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IntersectionsOpinion: God Doesn’t ‘Hate Fags’ Anymore?
Is the hip, young, welcoming face of UK Christianity any less homophobic than the headline-grabbing fundamentalists across the pond? Read more »| 23 May 2014 -
IntersectionsAppealing to 'Women' Voters
It dawned on me the other day that I don’t really care about Scottish independence as an issue. As someone who was born in England but has lived in Sco... Read more »| 21 May 2014 -
Tech
Transistor: Ready To Broadcast
With the acclaim from Bastion under his belt, we spoke to Greg Kasavin of Supergiant Games about his team’s latest work, Transistor Read more »| 20 May 2014 -
TechTransistor
If there’s one thing Supergiant Games, the indie developer behind Transistor [interviewed here], is good at it’s getting the gaming communit... Read more »| 20 May 2014 -
FashionHayley Scanlan: ‘Love Me Tender’ Comes To Glasgow
After her pop-up shop success in Debenhams’ Dundee store last year, fashion designer Hayley Scanlan will return to the store for a second installment, this time in the heart of Glasgow Read more »| 20 May 2014 -
Fashion
Nightwalk SS14
It’s that time of year again where fashion enthusiasts all over Scotland flock to Glasgow to feast their eyes on the newest designers and modelling talent to emerge in the Scottish fashion scene Read more »| 20 May 2014
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Food And Drink
The Artisan Loaf Rises
Just why is artisan baking suddenly so popular? Bakers and industry experts give us their take Read more »| 15 May 2014 -
Tech
Sir, You Are Being Hunted
“The line between horror and comedy is pretty thin and one can quickly become the other,” said Jim Rossignol when he spoke to The Skinny about hi... Read more »| 15 May 2014 -
Tech
Defending The Accused: Prison Architect
Having stared nuclear holocaust in the face, Introversion Software have tackled some big themes in the past; latest game Prison Architect has caused something of a stir ahead of its release. We did some porridge with producer Mark Morris to find out why Read more »| 13 May 2014 -
Tech
Full Bore
Released off the back of a Kickstarter initiative that raised $16,383, Full Bore is an open-world indie puzzle game rendered in pixel art that evokes the spi... Read more »| 06 May 2014 -
Tech
Virtual Kevin Spacey stars in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare takes the series into its most futuristic theatre of conflict so far, with Kevin Spacey playing a rogue military contractor bent on destroying the U.S. government - watch the trailer Read more »| 02 May 2014 -
Fashion
Halfway Across the Galaxy: Designer Kerry Crone
With a graduate collection inspired by outer space and experience designing for the high street already under her belt, Liverpool John Moores University alumnus Kerry Crone is on the track to success Read more »| 02 May 2014 -
Intersections
Call of Patriarchy
In an unprecedented step for the Deviance section, we hear from a straight white male aged 12-30, reporting for duty to look at the patriarchy in gaming Read more »| 02 May 2014 -
Tech
Seeing The Light: Ubisoft's secret weapon
As a studio known for some big-hitting salvos, Child of Light is proving to be Ubisoft's secret weapon. We spoke to writer Jeffrey Yohalem and director Patrick Plourde abut their inspiration Read more »| 02 May 2014 -
Fashion
Liverpool John Moores: Graduating Class
Ahead of Graduate Fashion Week, Liverpool John Moores University will play host to a series of runway shows, showcasing the work of graduates from the School of Art and Design's Fashion Design course Read more »| 02 May 2014