink
Back to the Land: Skills to Help You Go Green
All this talk of reading and writing – what if you want to learn skills that involve getting your hands dirty? We check out some local opportunities to develop knowledge that allows us to become more self-sufficient, from foraging to brewing Read more »| 07 Aug 2014 -
TechDundee's Game creation competition Dare To Be Digital returns
Can you make a working, innovative videogame prototype in just eight weeks? Dare to be Digital asks just that ahead of August’s annual Dare ProtoPlay indie games festival. We spoke to some of its competitors, past and present, about the experience Read more »| 05 Aug 2014 -
Intersections
Shamelessly Safe
Fighting the stigma of being prepared – Matthew Bobbu Read more »| 05 Aug 2014 -
Food And DrinkPhagomania: The Burger At The Gates Of Dawn
Summer psychedelia hits Phagomania hard as we trip out to Brittney Meyer’s photographic oddities and wonder whether they might be too much for even this column Read more »| 05 Aug 2014
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Food And DrinkRising Stars: Craft Beer Rising Hits Glasgow
The Craft Beer Rising festival makes its Scottish debut next month – we look ahead to a weekend of beer, beats and live brewing Read more »| 05 Aug 2014 -
Food And Drink
August Food News: Best of the Rest
If you can't stomach the Fringe, Scotland still has plenty to offer this month, namely beer, yachts, smoke and silence Read more »| 05 Aug 2014 -
Tech
Reinventing the Patron
Crowdfunding is bringing the arts back towards a patronage model. Sculptor Carrie Fertig and IndieGoGo pro Anastasia Emmanuel discuss how the internet can give an idea wings Read more »| 01 Aug 2014 -
Fashion
In Pursuit of Beauty
Fashion is represented on the Edinburgh festival stage with In Pursuit of Beauty, a showcase and discussion aiming to debate the representation of diversity in the fashion industry Read more »| 01 Aug 2014 -
Tech
Sebastian Errazuriz: 12 Shoes for 12 Lovers
Bombardment with images is making us aesthetically obese, but 21st century tech is equipping artists with a new range of tools, says artist and designer Sebastian Errazuriz Read more »| 01 Aug 2014 -
Food And Drink
Northwest Food News – August 2014
Yet more openings – hello Slim’s Pork Chop Express and Hawksmoor – plus the returning Dig the City and further excuses to drink craft beer Read more »| 31 Jul 2014 -
Tech
Portable 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 -
Students
On 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 -
Intersections
Good Girls Don't Get Pregnant
Our Deviance editor Tasha Lee ponders the practicalities of motherhood Read more »| 29 Jul 2014