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Book Review: Ghana Must Go »

Thu 06 Jun 2013 by Kelsey Leon | Read more »

Edinburgh scientists make stem cell breakthrough »

Scientists in Edinburgh have taken a vital step forward in understanding how cells can be reprogrammed to become stem cells. New research could pave the way to better understand treatments for diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease a...

Mon 03 Jun 2013 by Ben Cohen | Read more »

Warning over festival fraud risk »

With the summer music, arts and food festival season about to begin across the UK and abroad this summer, a leading online credit reporting agency is highlighting the risks of financial crime and identity fraud at major outdoor events. Equifax recomme...

Mon 03 Jun 2013 by Ben Cohen | Read more »

Xbox One »

The next iteration of Microsoft’s Xbox, the ‘Xbox One’ was revealed on 21 May and has since aroused anger by core gamers. The negativity stems from several different roots — the main one being that the console showcased few gam...

Thu 30 May 2013 by Sean Thompson | Read more »

COMPETITION: Whitehaven Festival »

***Competition now closed*** There is only one month to go now until the Whitehaven Festival and we have a pair of tickets to give away. The lucky winner will be get to see headline acts McFly, The Vamps, James Bourne of Busted, Slade and Les Mckeo...

Wed 29 May 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Review: Woodenbox album launch »

Sat 25 May 2013 by Daniel Lawson | Read more »

Review: Woodenbox - End Game »

Sat 25 May 2013 by Lorenzo Pacitti | Read more »

Scottish Opera reveals 2013/14 season »

Scottish Opera has announced 14 shows at 51 different venues for its 2013/14 season. The company announced its new season one year from the day that its home, Theatre Royal Glasgow, will re-open with a performance of Puccini's Madama Butterfly. Alex ...

Fri 24 May 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Review: Tectonics Festival »

Any comparison between last weekend’s Tectonics festival and the standard Scottish festival setup both starts and ends with wristbands and beer in plastic glasses. Centered around curator Ilan Volkov, alongside the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestr...

Thu 23 May 2013 by Ailsa Clark | Read more »

Fortnight in Fashion »

Last week saw excited fashion industry insiders gather in Glasgow for the launch of new fashion label Hardwear. The brand was founded earlier this year by design duo Holly Baxter and Matthias McGregor, who aim to design and manufacture all their cloth...

Sun 19 May 2013 by Lauren Stephen | Read more »

Blackfriars  »

As we step inside Blackfriars, my boyfriend’s face scrunches. ‘It smells like…like…something’, he says, as we grab a table on the wooden tier that serves as the dining section of the pub. It is a pungent sting of disinfe...

Fri 17 May 2013 by Kate Martin | Read more »

Hiatus - Parklands »

Sat 11 May 2013 by Kate Martin | Read more »

On Before »

Thu 02 May 2013 by Sophie Tolley | Read more »

Parquet Courts - Light Up Gold »

Tue 30 Apr 2013 by Lorenzo Pacitti | Read more »

Alasdair Thomson: Reshaping notions of sculpture »

A disconcerting conflict between eye and mind ensues upon seeing Alasdair Thomson’s most recent work. The light cotton garments which the former determinedly insists hang on the walls are anything but; these hooks support the weight not of woven...

Sat 27 Apr 2013 by Gillian Achurch | Read more »

Sir Colin Davis: 1927 – 2013 »

Over the last few weeks, British public life has been dominated by a number of significant deaths. For many, however, the departure of a major voice in the world of classical music will have been a particularly momentous loss. Davis achieved particula...

Wed 24 Apr 2013 by John Hewitt Jones | Read more »

Concrete, controversy and the post-war problem »

Creaking along linoleum-lined corridors at night, the University of Edinburgh’s main library in George Square can evoke the ambiance of a Beckett play, the soundworld of a composition by Luciano Berio, or the twisted scape of a Francis Bacon pain...

Mon 22 Apr 2013 by Laurie Goodman and John Hewitt Jones | Read more »

Xiayin Wang »

Internationally-acclaimed pianist Xiayin Wang will perform in Scotland as the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) presents an American festival. Conducted by Peter Ondujian, Wang and the RSNO will perform the Barber and Copland piano concertos. ...

Mon 22 Apr 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Edinburgh Coffee Jam »

If, as we parted company at a chill-ridden crossroads one blustery evening, I told you I were off for a spot of ‘cupping’, what would first spring to mind? Don’t answer that, for — unless you are particularly well-informed ...

Sun 21 Apr 2013 by Ben Kendall | Read more »