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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TechPepper: A robot to watch you sleep
Last year Japanese telecommunications giant SoftBank unveiled its new humanoid robot Pepper (ペパー). It is being promoted as the “first robot that can read human emotions,” but could it become the first humanoid robot to be commercially viable? Read more »| 23 Sep 2015 -
TechSOMA and the evolution of survival horror in videogames
We catch up with Thomas Grip, designer at Frictional Games, to talk about the Swedish studio's indie survival horror game SOMA and to discuss how indie titles have usurped the likes of Resident Evil as the cutting edge of videogame horror Read more »| 23 Sep 2015 -
TechTango Fiesta
Currently there seems to be no end to the wave of retro-inspired indie games. Even by simultaneously paying homage to 1980s action films such as Commando and... Read more »| 22 Sep 2015 -
Tech
Stand up for the new desk top
It looks like standing desks are here to stay. This essential guide brings you up to speed with the various options for getting healthy by standing at work. Read more »| 22 Sep 2015 -
Tech
Until Dawn
What are you afraid of? What makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up as a feeling of unease creeps up your spine? Until Dawn, the first major relea... Read more »| 18 Sep 2015 -
Students
How to Come Out at University
People can be total jeb-ends sometimes. But don't worry, we've got your back. Coming out, whether you’re doing it during freshers’ week at a liberal university or as a toupé-wearing Tory, is a tremendously brave and usually terrifying thing to do Read more »| 18 Sep 2015
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Students
A Tale of Two Cities: Music in Liverpool and Manchester
Need more info on the Northwest music scene? Levels, Stealing Sheep, Mugstar and more break it down. Read more »| 17 Sep 2015 -
Students
Student Guide to Leeds 2015-16
Don't know your Hyde Park from your Headingley? Begin your university life with our guide to Leeds. Read more »| 16 Sep 2015 -
StudentsA Student Guide to Clubbing in Leeds: Night Crawlers
We explore Leeds' club scene in all its glory, from Canalz to Cosmic Slop; Butter Side Up to Bugalu. Read more »| 16 Sep 2015 -
Tech
Act of Aggression
Do not approach Act of Aggression lightly. Like the old jaded teacher in school who has grown to despise his pupils rather than care for them, this game has ... Read more »| 16 Sep 2015 -
Tech
Xeodrifter
If you've ever wondered what might happen if you spliced together the platforming elements of Metroid with the run and gun aspects of Contra then Xeodri... Read more »| 15 Sep 2015 -
Students
Your Book Guide to University: The Campus Novel
Student life has always been fruitful territory for writers, from Muriel Spark to Jeffrey Euenides. Read more »| 15 Sep 2015 -
Students
Postgraduate Opportunities for Art Students
Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester students ahoy: a guide to getting involved in your local art scene. Read more »| 15 Sep 2015 -
Students
Student Guide to the Northwest 2015-16
Ready to call Liverpool or Manchester home for the next three years? Here's the lowdown on the two cities. Read more »| 14 Sep 2015 -
Students
Working Abroad: Want Job, Will Travel
Why not fund your gap year by working abroad? Read these three tales of overseas travel and work. Read more »| 14 Sep 2015