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Ben Castle-Gibb as Frankenstein

A modern Frankenstein – with Mary Shelley at its heart

Culture
Frankenstein - it's a book that's become a monster in itself over the years. Mary Shelley's Gothic tale, first published in 1818, has gone on...
Shlok Godiyal and Louis Duncan Payne discuss the Super Power Agency at Leith Acadamye with author Ian Rankin (Photo: Angus Blackburn)

Writer Ian Rankin joins the Super Power Agency

Books
ebus author Ian Rankin shared some of his love of literacy with a group of Scots schoolchildren yesterday. He was supporting the Super Power Agency,...

Celebrating the nation’s micro-distilleries

Books | Reviews
Distillation is a sort of magic that involves taking humble grains and turning them into wonderfully intoxicating spirits. Industrialisation has sucked the magic from the...
Voyage at the 2019 Christmas at the Botanics, held at the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh (Photo: Phil Wilkinson)

Christmas at the Botanics opens for third year

Culture
Christmas at the Botanics has opened at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, unveiling a series of magical light installations inspired by Christmas. This year’s event...

The Steamie is back at the SSE Hydro next month

Culture | Scotland
The Steamie has become one of Scotland's favourite theatre shows - and it's returning for New Year. Tony Roper’s play which the nation has taken...

Celebrating the Gaelic experience

Books | Reviews
A forgotten and marginalised culture, the Gaelic experience is exposed as it was, is and all it might be. Written in both English and Gaelic,...
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