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 DrinkMake Your Own Michelin Star Menu
In honour of a new Michelin-starred restaurant around the corner from The Skinny office, here’s a guide to emulating their wares at home! Well, sort of! Read more »| 07 Nov 2019 -
SexualityMake Ecology Sweet Again: On love and ecological existentialism
This month’s columnist asks how love and ecology relate to one another Read more »| 01 Nov 2019 -
Food And DrinkWhisky, Tide Pods, and Outrage Marketing
Here's what happens when a 200-year-old whisky distillery runs headfirst into a meme about teenagers eating soap Read more »| 28 Oct 2019 -
Food And DrinkScottish Food Events and Festivals: November 2019
This month, find out what Rick Stein's been up to, and learn about this great new drink called... *checks notes*... gin Read more »| 28 Oct 2019 -
TravelLiving in Auckland: A Guide
New Zealand's largest city, Auckland offers jobs, easy access to the outdoors, and a strong LGBTQ+ scene Read more »| 15 Oct 2019 -
SexualitySetting the Rules: On friends becoming lovers
This month’s columnist explores when friendship crosses over romance Read more »| 04 Oct 2019
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Food And DrinkCock of the Walk: Edinburgh Cocktail Week 2019
Shiny lights, big flavours, giant mushrooms and domes on the roof – a look at the magical and ridiculous world of the Edinburgh Cocktail Week Read more »| 04 Oct 2019 -
Food And DrinkScottish Food Events and Festivals: October 2019
October's food and drink events guide features festivals a-plenty, and more tuba than you may have expected Read more »| 01 Oct 2019 -
SexualityHow sexual health clinics are failing bisexual men
One writer explores how bisexual men are slipping between the cracks of sexual healthcare Read more »| 30 Sep 2019 -
TravelVisiting Georgia
Torn between a city break in Budapest and a backpacking adventure around Northern India? Why not get the best of both worlds by visiting a country where Europe meets Asia – Georgia Read more »| 30 Sep 2019 -
StudentsUni isn't for everyone and that's OK
Our Music Editor talks us through the highs and lows of University, dropping out and how you don't need to have a degree to achieve success Read more »| 26 Sep 2019 -
StudentsHow to Bluff Through A Class You Haven't Prepared For
Oh god, you haven’t, have you? Okay, don’t panic, we’ve got you covered – here’s an unfortunately quite experienced guide to getting through a seminar when you’ve *gulp* forgotten to do the reading material Read more »| 19 Sep 2019 -
StudentsPlastic-free shopping in Scotland
Single-use plastics are officially out, and refill stores are springing up everywhere to help us reduce our waste – here’s where to pop for your package-free shop Read more »| 19 Sep 2019 -
StudentsThe promoters' promoter – a club culture guide
Tips on the top nights that Glasgow and Edinburgh’s club scenes have to offer from the ones who know best Read more »| 18 Sep 2019 -
StudentsSpare a Penny: Cheap Student Nights Out
How to scrimp on a night out and still have a brilliant time Read more »| 17 Sep 2019