Lifestyle
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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 -
TechHero 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 -
TechScience. It’s a Bit Like Sex
As Edinburgh International Science Festival rings in 25 years this month, we examine the event's heightened significance Read more »| 08 Mar 2013
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Intersections
Boudoir Photography: A More Female Way of Photographing Sex?
Ana Hine interviews Kinross based photographer Tracy Gow about the photographic genre 'boudoir' and its consequences for the photographing of female sexuality. Read more »| 08 Mar 2013 -
Food And DrinkPhagomania: Horses For Courses
These horse d'oeuvres should be part of everyone's stable diet! Read more »| 08 Mar 2013 -
Fashion
Glasgow School of Art Fashion Show 2013
The Glasgow School of Art undergraduate fashion show has been organised and produced by students since the 1940s, and is now one of the city's most loved ann... Read more »| 04 Mar 2013 -
FashionLondon Fashion Week Trend Report: Autumn Winter 2013
Spring hasn't even sprung but the latest London Fashion Week offering has got us talking about next autumn already. Here are the trends you should invest in now... Read more »| 04 Mar 2013 -
Food And Drink
Around the World in 20 Drinks: Sweden
This month, we travel to Sweden to experience odd spirits and a cultural time-warp involving soup Read more »| 04 Mar 2013 -
Food And Drink
Brain Food at Edinburgh International Science Festival
You've all seen the news, you've all read the reports. Horses are everywhere, and science is to blame. Can the Edinburgh Science Festival's food programme restore our faith in our boffins? Read more »| 04 Mar 2013 -
Food And Drink
Food News – March 2013
This month in food news, the French Institute make us feel old, we learn a little at Summerhall and St Andrews, and we retreat to the pub for the Glasgow Comedy Festival. Standard form, really. Read more »| 01 Mar 2013 -
Intersections
Saying Goodbye to DS Sam Murray
The Skinny caught up with Heather Peace. Peace played Detective Sergeant Sam Murray on the just cancelled Lip Service, a show about a group of lesbian friends in Glasgow Read more »| 25 Feb 2013 -
Fashion
Jane’s Dressing Room
On 18 Feb, head along to Edinburgh’s West End where the Jane Davidson Pop-Up Designer Discount Shop is making a welcome, if limited, return. The m... Read more »| 14 Feb 2013