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Turns out dating in 1928 when Dorothy Parker wrote A Telephone Call is very much like dating in 2025, only now, instead of God, we have ChatGPT. ✍️ @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2519...

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'The involvement of police with prostitution historically does not bode well for the women involved' 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie... @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social

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I love Wetherspoons - politics of the owner aside, it does give people from all walks of life the ability to enjoy affordable food & drink in some truly spectacular settings. 🍻 @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

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Worrying news reaches us from @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social as Scottish culture increasingly apes that of her home in North America @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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Sure, I might have wrote this in vintage levis and a white tank while scrolling for Byredo Gypsy Water dupes between paragraphs. Sue me. ✍🏻 @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2516...

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A lot of these traditional mom-and-pop joints have pulled down the shutters for good. Or rebranded as an upscale, artisan facsimile of the old fixtures, their till areas decorated with Torres crisps and Perello Gordal Piccante olives ✍️ @heraldscotland.bsky.social tinyurl.com/4h4cbpca

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I spoke to one of the last butchers in Partick about retirement, the changing high street, and the challenges of the industry for @heraldscotland.bsky.social “There is a time for everything, and it has to come. That was just my time to go,” he says. tinyurl.com/vkp5vwf4

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THIS IS NOT A DRILL @heraldscotland.bsky.social The champagne bar has landed its riviera oasis time !! www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2509...

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'Clusters of commuters sit in their glad rags sipping tins out of bags for life. The sole ticket inspector is not so much turning a blind eye as he is completely indifferent.' 🍻 @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social takes a trip on a train awash with alcohol👇 www.heraldscotland.com/politics/250...

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'The sole ticket inspector is not so much turning a blind eye as he is completely indifferent' found @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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Last week, inside the only church designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, an impressive war room gathered 👀 The mission? 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie... @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social

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I absolutely love Morocco. If you're looking for a long weekend destination, this is it! Take me back. 🌴 ✍️ @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

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This is a future @mogwai.scot album cover

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Foam clumps are dotted about Sauchiehall Street, clinging to parked diggers and rolling down pavestones. It serves as a reminder of just how important nightlife is to the city. And how liberating clubbing with your friends is. @heraldscotland.bsky.social 🫧 www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

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“By 1am, it looks like everyone is wearing matching white mousse boots…” I went to the Savoy’s famous foam party to celebrate the club turning 50 🥳 @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

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📢📢 I am so pleased to announce that @theglasgowwrap.bsky.social has been shortlisted for the Best Local & Community Newsletter at the 2025 Publisher Newsletter Awards! publishernewsletters.com/2025/en/page...

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More than 65,000 vehicles pass through the Clyde Tunnel each day 🚗 Why does columnist @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social want to close it? 👇 heraldscotland.com/politics/vie... (1/3)

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I opened this by @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social expecting to disagree in outrage. But holy shit, how is this how the Clyde Tunnel is managed!?

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“Across the country, grassroots creative spaces are really under threat, and I think everybody here realises that" via @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

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“What’s at stake is pretty much everything. The venues, the scene, the DJs, the promoters, Glasgow’s UNESCO status [as a City of Music]" Can we save Glasgow's nightlife? This week, @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social heads to Save The Scene panel to find out. theglasgowwrap.substack.com/p/can-we-sav...

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Personally, I find ScotRail's booze ban to be the kind of unenforceable nanny state policy that makes steam come out my ears but what do the punters think? I took the train to Ayr to find out the unshocking consensus... ✍️ @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/250...

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Here in this “vibrant yet relaxed setting”, you can slurp down a £22 glass of Veuve Rosé while your partner rummages in his pocket for a couple of coins to share with a passer-by who needs 57p for the bus. @heraldscotland.bsky.social ✍️ www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2509...

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What started as a small event that LD Davis ran out of her studio has become a key festival in Glasgow’s literary and DIY calendar. She speaks to @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social about the Glasgow Zine Fest and the Glasgow Zine Library 👉 Read more: theglasgowwrap.substack.com/p/the-glasgo...

