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Travel
Living in Beijing: An Expat Guide
Fed up with disappointing elections in the West? Consider a move to the capital of the People’s Republic of China, where trivial matters like democracy won’t get in the way of you ganbei-ing your baijiu with newfound friends Read more »| 09 Aug 2017 -
Intersections
My Tits Are More Feminist Than Your Tits
What could #FreeTheNipple and International Go Topless Day do to be more inclusive and representative? Well, a lot actually.. Read more »| 03 Aug 2017 -
Food And Drink
Scottish Food News – August 2017
This month's food news focuses on Glasgow, with drinks festivals, vegan celebrations and tasty gins to try Read more »| 28 Jul 2017 -
Intersections
I Will Survive: How to Dodge Fringe Burnout
Newsflash – festival season is a mental health minefield. Here's our crowd-sourced guide to keeping it together this August, whether you're here for one day or the entire month Read more »| 28 Jul 2017 -
Travel
Living in Adelaide
One Adelaide resident makes a convincing case for everyone to move to a land down under Read more »| 27 Jul 2017 -
Intersections
They are called Alex
My friend Alex has excellent taste in suits. A slim-cut jacket, a clean shirt, well-pressed trousers, well-chosen tie; they really know how to dress sharp. A... Read more »| 21 Jul 2017
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Food And Drink
The Ethical Great British BBQ
Time to face up to the meat-centric monomania and wasteful ways of the summer BBQ Read more »| 17 Jul 2017 -
Food And Drink
New in Food: Baltic Market, Fress & more
Our latest Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds food and drink round-up... Read more »| 13 Jul 2017 -
Intersections
Safe & Sound: PWR BTTM and the Safe Space Problem
Bands like PWR BTTM and Cabbage capitalise on modern hunger for progressive icons and safe space – that's why recent allegations of abuse and harassment are not only upsetting, they're a betrayal of trust Read more »| 13 Jul 2017 -
Travel
A Flying Visit: The Skinny in New York
Visiting NYC from Edinburgh just got a whole lot more chilled thanks to new, crazy-cheap flight routes with Norwegian Air. We took a trip to The Big Apple to research the perfect low-pressure city break – here's what we learned Read more »| 12 Jul 2017 -
Food And Drink
Heverlee at New Waverley micro-festival unveiled
Belgian food and drink, cutting-edge electronic music and street art come together at a new weekend-long festival in Edinburgh this month Read more »| 07 Jul 2017 -
Food And Drink
Auchentoshan, Glasgow & King Tut's Summer Nights
Ahead of this year's King Tut's Summer Nights gig series, we look at Glasgow, live music, and the city's very own whisky, Auchentoshan Read more »| 07 Jul 2017 -
Food And Drink
The TMRW Project on Chefs of Tomorrow
We speak to The TMRW Project's Dan Doherty, Anna Sulan Masing and Emma Underwood about the importance of fostering rising talent in the North, and the region's ever-evolving food and drink scene Read more »| 05 Jul 2017 -
Food And Drink
Scottish Food News – July 2017
Our round-up of the month's best food events and festivals Read more »| 30 Jun 2017 -
Food And Drink
WTF is natural wine?
... And why are so many millennials buying it? Read more »| 30 Jun 2017