Lifestyle
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IntersectionsComing Out of the Mental Health Closet
A mental health project assistant at LGBT Health and Wellbeing in Edinburgh, discusses a new exhibition looking at LGBT mental ill health Read more »| 02 Oct 2013 -
FashionLondon Fashion Week SS14: Trend Report
Take a first look at the new Spring / Summer 2014 trend predictions as seen at London Fashion Week. We braved the fashion hungry hordes, so you didn't have to... Read more »| 02 Oct 2013 -
Students
Now & Then: An A-Z of Scottish Music
Consider this your Scottish music crib sheet – our A to Z guide to some of the finest minds in Scottish music. As ever, Wet Wet Wet fans should prepare for disappointment. Read more »| 01 Oct 2013 -
Travel
Vic Does Deutschland
As Germany continues its rise as Europe's de facto cultural epicentre, Vic Galloway analyses the rich past and present of its enduring music scene Read more »| 01 Oct 2013 -
Intersections
Rosie Garland: The Palace of Curiosities
With her first published novel, The Palace of Curiosities, Manchester veteran Rosie Garland turns her hand to yet another medium with sparkling results. Our Deviance editor, Ana, catches up with her Read more »| 01 Oct 2013 -
Food And DrinkNorthwest Food News – October 2013
Supper clubs are so last month. Get yourself down to a pudding club Read more »| 30 Sep 2013
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Intersections
My Flatmate The Fetishist
Applying online to live with strangers is like playing Flat Roulette. They could be anyone. They could be sociopaths, dirty-knicker-hoarding kleptomaniacs or... Read more »| 30 Sep 2013 -
Fashion
The Glasgow School of Art MDes Fashion & Textiles Promenade
Glasgow School of Art is known throughout the world as one of Europe’s foremost creative institutions. Notable alumni include actor Peter Capaldi ... Read more »| 15 Sep 2013 -
StudentsHow to Win Friends and Influence People... with Food
Ways of a) not spending loads of money on eating out and b) bribing people into being your friends include cooking – yes, cooking! – for others in your very own living quarters. Undergrads looking for affordable bonhomie: why not start a supper club? Read more »| 09 Sep 2013 -
Students
Labour Party: How to Fund the Booze
It's all very well us recommending all these opportunities for debauchery if you don't have the cash to enable it. Below, we speak to some students with very different experiences of part-time work: good news, you don't always have to dress up as an elf Read more »| 09 Sep 2013 -
StudentsBig Pimpin': Blinging Out Your Student Digs on a Budget
Student digs: cheap furniture, bad decorating and Withnail & I-esque kitchens, right? We find out if it's possible to maintain a certain level of style without losing your entire deposit Read more »| 09 Sep 2013 -
Students
BA (LOLs): A Week in the Life of a Student Comedian
Bright lights, big city: it's time to make it big! Or at least medium. Chortle Student Comedy Award regular Freddy Quinne introduces us to the tightrope walk that is life as a student comedian Read more »| 09 Sep 2013 -
Students
Digested Watch: The Film School Favourites
So you’ve arrived at Uni and realised you’ve wasted your life watching Adam Sandler movies and episodes of Hollyoaks. Never fear, for a) you will continue to do so, and b) here's our blagger's guide to those film-school staples Read more »| 09 Sep 2013 -
Students
DIY Drinks: Jazzing up Booze on the Cheap
Money’s tight. You’re down to 3% stubbies and value vodka. It's time to bring it all back home, depending on your skillset/stupidity Read more »| 09 Sep 2013 -
Students
Put No Donk on It: Making It as a Student DJ
Making it as a student DJ Read more »| 09 Sep 2013