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Food And DrinkGet Cooked: Investigating the Raw Food Movement
Uncooked, unprocessed... unthinkable? Following a raw food diet can seem faddy, fussy and no fun – but then Pablo Spaull told us it could involve chocolate. And conching. We find out more, and ask why the Northwest hasn't yet caught on Read more »| 26 Aug 2013 -
FashionOur Founding Daughters: Fashion Photography Exhibition
This Friday 9 August will see the launch of Our Founding Daughters, an exhibition featuring the works of three of Scotland’s most talented emerging fem... Read more »| 09 Aug 2013 -
IntersectionsFat: Just As Sexy
I sometimes write erotica. It usually comes in the form of poems, but recently I've been writing more short stories. In poetry, I don't usually do much descr... Read more »| 07 Aug 2013 -
Food And Drink
Phagomania: Jerkin' it
Our adventures in the wide world of meat production continue with homemade chorizo, despite the unhelpful nature of some of our equipment and the unexpected warmth of some of our cupboards Read more »| 07 Aug 2013 -
Intersections
Is Monogamy Dead? An interview with Rosie Wilby
Funny Women finalist Rosie Wilby is coming to the Fringe this month with her new show Is Monogamy Dead? We ask her what she's on about Read more »| 07 Aug 2013 -
Travel
The Pleasure Pain Principle: Jakarta to Bali
Is time spent in the Indonesian capital the price to pay for paradise? Read more »| 06 Aug 2013
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Food And Drink
Back to the Food Survey, Part 3
The Skinny Food and Drink Survey is back! Allow us to pester you into filling it out. No no, we insist Read more »| 05 Aug 2013 -
IntersectionsBeyond the Barriers: An Alternative Pride
With high ticket prices and a commercial sensibility, does the fenced-off Manchester Pride exclude much of the community it's supposed to represent? Our Deviance editor investigates, and takes a look at other ways to celebrate Read more »| 05 Aug 2013 -
Fashion
Homage to Heritage: Meet Katie Davidson
Liverpool John Moores University graduate Katie Davidson incorporates themes of identity and lineage in her highly personal, structured pieces. One of a strong class of 2013, she talks about her plans for her label, KMDdesigns Read more »| 01 Aug 2013 -
Fashion
The Imaginarium Apparel – Fashion Theatrics!
As we are well aware, Festival season is now upon us. So with this in mind dear Skinny readers, we thought we'd inspire and delight with some very theatrical... Read more »| 01 Aug 2013 -
Food And Drink
Northwest Food News – August 2013
If you thought summer camp was only for Americans and gardening was something that old people do, then prepare to have your minds well and truly blown by this month's eating and slurping round-up Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
Food And Drink
The Skinny Northwest Food and Drink Survey 2014: Do You Eat? Do You Have Opinions?
Then The Skinny Food and Drink Survey 2014 needs you Read more »| 30 Jul 2013 -
Food And Drink
Food News: Fringe Special 2013
It’s happened again, someone’s sneaked a series of major international cultural festivals into Edinburgh for the 66th year on the bounce. Guess there’s only one thing for it – a Food News Fringe special! Read more »| 29 Jul 2013 -
Tech
British Journal of Photography App Launch
Photographers with access to an iOS device, such as an iPhone or iPad, have reason to rejoice. The British Journal of Photography – a 150-year-old... Read more »| 19 Jul 2013 -
Food And Drink
Extreme Food
From licking paté off bricks to gingerly avoiding condoms on our plates, lately we've been getting the feeling that foodie extremism may have gone too far. Below, we respond the only way we know how: through peaceful protest Read more »| 11 Jul 2013