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A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran.
• Is the Edinburgh festival a ‘plastic nightmare’? According to Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s tweet, it seems to be. The celebrity chef tweeted his concern at the amount of single-use plastic that is still prevalent across the festival’s venues and bars. Other attendees were quick to agree and despite some venues’ promise to be more environmentally conscious, it seems like the festival still has a long way to go. • The Virgin Money Half Price Hut on the Mound is offi cially open. You can get half-price tickets for shows taking place that day and it’s a fantastic way to take a gamble or see something you wouldn’t normally. Take a look at the new Inspiration Machine, located beside the hut, while you’re at it. It’s open daily from 10am to 9pm, until Monday 26 August.
• The impact of Brexit is already causing trouble at the Edinburgh Festivals, according to The Guardian. There are reports
that the city is set to lose a £20 million pound investment from Spiegelworld, a Las Vegas circus company, due to uncertainties over leaving the EU. Over at the Edinburgh International Festival, artistic director Fergus Linehan told The Financial Times that some artists are refusing to be paid in sterling, due to the instability of the pound in the lead up to Brexit.
5 STAR SHOWS
America Is Hard to See
The Desk Sea Sick
Until the Flood
Fempire: Mess by Kirsten Vangsness
Are we not drawn onward to new erA
Atomic Saloon Show Bryony Kimmings: I’m a Phoenix, Bitch
Camille O’Sullivan Sings Cave Fox-tot!
Goss Foley E D I N B U R G H ’ S # 1 A G O N Y A U N T
Dear Goss, I’ve just found my wife in the arms of a drag queen behind the Spiegeltent and I’m bereft! Any advice on getting over heartbreak? RICH, JILTED HUSBAND, 30
Do you remember the video game Simpsons:
Hit and Run (2003)? I certainly do. The
character Homer (of the titular Simpsons)
regularly repeated the
phrase ‘possessions are fl eeting’. For me,
love is just another
‘possession’, so - to paraphrase Homer –
‘love is fl eeting’. I hope that helps.
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• The Scotsman Hotel raises the curtain on its new luxury cinema, the Scotsman Picturehouse. Boasting beautifully restored Edwardian decorative features, leather and velvet seating and ambient lighting, movie-goers will be able to view classics, blockbusters and cult hits in a setting of vintage opulence. • The fi rst batch of The Scotsman’s Fringe First winners have been announced. The annual awards recognise new writing premiered at the festival and are judged by some of the foremost arts and culture critics in the city. Week one winners include Mustard, Raven, Arthur, How Not to Drown, Enough and Rich Kids:
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A D A M R I C H E S | S H A P P I K H O R S A N D I | D A N I E L C O N N E L L Animals have been a recurring feature in Fringe posters this year and with lots of dogs and bird-related content on offer, it’s now time for some miscellaneous creatures to get their shot at stardom. Here are some of our favourites from the animal kingdom.