They were now the property of the eldest son by Leon’s second marriage and installed in a castle somewhere in the Scottish Highlands. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It would be like saying a Scottish terrier and a greyhound were littermates. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The closemouthed Scottish scientist never mentioned the incident. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“I’m the odd one out, I’m afraid. My mom’s family is German, and I think my dad's family was Scottish or something, but it was so long ago nobody knows for sure.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Mom gave him one of his presents, a brass cigarette lighter from the nineteen twenties in the shape of a Scottish terrier. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

These included Chinese and Scottish, as well as some Eastern European ethnic folk music. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“Aberdeen Lake” sounds romantic and mysterious, like it might be located somewhere in die Scottish Highlands, as opposed to an abandoned outpost at the edge of Death Valley. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

It was wearing a little coat made out of tartan material, which is Scottish and check. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s short and to the point; it doesn’t fool around. Like my name—Isa. They’re both good, strong Scottish names. Spunky.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Robin thought of his father and how he had looked on that last day when he rode off to the Scottish wars at the head of the column. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Galileo was living in Padua but frequently visited Venice; equally, Donne, when in Venice, would surely have visited Padua, where there was a significant English and Scottish community. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

A white man robs a convenience store and do we hear he’s of Scottish descent? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He split his time between his apartments in London and New York, farmhouse in Provence, seaside home in Malta, and fifteen-thousand-acre estate in the Scottish Highlands. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Blanca spent the winter knitting a sweater made of Scottish wool in her sewing class at school, with the boy’s measurements in mind. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ralf here is from England, and I’m from Wales. Wee Wullie in the cab is Scottish, though. But we all like to play soccer and thump heads.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hamilton had been born on the West Indian island of Nevis, the illegitimate son of a down-on-her-luck beauty of French extraction and a hard-drinking Scottish merchant with a flair for bankruptcy. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The Scottish Highlands and much of Scandinavia are substantially American. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

According to Harry McNeish, the ship’s Scottish carpenter, “Ye could snuff the aroma if ye were five miles out to wind’ard.” Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He has a fair amount of difficulty understanding their heavy Scottish accents, if they are Scottish at all. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“We’re Scottish and English. I have an ancestor who came over on the Mayflower.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Or mention the Scottish play,” added Miss Forcible. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Scottish, Irish, Hungarians, and Polish all made their way to the city to build new lives. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

At the oral argument months earlier, I'd been hopeful as I walked into the imposing Alabama Judicial Building and stood in the grand appellate courtroom that was formerly a Scottish Rite Freemasonry temple. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

In 1773, a Scottish explorer named James Bruce heard wind that a surviving copy of the Book of Enoch existed in Ethiopia. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Not English, anyway, but I don’t think it’s very Scottish, either. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Snake, a thin, fair-haired man who spoke with a Scottish accent, looked up at Alex. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“The Scottish airman said to give you these.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

A pack of Scottish soccer louts sounded about right. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He was a Scottish nationalist, see. Wanted to bring back Bonnie Prince Charlie or some other fat slug. He wasn’t motivated by beer like the rest of us.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Burnham High has a school plaid, a school crest with a thistle and a couple of those Scottish knives they stick in their socks, and a Gaelic motto. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Will the Scottish wars have ended, think you?” he asked. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

"What? You wanted honest and intimate. That's way more honest than 'Scottish.'" Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Many of our most popular American children’s songs hail from centuries of ballads, hymns, popular and folk music of early New Englanders, Scottish, and English settlers inhabiting Appalachia, and African and European descendants. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Somewhere on the level below, government employees flowed in and out of the building, while somewhere above, the president and First Lady lived with their Scottish terriers in the family residence. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Known as “carhops,” the waitresses — who carried trays of food to patrons in parked cars — often wore short skirts and dressed up like cowgirls, majorettes, Scottish lasses in kilts. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

Imagine killing someone to the tune of two Scottish nerds wearing glasses and flattop haircuts. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

"Well, I don't know what it means to be Danish and Scottish," she said. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I learn that one of our owners is a Scientologist; another proudly claims descent from one of the same Scottish clans my own ancestors belonged to. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

For two days I tried to wrestle meaning from the textbook’s dense passages, but terms like “civic humanism” and “the Scottish Enlightenment” dotted the page like black holes, sucking all the other words into them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Fort Hare had been founded in 1916 by Scottish missionaries on the site of what was the largest nineteenth-century frontier fort in the eastern Cape. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good morning, sir,” Ignatius said brusquely, his searf-shawl flying horizontally in his wake like the flag of some mobilized Scottish clan. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Admired by Jane Austen, Dr. Johnson, and David Hume, Blair edited the first Scottish edition of Shakespeare and a forty-four volume uniform edition of the English poets. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“It is true! The Scottish wars are over, and my father is alive!” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

They showed up at the barn every morning at seven sharp, Howard with sugar cubes, Marcela with Wee Biscuit, a toy Scottish terrier given to her during a visit to Bing Crosby’s house. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when I turned to playing Scottish music—well, they just fled in horror, making off as fast as their short legs would carry them.” Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“The water of life? Do I detect a Scottish burr? Any other languages besides German?” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

A Scottish writer of the late 1700s noticed that tea had “become an economical substitute to the middle and lower classes of society for malt liquor,” which they could no longer afford. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

If it weren’t for the great Scottish missionary David Livingstone, the Yao and Chewa might still be at odds today. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Though Scottish by birth, he grew up in the far south of England, in the New Forest of Hampshire, because his mother was convinced that Scots were feckless drunks. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“He’s always exploring different topics, whether it’s philosophy or Scottish poetry or the history of medicine,” says his friend and colleague Arthur Evans, who worked with Reilly on the chest pain project. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It's a huge and unexpected honour to win the Deanston Scottish Crime Book of the Year. Malcolm Mackay wins crime book prize 2013-09-14T23:23:32Z

These lads of the Black Watch, a centuries-old regiment of the Scottish Highlands, are as spontaneously foul-mouthed, exuberant, angry and frightened as they were four years ago. Critic's Notebook: A War Story Retains Its Resonance 2011-04-22T12:00:00Z

