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| Looking on the bright side as Voltaire goes pop |
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Edinburgh International Festival: ‘I have to admit I sort of assumed that there’s basically no argument that can’t be solved by a good beer and a bit of a chinwag.” That’s the reflection of Candide in a new Australian version of the Voltairean satire.
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| Flood prevention a watertight solution … not drain on funds |
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Society: The first impression of a civil engineer is of
someone immersed in materials, rather than personalities, but as a flood prevention officer Alvin Barber places empathy very high on his list of requirements in getting the job done properly.
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| Summerfest 4, RSAMD, Glasgow |
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Review: Day four of the RSAMD's Summerfest week and the Alexander Gibson Opera Studio took on the guise
of a Parisian salon with an all-French programme devoted to the songs and chamber music of Ravel
and Poulenc.
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| Lucy Wainwright Roche, Brel, Glasgow |
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Review: As the daughter of Loudon Wainwright III and the youngest of the fabulous close harmony Roche sisters, Suzzy, as well as half sister of Rufus and Martha Wainwright, some genetic pre-disposition to music-making and songwriting was probably a given.
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| ‘Being nice isn’t funny, I enjoyed being a bitch’ |
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In 2002, after snagging the ultimate romantic comedy catch (Hugh Grant) in Two Weeks Notice, Sandra
Bullock decided it was time to kiss off an increasingly cliché-riddled genre.
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| The definitely, no doubt about it, last Variety Show |
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Brian Beacom explains just exactly how
he went about recreating a world of
jaded egomaniacs, nymphomaniacs, alcoholics and sociopaths
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| John Mayall, O2 Academy, Glasgow |
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Review: Another year, another band, another tour schedule; John Mayall's dedication to the blues truly is heroic. Now, 54 years on from forming the Powerhouse Four, Mayall remains a tireless advocate for the music of which this son of Macclesfield himself has become part of the fabric.
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| Lucy goes back to her musical roots |
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Coming from one of the most well known families in music, and with a background as a school teacher, Lucy Wainwright Roche is not easily fazed.
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| Why fewer means better for Scotland’s regulators |
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Society: It's a very good start, says Lorne Crerar, of his assault on the Byzantine organic complexity of the bodies which regulate Scotland's public services. "It's almost more than I could have hoped for."
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| Sowing the seeds of revolution |
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Sharing land to grow food: what could be simpler? Even as demand for allotments outstrips supply,
a pioneering scheme could offer fresh hope.
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| Care home inspired by village heritage |
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| Snooping on the snoopers |
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| Getting to the core of youth drinking |
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| Search is on for champions with innovative approach |
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| The teen sex stories that just don’t stack up |
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| So close for Murray |
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| Homosexual clergy |
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| Banks are still gambling with the public finances |
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| Mimicking markets: is that really a government’s job? |
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| Lessons to learn from this tentative peace |
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| Even tennis seems to be a victim of rackets |
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| Hitting the buffers |
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| Are we seeing the birth of a new Scottish Enlightenment? |
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| If you want a real deterrent, take a look at Trident’s cost |
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| A sad death, yes … but not a global tragedy |
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| Diageo should hear public’s outrage expressed at the highest level |
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| Weans show behaving well is child’s play |
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| There is no logic in nationalising banks but then having no say in their operation |
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| Future chances |
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| Decision denies terminally-ill patients the right to assisted euthanasia |
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| Ensuring a greener future for Scotland means investment should not be spent on developing airports |
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| Precision in language adds to clarity of meaning |
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| Getting to the point |
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| Listening to the crofters |
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| We salute you |
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| Royal dissent |
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| Cut from a different cloth |
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| Current affairs |
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| Learning his lines |
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| Blame culture |
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| Nigels’ days are numbered |
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| VIDEO: Scottish Fashion Awards |
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| Future of famous fashion label in doubt |
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| A thoroughly modern take on the spirit of the 1970s |
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| Huggable bags to perfectly complement your wardrobe |
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| White Denim, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh |
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| Summerfest 2, RSAMD, Glasgow |
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| Summerfest 1 – Governors’ Prize Winners’ Recital |
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| Glasgow Jazz Festival, Scottish National Jazz |
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| Jeff Beck, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow |
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| Pre-Summerfest Concert, RSAMD, Glasgow |
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| Lenny Kravitz, O2 Academy, Glasgow |
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| NDT2, Eden Court Theatre, Inverness |
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| The Taming of the Shrew, Botanic Gardens, Glasgow |
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| The Tales of Hoffmann, RSAMD, Glasgow |
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| Stewart Forbes & David Newton |
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| Emiliana Torrini, Oran Mor, Glasgow |
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| BBC Radio Scotland Young Jazz Musician of the Year, Old Fruitmarket |
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| Neil Young, Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre |
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| Cinema: The Girlfriend Experience |
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| Chick Corea |
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| Karl Malden |
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| Bob Brown: an appreciation |
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| Vicente Ferre |
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| John Joseph Houghtaling |
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| Arthur Erickson |
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