The Big Read: Ripped – the tyranny of the male body beautiful
WAY back in the early days of this year’s Love Island season, one of the key dramatic moments was the arrival on the...
Further, faster, higher, younger…. Edinburgh’s festivals of extremes
EDINBURGH, during its festivals, can be like one big competition for the best party trick – from flaming nipple tassels to endurance portrait-sketching....
Is hard time about to get harder?
The thought of giving up smoking fills many people with dread – but imagine going cold turkey in a tiny locked room with...
Future shock: With mysterious mass graves, ancient abandoned villages and dragonglass, Scotland makes Game of Thrones look tame
HOW do you know when someone doesn’t own a TV? They’ll tell you. For the benefit for such self-righteous blowhards, Game of Thrones...
Missing midwife search moves to countryside
A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was found during the search for missing midwife Samantha Eastwood....
Don’t let the blind men of Brexit take us over the cliff
IN the beginning there was just Brexit. Then we had Soft Brexit and Hard Brexit, and latterly No-Deal Brexit. Now comes a new...
Profile: Spanish Civil War photographer Gerda Taro
SHE was famous once, admired for her pioneering photographic coverage of the Spanish Civil War in the Thirties. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16399118.profile-spanish-civil-war-photographer-gerda-taro/
Meet the woman who is changing the culture of fear among hospitality workers
A GLASGOW bartender has founded an organisation to ensure the safety of hospitality staff travelling home after late night shifts. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16399119.meet-the-woman-who-is-changing-the-culture-of-fear-among-hospitality-workers/
Meet the pro-union activist who has worked for the Orange Order and denies Jews were murdered in gas chambers
The founder of a pro-Union group which has been protesting pro-independence marches has said he “stands by” his claim that gas chambers were...
Comment: In this comsumer society, all of us should know our rights
A few weeks ago I booked a flight from London to Edinburgh, but when I tried to catch it I was told it...
