Anyone who’s been to university will be all too familiar with those odd students surely too ditzy and clueless to ever be considered ‘academic’ – and if you don’t know what I mean, you might just be one of them.
Top of the Scots
With the summer ahead jam-packed with festivals, here are five acts you should not miss.
Should I stay or should I go?
As swathes of new graduates join the crammed job market every year, should you sit tight in your first ‘proper’ job, or join the big career ladder fight?
Edinburgh hosts Scotland’s largest school MUN conference
One of Britain’s largest Model United Nations conferences took place in Edinburgh this weekend.
MUN: a promotion of cultural understanding and tolerance
Take heed, ye of little faith: if there’s ever a way to promote cultural understanding and tolerance, a Model United Nations is surely it – and it’s our young people at the helm. For that we should be proud.
Council ‘underhand’ with removal of trees
Council contractors have cut down five trees along the Water of Leith, despite earlier promises they would be protected.
Scotland’s first Festival of Erotic Arts smothers the smut
With Edinburgh International Festival’s much-anticipated summer programme being launched on Wednesday and the first Fringe tickets already on sale, March is the time when the buzz of Edinburgh’s summer festivals really kicks off. But there’s a new festival in town which is getting the tongues of arts enthusiasts wagging: the Festival of Erotic Arts (FEA).
Short film night launches today
Edinburgh’s only short film night is being launched today. Taking place at the Banshee Labyrinth Cinema, Write Shoot Cut is a monthly screening of local, national and international short films.
Write Shoot Cut
As well as being an art in themselves, short films are the starting point for most filmmakers on which they cut their teeth, hone their style and find their first fan base. With an active film scene in Edinburgh and a not unsubstantial number of filmmakers based in the city, it’s a surprise that no single event recognises and celebrates this rite of passage in the film world. Until now.
Botanics launch pinhole festival
Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Garden today opened a new festival focussing on pinhole photography. The two-week event brings together exhibitions and a variety of workshops for both beginners and professionals.
Edinburgh filmmaker shortlisted for Gaelic awards
Edinburgh author and screenwriter, Alison Lang, has been shortlisted for three awards in the Gaelic film competition, FilmG.
