Wizard of Dross: Previewing Richard Hughes’ new exhibition
Richard Hughes’ most ambitious paean to urban decay takes us further down his grey brick road of yesteryear, finds Moira JeffreyIF THE Wizard Of Oz was set in the West Midlands around 1988, it might...
View ArticleInterview: Tame Impala, on their band of psychedelia
Tame Impala don’t have to do drugs or dig up the past to resurrect the soul of psychedelia, Aidan Smith discovers‘Hang on a minute, dude,” says Kevin Parker, “I need to get comfortable.” And while his...
View ArticleFilm review: The Master (15)
THE Master is a baggy character study which dips into L Ron Hubbard’s back story when necessary, finds Siobhan Synnot.PAUL Thomas Anderson is not a man you should send out for your messages; chances...
View ArticleFordyce Maxwell: I subscribe to the theory that old age is always ten years...
NOTHING like a good start to the day and – old joke alert – reading the obituaries of a friend, died suddenly at 56, and of a former colleague, equally suddenly at 63, as a Hound of the Baskervilles...
View ArticleClaire Black: A feedback form for a holiday cottage recently revealed my...
I PROBABLY shouldn’t say this, but I quite like it when things don’t go to plan. Not for me, obviously, but for other people. You know, that moment when everyone thinks one thing is going to happen and...
View ArticleWhat’s knot to like: How Paxman’s dispensation with ties might be fashionable
Jeremy Paxman’s rejection of the tie may just turn it into the height of fashion, says Janet Christie.LAST week, Jeremy Paxman appeared tieless on Newsnight, still in a smart suit, but with his top...
View ArticleThe Borders Railway: ‘This is a line that was built to last’
WITH the Borders rail reopening proving as contentious as its closure, can the benefits ever outweigh the costs in an age of austerity, ask Dani Garavelli and Alastair Dalton.Last week, on a crisp...
View ArticleInterview: Graham Linehan; comedy writer known for Father Ted and the IT Crowd
Father Ted writer Graham Linehan tells Claire Black about his robust yet reverential approach to a colourful adaptation of black comedy classic, The LadykillersTHERE’S no point asking Graham Linehan...
View ArticleKenny Farquharson: Michael Marra invited us to consider our own stories could...
THE death last week of Dundonian singer-songwriter Michael Marra hit me like a train, and I’ve been trying to figure out why.It’s not as if I knew him particularly well – I’d met him a few times down...
View ArticleBill Jamieson: Upswing needs debt levels to come down
ONE of the joys of Scottish public policy is that few people ever mention debt. It’s such a dull, depressing thing. And terrible though it is, there’s not much we can do about it. So why waste our time...
View ArticleScotland may still be struggling to emerge from the economic recession
SCOTLAND may still be struggling to emerge from the economic recession, according to the head of a key business organisation.Delegates will attend the annual conference of the Institute of Directors...
View ArticleRenaissance Care sets sights on care home growth
A CARE home operator owned by industry veteran and serial entrepreneur Robert Kilgour has laid out plans to double in size in a move that will see it build three facilities to help meet the needs of an...
View ArticleSkyscanner seeks 100 more staff as revenue soars
TRAVEL search company Skyscanner has launched a recruitment drive to fill 100 roles in Scotland by the end of 2013 and has revealed plans to open a further office in Glasgow.Skyscanner employs 150...
View ArticleBP urged to reveal cash payout plan after £16.7bn sale of Russian stake
INVESTORS will urge oil giant BP this week to spell out what plans it has to return cash from its recent Russian deal.Market analysts say the sale process is progressing well but that it is too early...
View ArticleWarning over move to change Interface
AN EXPERT has warned Scottish ministers not to “kill the goose that lays the golden egg” when they make changes to the ways in which universities interact with businesses.Derek Waddell,...
View ArticleComment: Under-pressure RMJM needs trophy assets fast
RMJM, the biggest architectural practice in Scotland, famed for its involvement in the Scottish parliament building and for briefly hiring former Royal Bank of Scotland boss Fred Goodwin, has been...
View ArticleAnalysis: When achievement goes beyond the simple first or 2:1
THE increase in first degree classifications reflects the hard work of our students.When taking account of the high calibre of entrants from our schools (with the Higher pass rate increasing from 75.2...
View ArticleDirector dealings: Couple of sweet deals with the real thing
INGREDIENTS producer PureCircle recently unveiled two agreements with drinks giant Coca-Cola. The company, which manufactures products based on a plant called stevia, will work with Coca-Cola to look...
View ArticleJeff Salway: Growing pains for Junior ISAs
THE UK government is coming under renewed pressure to review its flagship child savings initiative, launched in a blaze of publicity just a year ago.Junior individual savings accounts (Jisas) hit the...
View ArticleScotland’s weather: Blanket of snow gives way to wintry showers
SNOW that blanketed parts of Scotland is to give way to cold, wet weather this week, forecasters predict.The Met Office said that, after a crisp start, the weekend will turn mild and dank today, with...
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