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How Sir Walter Scott was Scotland's first PR
genius. Calum
MacLeod's Presbyterian path from Glasgow to Chicago. Lairds
and their longing to be loved. Recognition at last for Glasgow's
other great architect, Alexander 'Greek' Thomson. A look at
Edinburgh's Dean Gallery and Dundee Contemporary Arts.
Candia McWilliam reviews AL Kennedy's 'Everything You Need'.
Pop hopefuls The Lanterns interviewed. Passion and originality
from James MacMillan. The summer slump in Scottish theatre.
Arniston House, back to its former glory. Loft living - and how
to make it work for you. How weathering threatens our priceless
stone carvings. Secret pleasures of a walled garden. Superb ways
with salad. The Tower restaurant in Edinburgh reviewed. Classic
Glasgow cafés sampled. Into the wine cellar with Alan Clark.
The
mail order marvel that is Pedlars clothing company. The wonders
of Goa. Ronda revealed. The Land Rover Discovery. The Scottish
National Golf Centre. Judy Steel's Diary. Conversation with
sculptor Gerald Laing. Artist Callum Innes questioned. The Neb
goes to the Imperial Cancer Research Fund dinner, the Dean
Gallery opening, the Hamilton & Inches launch of its
Tiffany collection.
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Italian Scots, from Eduardo Paolozzi to Daniela
Nardini. The Princess
Royal's role in Scotland - and her rivals for the Scottish throne.
Charles Kennedy's Dairy. Conversation with Steve Remp, oilman.
Paul Scott Goodman, a Scottish composer in New York. The Scottish
Parliament building and its absence of art. All the MSPs line
up for
the camera. Pop singer Dot Allison on the comeback trail. The
Mendelssohn on Mull Festival. Tom Gallacher's dramatic career.
Marvellous Mar Lodge. The golden days of the Picturesque tour.
Shepherd House, East Lothian and its artistically inspiring garden.
Tempting ways with raspberries. Air Organic in Glasgow reviewed.
Italian eateries to savour. All the best in Burgundy. Yellow alert
on
the fashion front. Como - Lake, not Perry. Luxury for the family
on
Cyprus. The Jaguar XK8. Novelist Christopher Brookmyre questioned.
The Neb goes to fashion shows for the Children's Hospice
Association Scotland and Rachel house Hospice plus the
Caledonia launch party
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Ludovic Kennedy's Diary. Conversation with
Tory stalwart Jamie
Sempill. Inverailort, the house that defined Highland hospitality.
Douglas Mackintosh's progress to the top in Canadian legal circles.
Portrait gallery of Edinburgh Festival faces. Frances Farquharson
and
her wondrous wardrobe. Bernard Cornwell on the terrifying Tippoo
Sultan and his Scottish adversary, David Baird. Meet Marc Almond.
Angus Calder's war anthology reviewed. The multi-coloured glory
of
The Hub in Edinburgh. Ibrox interiors. The strange case of Strachur
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an English Highland garden. The Vintner's Room in Leith reviewed.
Finest fish restaurants. The joy of barbecues. White light of
fashion.
Beach holidays at their best. Good value in golf. The Porsche
Boxster.
The Neb goes to the Eve of Parliament Ball, the Caledonian Challenge,
the City Art Centre summer opening and the Entrapment premiere
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Out of Sir Sean's shadow - Ewan McGregor, Robert
Carlyle and John
Hannah come into their own. Writer Alasdair Gray questioned. The
gorgeous gardens of Pitmuies, near Forfar . The art of golf. Donnie
Munro's Diary. Conversation with diplomat Sheila MacTaggart. Ian
Robertson, San Francisco Opera's Scottish conductor. Berlin -
it has
a new parliament, but is that where the similarities with Edinburgh
end?. Rosslyn Chapel - hiding place for the Holy Grail or just
a beautiful
church?. Magnus Linklater reviews Tom Devine's new history of
Scotland. Let's hear it for the RSNO. Hugh MacDiarmid's house
unlocked. Taymouth Castle under threat. How to cook your own
Highland harvest. Martin Wishart's Edinburgh restaurant reviewed.
