Contents 19 NOVEMBER - 3 DECEMBER
Cover story: Bar Guide With the festive season well under way, it’s high time to start getting merry. We present you with the forty best pubs in Glasgow and Edinburgh, whether you’re looking for the hippest pre-club venues, the best places for food, or just fancy a good pint in a traditional boozer. Starts on page 18. Features 14 Bunny and The Bull White Lightnin’star Ed Hogg chats to us about his new movie, in which he plays an agoraphobic worrier reminiscing about happier times travelling around Europe. Boosh-ers Noel Fielding and Julian Barrett come along for the ride.
30 GSA retrospective As the Glasgow School of Art celebrates its centenary we ask some notable alumni about their experiences there.
Regulars 2 First Word Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody tells it like it is. 7 Get Stuffed Our food pages get a new look. Now you can see, at a glance, all the recent new openings in Glasgow and Edinburgh, plus food news and opinion.
Around Town
Books Clubs
Comedy Film
Kids LGBT
Music
Theatre
Visual Art Classified
Offers
Social Science Pedal for Scotland Events
Leanne Shapton Zadie Smith Michael Crichton Pieter Waterdrinker Eduardo Galeano
Wasabi Disco Fortified Slow Club Dare
Pippa Evans Pam Ann
Stephen Poliakoff A Serious Man Glorious 39 The Informant Paranormal Activity Law Abiding Citizen DVDs
Edinburgh Christmas Events
Rocky Horror Show Events
Ryuichi Sakamoto Ojos De Brujo Slayer Ryan Quigley/ Brassjaw Burnt Island Shields Up Regina Spektor Records Jazz & Folk Classical
Pantomime in Scotland Rumpelstiltskin We Will Rock You Waltz of the Cold Wind
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What You See Is Where You’re At 88
Luke Fowler Karla Black Salt of the Earth review
Recruitment Courses & Tuition Message Board Property Personal
Reader Offers
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