Living by the Sword
In the early 1990s, surfing underwent a seismic cultural shift. Just as soft rock bands were made to look like dinosaurs almost overnight by the emergence of grunge, so the muscle-bound power surfers who...
Living by the Sword
Morning drinking for holidaymakers at UK airports could be banned under proposals being put forward by the government.
Living by the Sword
A symbol of the travels through the far-off wilderness of America’s west by one of East Lothian’s most famous sons will now be immortalised..in the form of a 15ft tall metal bear.
Living by the Sword
Dog owners are being reminded to take extra care of their pets this Halloween, as new research reveals more than half of pooches get scared at this time of year.
Living by the Sword
Work from soldiers in the trenches gives a unique window into the experiences of those on the front line in the First World War
Living by the Sword
Parts of Scotland could see some unsettled weather this weekend, as the remnants of Hurricane Oscar brush past.
Living by the Sword
The sub-title of this splendid book is “The Nation’s History By The Women Who Lived It.” The key word there is of course “lived.” While it all depends on what you mean by “history,” Rosemary Goring is...
Living by the Sword
Not getting as many likes as you want on Instagram? One company thinks it has cracked the perfect posting schedule.
Living by the Sword
In almost a decade of writing about Scotland’s outdoors folk in this column, I’ve been on the receiving end of a perpetual avalanche of remarkable photography. It’s hard to think, though, of more than...
Living by the Sword
No adieu this, surely, rather an au revoir from a wild child turned magnificent singer of torch songs
Living by the Sword
It has taken 30 years to transform Rick Astley’s public profile from cheesy pop starlet to his current balancing act on the borderline between guilty pleasure and national treasure but now the Olly Murs of his day has a bona fide career revival on his hands...
Living by the Sword
It’s been a big week for violas. Last Thursday, Jane Atkins premiered John McLeod’s masterful new concerto Nordic Fire with the SCO and now the viola is centre stage too at Aberdeen’s sound festival of new music ...
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At 46, Jason Byrne’s assertion that he’s old enough to no longer censor himself, to say whatever he likes, seems redundant given that he’s hardly been the model of restraint in his stand-up career. Nevertheless he’s lately developed a crotchety irritation with modern parenting...
Living by the Sword
As a successful insurance executive, Charles Ives will have known the workings of actuarial risk. As a composer, whose wackiness singled him out as a lone pioneer among the early 20th-century American avant grade...
Living by the Sword
Richard Ashcroft is a wally. That’s not a criticism, not really, as “being a bit of a wally” is an essential personality trait among those who aspire towards shamanistic rock God status. Just look at Jim Morrison and Mick Jagger...
