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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TravelThe Birth of Carnaval in São Paulo
Carnaval used to be uncool in São Paulo, but now that's changing. Read more »| 08 Mar 2016 -
IntersectionsInternational Women's Day Events in Scotland 2016
Presenting: your very own guide to International Women's Day 2016 in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee. High fiving your your fellow women has never been so easy... Read more »| 07 Mar 2016 -
Food And Drink
New in Food: Alabama's, Trove, Italian Club & more
In our monthly round-up of new food and drink venues in Liverpool and Manchester, there are plenty of options for weekend indulgence (Alabama's, Mary & Archie, The Italian Club Bakery) – and the beginnings of a tiffin box trend (you heard it here first). Read more »| 07 Mar 2016 -
Tech
The Walking Dead: Michonne – Episode 1: In Too Deep
The Walking Dead series by Telltale Games has always had its standout moments. It's not just that you're living in a world where the decisions you make are d... Read more »| 07 Mar 2016 -
TechUltimate Chicken Horse
The recent renaissance of local or couch multiplayer games has brought with it some of the greatest titles in recent memory. Pool together a few mates in the... Read more »| 04 Mar 2016 -
Food And DrinkNorthwest Food News – March 2016
Spring's on its way! Which means new life for new Manchester cafe Alabama's All American Eatery, Trove and The Italian Club Bakery, plus the return of Independent Liverpool's Spring Food and Drink Festival Read more »| 04 Mar 2016
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Fashion
Love Your Trainers? Laces Out comes to Liverpool
Whether you’re loyal to Air Max or worship at the altar of the Yeezy Boost, trainers have become status symbols, markers of signature styles, emblems of wider cultural trends – and are truly having a moment. Now there's even a trainer festival: Laces Out! Read more »| 02 Mar 2016 -
Fashion
Edinburgh Fashion Week 2016: Style Capital
As Edinburgh Fashion Week returns, with the Edinburgh Charity Fashion Show in tow, we consider the event's individual flair and take a look at what's in store. Read more »| 02 Mar 2016 -
Students
Motoring on a budget: tips for the student driver
Are you a student driver wondering how to cut the costs of running a car? From how to get cheap car insurance, to finding discount auto parts, to which car t... Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
Food And Drink
Scottish Food News – March 2016
Performance, philosophy and festivals a-plenty all feature in this month's food events round-up. Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
Tech
In Search of The Uncanny Valley
We investigate one of the great challenges facing technological representations of the human form. Read more »| 01 Mar 2016 -
Travel
Dream travels: Treehouses and private islands
To celebrate Airbnb’s seventh birthday, one host shares how renting rooms is helping shape individual dreams of travel, from Montenegro to the islands of the Indian Ocean Read more »| 26 Feb 2016 -
Travel
Living in New York: An expat's guide
So, you want to live in New York? An ex-pat’s guide to finding your feet in the Big Apple. Read more »| 23 Feb 2016 -
Food And Drink
New in Food: Brew Lab, Tapa, Lowdown & more
In our latest round-up of new venues in Edinburgh and Glasgow, there are cafés-a-plenty, and even the occasional nod to healthy eating Read more »| 22 Feb 2016 -
Tech
This War of Mine: The Little Ones
Updated for consoles with new content exploring the plight of children in warzones, This War of Mine: The Little Ones delves even deeper into the traumatising realities of warfare today. Read more »| 19 Feb 2016