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Tech
Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
There's something loveable about Lego games. I wasn't even a Lego fan as a kid, but seeing characters and moments from films play out as if performed by a gr... Read more »| 07 Jul 2008 -
Fashion
Keira Thorley: A Designer's Top 18?
You've possibly heard of the Muso's Top 10, but this is designer Keira Thorley's studio playlist - songs that inspired her to create the fashion dynamite featured in this month's shoot Read more »| 02 Jul 2008 -
Tech
WiiWare Laid Bare
While you may have noticed that the Wii has had a whole bunch of downloadable games for some time now - courtesy of the Virtual Console - you probably notice... Read more »| 25 Jun 2008 -
Fashion
Skinny Invite - Jodie's Jewellery Boutique Opening, 28 Jun
Join the party for the opening of brand, spanking new Glasgow jewellery emporium, Jodie's Jewellery! Read more »| 23 Jun 2008 -
Food And Drink
Fyne Dining at Connect
This year’s Hydro Connect Festival may have musically swapped leftfield for lad rock (last year Bjork, and MIA playing the main stage - this year Paolo... Read more »| 20 Jun 2008 -
Travel
Steppe on it! - Mongolia Rally 2008
As Mongol, the 'untold story of Genghis Khan', hits the cinemas, three fearless warriors from Edinburgh and Midlothian will be preparing for their own Mongol... Read more »| 17 Jun 2008
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Fashion
Give Festival Season Some Welly
Don't kid yourself about legendary line-ups and campsite camaraderie - the best thing about festival season is that it affords urban sophisticates the opportunity to legitimately run around in Wellington boots. Harking back to those endless days when we were all popping cola bottles and flying saucers (or, last Wednesday, as we call it at Skinny Towers), wellies as everyday attire is a little slice of nostalgia that's worth taking full advantage of. The high street is already littered with patterned boots as loud as the main stage, whilst block colours always leave open the option of making like Dame Shirley Bassey at Glastonbury, and emblazoning your initials on the side in Swarovskis. Or for real school holiday authenticity, go with "L" and "R" in marker pen - just so you don't forget... Read more »| 17 Jun 2008 -
Fashion
Shop-We-Like : Xile Clothing
With over 25 years of experience under their belt, Xile have established themselves as one of Britain’s leading independent fashion stores. Since open... Read more »| 17 Jun 2008 -
Fashion
Meet the Designer: Keira Thorley
As Keira Thorley of up-and-coming label, Keira, will tell you, the collections have a lot of love sewn in: "I want women to feel like these photos. The cloth... Read more »| 17 Jun 2008 -
Tech
WiiFit
Wii Fit is an exercise game. Players stand on the Balance Board (which comes packaged with the game), which is essentially a set of scales designed to meas... Read more »| 11 Jun 2008 -
Food And Drink
Striped Bass
Occupying the top-floor unit of Glasgow's upmarket Prince's Square mall that previously housed doomed cocktail bar Hemingway's, Striped Bass is a seafood res... Read more »| 11 Jun 2008 -
Food And Drink
Tempus
“Drop in for a glass of Veuve Clicqot Rosé after shopping at Harvey Nichols” advises the Tempus website. If you do you will be met by a la... Read more »| 10 Jun 2008 -
Food And Drink
BoBar
Situated in Glasgow's cosmopolitan West End, Bobar is actually part of the Hilton Glasgow Grosvenor – only a stone’s throw away from Byres Road &... Read more »| 09 Jun 2008 -
Food And Drink
IGGS: Spanish Temptations
A mainstay in the Edinburgh scene for over 20 years, this Spanish restaurant is very well known for quality and expense. However, since sister restaurant Ba... Read more »| 09 Jun 2008 -
Food And Drink
Food For Free: The Glasgow Diary
In the concluding episode of our Freegan diaries, Louise Loftus tries the rabbit trick on every fruit and vegetable shop in the West End, and the haul is impressive Read more »| 08 Jun 2008