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I Priceyourmeal.com has launched a new section which allows diners to haggle over the price of meals with top restaurateurs at prices ranging from 1p. The idea was dreamed up by entrepreneur Sukhvir Dhillon (pictured) and will initially focus on Glasgow restaurants.
I Tennent's Lager have transferred their sponsorship of the Scottish Cup to the country's national football team. The four-year sponsOrship deal will run until after the World Cup finals in South Africa in 2010. Whether the Scotland side makes it to the finals is yet to be seen.
I The Muriel Spark society has applied to the Scottish Writers’ Museum for a memorial to the late author. If successful, the stone slab will be placed in Makar’s Court, alongside epithet—bearing tributes to other key Scottish writers such as Sir Walter Scott and Robert Burns.
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I Prospect magazine have launched a new website. www.architecturescotland.co.uk. which aims to be ‘an indispensable source of information, debate and inspiration.‘ The comprehensive site features news articles. features. information on new buildings and a forum for aficionados of the art and science of buildings.
I There are still tickets available for The Stand in Edinburgh’s comedy benefit in aid of the Scottish Palestine society, a group which builds solidarity with the
The Stripped Art Gallery is the latest addition to the capital's contemporary art scene. Situated on St Stephen Street in Stockbridge, the newly opened gallery - which aims
3 to be a pretension-free, accessible platform for fresh talent - launches
with an exhibition of work by Edinburgh artist Nicola Cairns.
Palestinian people living under Israeli occupation or in refugee camps. Among those appearing are Rowena Campbell, Bill Dewar, and Jewish comedian Ivor Dembina. www.thestand.co.uk
I A $300 million plan to make Glasgow Airport a ‘world class gateway' has been unveiled. The development, which includes a $325 million terminal expansion and a second international pier, will take place over nearly a quarter of a century and will create up to 4000 jobs. However, environmental campaigners have already warned of potential climate damage from increased aviation emissions.
I Your Sound, the monthly industry showcase for unsigned bands in Scotland, is set to take place at King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut from 4-8pm on Sun 5 November. Bands are being urged to enter their demos immediately to be in with a chance of making the play list courtesy of guest DJs My Latest Novel (below), or even being named Artist of the Month.
I The empty VA Tech factory in Leith. which had been earmarked as a possible home for Scotland's new modern art gallery is to return to its manufacturing roots. The ‘blue box' building was to form the centre of a proposed new arts quarter in Edinburgh. This latest development means that the National Galleries of Scotland are still without a home for the recently-purchased collection of contemporary art from Anthony d'Offay. showcased in the last issue of The List.
‘If I was in charge of this country, I would make sure that sanitary towels were made free for all women.’ Wonder if Messrs Cameron or Brown will fancy Jade Goody '3 core policy?
‘All this talk about “You guys should get back together” is a complete load of bollocks. And let’s not forget, when we were together, there were lots of people who fucking hated us.’
Eric Idle isn 't that smitten with a Monty Python reunion.
‘We’re just trying to expand the amount of stuff in Cornish that’s out there. It’s good to have some other things rather than just folk songs and the odd hymn.’ Matthew Clarke tel/s why his band Skwardya are recording Beatles songs into the sister language of Welsh and Breton.
‘At last. I’ve hit the Holy Grail of animation gigs.’ David Bowie is a very happy 59-year- o/d due to his voiceover role in a future episode of SpongeBob Square/Dams.
‘If you can’t take a joke, why don’t you leave and get your money back?’
Barbara Streisand responds to a heck/er during her recent Madison Square Gardens show. He did [ust that, becoming a very rich man once again.
‘My first couple of albums talked about drama, death, tragedy, controversy. This album is about love. To be honest, I would love for it to be the last one.’
We hear you, P Diddy.
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