Books for Armchair Explorers
Much as we love to explore new places, we can’t all spend our time fighting our way through the jungle or freezing our bits off in the polar regions. Sometimes,…
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Cindy jazzes it up
When Cindy Douglas went on maternity leave to have her first daughter nine years ago there was more than just one new beginning in her life. Recording a demo of…
Lisa Brundetts: The Appeal of Steel
Local artist Lisa Brundretts has travelled the world, but it’s her contemporary North-east landscapes that are attracting attention… Painting on metal has a long history, with Rembrandt, El Greco, and Brueghel…
Big Girls Don’t Cry
At least, not when they are lucky enough to be sent to review Jersey Boys at the Edinburgh Playhouse they don’t. I knew very little about the back story to…
The Last Word With… Jim Knowles
At 68, Jim Knowles pooh-poohs any notion of retirement. ‘Retirement, what’s that?’ says the former head of economic development at Aberdeenshire Council as we meet for coffee at Dizzy’s in Aberdeen.…