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Food And DrinkScottish Food News – May 2014
Food news is almost entirely brown this month, with discussions on haggis, competitive coffee making, and enough whisky to float a battleship Read more »| 29 Apr 2014 -
TechChild of Light
Despite being the creation of Ubisoft Montreal, a team known for the likes of Far Cry, Assassin’s Creed and the upcoming Watch Dogs, Child of Light loo... Read more »| 29 Apr 2014 -
TravelShark Attack Thailand (How I Found My Solo Travelling Feet)
What's the backpacker circuit like for those who define themselves as 'socially awkward'? Read more »| 28 Apr 2014 -
Food And Drink
Pub-lic relations: The Skinny guide to selling beer
From getting your fans to come up with the recipe to roping in hilarious animals to front your ad campaigns, we look at the best way to flog a beer Read more »| 28 Apr 2014 -
Tech
Titanfall
On Xbox One, Titanfall was expectant with not just rejuvenating the first-person shooter after years of stuffy elitism, but also of saving Microsoft’s ... Read more »| 23 Apr 2014 -
FashionMairi McDonald: Rock'n'Roll Signature
Intricate and edgy, Glasgow-based Mairi McDonald designs garments with a distinctive rock'n'roll edge Read more »| 17 Apr 2014
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Tech
A Class Of Its Own: Sir, You Are Being Hunted
As they tighten a few bolts and lubricate the odd axle, we speak to Jim Rossignol of developers Big Robot about their latest contraption, Sir, You Are Being Hunted. Read more »| 14 Apr 2014 -
Tech
Beta Preview: Starbound
After successfully wiping a planet clean of its inhabitants, I jumped back aboard my spaceship to make way for another world in my quest to destroy the unive... Read more »| 14 Apr 2014 -
Tech
Mercenary Kings
Do you ever find yourself starting sentences with “I remember when…”? If so, you’re officially old and harking back to a time when v... Read more »| 14 Apr 2014 -
Tech
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate – Deluxe Edition
As a slimmed-down approximation of the series and a direct sequel to last year's underwhelming home console release, approaching Arkham Origins Blackgate is ... Read more »| 14 Apr 2014 -
Travel
Venice and the Tourist’s Two Faces
Our writer travels to Italy, and tries to comes to terms with two strangely contradictory sides of mass tourism Read more »| 08 Apr 2014 -
Tech
Opinion: Science at the heart of everything
As the politics of the year take their grip on Scotland and lines are drawn in the sand, Edinburgh International Science Festival is in a unique position to tackle the independance discussion anew Read more »| 03 Apr 2014 -
Tech
Courting Disaster: Rich Vreeland previews Hyper Light Drifter
Best known to gamers as Disasterpeace, the man behind the sounds of indie favourite Fez. As he knuckles down to his next big project, Hyper Light Drifter, we spoke to Rich Vreeland about his career so far and his plans for a concept album shoot-em-up Read more »| 03 Apr 2014 -
Tech
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
For the uninitiated, Final Fantasy X drops you in the shoes of Tidus, a blitzball player (think underwater football) who has avoided death by being sucked in... Read more »| 03 Apr 2014 -
Food And Drink
Scottish Food News – April 2014
This month, Food News sees the good in people, recommends you eat a burger with four different kinds of beer in it, and tries to send you to Inverness Read more »| 01 Apr 2014