Review: Honda Jazz 1.5 and Civic diesel
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Honda makes one of the fastest and most exotic of rare cars, the NSX. It also makes a very hot hatchback called the Civic Type R.
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Crime-thriller for children puts boot into bigotry
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Violence, gangs, killings, kidnapping, an attempt to wrest a hidden fortune from thugs in a run-down area in the west of Scotland, oh, and a Black and White Minstrel troupe… sounds like the usual tartan noir novel.
Song to remember lost fishermen races up charts
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A new song in memory of two Scottish fishermen who were lost when the Nancy Glen prawn trawler sank is climbing the charts.
Encore for neglected Leith theatre as bands return
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The Edinburgh International Festival is set to return to a neglected theatre building in Leith this summer after an absence of 30 years.
Theatre review: The Weir | The Sound of Music | Party Politics
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THE idea of the supernatural is as old as humanity itself; and the genius of Conor McPherson’s great 1997 play The Weir is that it captures that unique human moment when we tremble on the brink between the ordinary world and the uncanny...
Music review: Francis Macdonald and the Scottish Festival Orchestra Soloists
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WATCHING your breath rising in the cold air, listening to the sound of soft strings and harp reverberating around the walls of a wholly peculiar building with freakishly atmospheric acoustics – this show was a true collector’s item by the time the first few notes had been struck.
Film review: Columbus
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A STORY of love, loss and architecture, Columbus is the sort of exquisitely constructed, beautifully acted drama that’s been edged out of the arthouse circuit in recent years. That’s too bad given it’s...
Theatre review: Deathtrap
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IMAGINE a world in which there are absolutely no nice people – no tenderness, no kindness, no mercy, no real morality; then combine it with all the twists and tropes of a traditional murder mystery, and add a layer of fiendish meta-theatrical jokery by making the central character a playwright.
Martin Lewis: A matter of life insurance and death
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All parents want to see their children grow up and flourish. The thought of not being there, and the impact that would have on them, is almost too unpleasant to bear.
Music review: The Scottish Ensemble with Karen Cargill
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As stand-in replacements go, revered Scottish mezzo Karen Cargill must be right up there. Covering for an indisposed Christine Rice, Cargill was making her debut with the Scottish Ensemble in an eclectic...
Music review: Scottish Chamber Orchestra with John Butt
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Another concert, another stand-in, and another revered musician gamely jumping in to help out at the last minute – in this case period specialist John Butt, the Dunedin Consort’s music director and professor of music in Glasgow...
Kevin Buckle: There is no Creative Scotland conspiracy over music funding
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Given how badly Creative Scotland handle their funding and, probably more importantly, how badly they explain how they handle their funding, it is no wonder artists want more input if not control.
Jane Bradley: How dads can make a more equal world for their daughters
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If more men took parental leave, it could lead to a sea change in attitudes among employers, writes Jane Bradley.
17 stunning pictures that will make you want to never leave Scotland
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We asked our readers to share photos showcasing Scotland at its very best - and we weren’t disappointed.
Travel: Daios Cove, Crete
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The sun had just risen, but I was oblivious to its penetrating rays. Bunked down in a cave without creature comforts or tools of communication, sleep was all enveloping – until I was nudged awake by a goat.
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