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Farewell to a true Scottish trailblazer - Sir Geoff Palmer @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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In praise of the latest burst of beauty shops which are popping up in our high streets and shopping centres @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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If you thought Baillie Gifford rows were bad, this year Edinburgh Festival faces being rocked by Gaza sponsorship stushies @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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Brian Wilson has died. As a tribute to the American singer-songwriter, we look back at his life and work @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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The story behind Scottish director - and Beta Band man - John Maclean's new movie, Tornado @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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'You get a lot more for your money than in Scotland's cities' - why commuters are flocking to previously unfashionable Fife town @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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I loved and despised the characters in Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah - the book is as good as any Dickens novel, says @neilmackay.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

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Glasgow is a bit late to the party when it comes to building a forest of skyscrapers - but better late than never, says @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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Historians of the future may look on this era and speculate that the people of the early 21st century hated their own children, says @neilmackay.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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The highlight of the evening was not a Smiths throwback, but Bonfire of Teenagers - our review of Morrissey last night at the O2 Academy in Glasgow @teddyjamieson.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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Morrissey is playing Glasgow tonight and tomorrow. Here we remember the Smiths' Eighties gigs in Scotland. Review to come tomorrow from @teddyjamieson.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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Our review of the great Iggy Pop last night at Glasgow's O2. Plus - we are running a £1 for 3 months deal - see shorturl.at/GWMHh @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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Special offer time: You can read all our content, exclusives and analysis on the arts, culture, politics, business and sport for just £1 for three months(if you are quick) See shorturl.at/GWMHh @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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Multi-million pound gaps in Edinburgh International Festival's plans. Exclusive from @brianjaffa.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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Gordon M. Williams made the shortlist of the first ever Booker Prize in 1969. Now From Scenes Like These has been republished. Was it worth the wait? @heraldscotland.bsky.social @brianjaffa.bsky.social @picadorbooks.bsky.social

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TV review: What did you think of the final of Scotland's Home of the Year? @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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Intrigued to see this has been one of the most read articles on The Herald website today. Quite right too, as it's a terrific long read on the current state of the famous thoroughfare at the heart of Scotland's capital. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2517879...

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I was raised among working class folk who would have crossed the road to avoid Farage. My understanding of the working class is the same as John Steinbeck: “If you’re in need go to the poor people. They’re the only one’s that’ll help – the only ones” www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

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Ah, it is the annual tradition of claiming the Edinburgh Festival is under threat. But is it actually true this time? @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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Would you ask ChatGPT for dating advice? The Herald's @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social did - this is what it said. @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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Why do so few people read Scotland's greatest ever novelist now? @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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Netflix does Scandi-drama with a Scottish twist. Confused? You won't be - this is good telly, according to our reviewer @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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Does radio have a future? @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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“Is she a villain or a victim?” asks the narrator in tonight's BBC Scotland documentary.

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People chatting at gigs, others more interested in trips to the bar - what's to blame for decline in Glasgow's gig experience? @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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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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The novel is set in a 1920s Glasgow that has been lovingly recreated with exhaustively researched department stores and tea-rooms, townhouses and tenements, warehouses and public toilets. Moore can even tell you the opening hours of the shops @heraldscotland.bsky.social @badsvillebroad.bsky.social

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'My wife went through a lot with me' - How Danny Dyer reinvented himself, by @teddyjamieson.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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'Stark questions must now be answered about how much senior military officers and politicians knew about the allegations that civilians, including children, were murdered' says @neilmackay.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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Review: BBC Scotland doesn't have the resources of BBC London - but in some aspects it outguns BBC Radio 4's Today @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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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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What does BBC coverage of VE Day anniversary tell us about Britain today, asks @teddyjamieson.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/251...

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Genius Game shows David Tennant has taken a wrong turn in his career @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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A huge swathe of people even deny that Scottish values exist; as if every nation on Earth is permitted beliefs informed by shared tradition, culture and political history - apart from this one, says @neilmackay.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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One review of a London Marquee gig, in 1989, begins: “What an extraordinary bunch these Mackenzies are! If they ever become famous enough to have a cartoon series or soap opera written about them, the scriptwriters will have a field day”. @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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Martyn Robertson’s moving documentary Make It To Munich, a sell-out closing film at the recent Glasgow Film Festival is now set for a welcome theatrical release across Scotland. @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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From the days of long-haired louts: The story of Stone the Crows, brilliant Scottish band whose gigs had a 'blast furnace' impact more than 50 years ago @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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'Everybody’s got a different opinion and everybody’s a f****** expert and everybody has their own TV show on their phone. It seems to create a rather agitated society,' says Craig Ferguson @heraldscotland.bsky.social We have a £20 for 12 months offer for the whole site btw. See shorturl.at/kULUS

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There is no evidence that younger Scottish voters become less pro-independence as they age, according to analysis by @markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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The success of Netflix and Amazon in making Scottish drama raises big questions for BBC Scotland and STV @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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TV review: So how did the fifth and final run for everyone’s favourite serial killer, Joe Goldberg [email protected]

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You can now read all our stories for a whole year for just £20 - if you sign up sharpish. See shorturl.at/1oHUr for deets @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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Our round up of 10 books to read next - from literary fiction to historical works @heraldscotland.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social

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We are running a special Spring offer. Just £20 for a whole year, for the whole site - including all our arts and entertainment pieces like this beauty. See shorturl.at/KhwUM @heraldscotland.bsky.social @susanswarbrick.bsky.social @brianjaffa.bsky.social

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'Although the arts sector is emerging into a more optimistic era after a hard-fought battle to secure public funding, there are still plenty of challenges faced by artists, writers, festival organisers, performing arts companies and venues' @heraldscotland.bsky.social @brianjaffa.bsky.social

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Liberal? Radical? How the wireless reported the death of Pope Francis @heraldscotland.bsky.social @teddyjamieson.bsky.social

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Scotland's Home of the Year judges were floored by the classical architecture. “I do like a colonnade in one’s entranceway,” said Anna, feeling the hand of Carry On history on her shoulders. @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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Edinburgh-based solicitor Ashkanani won the Bloody Scotland Debut Award for his first novel, and he shows here what a good ear he has for the idioms of the contemporary American crime thriller, getting the taut, murky tone just right. @heraldscotland.bsky.social @tariqashkanani.bsky.social

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A personal tribute from one of Scotland's leading Catholic voices @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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