Lifestyle
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Food And DrinkPhagomania: Pantone Smoothies
Stop asking what your smoothie does for your insides and start thinking, 'Does this smoothie go with my look?', as we get the lowdown on the meticulously colour-matched Pantone Smoothies project. Read more »| 10 Feb 2016 -
Food And DrinkFive of Edinburgh's Best Chinese Restaurants
Take a tour of Chinese cuisine without leaving the confines of the capital with our guide to some of the best Chinese restaurants in Edinburgh. Read more »| 08 Feb 2016 -
Food And DrinkFive of Glasgow's Best Chinese Restaurants
Ahead of Chinese New Year, our guide to some of the best regional Chinese restaurants in Glasgow. Read more »| 08 Feb 2016 -
IntersectionsOpinion: Do Gentlemen Prefer Bland? De-feminising Tinder
Suffering from feminist fatigue this Valentine's day, our Deviance editor trades in her watertight Tinder profile for that of a Disney prom queen princess. The results are repulsive Read more »| 08 Feb 2016 -
Travel
Living in Dubai: Work, culture and booze licenses
Our man in Dubai offers a definitive guide to living there, from procuring a booze license to picking the right mall Read more »| 05 Feb 2016 -
Food And Drink
Valentine's Day in Edinburgh & Glasgow: Where to go
So you've decided to go out on Valentine's Day? Rather than sarcastically wishing you good luck then running away, we've put together a guide to what to do, and where to go Read more »| 05 Feb 2016
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Intersections
HIV, rainbows and LGBT History Month 2016
This LGBT History Month, Toby Sharpe explains the importance of acknowledging the whole story – beyond Caitlyn Jenner and glittery weddings. Read more »| 05 Feb 2016 -
Food And Drink
Delivery Through The Decades
From early Roman takeaways to having a whole city's worth of restaurants at your fingertips, we look at the history of the humble takeaway, in association with Deliveroo Read more »| 04 Feb 2016 -
Food And Drink
Free State Kitchen, Liverpool
Offering stellar cocktails and life beyond the burger, Liverpool eatery Free State Kitchen takes a fresh stab at American cuisine, with mixed results Read more »| 04 Feb 2016 -
Food And Drink
Scottish Food News – February 2016
This February, one of the country's coolest restaurants pops up in Glasgow while there's beer and wine a-plenty in Edinburgh Read more »| 02 Feb 2016 -
Food And Drink
Northwest Food News – February 2016
After the fun vacuum that is January, it's time to embrace the warm familiarity of food and booze again. Here's the best of what February has to offer Read more »| 02 Feb 2016 -
Fashion
10 Valentine's Day Presents That Don't Suck
It doesn’t have to be all hearts and chocolates, though we’d happily take both. Valentine’s Day is time to embrace the kitsch, so whether y... Read more »| 01 Feb 2016 -
TravelLiving in Manila: An expat guide
Last year my girlfriend and I moved to Manila. The choice was something of a ‘spin a globe and point to a place’ type decision. Although no... Read more »| 01 Feb 2016 -
Travel
Living in Amsterdam: University and Beyond
With postgraduate education in the UK only getting more expensive, now might be the time to consider your options further afield. Here’s what makes living in Amsterdam a great candidate for studies and culture Read more »| 25 Jan 2016 -
Tech
2015: It was Emojional
Emojis are everywhere this year; notably: Facebook's switch from the "like" button to emojis, Macdonald's recent emoji-based ad campaign, or the country of Finland that now has their own emoji set. We take a look at these modern-day hieroglyphics. Read more »| 21 Jan 2016