Paris, Texas might seem like a more natural source of inspiration than Paris, France for the strummed-guitar sound of Tift Merritt’s latest record, Another Country. But to suggest this to the singer-songwriter is to discover why France held such an attraction.
Obituary:Ray Michie, who has died at the age of 74, was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Argyll and Bute and later a member of the House of Lords. She was also - as Janet Bannerman - the daughter of John Bannerman, the much-respected Scottish Liberal stalwart and peer.
Fabric is all too often forgotten about. Flicking through the rails of new season stock, we're all tantalised by those bright colours and trend-conscious silhouettes, ignoring the materials on offer.
Review: This show has been a long time coming. In 1971, a short film for the BBC was proposed, a tale of a woman raking over the coals of a failed relationship, the story told in a series of flashback scenes made up of paintings by Alasdair Gray and poetry by Liz Lochhead.
It is midnight on the streets of Perth and four women are teetering arm-in-arm along the High Street, giggling and animated. The friends spot two men dressed in dark jackets and caps which bear the words "Street Pastors".
Julian Baggini: When reading the runes on big issues, it is natural to turn to big events. So comment on the future of multiculturalism tends to centre on home-grown
Islamic terrorism or riots in Paris’s poor
banlieues.
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