For sale: Scottish church building on market for just £150k 16 Dec 2018 13:14 Living by the Sword Those seeking to buy property in central Scotland will have the opportunity to purchase a former church for just £150,000.
Review: Mazda MX-5 RF 2.0 15 Dec 2018 23:49 Living by the Sword A summer night, a long time ago, I was dispatched to the coast to cover some drama. It had been raining, with enough heat left to waft the scent from pine woods into the road. I can still remember the car...
Marketing Edinburgh chair releases full ‘Disneyfication’ speech 15 Dec 2018 16:45 Living by the Sword Gordon Robertson has released the full speech he made during Marketing Edinburgh’s festive gathering in the Balmoral Hotel.
Martin Lewis: Debt collecting a suicide risk for some 15 Dec 2018 06:00 Living by the Sword Far too many vulnerable people are at risk because of antiquated legislation that near forces companies to bully them.
Tourism chief: ‘Disneyfication’ of Edinburgh would not be a bad thing 15 Dec 2018 06:00 Living by the Sword The figurehead of the body charged with selling Edinburgh to the world has warned it needs to take urgent steps to tackle a “tourism bad” narrative in the city after a summer of discontent.
Theatre reviews: Kinky Boots, Playhouse, Edinburgh | Aladdin, King’s Theatre, Glasgow 14 Dec 2018 17:18 Living by the Sword AT FIRST glance, it’s not the most obvious choice for a Christmas show: the musical of the 2005 film, loosely based on a true story, about a failing Northampton shoe factory that’s saved from closure when its new owner Charlie ...
Music review: Lily Allen, Barrowland, Glasgow 14 Dec 2018 16:40 Living by the Sword “I FEEL like anger is becoming a personality trait, it’s f***ing relentless,” said Lily Allen, moments before the finale of her show, a breezy skip through the righteous dismissal of F*** You. She was talking about the national political mood (Theresa May and Brexit had already been mentioned)...
Interview: Landmark birthday finds Paul Towndrow ready to experiment 14 Dec 2018 14:01 Living by the Sword Serendipity, or just the results of hard work and venturesome vision? Scots saxophonist Paul Towndrow is looking back on his career before celebrating his 40th birthday tomorrow night with a performance...
Glasgow secures Linda McCartney photography exhibition 14 Dec 2018 13:39 Living by the Sword Intimate family portraits captured at the Argyll home of former Beatle Paul McCartney's home in Argyll during the sixties and seventies are to go on display in the UK for the first time.
Dealer wins £12,500 payout from auction house over painting 14 Dec 2018 06:00 Living by the Sword An art dealer has made a 1,000 per cent profit on an aristocrat’s painting after winning a legal battle with the auction house that sold it to him.
John Gibson: Evening News legend laid to rest as famous Capital faces say final farewell 14 Dec 2018 06:00 Living by the Sword FAMOUS faces from the worlds of sport, entertainment, politics and business in the Capital joined other friends and former colleagues to say a final farewell to legendary Evening News columnist John Gibson.
Puffins in Scotland: where and when to see the colourful sea birds 13 Dec 2018 16:50 Living by the Sword Puffins are Scotland's most sought-after seabird due to their strikingly coloured beak, trademark waddling gait and unique behaviour - and spotting them in Scotland is easier than you might think.
Book review: I Am Dynamite! A Life Of Friedrich Nietzsche, by Sue Prideaux 13 Dec 2018 13:19 Living by the Sword When I was an adolescent, I adored Nietzsche. He was the philosophical version of heroin: forbidden, dangerous, ecstatic, incomprehensible. I knew all the key phrases – “what does not kill me makes me stronger”, “become who you are” and most notoriously “God is dead”.
Book reviews: Robin Philipson by Elizabeth Cumming | The Art and Craft of Gertrude Alice Meredith Williams by Phyllida Shaw 13 Dec 2018 13:16 Living by the Sword Not so long ago, books on Scottish art were a rare event. Things have changed and so it is a pleasure to be able now to welcome two new books at once. Elizabeth Cumming has written Robin Philipson, a biography of one of the most notable figures in Scottish art of the post-war decades...
Meet the stars of the Scottish ski mountaineering circuit 13 Dec 2018 12:08 Living by the Sword Skimo, a challenging cross between skiing and mountaineering, is well-suited to Scottish conditions and could soon feature at the Olympics, writes Cat Hart