Among them are suites that pay homage to the Victorian era, and rooms dedicated to nature and poets such as the Scottish writer Nan Shepherd. 5 Cozy Hotels Where Winter Is a Treat 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z

The Scottish director Bill Forsyth has fallen off the radar of late — his most recent feature was 20 years ago — but in the 1980s he was a critical darling. 4 Film Series to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z

I have a problem with people that are Scottish but don't sound it. Kelly Macdonald talks to Salon about stepping into a starring role with “Puzzle” 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z

"I was genuinely gobsmacked when I got the call," said the award-winning Scottish crime writer. Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey to be reworked by Val McDermid 2012-07-19T14:42:25Z

Mogwai, the Scottish band slated for Showbox at the Market on Saturday, plays almost exclusively instrumental music, yet a unique personality shines through its wildly dynamic, dramatic songs. Powerful Scottish instrumental band Mogwai at Showbox 2011-05-05T18:05:04Z

In between, Hansel "runners" will endeavour to transport the films in the most imaginative ways possible, whether by bike, kayak, motorcycle or pantomime horse, with busking fiddlers, Scottish dancers and mobile ceilidhs augmenting the route. Hansel 2012: on the road with Britain's mobile movie marathon 2012-06-09T23:05:28Z

You also describe yourself in your Twitter bio as a Scottish elf trapped inside a middle-aged man’s body. Alan Cumming on Speaking His Mind, Making His Own Hats and Getting In Touch With His Inner Elf 2012-12-07T13:00:31Z

Mr. Tiffany focused on developing and directing new plays at Scottish theaters, while Mr. Hoggett honed his craft by starting the physical theater company Frantic Assembly in Wales. Spring Performance: John Tiffany and Steven Hoggett Collaborate on ?Once? 2012-02-22T21:17:17Z

The news of this St. Patrick’s Day night happened to be the West Coast premiere of a recent piano concerto of an avid Scottish separatist, James MacMillan. The global implications for a Scottish piano concerto based on the Rosary 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z

The result is a cabinet of curiosities that is both a love letter to the Scottish capital, and a knife to its throat. A Gothic Novel Haunted by Nine Lives Over Nine Decades 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z

There always seems to be a particular problem with Scottish voices. "That's a rubbish Essex accent" 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z

Among the hundreds of graves are those of Scottish writer Tobias Smollett, Irish aristocrat Margaret King – taught by Wollstonecraft and friend to her daughter, Mary Shelley – and the English merchant Robert Bateman. Italians unveil long-lost tomb medallion of Scottish MP 2013-05-18T11:39:00Z

Organised by the Scottish Storytelling Centre, it puts rambling raconteurs at the heart of the festival spirit. This week's new events 2013-04-27T05:00:32Z

The society is organising 200 mass swims this year – from Devon to the Scottish Highlands – but that is still unlikely to satisfy demand, according to Ella Foote, the group’s spokesperson. Why wild swimming in depths of winter is the new natural high 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z

Scottish theatre company Gridiron is renowned for making work in unusual places. VIDEO: Festival show 'leaving planet earth' 2013-08-13T15:55:01Z

Scottish writer Munro said she wanted to present "accessible, popular culture versions of our medieval history". Killing actress stars in James plays 2014-01-20T12:51:56Z

Reissue of Ealing satire about the restorative properties of Scottish alcohol. This week's new films 2011-07-22T23:07:03Z

"These autumn days are so uplifting," she announces in her velvety Scottish accent as I enter the private members' club in Portobello. From the Big Issue: Annie Lennox gets festive 2010-12-17T11:22:03Z

Loch Ness Brand-new family-friendly musical about the mythical creature said to inhabit a Scottish lake. L.A. theater openings, Feb. 1-8: 'Seussical the Musical' and more 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

And – from a Scottish point of view as much as an English one – don't even get me started on Braveheart. Never mind Iran and Argo, the Brits should sue Hollywood 2013-03-13T16:11:22Z

Wegener showed that the geology of the Appalachians matched that of the Scottish Highlands, and that rock strata occurring in Brazil also appeared in South Africa. Has the science in Ice Age 4 gone adrift? 2012-07-16T07:00:04Z

And when it was revealed many years later that Obi-Wan Kenobi too was Scottish, well… our place in cosmology was finally secured. If only a Scotsman had boldly gone… 2013-07-13T23:05:54Z

One of Johnston’s most treasured items is an original copy of the 1457 Scottish Acts of Parliament when the King banned golf because he feared it was taking time away from archery practice. R&A gifted world's biggest collection of golf books 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z

Scottish artists also have been involved in this imaginative project by trying their skills in fashion. Special Report: Diversity and Irony 2010-02-23T18:30:00Z

In their first workshop, with students from Glasgow's Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Heyvaert made the controversial decision to focus on the actor's disability. Girl X: An actor? In a wheelchair? 2011-04-11T20:59:01Z

Our narrator-host is Adam Smith, the Scottish advocate of laissez-faire economics, who steers us through the extraordinary story of two men whose lives become inextricably linked. The Low Road – review 2013-03-28T12:01:43Z

Edinburgh and Glasgow festivals bring world cinema to Scotland, but this inaugural festival brings Scottish cinema to Scotland, and helps put a seaside town on the cultural map. This week's new film events 2013-06-08T05:00:10Z

And when he sang, the gentle Scottish burr of his speaking voice made way for American pronunciation. Paolo Nutini Promotes ‘Caustic Love’ at the Apollo Theater 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z

Much of the money for the refurbishment came from the Heritage Lottery Fund – £17.8m – and Scottish government, which gave £16m. New National Museum of Scotland unveiled after ?47m revamp 2011-07-27T23:05:04Z

What he saw through the window in Act I. Few images in all of ballet are more haunting than when James, the Scottish farmer, suddenly senses another presence and turns toward the window. Dance Review: A Vision Glimpsed Through the Window, and Its Consequences 2011-06-20T22:07:30Z

