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A royal palace could once be found hidden down an Edinburgh close but the richly decorated complex of buildings has long disappeared from the city streets.
Living by the Sword
A few weeks ago, regular readers may remember, this column had some fun with numbers – well, one number in particular: the “skier days” total recorded this year by Scotland’s five main ski centres, CairnGorm, Glencoe, Glenshee, The Lecht and Nevis Range.
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Work to dismantle the dangerous parts of the Mackintosh building at Glasgow School of Art are continuing this week, with the aim of stabilising the remaining structure so local residents can return to their homes and businesses.
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It all started with a bold and hilarious show called Wendy Hoose, first seen four years ago at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow, and on tour around Scotland. Wendy Hoose tells the tale of a young man from Paisley who goes onto the dating app Tinder in search of a quick hook-up...
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The Guardian once reported that Louis De Bernières had made so much money from Captain Corelli’s Mandolin that he would have no need ever to work again. Happily, need or not, he continues to write, and So Much Life Left Over is a richly enjoyable, agreeably old-fashioned novel.
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I always imagine that the authors of mystery novels must rue the invention of mobile phones. A quick call to ask a question, a text to avoid a misunderstanding or even research done on the hoof by Googling a fact must be the enemy of trying to keep suspense going.
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In an art world in which so much is posited on the self, portraiture might start to look like an old fashioned form. However, there are welcome reminders that it is alive and dynamic: the recent show of...
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The summer season is a great time to make the most of the great outdoors, with hiking, camping and gardening all much easier and more enjoyable in warmer weather.
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Tacita Dean’s show at the Fruitmarket Gallery, part of of this year’s Edinburgh Art Festival, focuses on the art of acting. Interview by Susan Mansfield
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Nelson Mandela would have celebrated his 100th birthday today. Here were look at his historic visit to Glasgow, the first in the world to offer him Freedom of the City.
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Viewers north of the border spent a daily average of three hours and 46 minutes in front of their TV set, 24 minutes more than the UK average of three hours and 23 minutes.
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POLITICIANS are being told they should have to pay to use a new full-time gym at the Scottish Parliament, which costs almost £4000 of taxpayers’ money each year.
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Helen Dunmore died a year ago, too young at 64, and at the height of her powers as a writer; her last novel Birdcage Walk was ambitious in conception, admirable in execution, disturbing and highly enjoyable.
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This year’s RSA Open Exhibition has more than 350 works, selected from a submission of more than 2,000. They are all hung in the low, downstairs galleries of the RSA building. The 350 works are of course all small.
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Archaeologists have made an “astonishing” find of 2,000-year-old hair on Orkney with hopes the strands will unlock rich detail about Iron Age life in Scotland
