Young woman in critical condition after three take ill at Coloursfest 05 Aug 2018 14:21 Living by the Sword A young woman is in critical condition in hospital after three people became ill at Coloursfest, the dance music event held at Braehead.
Insight: How Scotland on Sunday made such a mark on Scottish journalism 05 Aug 2018 11:24 Living by the Sword It will start with a celebratory lunch in the building where they launched a new type of Sunday journalism and is likely to end, in time-honoured fashion, in the adjacent howff where drinks were downed into the small hours.
Has Edinburgh Festival Fringe become more socially inclusive? 05 Aug 2018 06:00 Living by the Sword ‘Blue-collar’ writers, actors and directors give their verdict on whether the Fringe is more socially inclusive than the cultural scene in general
Book highlights historical Edinburgh postcards by doyen Phillimore 04 Aug 2018 22:16 Living by the Sword He was considered one of the key exponents of a long-forgotten art form, whose elegant depictions of Edinburgh’s cityscapes remain highly sought after.
Donald Campbell’s Bluebird hydroplane returns to water on Isle of Bute 04 Aug 2018 16:02 Living by the Sword Bluebird, the hydroplane that reached record-breaking speeds, has returned to the water for the first time in more than 50 years after it crashed killing its pilot, Donald Campbell.
Theatre interview: Team behind The House on to a winner 04 Aug 2018 11:51 Living by the Sword The multiple award-winning team behind The House should be a hot ticket – if the rapid-fire script doesn’t trip them up, writes Mark Fisher
Light show ‘spectacular’ opens Edinburgh Festival 04 Aug 2018 08:07 Living by the Sword Mesmerising slides of colour illuminated the front of the Usher Hall as around 15,000 people gathered to witness the spectacular curtain-raiser that heralded the start of the Edinburgh International Festival.
Festival 2018: The Great Big Opening Party 04 Aug 2018 08:00 Living by the Sword FESTIVAL 2018 – the cultural wing of the European Championships – kicked off with this family friendly opening event just as normal Scottish summer weather service resumed. The Great Big Opening Party (right on one of those counts) featured a good cross section of Scottish acts...
Music review: Bryan Ferry | The Pretenders 04 Aug 2018 08:00 Living by the Sword MUCH of Bryan Ferry’s solo output is redolent of the classy club, of natural sophistication, of unflashy opulence and of quiet but agonised heartache, none of which really translated to an audience in plastic ponchos who wanted to dance away at a drizzly Bandstand ...
Music review: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club 04 Aug 2018 08:00 Living by the Sword IF THREE copies of The Velvet Underground’s White Light/White Heat album cover somehow gained sentience and formed a band, they would look and sound exactly like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.
Festival 2018: Sonica Presents Portal 04 Aug 2018 08:00 Living by the Sword “IS IT really scary,” asked a woman pushing a pram, at the end of our health and safety briefing outside the entrance to the Clyde Tunnel. “Naw,” said the security man confidently. The collective shoulders of our small group sagged a little in disappointment.
FESTIVAL 2018: Citizens of Everywhere! 04 Aug 2018 08:00 Living by the Sword AFTER weeks of glorious sunshine, it probably seemed like a droll wheeze to open Citizens of Everywhere! with a recording of a thunderstorm to clear the air. But with predictable irony, it was raining...
Promoters get behind Edinburgh tourist tax plan 04 Aug 2018 05:00 Living by the Sword The promoters behind the Underbelly Fringe venue and Edinburgh’s winter festivals have thrown their weight behind the city’s controversial tourist tax – if it is used for the biggest marketing drive for the capital’s major events.
Interview: Dylan Moran brings new show Dr Cosmos to the Fringe 04 Aug 2018 05:00 Living by the Sword Janet Christie joins Dylan Moran as he muses on the meaning of life, how the internet has changed the way we inhabit time and why laughter is the balm for all the pain in the world
The ancient Highland shielings inspiring 21st Century living 03 Aug 2018 17:40 Living by the Sword They were simple huts lived in during the warmer months by families taking their cattle away up into the hills for summer grazing.