Lifestyle
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TechDark Souls 2
Dark Souls 2, the sequel to the seminal PS3 cult hit Demon’s Souls and its multi-platform follow up Dark Souls, has something of a reputation to live u... Read more »| 30 May 2014 -
TechTitan Attacks!
Titan Attacks! from Puppy Games is an homage to arcade titles of old. This time around though you’ll be reliving all your wonderful Space Invaders memo... Read more »| 29 May 2014 -
TechMario Kart 8
Since 1992’s Super Mario Kart, the core gameplay of Nintendo’s spin-off racing series has been developed, refined and overhauled with each iterat... Read more »| 29 May 2014 -
Tech
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II
Hot on the heels of last years’ cult PC hit, Hungarian development team Neocore Games have quickly followed up The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing... Read more »| 29 May 2014 -
Intersections
Learning to Hold the Whip
A dominatrix reveals what it's like to inflict pain for a living Read more »| 26 May 2014 -
Intersections
Opinion: 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
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Intersections
Appealing 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 -
TechTransistor: 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 -
Tech
Transistor
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 -
Fashion
Hayley 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 -
FashionNightwalk 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 -
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