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In The Beano’s 80th anniversary year, one of its most popular characters also celebrated her 65th birthday. As well as setting a bad example for decades, it was announced that Minnie the Minx will star in her own live-action TV show from Beano Studios, the multimedia brand which has helped revitalise Dundee’s DC Thomson. (DP)
99 KELLY MACDONALD ONALD PUZZLE SOLVER
Macdonald made jigsaws cool again when she gsaws cool again when she launched this year’s Edinburgh International Film Edinburgh International Film Festival with relationship drama Puzzle. And she’s nship drama Puzzle. And she’s about to reprise her Brave role as Merida in the Brave role as Merida in the upcoming Wreck-It Ralph sequel, Ralph Breaks Ralph sequel, Ralph Breaks the Internet. (MR)
98 CHVRCHES SACRED SPACES
Love is Dead once again proved Chvrches have again proved Chvrches have a knack for gorgeous synth-pop, us synth-pop, this time adding a political edge olitical edge and including a collaboration with The National’s Matt Berninger. Vocalist / co-writer / co-producer Lauren en Mayberry later admitted tted her criticism of Stereogum’s eogum’s ‘bullshit’ review of the album he album was due to jetlag. (HN) HN)
97 SUZANNE BONNER NNER STEREOTYPE SMASHER ASHER
As the force behind the wonderfully the wonderfully eccentric Shoot Your Shot night, ur Shot night, Bonner has been at the forefront the forefront of promoting a Glasgow club gow club culture that doesn’t rely on male and rely on male and heteronormative stereotypes. She’s reotypes. She’s also responsible for the always brilliant the always brilliant Weirdo Warehouse parties and continues to be parties and continues to be an advocate of queer politics. (AQ) er politics. (AQ)
96 NINA NESBITT T SPECIAL PERFORMER MER
After an initial brush with fame i ve years ago, with fame i ve years ago, singer-songwriter Nesbitt is reinventing her esbitt is reinventing her career in slow-burning but indefatigable fashion. ng but indefatigable fashion. Her ‘Somebody Special’ EP was released on ecial’ EP was released on Cooking Vinyl, and her live shows revealed an her live shows revealed an artist with real, relatable humour and style. (DP) able humour and style. (DP)
95 CHUCHOTER PIECES OF THEM
Chuchoter (pronounced shoo-shaw-tae) nced shoo-shaw-tae) are an Edinburgh-based indie-electronic ased indie-electronic band, comprising producer Owen roducer Owen McAllister and vocalist Emily Smith, ist Emily Smith, who gained attention this year for their n this year for their pop / disco sound and the release of their i rst and the release of their i rst EP, ‘Pieces’. They are self-described makers of re self-described makers of ‘angry, shouty feminist pop’. (KG) nist pop’. (KG)
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CELTIC CELTIC CONNECTOR CONNECTOR
Integrity and intelligence are Integrity and in the marks of chef Brunton’s the marks of c approach to gathering, approach to ga cooking and serving great food. cooking and serving At Inver Restaurant on the shores At Inver Restaurant on of Loch Fyne, she and partner Rob of Loch Fyne, she and p Latimer shine a beacon for spirited and Latimer shine a beacon fo engaged contemporary Celtic cuisine. engaged contemporary Celt
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93 93 HAIRBAND HAIRBAND MANE ATTRACTION MANE ATTRACTION
Featuring members of Breakfast Muff, Spinning Featuring members of Breakfast M Coin, and the Yawns, all-female outi t Hairband Coin, and the Yawns, all-female o are one of the country’s most hotly tipped are one of the country’s most hotl indie acts. Their off-kilter guitar-pop is already indie acts. Their off-kilter guitar-p picking up national radio play and taking picking up national radio play an them to big stages. You sense this is just the them to big stages. You sense t beginning. (CA) beginning. (CA)
92 92 FIONA BRADLEY FIONA BRADLEY SPACE ODYSSEY SPACE ODYSSEY
In her 15th year as the Fruitmarket In her 15th year as the Fru Gallery’s director, Bradley has continued Gallery’s director, Bradley h to programme exciting exhibitions (Lee to programme exciting exhibition Lozano and Emma Hart among them), as well Lozano and Emma Hart among th as continuing to turn the gallery into a hub of as continuing to turn the gallery in after-hours talks and events, and proceeding after-hours talks and events, and p with a planned future expansion. (DP) with a planned future expansion. (
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