Maureen Forrester was born on July 25, 1930, in a predominantly French-speaking section of Montreal, the youngest of four children of a cabinetmaker and his wife, he of Scottish heritage and she of Irish. Maureen Forrester, Canadian Contralto, Dies at 79 2010-06-18T03:55:00Z

But on Friday, after a £47m makeover, the new National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh will reopen, looking distinctly different from the way generations of Scottish schoolchildren remember it. New National Museum of Scotland unveiled after ?47m revamp 2011-07-27T23:05:04Z

You don’t have to be a Scottish murderer to act Macbeth, as Mikkelsen has done on the Copenhagen stage. Lars Mikkelsen: I found God after playing a boozy, lusty priest 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z

The Scottish National Party insisted last year that if the independence referendum passed, the treasures should be repatriated. Bones of contention 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z

Like the Mercury prize, the Scottish album of the year award is bestowed by a small jury. RM Hubbert wins Scottish album of the year award 2013-06-21T13:51:41Z

Jovial Ken Bruce with his incredibly rich Scottish baritone has a lovely chuckle as he reads out the best bits of the Daily Express. A week listening to ? Radio 2 2011-02-10T13:56:01Z

While the MacLehose Press is a relative newcomer to the scene, it is now over 45 years since MacLehose himself moved from Scottish literary journalism to London publishing. Christopher MacLehose: A life in publishing 2012-12-28T22:55:09Z

When, in a thick Scottish accent, he delivers an obscenity-filled comic monologue about the tendency to mistake lack of linguistic fluency for stupidity, his meaning couldn’t be clearer. Theater Review: ‘A Respectable Widow,’ About an Unusual Friendship 2014-04-13T21:06:55Z

Standup Susan Calman has been drawn into a row surrounding the conduct of the campaign for Scottish independence, after she was attacked online after joking on Radio 4's News Quiz about the nationalist cause. Susan Calman finds that Scottish independence is no joke 2013-05-07T13:52:23Z

But Mr. Bruce, whose “Ten Poems,” with Scottish Ballet, is at the Joyce Theater this week, combines aspects of acted-out illustration with metric urgency and lyrical expansiveness: His dances become a frame to the words. Review: Scottish Ballet Finds the Poetry in ... Poetry 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z

On the winter menu, corn pudding and sweet potato tamale accompanied Scottish salmon. Restaurant Report: Joseph’s of Santa Fe 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z

They are joined by Scottish guitar master Martin Taylor. 16 top entertainment picks to kick off 2012 2011-12-28T21:43:08Z

This year he was named associate guest conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Early-music maverick Andrew Manze makes guest appearance with SSO 2010-04-28T22:16:00Z

Such a fate clearly doesn't bother young Scottish double act Barry and Stuart, stars of BBC1's winter Saturday night hit The Magicians. This week's new live comedy 2012-06-01T23:06:09Z

But Crawford, who is a professor of modern Scottish literature at the University of St. Andrews, also interweaves several ongoing themes. T.S. Eliot’s American childhood 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z

From remote Balmoral in the Scottish Highlands to London’s Windsor Castle, here’s where to spend a day in a royal’s shoes. No royal wedding invite? You can still enjoy Great Britain’s palaces and castles 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z

The series, which originally premiered in the UK in 2019, was acclaimed as one of the best Scottish dramas in years and raked in a number of awards. "Guilt" writer discusses the twisty finale, the importance of that enigmatic smile and Season 2 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z

Yet he gave the million dollars he earned on “Diamonds Are Forever” to the Scottish International Education Trust, an organization he founded to help poor Scots get an education. Sean Connery, Who Embodied James Bond and More, Dies at 90 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z

Horror classic The Wicker Man follows a Christian policeman as he attempts to solve the mystery of a missing girl in a pagan community on the remote Scottish island of Summerisle. 10 of the best horror movie locations 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z

In a single 40-minute movement, Mr. MacMillan blends cacophonous fanfares and the exotic clang of temple bowls with whispered homages to the Scottish Renaissance composer Robert Carver. The Proms, BBC’s Classical Music Festival, Is All the More Important as Austerity Looms 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z

FRI-SUN Scottish pipe bands, Highland dancers, traditional Scottish athletic events, food and craft vendors, Scottish animals, clan tents, Celtic performers; 5:30-11 p.m. Community calendar 2012-07-25T17:48:06Z

A recent Edinburgh Festivals impact study suggested the Fringe generates about £142m for the Scottish economy. Record number of shows at Fringe 2012-05-31T12:17:52Z

Dressed to kilt … Scottish stars attend the Edinburgh film festival awards ceremony and closing gala. Edinburgh film festival closes with reinstated awards ceremony 2012-07-02T13:55:34Z

This one, by the Scottish director David Mackenzie from a screenplay by Sheridan, stars Jeff Bridges as a Texas Ranger and Gil Birmingham as his deputy. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘CMT Artists of the Year’ and ‘Hell or High Water’ 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z

But there was also a fascinating Baroque coda in which lively Scottish and English songs framed a set of French vocal works, by Charpentier and Delalande, juxtaposed to create a traditional dance suite. Music Review: Early Music New York With Frederick Renz - Review 2011-12-26T22:37:30Z

It seems faithful to the Scottish setting, full of fog and gloom. Double, double, toil and trouble: 'Macbeth' comes to screens 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z

Smith is Scottish, and she’s written plays and journalism in addition to many novels and books of stories. He’s 101, She’s 32, and It’s the End of the World 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z

His dad was a “Corkman,” born, raised and educated in County Cork, and his mom was Scottish. Motherlode Blog: Across the Ocean, With Five Small Children 2011-09-30T15:42:25Z

The village of Plockton, in the Scottish Highlands, where the last remaining church is going on sale. Wicker Man villagers fight to save their only church from developers 2013-02-26T18:23:24Z

Forman threw himself headlong into many other enthusiasms, including atheism, battle drill, Mozart and Scottish country dancing. Sir Denis Forman obituary 2013-02-25T13:46:32Z

