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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IntersectionsPorn to be Wild: Can Feminist Porn be Trashy Too?
Women don’t necessarily need porn to come with a 10/10 Rotten Tomatoes rating. Sometimes they just want a simple, unproblematic wank Read more »| 07 Sep 2017 -
Food And DrinkBen Mervis on new food magazine FARE
We talk to Ben Mervis, editor of new food magazine FARE, about taking an in-depth look at the world's cities and their food Read more »| 07 Sep 2017 -
TravelConquering Rome Solo: On Travelling Alone
One traveller embraces solo travel and find the rewards outweigh the occasional perils Read more »| 06 Sep 2017 -
Students
Opinion: Let's Talk About Sex
It's no secret that sex education is sorely lacking in the UK, but for LGBTQIA+ people it's practically nonexistent. It's time for that to change Read more »| 04 Sep 2017 -
StudentsHow to be socially involved at uni
Here’s your how-to guide for getting involved at university Read more »| 04 Sep 2017 -
StudentsTake The High Road: Student day trips in Scotland
Beaches, mountains, parks and problematic rocks – here are the places we recommend visiting when city life gets a bit too much Read more »| 04 Sep 2017
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Students
Heads Up: Northern Student Events Calendar 2017-18
Your month-by-month guide to the year's best events, from music festivals to carnivals and foodie feasts to Pride Read more »| 04 Sep 2017 -
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Heads Up: Scottish Student Events Calendar 2017-18
Our guide to the best of the cultural year ahead, with festivals, parties, exhibitions and interesting things galore across Scotland Read more »| 04 Sep 2017 -
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The Gin Journey's Student-Friendly Serves
Put down the paint-stripper vodka and value mixer! There is a better way... Read more »| 03 Sep 2017 -
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Cheap Eats: Restaurant Deals in the North
Just cause you're skint waiting for the next student loan installment to come through, doesn't mean you don't deserve a meal out every now and again... Read more »| 02 Sep 2017 -
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Dance to Your Own Beat: Becoming a Promoter
Our music editor talks us through her experience of running gigs and clubs, and a host of key players on the Edinburgh, Glasgow and Liverpool music scenes share their words of wisdom Read more »| 01 Sep 2017 -
Food And Drink
Scottish Food News – September 2017
A bumper month in Scottish food and drink features boozy festivals a-plenty Read more »| 01 Sep 2017 -
Students
Big Deals: Scotland's Food Deals & Offers
Because in the world of food and drink, your student card can only get you so far… Read more »| 31 Aug 2017 -
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PEANESS' Favourite Gig Venues in the North
With so many venues for you to check out in your new home, we thought we'd ask our pals from indie-pop trio PEANESS to give you a heads up on what's good Read more »| 31 Aug 2017 -
Students
Hit the North: A guide to student day trips
Time to get up off your arse and out of the flat: there's a whole world out there, even for you students Read more »| 30 Aug 2017