Our pick of Perth eating places. Wines of Argentina. Sports stars
of
the future. Cashmere's new-found cachet. Pleasures of Patagonia.
Golf
for the girls. Chris Nicholson's adventures with a clyde puffer.
The
rover 75. The Neb goes to Aysha and Noor-E-Alam's wedding party,
a Garden Opera Company evening and Edinburgh University's Unofficial
Graduation Ball
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Keepers of the Kingdom - Scotland's arcane
titles and their
proud holders. Dave Milne, the Scot who keeps the Philadelphia
Inquirer looking good. The unsung splendour of Scotland's suburbs.
The golf war that has divided St Andrews. Conversation with
novelist Iain Banks. Des Dillon's Diary. Independent schools
special. Robin Philipson, a complex artistic genius. Roddy Doyle
and the Easter Rising. Haflidi Hallgrimsson, the Icelander who
is
an asset to Scottish music. Stanley Kubrick's swansong. David
Greig,
leader of the theatre pack. Casually confident - the Jamie Byng
publishing success story. Home for gnomes. Lamb at its loveliest.
Skye's Three Chimneys reviewed. Finest fizz. Hung up on coats.
To
the top in Tuscany. Seafood pilgrimage to East Anglia. The BMW
540i Touring. Golf rule changes. Scott Hastings questioned. The
Neb goes to the John Lewis art launch, the National Galleries'
festival party, the opening of Groucho St Judes and the National
Art Collections Fund Chopin celebration
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Conversation with racehorse trainer Len Lungo.
Sir Charles
Maclean's Diary. Eve Arnold and the Magnum women photographers.
Fashion designer Lil Gogan's progress from Galashiels to Manhattan.
One's a novelist, one makes furniture and one's a research exec
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meet the talented daughters of the infamous Sir Nicholas Fairbairn.
Drem is a quiet patch of ground in East Lothian now, but it played
a dramatic role in the Second World War. Sir Angus Grossart -
powerful figure in the art world. Ian Rankin reviews PD James's
latest. A celebration of Dundee Rep. Hatton Castle, near Turriff
is a strenuous walk from its garden - but it's worth the effort.
All
you need is soup, if it's tasty enough. Nick Nairn's restaurant
in
Glasgow reviewed. The best of BYOB. Sicilian wine raises the stakes.
Tweed looking less tweedy than ever. Feast your eyes on our gift
guide. Disneyland in winter. Ackergill Tower's spectacular comeback.
The Bentley Arnage. The nautical tale of a tank carrier turned
Hebridean muck transporter. Stuart Adamson questioned. The
Neb goes to a private view with Thomson Roddick & Medcalf
at
Oxenfoord Castle, the opening of Rhodes & Co in Edinburgh,
a
party at Charlie Miller's new Edinburgh salon, an RSNO piano
recital at Kinross House, the launch of Tom Devine's book 'The
Scottish Nation' in Edinburgh, the opening of Kate Wiggin's shop
in Edinburgh and a party thrown by FPD Savills in Edinburgh.
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Conversation with Alexander Meddowes, auctioneer.
Sheena
McDonald's Diary.Religion in Scotland - a spectacular photographic
diary. Ian Gilmartin,bringing Scottish football skills to the
youth
of New Jersey. Emma Hawkins and her strange stuffed animals.
Three jews in church at Christmas - an exclusive short story by
Michael Mail. David Wilkie, a painter worth praising. William
Boyd
- our top literary exile?. Blur interviewed. Stuart Paterson,
saviour
of children's theatre. The first cut - the tree surgeon's art.
Delectable
alternatives to Christmas pud. The Corinthian in Glasgow reviewed.
Eating in Aberdeen. Cool ways with port. Dramatic dresses for
all
ages. Jamaica and its joys. The Fiat 20v Coupé. Cameron
McNeish
questioned. The Neb goes to a Christie's preview in Edinburgh,
the
opening of Glasgow's Year of Architecture and Design, the opening
of the Sable Gallery in Edinburgh, the Speakeasy Barrel Ball in
Edinburgh, the Witchery's birthday party, the launch of the
'Something Wicked' crime anthology
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