It’s also a chance to do some Scottish folk dancing. A celebration of poet Robert Burns with folk dancing 2013-01-16T20:28:27Z

Visitors to Scottish attractions increased by 10% on the previous year. British Museum tops UK visitor sites 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z

I know Brian to be a progressive chap, and I'm certain that he is as opposed to the dwindling phenomenon of Scottish Anglophobia as I am. Response: The National Theatre of Scotland is not hostile to oor mither tongue 2010-06-08T23:06:00Z

The late Alexander McQueen loved Scottish history, but in practical terms, the links were as crumbly as an old castle. On the Runway: Balenciaga Exhibition Opens 2010-11-19T00:49:00Z

Though still relatively little known in America, Mr. Denève is chief conductor of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra and music director of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and he made a mostly favorable impression here. Music Review: The Boston Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall 2012-03-12T22:16:17Z

For a concerto representing a subculture of a subculture — Scottish Roman Catholics — “The Mysteries of Light” unveils far more than sectarian mysteries. The global implications for a Scottish piano concerto based on the Rosary 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z

First, it is stylish and luxurious and everything you wish for in a B&B. Second, the location is perfect for the Scottish capital, being near Arthur’s Seat and the Royal Mile. LGBT-friendly cities, hotels, restaurants and clubs: readers’ travel tips 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z

The actor was invited to visit by the cafe’s founder, who established the Scottish Business awards, which Clooney will speak at Thursday night. George Clooney Supports Homeless in Edinburg Cafe 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z

For instance, in the second season it became apparent that Logan Roy, like Cox, was Scottish. Succession's 10 best moments: from Boar on the Floor to excruciating phone sex 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z

I have a laptop, a tent because of the Scottish weather, a camping stove to make hot drinks, a sleeping bag, and a chair. One night on the streets: a portrait of homelessness in Britain 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z

She suddenly finds herself in commando training in the Scottish Highlands. 'Trapeze': Walking a high wire of danger in World War II France 2012-05-30T21:41:11Z

Scottish explorer Townsend records his 1,100-plus mile walk along the trail from the Rocky Mountains to the Washington coast, crossing through Glacier, North Cascades and Olympic national parks. NW Books: Observations and photos along the Pacific Coast Trail 2012-09-04T14:31:04Z

“It is a very egocentric four years, just sitting around and focusing on what does the back of my tongue sound like when I make this sound? What is a Scottish dialect?” Adam Driver: ‘Compared with the military, acting isn't that difficult’ 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z

The orchard gets its name from agriculture guru Stephens, who has spent 30+ years in the field, and is a proud descendant of the Scottish family MacGregor. Head to these orchards to go apple picking this fall 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z

When Anne and Andrew Robinson founded their catalogue-order business, Scottish Gourmet, in 2005, they were focussed on importing luxury Scottish foodstuffs for American consumers: smoked salmon, grouse, pheasant. How Americans Acquired a Taste for Haggis, with Help from the Scottish Poet Robert Burns 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z

The painting, "Nude Woman in a Red Armchair," appeared on a poster at the airport advertising an exhibition on Picasso and modern British art at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh. ArtsBeat: After Complaints, Picasso Nude Is Covered Up at Edinburgh Airport 2012-08-08T14:06:21Z

Tristan Hart is allowed to develop his interest in anatomy, moving to London as a young man to study under the great Scottish anatomist and physician William Hunter. The Tale of Raw Head and Bloody Bones by Jack Wolf – review 2013-01-11T20:00:04Z

Caledonia Kings, Until 26 August The antihero here is William Paterson, the Scottish founder of the Bank of England and a visionary of world trade. Caledonia 2010-08-22T14:41:00Z

The three-acre Heather Garden at Fort Tryon Park is a spectacle of shrubs, perennials and bulbs along with heathers and heaths that bring echoes of the Scottish Highlands to the Hudson. Review | Dig into these gorgeous books for gardening inspiration 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z

The interviewer is played by the same fine actor, Paul Higgins, as the regimental sergeant; Higgins shows two sides of a complex Scottish coin. 'Black Watch' review: Battles blaze anew 2011-03-31T05:54:14Z

Police Scotland said officers were called to an address in the Scottish Borders town of Duns on Tuesday following the sudden death of a 50-year-old woman. British model and fashion muse Stella Tennant dies at age 50 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z

And, just in time for the independence referendum, he's Scottish. Doctor Who review: Peter Capaldi makes his entrance 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z

Trained originally in traditional Scottish dance, he became a prodigy at the Royal Ballet School, then famously turned his back on the establishment by joining contemporary troupe Ballet Rambert in 1979. Michael Clark steps it up at Tate Modern 2010-08-24T20:29:00Z

In 1939 he joined a Scottish regiment of the British Army known as the Gordon Highlanders and as an officer went to France, where he was captured by the Germans in 1940. Michael Langham, Classical Theater Director, Dies at 91 2011-01-20T05:56:02Z

But over time, certain shared characteristics emerged that set these distilleries apart from Scottish traditions, like using brewer’s malt instead of distiller’s malt, and aging in smaller casks, both of which affect the whiskey’s flavor. In the New World of Whiskeys, Australia Strives to Stand Out 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z

Irish, a Celtic language closely related to Scottish Gaelic, is the oldest spoken language in Western Europe, according to Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin, a professor at Concordia University’s School of Irish Studies in Montreal. ‘Bursting Proud’: Ireland Cheers Paul Mescal for Embracing Irish Language 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z

Others were more surreal, such as a 1973 sketch where a Macbethian Scottish father whips his daughter’s hands for not cleaning them thoroughly enough. Cracker factory records: the surprising story of United Biscuits' radio station 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z

McCarthy also mentioned the conference's most notorious contretemps, one which has resonances and ramifications to this day for Scottish letters, not all of them wholly positive. How the Edinburgh writers' conference changed the world of literature 2012-08-11T15:58:34Z

