Spirit of the Wild is a free outdoor exhibition which opened today in St Andrew Square and forms part of the International Science Festival. Steve Bloom’s photos have appeared in many places throughout Europe, but this is the first time they’ve been seen in Scotland.
The photos represent 10 years’ work for Steve, who has travelled the word to [...]
Chocolate Soup is just off the Royal Mile at Hunter Square (The Tron) and is a chocoholic’s paradise. They do a variety of soups and sandwiches here, but the real star of the show is the huge variety of hot chocolate on offer.
They also do a good selection of smoothies and ‘choctails’ which are desserts [...]
Vinyl Villains is a music shop on Elm Row, at the top of Leith Walk. It opened years ago, when vinyl was the only music medium available.
It still specialises in vinyl, mainly second hand, but also has CDs, tapes, films and DVDs. It’s easy to spend a lot of time in here browsing everything they have [...]
Lynne McNicoll is an extraodinary woman living in Edinburgh. She is currently Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year for Scotland 2009 after raising £650,00 to date for Teenage Cancer Trust. This money has helped create a temporary children’s cancer unit at the Sick Kids’ Hospital in Edinburgh, but she wishes to create a new specialist cancer unit for young [...]
On Monday 15th March, at Cramond Kirk Halls in Cramond Village, there will be a Reiki and Indian Head massage charity night. This is in aid of C.C.L.A.S.P -Children’s Cancer and Leukemia Charity which is Edinburgh based.
The 30 minute sessions will take place between 6.00pm and 9.00pm and will cost £10 each.
There shall be several [...]
I attended the Scottish premiere of ‘For the Love of Mrs Brown’ at the Edinburgh Playhouse this evening.
This is the fourth installment (of the trilogy!) covering the antics of Mrs Brown’s life, starring Irish comedian Brendan O’Carroll. This production is not for those who are easily offended as strong and vulgar language is used throughout.
In previous productions, we [...]
An old man sits confined by a stroke in a wheelchair, eyes fixed on a television screen. As he struggles to communicate with his carer, he relives episodes from earlier in his life, and the memory of his past accomplishments, his loves and his losses give him the determination to recover.
The man is Eduardo Paolozzi, [...]
The sound of heavy footsteps on an empty stair, the rustling of an invisible silk skirt and a shadowy figure disappearing through a castle wall: all these strange events and happenings have been reported by staff and visitors at Edinburgh’s Lauriston Castle over the years.
A beautifully-preserved Edwardian mansion built around a 16th century tower house, [...]
Are we more envious than ever? Are men greedier than women? What’s the most wrathful part of the UK?
Professor Richard Wiseman of the University of Hertfordshire is hoping to get the answers to some of these questions using an online survey being run as part of the Edinburgh International Science Festival.
The survey will be online [...]
