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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Sexuality
Transgender portrayals in film
I once read a quote which passed comment on the dubious honour bestowed upon any actress chosen to portray a transsexual: on the one hand, the casting direct... Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Travel
Go Away to Aberdeen
If this year's anything like last year catch Go North's flagged talent before they go massive! Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Food And Drink
Shop of the Month - Xile Clothing
What is the X-factor that accounts for Xile's success?
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Food And Drink
The Lotus Martini
A relatively young cocktail created in 2001 at Match Bar (London) by Martin Walander Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Food And Drink
Pubs
Leith has many great pubs, (honourable mention to Robbies Bar), but it has no shortage of mental boozers either. For super-shady mental there's the 'Lorne ba... Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Fashion
Glasgow School of Art Spring Fashion Show
a promising showcase for students growing in confidence Read more »| 16 Apr 2006
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Food And Drink
The Kail Yard Green
The Kail Yard Green fuses local seasonal produce with an imaginative, contemporary twist on Mediterranean flavours making it the elegant little sister to the brassy, bolshy Roastit Bubbly Jocks experience. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Food And Drink
Shop of the Month - Boudiche
Ever wondered the difference between a thong or a string, or what a balcony bra is? Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Fashion
Judith Kenny Jewellery
Jewels are definitely among the most loved fashion accessories. Contemporary jewels, in unusual shapes and in different materials, such as the ones designed by Judith Kenny, are among the beautiful things in our lives. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Fashion
Capital or Culture?
The old adage: be true to yourself and you can't go too wrong is never truer than when in fashion. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Tech
The Godfather
EA have somehow managed to secure voice recordings and the likeness of Marlon Brando, despite the notable hindrance of him having been dead for some time now. Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
Tech
Star Wars: Empire at War
Yoda would still be shaking his little green head Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
Food And Drink
Chinaski's
Charles Bukowski's alter ego lends his name to a bar with character and style. Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
Food And Drink
Dream Catcher
This internet café-come-bistro is a friendly and welcoming place to go, whether you want to surf the net or sit down on the big comfy couch with a cappucc... Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
Food And Drink
Merchant Pride
Like a tacky set from a school production of Queer As Folk Read more »| 17 Mar 2006