Sheridan came to prominence protesting the unpopular Poll Tax introduced by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and was elected to the Scottish Parliament in 1999 as part of the new Scottish Socialist Party. Ex-lawmaker faces jail over sex life perjury 2010-12-24T14:32:14Z

In a letter to the boyfriend aggrieved about the Scottish trip, written while watching snowfall — snow is a recurring motif of “Bold Ventures” — she bemoans how “the white of my paper has been unbroken.” The Buildings That Drove Their Creators to Despair 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z

Or the electrician at the door of his Edinburgh flat shouting "Scottish Power." Hannibal Buress ? review 2011-08-12T16:55:51Z

I know for a fact I’m never again going to stand like a gorilla or enthuse about Scottish towns I couldn’t find on a map. 'I am not naturally magnetic': can you learn how to be charismatic? 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z

The Scottish band Simple Minds will headline a concert on New Year's Eve and 7,000 torchbearers will march to Calton Hill. Edinburgh's Hogmanay lines up Simple Minds to headline new year festival 2012-11-13T17:23:09Z

Here's a quick rundown of what happened: Walter Elliott, a retired Scottish woodcutter and amateur historian, said he discovered a crumbling pamphlet in his attic. 'Lost' Sherlock Holmes tale probably isn't Arthur Conan Doyle's, expert says 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z

The Scottish designer’s show seemed to have all the elements to meet the fashion world’s great expectations. Special Report: Fashion: Burberry: A Crowd Pleaser 2011-02-21T18:29:01Z

Virginia Woolf's most experimental book, The Waves, was partly influenced by Beethoven's quartets; Gunn's is not just influenced by Scottish bagpipe music, it seeks to inhabit it. The Big Music by Kirsty Gunn – review 2012-07-27T07:00:02Z

Should I choose former Fringe director Jon Morgan, who just this week published a report into the strength of the Scottish dance scene, and is now practising what he preaches on the dance floor? Dare to dance 2011-08-08T00:35:42Z

Musically, the tracks still bend around Hutchison’s heartbreaker of a Scottish accent, and in doing so they preserve the “Frightened Rabbit sound.” Frightened Rabbit Evolves with Pedestrian Verse 2013-02-07T15:00:35Z

Scottish painter Owen Normand, who studied at Edinburgh College of Art but is now based in Berlin, won the £7,000 Young Artist Award. Family paintings win portrait award 2013-06-19T07:03:21Z

Though Ms. Ejogo usually plays American characters, she was born in London, the daughter of a Scottish mother and a Nigerian father. Carmen Ejogo of ‘True Detective’ Dangles in a Circus 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z

You haven't lived until you try one from Grandpa Jimmy's Scottish Bakery in Grand Bend, Ontario. Where Has This Treat Been All Your Life? Canada 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z

In the 1970s he hosted a Scottish TV variety show, and was the first singer to perform live on Top of the Pops, with What in the World's Come Over You, in 1975. Tam White obituary 2010-06-23T18:34:00Z

In May he will introduce a second Tectonics festival in Glasgow, where he is the principal guest conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Critic’s Notebook: Ilan Volkov’s Tectonics Festival in Reykjavik, Iceland 2013-04-23T21:48:02Z

Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro followed a nomination for the Mercury award last year with a prize for best live band., won by Arctic Monkeys in 2010, and Muse in the two preceding years. NME awards: My Chemical Romance win twice as music's stars come out 2011-02-23T22:15:01Z

“Stand fast, men!” one exclaimed to his comrades in a thick Scottish brogue, as a Red Coat lay beside him. Fort Ticonderoga Re-enacts Dramatic Battles 2013-09-12T19:44:27Z

It is due to open next year and offer activities including drama workshops, collaborations with organisations such as Scottish Opera, instrument teaching and staging musicals. Andrew Lloyd Webber funds theatre for deprived youngsters 2011-08-14T17:57:44Z

I felt so powerless, so weak, so Scottish. Confessions of an internet troll 2012-11-09T15:00:00Z

The president and Mr. Duchovny have one more similarity: Both have Scottish mothers. David Duchovny’s Truth Is Out There, Between Covers 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z

On a break in rehearsals for ACT Theatre's production of the Friedrich Schiller play "Mary Stuart," Allgood recounted her quest to play a certain Scottish monarch. Queens prepare to clash in ACT Theatre's 'Mary Stuart' 2011-09-08T20:37:10Z

Photograph: Andrew Murray/BBC We might only be little, but still, there's world-class wilderness in the British Isles, none more breathtaking, perhaps, than the Scottish Cairngorms. TV highlights 10/08/2012 2012-08-09T18:59:01Z

This Scottish Tigger, whose hyperactive enthusiasms disguise a pin-sharp mind, kicks off the story when he discovers Anne's Bible in a trunk belonging to the recently dead Queen Elizabeth. Anne Boleyn - review 2011-07-18T17:03:22Z

Rowling has continued to be vocal on the subject, rallying against Scottish legislation that was intended to make it easier for people to legally change their gender. Hogwarts Legacy Sells 12 Million Copies During Dispute Over Rowling 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z

The Doctor was confused and disorientated, but managed to unscramble the fact that he is now Scottish. TV Review: 'Doctor Who' Episode 801, 'Deep Breath' -- A Heroic Failure 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z

I suspect that the inbuilt Scottish belief that the devil makes work for idle hands stayed with her throughout her career. Susannah York obituary 2011-01-16T10:38:03Z

Over at Scottish designer Christopher Kane's show at the Tate Britain museum, foam Croc shoes studded with unpolished gems were the talking point. Burberry inspires nostalgia, Christopher Kane elevates Crocs 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z

One of your first roles was as a transgender barmaid on a Scottish sitcom. David Tennant Stars in ‘Broadchurch’ on BBC America 2013-08-02T19:02:15Z

The single, featuring Scottish DJ and producer Calvin Harris, notched up sales of more than 87,000 in just four days. Rihanna finds her way to top of UK charts 2011-10-09T18:52:46Z

