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Food And DrinkJoseph Pearce's Review
Joseph Pearce’s is my German flatmate’s favourite Edinburgh hangout. I think the affection is based on a sense of loyalty to the northern (contin... Read more »| 20 Apr 2009 -
Food And DrinkThe Living Room
At the heart of Glasgow’s business district, the Living Room is worth seeking out. The menu is seasonal and each restaurant in this national chain is u... Read more »| 20 Apr 2009 -
Travel
Volunteering abroad with Platform 2
Louise Devlin reports on a remarkable opportunity for young people to do some good in faraway cultures - for free Read more »| 02 Apr 2009 -
Fashion
Vive La Revolucion
Revolting in the name of charity was what was being called for at the Edinburgh Charity Fashion Show held at The Corn Exchange last month. The show began in... Read more »| 01 Apr 2009 -
TechVideogame Writing to Make George Lucas Proud
A Classic Revisited: 2003's Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Read more »| 24 Mar 2009 -
TechMadworld
Plot-wise, in Madworld a shadowy game show called Death Watch has taken over Jefferson Island and turned it into desolate warzone almost overnight. Murderous... Read more »| 23 Mar 2009
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Food And Drink
Soft Sell: Scottish Drinking without the Poison
With the threat of a rise in alcohol prices looming, Ruth Marsh checks out some booze-free alternatives from Scotland without, astonishingly, having one sip of Irn Bru. Read more »| 23 Mar 2009 -
TravelTuk This
Three wheels, 12 countries and 12,500 miles in a tuk tuk from Bangkok to Brighton. Two English girls devise a new way of travelling and raise £50,000 for a charity very close to one of their troubled pasts Read more »| 18 Mar 2009 -
Fashion
Fashion 4 All
The next couple of months are chock full of treats for the fashionistas of our fair land. Emma McDonald has done her research to provide you lucky people wit... Read more »| 10 Mar 2009 -
Tech
Preview: Resident Evil 5
No bones about it, Resident Evil 4 was a shining example of how to re-invent a long-running franchise without ending up with something unidentifiable when pl... Read more »| 02 Mar 2009 -
Tech
Street Fighter IV
Set sometime after Street Fighter II, the world warriors lock fists and feet once more in a new tournament, which sees a handful of fresh faces enter the fig... Read more »| 27 Feb 2009 -
Tech
Seth Godin on Optimism at Crunch-time
RJ Thomson talks exclusively to one of the world’s leading business minds, Seth Godin, about his challenging new book Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us, and why life ain’t so shitty after all Read more »| 11 Feb 2009 -
Tech
Virtual Petri Dishes: Digital Evolution Discussed
Ever wondered what it'd be like to play god? With the possibility getting ever more easy to imagine, The Skinny has organised an event looking at how close digital technology, and games in particular, have got to replicating the key structures of real life. Read more »| 02 Feb 2009 -
Fashion
The Finnished Product
Sarah Jamieson meets Aberdeen-based, Finnish-born designer Tytti Peltoniemi, and checks out her gorgeous handbag collection. Read more »| 28 Jan 2009 -
Tech
Silent H
Ever a cryptic series, this game begins with protagonist Alex Shepard waking up strapped to a hospital gurney, being wheeled through a dilapidated hospital, ... Read more »| 27 Jan 2009