27,000 flock to see V&A Dundee in its first week
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More than 27,000 members of the public have visited the new V&A Dundee museum in its first week of opening.
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27,000 flock to see V&A Dundee in its first week
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More than 27,000 members of the public have visited the new V&A Dundee museum in its first week of opening.
Looking glass lorry breaks theatre’s fourth wall
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They have staged plays in an airport terminal, on a ferry and in the Glasgow Subway – and are now about to take audiences on a lorry round Paisley.
Book review: The Cryotron Files, by Iain Dey and Douglas Buck
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This is a fascinating, informative and occasionally frustrating book. It is concerned with the life of Dudley Buck, a pioneer in the field of computing, whose genius brought him to the attention of the National Security Agency.
Review: DS7 Crossback
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Since the “media” debut in February of the DS7 Crossback I hadn’t seen another. That’s not a surprise. While it is visually hard to miss it carries a premium price. The sales graph will be gradual for this parvenu to the playground of “those three Germans” and assorted Volvos...
Edinburgh photographer’s snaps of life in 1950s on display for first time
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They are drawn from a treasure trove of images capturing everyday life in Edinburgh half a century ago.
Fifty years on, snapshots reveal a bygone Edinburgh
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They are drawn from a treasure trove of images capturing everyday life in Edinburgh half a century ago.
Book review: Varina, by Charles Frazier
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I am quite enjoying this recent trend for fictionalising the lives of real-life characters. My favourite still has to be Curtis Sittenfeld’s American Wife, which tells the story of a woman who, although she is given a different name, is based on the wife of George Bush Snr, Laura.
How Scotland lit up star Japanese writer’s life
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A previously unknown postcard written by Japanese literary legend Soseki Natsume on a trip to Robert Burns’ cottage in Ayr has emerged which experts say casts new light on the author’s time in the UK.
Comcast wins £30bn battle against Fox for control of Sky
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Comcast has won the long-running battle for control of Sky after beating Fox with a £30 billion-plus bid for the broadcaster.
Art review: Scottish Design Galleries & Ocean Liners - Speed and Style, V&A Dundee
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The best thing about V&A Dundee isn’t its signature building but the spectacular story of 500 years of Scottish design contained within, writes Scotsman art critic Duncan Macmillan.
Review: Scottish Design Galleries and Ocean Liners exhibition at V&A Dundee
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The best thing about V&A Dundee isn’t its signature building but the spectacular story of 500 years of Scottish design contained within, writes Scotsman art critic Duncan Macmillan.
Leith named one of the coolest city neighbourhoods in the world
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A leading travel magazine has named Leith in their list of the 50 coolest city neighbourhoods in the world.
Finale of BBC’s Bodyguard will leave viewers ‘deeply satisfied’
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The highly-anticipated finale of political thriller Bodyguard will leave viewers “deeply” satisfied, one of its stars has said.
Music review: BBC SCO
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CENTENARIES are great for bringing out the forgotten curiosities of a major composer’s output. Earlier this year Glasgow was lucky enough to hear Leonard Bernstein’s Mass, part Godspell, part Ken Russell.
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