Living by the Sword
A live show inspired by specimens of human remains from an anatomy museum, footage of occult rituals staged at stone circles around Scotland and pop-up performances of magic inspired by the current political...
Living by the Sword
Sir Paul McCartney was almost known by a different name, he has revealed as he visited his old school.
Living by the Sword
Tim Connor and Francesca Armstrong both have a weakness for fancy designer shoes, with Fran owning hundreds including her favourite – Louboutins.
Living by the Sword
From not combing your hair at night to cat claws laid in the foundations of houses, superstitions long underpinned everyday life in the Highlands and Islands as people sought safety from harm as well as a dose of good fortune.Here were look at 13 superstitions...
Living by the Sword
Fiona Shepherd picks her highlights from Festival 2018, the cultural strand of the European Championships
Living by the Sword
If you were shown Jack Knox’s 1968 painting How it is devoid of context, without an artist’s name, era or location, you might find yourself momentarily nonplussed. I confess I might. Was this painted in the East Village, by an artist playing around on the cusp of abstract expressionism and pop art?
Living by the Sword
The title comes from a memory that has haunted the show’s leading actor, Quebecois stage and screen star Isabelle Vincent, for more than two decades. Back in 1995, just after the second Quebec independence referendum ...
Living by the Sword
Somerset Maugham gave one book of short stories the title The Mixture As Before; and so indeed it doubtless was. There’s no reason why novelists should be expected or required to strike out into new territory.
Living by the Sword
Creative agency MadeBrave has announced a tie-up with Edinburgh-based content production company Campfire.
Living by the Sword
A massive stash of the ‘original recipe’ Irn Bru has been found at the Pavilion Theatre in Glasgow as staff returned following a devastating fire which affected the venue.
Living by the Sword
A remarkable archive kept by the mother of the world’s first test tube baby has been revealed to mark the 40th anniversary of her birth.
Living by the Sword
The esoteric, niche world of podcasting has displaced live radio in my household, writes Martyn McLaughlin.
Living by the Sword
Nine in ten Facebook users admit they feel low when they see their friends’ posts about travel, new research has found.
Living by the Sword
Archaeologists believe they have discovered the hand markings of a Pictish man on an anvil found in Orkney.
Living by the Sword
Since the contemporary visual art programme at Mount Stuart began 16 years ago, an impressive array of artists have made work in response to the neo-gothic country retreat of the Marquesses of Bute, its collections and its history.
