Lifestyle
Your one-stop shop for everything lifestyle at The Skinny. Join us for food and drink reads and reviews, fashion and style, sexuality and opinion pieces, tech news and features, student guides and travel guides and features.
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Food And DrinkIn Clover: A Caffeine-Based Revolution
It’s the complex piece of machinery that US coffee connoisseurs fete as the greatest thing since sliced brioche with a pot of organic bilberry jam. Sin... Read more »| 30 Sep 2008 -
Food And DrinkThe Tron Theatre Bar
Can a new artistic regime change herald a revival in fortunes for The Tron Theatre Bar? Once the drinking den of choice for Glasgow's arts crowd and ladies w... Read more »| 26 Sep 2008 -
Tech
Final Fantasy IV
At it's heart, Final Fantasy IV is a typical Japanese Role-Playing Game (JRPG). Indeed the original set down many of the foundations that would become stapl... Read more »| 24 Sep 2008 -
Students
A Brief History of Scottish Music: 1978 - 2008
In Scotland we like to boast about how brilliant we are at just about everything. We invented pretty much the whole modern world, including television, the t... Read more »| 23 Sep 2008 -
TechPass the Pigs
Pass the Pigs takes a peculiar turn-based game as it's foundation, coats it in a surreal RPG-ish shell with a wry script, and throws pigs in hats into the mi... Read more »| 19 Sep 2008 -
TechSpore
Spore begins on the microscopic level. You create a wee cell-like creature, decide whether it eats meat or plants, then set it free in primordial ooze. This ... Read more »| 18 Sep 2008
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Students
Student Life: Budget Travel
For some people, student discounts just don’t suffice. If you’re looking for a different travel experience, check out the options below for more ways to get around. Read more »| 17 Sep 2008 -
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Student Life: When Frightened Rabbit Met A Psychedelic Cat
When I first arrived in Glasgow to study at the Art School, I was dropped off by my parents at the Margaret Macdonald House halls having enjoyed an unbearabl... Read more »| 16 Sep 2008 -
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Scotcampus Freshers' Festival
Taking the ‘square’ out of George Square, the second annual Scotcampus Freshers’ Festival rolls into the centre of Glasgow on 3 and 4 Octob... Read more »| 16 Sep 2008 -
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Student Life: Theatre ain't what it used to be
Musty curtains and dusty stages? Theatre is no longer for the blue rinse brigade, as sexy shows and exciting productions are homegrown on your doorstep Read more »| 16 Sep 2008 -
Tech
Rainbow 6 Vegas 2
More of the exact same. Read more »| 15 Sep 2008 -
Students
Student Life: The Twilight Sad's 5 Point Plan
So I've noticed recently that being in a band is a bit like being a student. You drink a lot, you’re always fuckin’ skint and you spend most of y... Read more »| 15 Sep 2008 -
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Student Life: The best nights in
Ticking every gender stereotype in the book, here’s some ideas for the best girls’ and boys’ nights that a small amount of money can buy. W... Read more »| 15 Sep 2008 -
Fashion
Designer Spotlight: Hilary Laing
Printed fashion designer Hilary Laing might draw her inspiration from children's sketchpads, but it's unlikely that your average juvenile artwork comes anywh... Read more »| 15 Sep 2008 -
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Student Life: Finding your Style
Boutique to Vintage Chic Read more »| 15 Sep 2008