"A regime spin-doctor" is how Scottish critic Joyce McMillan recently characterized the Bard in the Scotsman, one of the country's newspapers. In 'Dunsinane,' David Greig offers a timely play -- set in 11th century 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z

Rowling, who was born in England but has lived in Scotland most of her life, was targeted by Scottish nationalists because she was a vocal opponent of Scottish independence. J.K. Rowling Trolled After Showing Support for the Scottish Rugby Team 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z

My first book was about a young Scottish fraudster . . . so it was broadly in that area. "Guilt" writer discusses the twisty finale, the importance of that enigmatic smile and Season 2 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z

I'm a Scottish student, studying in Scotland, so I don't pay fees. Entries now open: the Very Short Film competition 2012-10-01T10:33:00Z

“An Appearance on the Sea,” December 22, 1975, about herring fishing off the Scottish coast. Alastair Reid in The New Yorker 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z

“We ended up in a place where we can celebrate what we’re putting onstage rather than trying to defend it,” said Christopher Hampson, artistic director of the Scottish Ballet. As ‘Nutcracker’ Returns, Companies Rethink Depictions of Asians 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z

AP: How well does "Brave" depict the character of the Scottish? Pixar's 'Brave' gang shares tales of Scotland 2012-06-21T15:30:09Z

In the singles chart, Scottish singer Calvin Harris and Swedish DJ Alesso were a new entry at number one with "Under Control", a collaboration with the English band Hurts. One Direction top British album chart for second time 2013-12-01T19:09:28Z

Part of worldwide annual in celebration of the Scottish poet Robert Burns, entertainment, songs inspired by Burns poems, meal, beer and wine included, 6:15 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2014-01-23T17:16:45Z

Born into a well-to-do Scottish family in the late 19th century, Scott Moncrieff was taught French by a Belgian nanny until the age of three. Remembrance of lives past 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

But a week in something shifted and I began to sound reliably, if hammily, Scottish. How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Singing, Dancing, Knife Fighting 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z

Cendrars was born in 1887 to a Swiss father and Scottish mother, but he was barely into his teens when he hit the road. Blaise Cendrars at the Morgan: A Modern Match of Poetry and Painting 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z

"Scottish, then. I appear to be Scottish. Oh, grand! That means I can … complain!" Doctor Who: Capaldi's wiser, older Time Lord cuts through the hype 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z

The full scope of what Scottish independence means for the country is still such a large concept that many haven't quite fully grasped it. 'The Good Wife' star Alan Cumming favors Scottish independence 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z

After the ceremony, traditional Scottish bagpipe music was played as the newlyweds, the bride wearing an ivory floor-length dress and a full-length veil, emerged from the church to loud cheers from the crowd outside. UK queen's granddaughter Zara weds in Scotland 2011-07-30T16:21:51Z

“I’m the self-proclaimed Minister of International Gymnastics Development,” Holt jokes over the phone from Edinburgh, where he is now the coach of the Men’s Scottish National Team. Pommel horses and protesters 2012-08-25T12:00:00Z

Macbeth Southern California Shakespeare Festival presents the Bard's dark drama about the power-hungry Scottish warlord. L.A. theater openings, Sept. 6-13: 'American Falls' and more 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z

Times architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne takes a gander at the architectural renovation of the old Scottish Rite Temple by Kulapat Yantrasast. Essential Arts & Culture: The new Marciano museum, the Center Theatre Group at 50, LACMA's museum-rethink 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z

He complained last year that the BBC had ignored the festival, particularly in its Scottish programming. Edinburgh festival will reflect clash of cultures 2010-03-17T19:47:00Z

Previous shows were in Cincinnati and the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh. Exploring Daubigny, Through His Influence on van Gogh 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z

These lavish cheesy mashed potatoes ribbon off a wooden spoon and melt onto your side dish alongside something equally luxe, like grilled Scottish salmon or farmhouse chicken. 22 crispy, creamy potato side dishes 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z

For "Under the Skin" Johansson as the alien Laura was filmed in real-life settings, including a shopping center and a street in a drizzly Scottish town, surrounded by members of the public. Johansson alien film disappoints, Korean movie shocks at Venice 2013-09-03T17:35:16Z

The detailing went as far as saguaro cactuses alongside Route 66, and moving wind turbines in the Scottish Highlands. In the Royal Borough of Windsor, attractions ancient and modern 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z

Upon their return, Balanchine went to work on a ballet on Scottish themes, which would become “Scotch Symphony.” When City Center Was Balanchine’s House 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z

On the second day of this year's competition, Scottish contestant Gavin Mutch was one of four to shear five sheep under six minutes, maintaining his number one seeding ahead of the second round on Friday. Sheep shearers race to be fastest at world championships 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z

More problematic are the biggerings of Robert Therrien, some of which are currently on show at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. Big on littleness 2010-08-27T23:05:00Z

The Scottish adventure “Brave,” from Disney’s Pixar Animation unit, was named best animated feature. ‘Argo,’ ‘Pi’ split honors 2013-02-25T06:12:59Z

My first two solo albums were much more low-key than this one and they were far more rooted in traditional Scottish folk. From Idlewild to a wild island: Roddy Woomble on Mull 2011-02-17T22:29:00Z

“Gregory’s Girl,” about the vagaries of schoolboy romance in a Scottish “new town,” was an art-house hit, but nothing in it prepared you for “Local Hero,” which was released just two years later. Film: Bill Forsyth to Discuss ?Housekeeping? at Film Forum 2010-04-14T21:46:00Z

One of the most inventive magic shows this year is Scottish double act Barry and Stuart, whose double bill Show and Tell offers the audience the chance to be in control of their own delusion. Edinburgh comedy notebook: Magicians pull out funny new tricks 2011-08-17T16:48:00Z

The Scottish composer said that writing music for Shakespeare wasn't any more intimidating than scoring other movies or stage productions. When it comes to Shakespeare, composer Patrick Doyle knows the score 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z

