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TravelBuena Suerte, Venezuela
Which is to say, 'Good Luck.' As Venezuela mourns Hugo Chavez and prepares to hit the polls, we take a closer look at the nation in all its complexity Read more »| 10 Apr 2013 -
IntersectionsFemale Pleasure and Desire: ‘You’re doing a PhD in what?!’
Nichole Edwards of the University of Leeds discusses how diaries can help women to work through the conflicting messages they receive about heterosexual desire, feminism, and sexual pleasure Read more »| 09 Apr 2013 -
Fashion20th Century Chic: 100 Years of Women's Fashion
Walking through the doors of Liverpool’s Sudley House is like stepping into a time machine. It's an appropriate setting for the 20th Century Chic: 100 ... Read more »| 08 Apr 2013 -
Fashion
Strike A Pose: 50 Years of Football and Fashion, until 27 Aug
From skinheads to WAGS, the Strike A Pose: 50 Years of Football and Fashion exhibition housed at the National Football Museum in Manchester examines the link... Read more »| 05 Apr 2013 -
Food And DrinkPhagomania: Fat and Furious
Fat and Furious take us on a burger odyssey. Behold, "real food porn". Read more »| 04 Apr 2013 -
Fashion
Manchester Fashion Week 2013
In its second year, Manchester Fashion Week promises to give a sizeable platform to up-and-coming designers and makers through its New Talent showcase and links to regional ambassadors Read more »| 03 Apr 2013
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Food And Drink
Round the World in 20 Drinks: Hungary
Hungary isn’t all about nudist baths or floating down the Danube river - the booze (and the food) are definitely worth dabbling in too Read more »| 03 Apr 2013 -
Food And Drink
Phagomania: Burger me!
Phagomania delves deep into burger land, with owls, challenges, road trips, Frenchmen, and weird sandwich-headed monsters. Read more »| 02 Apr 2013 -
Food And Drink
Food News – April 2013
This month, we stick food news in a blender alongside graphic design, boating and showdowns between brewers and rambunctious record label chiefs Read more »| 01 Apr 2013 -
Tech
Stepping Up: The Fitbit One
Our Tech Editor takes a look at the Fitbit One, an Orwellian health-monitoring device that is basically a cross between a pedometer and a panopticon Read more »| 29 Mar 2013 -
TechThe SimCity Scandal: When Good Games Go Bad
SimCity was supposed to be the golden child of 2013. Now it's a laughing stock. Read more »| 29 Mar 2013 -
Tech
Razer's New Toys
In a world of sleek and minimalist Apple peripherals and less-is-more design, Razer has always held the line against sterile modernism with absolutely bonker... Read more »| 28 Mar 2013 -
Fashion
Glasgow Caledonian University Fashion Society: Vintage Fashion & Craft Fair, 28 Mar
This March, inject some vintage style into your look by heading along to the Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) Fashion Society's Vintage Fashion & Craf... Read more »| 20 Mar 2013 -
Tech
Hero Worship: Professor Stephen Salter
Simon Gage, director of the Edinburgh Science Festival, tells us about the man who inspired him to become a scientist â Dr Stephen Salter, pioneer of renewable energy technology, and inventor of Salter's Duck Read more »| 12 Mar 2013 -
Fashion
Edinburgh Charity Fashion Show
Tapping into the wonderous world of social media, the Edinburgh Charity Fashion Show organisers are creating a buzz around their upcoming show; blogging, twe... Read more »| 11 Mar 2013