CONTENTS
15 - 29 November
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The Wish List
Ssh, whisper it, there are less than 40 shopping days left to Christmas. But worry not, your fairy godmothers here at
The List have trawled the shops, quizzed the country’s top chefs and sifted through the numerous seasonal events happening across Edinburgh and Glasgow, to bring you ‘The Wish List', your complete guide to having fun this festive season. Oh yes, and we've even drawn up a list of resolutions so you can stop feeling guilty about all the weeks of gluttony which lie ahead before you even get started. It's a feast of festive delights.
CHRISTMAS COMPLETELY UNWRAPPED!
GLASGOW AND EDINBURGH EVENTS GUIDE
SHOP THE ULTIMATE GIFT GUIDE I EAT CHRISTMAS SECRETS OF THE MASTER CHEFS DANCE CHRISTMAS AND HOGMANAY CLUBBINGI LAUGH PICK A PANTOMIME
10 The Darjeeling Limited
Jason Schwartzman explains why co-scripting and acting in Wes Anderson's film about three brothers travelling across India was one big adventure.
12 Scotland's hottest young bands The Twilight Sad and a host of other brilliant acts to watch out for.
16 Happy Birthday Optimo We pay tribute to Djs Twitch and Wilkes as their legendary Glasgow club night clocks up a decade of dancefloor delirium.
20 Brick Lane Monica Ali's prize-winning novel finally makes it onto the big screen.
94 Get Stuffed in Inverness Kirstin lnnes ventures north for a gourmet weekend break.
96 Plucked, pampered and preened Mark Robertson and Diana Kiernander check out the huge range of holistic treatments on offer at the new breed of ‘super salons'.
I 2 A bottle of Sailor Jerry for the Letter of the Issue I 6 Win £100 to spend at IKEA I 6 Free cinema tickets to The Darjeeling Limited I 6 Win Shindig! goody bags I 15 Win tickets to Edinburgh’s Hogmanay I 46 Win a Fassbinder DVD box set - . I 69 Win tickets to Morgan’s Spiced Spiced event ' . I 64 Win Led Zeppelin’s new DVD
Agenda
2 LETTERS
4 15 DAYS TO LIVE 7 NEWS
8 NEWS EXTRA
What'sOn 23 AROUND TOWN
26 BOOKS 28 COMICS
29 CLUBS 36 COMEDY 38 FILM
57 KIDS 58 LGBT
59 MUSIC 62 RECORDS
79 THEATRE 86 TV 87 VISUAL ART
Liie&Ster
93 EAT & DRINK 94 TRAVEL
96 SHOP
98 CLASSIFIED
Rear View
104 ANSWER MACHINE: TOM CONTI
AND FINALLY...
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