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TechMagnetic: Cage Closed
It can seem a little mean to take a small yet ambitious indie title like Magnetic: Cage Closed, compare it to a critically acclaimed game such as Portal and ... Read more »| 11 Jun 2015 -
Food And Drink
Phagomania: Shifting Sandwiches
Our resident Phagomaniac went on the telly earlier this year to say that the sandwich was making a comeback; at the mid-point of 2015, here are a few of his favourite sandwiches from across history Read more »| 11 Jun 2015 -
IntersectionsHow to Date a Feminist
(Tip #1: Don't assume they're a dominatrix). Deviance questions the fetishisation of feminism and its consequences for sexual liberation Read more »| 11 Jun 2015 -
Food And DrinkFeeling Festive: 6 of the World's Most Unusual Food Festivals
Summertime is festival time, and in the world of food that means smoked meat, happy monkeys, oversized breakfasts and the chance to throw things at each other Read more »| 10 Jun 2015 -
Food And Drink
Filter + Fox, Liverpool
Neighbourhood vibes, top coffee and great attention to detail; we discover a new hidden gem near Liverpool One Read more »| 08 Jun 2015 -
Fashion
ECA students snap up prizes at Graduate Fashion Week
Edinburgh College of Art student Melissa Villevielle has won the Womenswear Collection of the Year award at this year’s Graduate Fashion Week in London... Read more »| 05 Jun 2015
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Tech
Edinburgh's Bus Shelters Go Hi-Tech
Edinburgh introduces state-of-the-art bus stops. What can we expect from them? Read more »| 05 Jun 2015 -
Travel
Travelling in the Digital Age
An honest insight into the world of 21st Century travel... Read more »| 05 Jun 2015 -
Food And Drink
Idle Hands, Manchester
The people behind this pop up coffee shop near Piccadilly station are keeping their appendages rather busy brewing up great coffee Read more »| 05 Jun 2015 -
IntersectionsIn the Deep End: Skinny Dipping in Glasgow
“HALT! ABORT! YOU’RE NOT WEARING ANY CLOTHES!” - The story of Deviance's debut skinny dip with Glasgow Continental. Read more »| 04 Jun 2015 -
Food And Drink
Northwest Food News - June 2015
Still feeling those election blues? Take solace in the fact that June offers a beer festival, a way to combat food waste and the latest British Street Food Award heats Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
Food And Drink
Scottish Food News - June 2015
It's a feast of festivals in this month's food news, with gin, science and magic all getting their moment in the sun – and there's a giant model of Edinburgh made of cake. Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
Food And Drink
Taste the Difference: The Real Junk Food Project
Two women from Liverpool are setting out to reduce food waste with the city's first Real Junk Food Project Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
Tech
Life is Strange: Episode Three – Chaos Theory
Life Is Strange’s second episode, Out of Time, ended on something of a cliffhanger. One of the game’s supporting characters put herself in a life... Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
Tech
Simulating Success: How Simulation Games Brought The Joy
Following the success of Surgeon Simulator and I Am Bread, we spoke to Luke Williams of developers Bossa Studios about simulation games and how they finally embraced the bizarre Read more »| 01 Jun 2015