The offerings include performances by Sigur Ros and the Scottish Ballet, and a lauded American production of “The Glass Menagerie,” starring Cherry Jones. Summer Festival Season Heats Up 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z

Dausgaard, 53, is chief conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony and Swedish Chamber orchestras, and as principal guest conductor of the Seattle Symphony, he recently released a riveting recording of Mahler’s Symphony No. 10. L.A. Chamber Orchestra's impressive guest conductor leads homage to Tim Burton, 'A Freak in Burbank' 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z

T In The Park 7pm, BBC3 More coverage of the Scottish festival which has, as usual, pulled in the big names; not least in the form of Eminem, who headlines the main stage tonight. Formula 1 2010-07-10T05:45:00Z

But the brutal world of post-war Scottish education was not for him and he "escaped" to Sussex in the early 1950s where he taught at the "alternative" Summerhill school. The Beautiful Cosmos of Ivor Cutler 2014-03-31T23:04:52Z

One cannot help but be flattered by the Scottish Club's gesture. Sean Connery immortalized with Estonian bust 2011-01-27T18:02:12Z

McCallum's Scottish grandparents emigrated as farmers but edged their son into the role of a church organist in Brisbane. John McCallum obituary 2010-04-07T18:14:00Z

Zola Jesus needs more life experience to compete with the Scottish singer. McGee on music: All hail Susan Boyle, the cool new diva of our age 2010-04-13T12:19:00Z

Photograph: Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh This shadowy vision of the human predicament is one of the most haunting paintings in Edinburgh's greatest art collection.• Susan Philipsz guns for glory at Edinburgh festival – the week in art 2012-07-27T11:55:18Z

Last November, the Scottish government launched its own plans to introduce more progressive gender recognition legislation to Holyrood. 'A monumental change': how Ireland transformed transgender rights 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z

That’s what happened when the 23-year-old Scottish crooner crafted songs for his passionate pop debut, “Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent,” which focuses a good amount on the end of his relationship. Someone to love: Rising Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z

The Scottish power-pop ensemble Paws traffic in the ringing, clean guitar riffs of Weezer and Pavement, but top them off with more garrulous hard-core punk-inspired chants; they perform at the Knitting Factory on Saturday. Pop & Rock Listings for Oct. 24-30 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z

The poet and novelist Jackie Kay turned memoirist last year with her book Red Dust Road, an account of her search for her birth parents: a white Scottish woman, and a Nigerian man. Edinburgh book festival podcast: Jackie Kay and Sebastian Barry 2011-08-15T10:02:00Z

The Scottish poet Kathleen Jamie won her category for poems described by judges as "the collection that will convert you to poetry". Costa awards 2012: graphic novel grabs best biography prize 2013-01-02T19:29:01Z

Scottish band Travis, originally named Glass Onion after the famous "White Album" song, was formed in 1990 and later took its name from a character in the movie "Paris, Texas." For second-generation fans like Travis bassist Dougie Payne, the Beatles "become part of your DNA" 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z

Is it lightweight or fluffy because it's in color, and doesn't end with Olive burned as a witch or floating face down in a Scottish pool? "Easy A": The summer's biggest comedy surprise 2010-09-17T01:01:00Z

The film follows a police sergeant, played by Edward Woodward, who goes to the fictional Scottish island of Summerisle to search for a missing girl. VIDEO: Wicker Man 'finished' after 40 years 2013-09-30T14:29:04Z

Fowler added that he feared Scottish artists would simply "move to Berlin". Arts body accused of 'bulldozing' Scottish culture 2012-07-09T14:34:39Z

The Scottish twins travelled a lot further than 500 Miles to attend the world premiere of Sunshine on Leith, an Edinburgh-based musical that uses their songs to propel its narrative. Toronto 2013: Reporter's diary 2013-09-12T13:42:39Z

However, in this fascinating account tracing the roots of filter coffee, writer Vikram Doctor finds an antecedent as far back as 1876, in a Scottish drink called Camp Coffee. South Indian filter coffee is like no coffee you've had before 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z

Many kilt tartans you see today were designed by English tailors under the rule of Queen Victoria, rather than by Scottish highlanders. No need for special treatment? 2010-05-25T15:44:00Z

She speaks with a pronounced version of Swinton’s own Scottish accent and is a master swordsman. Tilda Swinton relishes her samurai turn in ‘Dead Don’t Die’ 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z

Scottish Labour MP Rhoda Grant recently unsuccessfully tried to force the government to criminalize the purchase of sex. Edinburgh to end sex in saunas 2014-01-07T13:45:00Z

They instead traveled in the Scottish State Coach - built in 1830 and used for several Scottish and English processions. A list of carriages to be used in Royal Wedding 2011-04-29T12:03:19Z

There’s no word yet on whether he spends the entire time wandering around a faux medieval Scottish landscape with the scars of battle still visible on his flesh. The 75 films we're most excited about in 2016 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z

And any question of cultural patriotism needs to be interwoven within our debate about Scottish independence. The Virtuous Citizen: Patriotism in a Multicultural Society by Tim Soutphommasane – review 2012-09-29T23:05:09Z

The Scottish designer Mr. Kane looks at the house’s heritage with all the freshness and enthusiasm of someone who was not there the first time around. Special Report: Forward March at Versus 2010-03-01T12:52:00Z

The Scottish singer's Our Version of Events was the best-selling album in the UK last year. Emeli Sande up for two Novellos 2013-04-17T09:32:57Z

Scottish Opera's is only the fourth professional production in the UK, where Salome and Rosenkavalier have enjoyed countless productions. Strauss's Intermezzo: Scottish Opera whip up a perfect storm in a teacup 2011-03-24T22:30:01Z

His style is brisk and kinetic, which you sense in the Scottish play’s opening scene, when a critical battle is fought in about 45 seconds. Review: ‘Macbeth,’ Accelerated, at Public Theater 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z

I think I've always had a vague feeling of exile and I've sometimes wished I could belong to a Scottish community of writers. What's the future of the Union? 2011-08-27T23:05:40Z