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I love being in education but the system just isn’t working for students or staff. @heraldscotland.bsky.social ✍️ www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2508...

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'Anyone who has been to university in the last 10 years is paying more income tax than everybody else' @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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'Serious concerns' have been raised over the new owners of a Glasgow library after the company's directors were found to have links to a nursery that fed children raw meat. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2506246...

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James Blakey, Moda's director of planning, shares his views on the rent cap, investing in Glasgow and how private developers and the council need to work together. ✍️ @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social theglasgowwrap.substack.com/p/inside-the...

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'It was once a bustling destination for shoppers, diners and clubbers' The Glasgow Wrap editor @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social is 'amazed how underused this space is.' 👇 www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2506...

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Then, the Merchant Square institutions started to give way. The Beer Café closed after 22 years. Bar Soba shut after a decade. The Metropolitan, a landmark venue, closed after 20 years. @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social

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Merchant Square has a special place in my heart - make it better! This week for @heraldscotland.bsky.social ✍️ www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2506...

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This much-loved Scots pub has been sold so will the ceilidh carry on? @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social visits The Park Bar: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2505396... 𝘝𝘐𝘋𝘌𝘖: 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵

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More disappointing news out of Merchant Square this week with Pania closing - here's a feature I wrote for @theglasgowwrap.bsky.social last summer about the joy and woe that touches this strange little cluster of bars and restaurants theglasgowwrap.substack.com/p/a-famous-p...

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The Park Bar, one of the few proper Scottish ceilidh bars left, has changed hands. I went along to report on whether anything had changed for @heraldscotland.bsky.social and had a cracking time 🎵 Read all about it: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2505396... 📸 Robert Perry

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For this week's Sunday Edition, I spoke with @ruairikelly.bsky.social about his plans for Glasgow as the city's convenor for housing, development, land use & built heritage. Read the full interview via @theglasgowwrap.bsky.social theglasgowwrap.substack.com/p/interview-...

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'The small business drama here is unrivalled' From Pink Peacock to Rude Cookies, @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social looks at the south side drama... www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2504...

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It's been one of our most read stories this month, but what's really been going on? @theglasgowwrap.bsky.social editor @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social explains... www.heraldscotland.com/news/2504389...

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The oddest Scottish story of the year. Explained by @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social @callumbaird.bsky.social

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An anonymous petition, a months-old mural in Mosspark, an Italian restaurant caught in the crossfire... I spoke with Dan (Spraywell Murals) and Mimmo (Bella Vita) about the consequences of a viral joke-gone-wrong 👀 www.heraldscotland.com/news/2504389... @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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One of my favourite things about scouring local news is the low-stakes drama that you come across. Now I am more scared of southside cafes than football fans but - I couldn't not.. This week's @heraldscotland.bsky.social column ✍️ www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2504...

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This is the feed you really need to brighten up your day @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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🕺 In The Glasgow Culture Wrap this week: Grassroots music venues struggling, SWG3 turns 20, Short Film Festival winners, Glaswegian skincare brand launches, The Real Wan reopens, new exhibitions, food/drink news, gig announcements + more theglasgowwrap.substack.com/p/the-glasgo...

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Because I haven't banged on about this enough today: Forget Glasvegas. Forget Costa del Glasgow. I’m manifesting the summer of the Glasgow Riviera. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2502...

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This is very exciting news that could transform a historic but neglected quarter of Glasgow city centre, by @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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'A frozen food shop should, in no way shape or form, be the only supermarket option in a community of more than 14,000 people – yet that is the reality in a suburb on the outskirts of Scotland’s largest city' www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2500... @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social

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I can't believe it's been a year of The Wrap already. Thank you to everyone who has been a part of this journey and here's to another amazing year 🎂 And very special thank you to @edinburghminute.bsky.social, the Wrap's raison d'être!

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