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Food And DrinkFence n Chips: The Pictish Trail on Fife's Cuisine
One of them is known far and wide for their unique take on a traditional art. The other is your favourite chip shop. We spoke to Fence Collective's Johnny Lynch about fish suppers, nostalgia, and the elderly. Read more »| 02 Jan 2012 -
Food And DrinkPub Crawl: Top 5 in Edinburgh and Glasgow
You picked your favourite pubs for the Survey, but how well did you choose? We sent two of our finest men out to find out – these are their harrowing true stories Read more »| 02 Jan 2012 -
FashionNoir #10
Some images from the recent fashion show, Noir #10 Photography by Sally Jubb Read more »| 19 Dec 2011 -
Fashion
Fashion Gift Guide 2011
Christmas Gift Guide 2011 Photography Ross Fraser McLean Styling Alexandra Fiddes Location Such and Such studio www.suchandsuc... Read more »| 19 Dec 2011 -
TravelGo Away! To the Gili Islands
If you’re ever lucky enough to find yourself in Bali or Lombok in Indonesia – leave. No, not really, but get off the mainland and spend as lon... Read more »| 01 Dec 2011 -
Food And Drink
Food News – December 2011
Our Food News Christmas special features scary German toys, brilliant puns, and whisky as means of escape. Read more »| 01 Dec 2011
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Fashion
Noir 10!
Fresh from its tribute to the late Alexander McQueen in August, the Noir! Collective is preparing for event number 10. As regular readers of The Skinny... Read more »| 28 Nov 2011 -
Fashion
Made in the Shade: Christmas Holiday Hullabaloo
Made in the Shade throws its last boutique event at The Lighthouse and talks about what's in store for 2012 (hint: it's exciting) Read more »| 28 Nov 2011 -
Travel
Go Away: To the Papay Gyro Arts Festival
Papa Westray is a remote island, 4 miles long and 1 mile wide just north of Kirkwall in the Orkney Isles. Since February, this tiny island has been the hom... Read more »| 14 Nov 2011 -
Tech
Skyrim
Save the pretty, pretty world Read more »| 11 Nov 2011 -
Tech
Internet Santa
Give the gift of anonymity this holiday Read more »| 11 Nov 2011 -
Travel
A Good Feeling for Portugal?
Portugal, a country with an unexpected north-south divide, and an ample supply of hammocks. Read more »| 09 Nov 2011 -
Fashion
Kristen Makes
As she recovers from her stint at London Fashion Week as assistant to Di Gilpin, knitwear designer Kristen Orme lets us have a sneaky peak around her Edinburgh studio and talks about experimentation, technology and her future plans Read more »| 07 Nov 2011 -
Food And Drink
Vouch Potatoes
The Skinny delves into the world of the money-off voucher, and finds anger, joy, and the death of romance. Read more »| 01 Nov 2011 -
Tech
AI in the Mobile: Ask me Anything
Having a robot just do the damn thing for you can be the breaking point Read more »| 31 Oct 2011