Lifestyle
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Food And DrinkGimme 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 -
IntersectionsOn 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 -
Tech
Worlds 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
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Tech
Sacred 3
Simplification in the name of accessibility has become a perceptible trend in the games industry in the wake of the spiralling development costs that the HD ... Read more »| 12 Aug 2014 -
Food And DrinkAlbion, Crosby
Ye Olde English grub from Steven Burgess Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Intersections
Breast Censorship
We chat to Daria D’Beauvoix talks about her recent breach of Facebook’s ‘nudity’ rules and what this social media policing of women’s bodies really means Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
Fashion
Scottish Fashion Awards: Celebrating Scottish Fashion
Now a firm fixture on the fashion calendar, The Scottish Fashion Awards return in September to celebrate the nation's style, design and fabrication industries Read more »| 08 Aug 2014 -
Tech
Whispering Willows
Nightlight Interactive describe Whispering Willows as a “horror” game, which may be misleading. It’s horror like the Haunted Mansion at Dis... Read more »| 07 Aug 2014 -
Tech
The 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 -
Travel
The 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 -
Tech
Dundee'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