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Glaswegian writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns, Sir Sam Mendes, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Florence Pugh are among the British Oscar nominees, but there is mounting anger over a lack of diversity among the contenders.
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“It’s probably all downhill from here,” joked Krysty Wilson-Cairns when I interviewed her for The Scotsman just before Christmas. The Glaswegian screenwriter responsible for penning Sam Mendes’ Golden...
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Scotland is well known for its natural beauty, with its abundance of lochs, mountains and much much more.
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The nominations for this year's Academy Awards have been announced, with super-villain origins story Joker picking up the most nods.
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We should stop watching reality TV talent shows that are the modern-day equivalent of Victorian freak shows, writes Alastair Stewart.
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Europe's largest regional airline Flybe is locked into last ditch survival talks with the Government over potential emergency financing after suffering rising losses.
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Since the demise of ECAT, contemporary music hasn’t enjoyed the same profile in Edinburgh. So kudos to ECME for delivering a programme to excite the ear and stretch the mind in their 15th anniversary showcase with new conductor Gordon Bragg.
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Scotland’s food and drink industry is fantastic, but advertising regulations are necessary in the fight against alcohol-related diseases and obesity, writes Guy Parker of the Advertising Standards Authority.
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Scottish Citylink is offering free travel on its services between Edinburgh and Glasgow this weekend, to mark the launch of its brand new fleet of vehicles.
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Amy Beach, born in 1867 in New Hampshire, was singing in tune by one, harmonising with her mother by two, and by four playing piano and composing with distinction. At 16 she made her concerto debut with the Boston Symphony...
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Chimbacalle station in southern Quito is not usually busy at 8am on a Friday. Most Ecuadorians are at work and this old railyard is reserved for tourists who want to make the 90-minute journey up through some dormant volcanoes to Tambillo.
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Superstar violinist Nicola Benedetti provides a “big bang” for children at her inaugural Benedetti Sessions writes Ken Walton
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The legacy of Robert Burns will be celebrated at Celtic Connections’ Auld Lang Syne concert on 25 January, when Eddi Reader, Karen Matheson, Jarlath Henderson and Shona Donaldson perform some of the bard’s greatest works, accompanied by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
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Greg Lawson has re-assembled the mighty GRIT Orchestra for the opening concert of this year’s Celtic Connections, and commissioned some of its members to compose pieces to mark the 700th anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath.
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The debut children’s novel by Easthouses award-winning artist and author Edward Nowak, titled ‘Lola’s Story’, has been published by Austin Macauley Publishers.
