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Gaming: What We Want Next
By Luther Blissett A recent poll at popular games website Gamespot suggested that not many of us were terribly excited by the prospect of a new Nintendo Wii. Now this might be because users
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Film: British Blockbusters A Comedy of Errors
By Ian Duk The PM recently suggested that public investment in British commercial films might be what is needed to reignite the waning UK media. One can’t help but wonder, however, whether ‘blockbusters’ today
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Film: This Is Your Life
By Ross Stewart In a popularity contest it is fair to say that Margaret Thatcher would not rate very highly. In fact feelings about her are so strong in some parts of Britain that
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February: Literary Genius
By Dave Hynes Driving up the west coast last week the car radio was struggling to get a frequency at all. When it did, Radio 4 came on with a dull sounding programme about
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Interview: Christopher Brookmyre
By Chris Hammond In recent decades Scotland and fiction has been synonymous with crime. From Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus stories to Stuart McBride’s Logan McRae novels, there’s a Scottish crime series for every location
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Interview: Ewan McGregor
By Martin Owens With one of the most diverse filmographies around, ranging from musicals to thrillers to animation, Ewan McGregor really is a Jack of all acting trades. It comes as no surprise then
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Should the rest of the UK have a say on Scottish Independence?
By Matthew Murdoch Alex Salmond has now gone public with his desire to stage an independence referendum in the autumn of 2014. It seems like a long way away, but there are still plenty
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February: Games Reviews
Anno 2070 (PC) The Anno series of PC games have long been firm favourites with keyboard strategists. This new release takes the usual city/empire building concept and adds a new twist. Rather than expanding
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Film: Alternative Oscars 2012
By Matthew Murdoch 2011 seemed like a slightly underwhelming year for film. Blockbusters like ‘Tintin’ failed to make the splash they should have done and more thoughtful mainstream movies such as Tom Hanks ‘Larry
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Film: Blu-Ray Bargains
If you’ve not got yourself a Blu-Ray player you need to make that your January sales must have purchase. Now truly is the time to high-def your viewing experience to the max. Why? Well
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