That meant the green lawn was filled with small tents with large striped awnings housing everyone from saddlers, purveyors of cookies or Scottish salmon through royal jewelers to chimney sweepers and rodent catchers. In the Royal Family, Dressing for Succession 2013-07-22T11:04:44Z

In November 2012, Scottish Equity Partners and Highland Capital Partners Europe became the first outside investors in the company, buying a 25 percent stake. A Fashion Trailblazer’s Stylish Leap From Touch to Touch Screen 2015-08-15T04:00:00Z

Rome’s legionaries lodged a ribbon of limestone across Britannia’s north, they cared little if Scottish shepherds ambled south with their sheep or hopped Hadrian’s Wall. What Are Borders For? 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z

The background of , his latest collaboration with the leftwing Scottish lawyer turned screenwriter Paul Laverty, is the widespread, seemingly permanent youth unemployment and the despair and communal erosion it engenders. The Angels' Share – review 2012-06-02T23:05:32Z

Now, to mark Book Week Scotland this week, she has been enticed into making a comeback, with five new sculptures inspired by classic Scottish stories hidden around the country. Sculptor returns 2012-11-30T12:52:04Z

When I was about eight, I informed my parents that I felt more British than Scottish. What's the future of the Union? 2011-08-27T23:05:40Z

“I said in my wee Scottish accent, ‘Oh, how do you get one of those?’ What it felt like to be in Washington on Election Day 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z

There has been a decades-long dispute between the British Museum and Greece over the Parthenon marbles, which Scottish diplomat Lord Elgin removed from the Parthenon in the 19th century. Paris auction house sells Hopi masks despite tribe's objection 2013-04-12T16:23:01Z

Mr. Holloway’s solution has been to create 17 discrete exhibitions that fall within broad historical chapters, so the collection can be viewed as a chronological sweep through Scottish history or in bite-sized visits. Art: New Beacon of Scotland's Identity 2011-12-17T08:00:10Z

The Scottish duo released Sailing as the second single from their 1972 album Lifeboat. Ten hits you may not know were covers 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z

Every night on the Hard Rock stage, a musical act puts on two performances, and we had the chance to hear a Scottish band called Delphi. Hotel Review: Hard Rock Hotel, London 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z

His father retired as a Prudential insurance salesman in Winchester, and is now an independent research consultant, studying French Masonic manuscripts at the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library in Lexington, Mass. Melynda Barnes, Karim Oussayef 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z

And next time we're hit by that Scottish accent, "Spare us something for a cup of tea", we might look into those eyes a little differently. Waterline by Ross Raisin ? review 2011-07-13T09:05:02Z

The economy was not quite as fragile four years ago, when the gallery got word that it would receive £4.8 million from the lottery fund and £7.1 million from the Scottish government. Art: New Beacon of Scotland's Identity 2011-12-17T08:00:10Z

Lacroix, meanwhile, gets mugged, spends some time in delirium and, in an almost slapstick scene, comes ashore on a small Scottish island on the back of a cow. While You’re Waiting for the Next Hilary Mantel, Try Andrew Miller 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z

"But I do feel a connection and I certainly look Scottish. I've got the red hair and the freckles." Julianne Moore on Maps to the Stars: 'The longer you live the Hollywood lifestyle, the more empty you become' 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z

These boys banter in thick Scottish accents, and aren’t the most scintillating chaps. Staging war, in the gritty, eloquent “Black Watch” 2013-04-27T00:41:05Z

In the late 1940s, Barnhill, a stout, white-washed house, on the Scottish island of Jura in the Inner Hebrides, was exactly what George Orwell was looking for: a remote retreat unreachable by vehicle. A tour of Orwell’s Jura, where he wrote 1984 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z

Highlights include the Glasshouses, home to palm trees and tropical plants, the Queen Mother’s Memorial Garden and the Scottish Heath Garden, featuring plants commonly found in the Scottish highlands. 36 Hours in Edinburgh 2013-07-11T22:58:24Z

You’ve probably seen that Ancestry commercial — the one where Kyle, who grew up German, takes a DNA test and discovers that his ancestry is mostly Scottish, and trades his lederhosen for a kilt. Genetic ancestry tests don’t change your identity, but you might 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z

A Scottish doctor, once the medical officer on a British research mission near the South Pole, takes a delightful journey closer to home, through the wondrous human body, from top to tail, inside to out. Shelf life 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z

Prior to that, he was chief executive of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. L.A. Phil finds its new president in Seattle 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z

The humble Scottish piece – or sandwich – has many fans, who will also gladly express their appreciation for a traditional filling of Lorne sausage or tattie scones. George Clooney cheered at Edinburgh cafe that helps homeless people 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z

Rocky outcroppings add a touch of Scottish cragginess to vivid, green slopes. Aloha, partner: Riding the Hawaiian range 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z

But Capaldi’s Doctor arrived with something entirely new – a Scottish accent. American Doctor Who fans befuddled by Capaldi's accent: 'He should be called Doctor What!?' 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z

When I heard “Nature” alongside “This Departing Landscape,” a lush February release from the Scottish composer Martin Suckling, it was clear that NMC entered the pandemic with a strong production schedule already in place. In a Dark Time, This Music Will Make You Smile 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z

“Many Irish and Scottish melodies are the same, but the ornamentation is different,” Mr. MacIsaac said, unleashing a seemingly effortless stream of notes, a vivid example of a culture transported here from across the ocean. Fiddling With the Past: The Secrets of Scottish Music 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

It’s ideal for day-trippers exploring Edinburgh’s lively pubs and Royal Mile sites like the Scottish National Gallery and Edinburgh Castle. Hotel Review: Motel One Edinburgh-Royal 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z

The text, taken from a 14th-century Scottish poem, celebrates freedom as a noble thing that “makes man to have liking.” Spitfire Fiddling: The Week’s 8 Best Classical Music Moments on YouTube 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z

His hopes for an independent socialist Scotland, outside of Nato have recently been abandoned by the Scottish National party. Alasdair Gray: 'There isn't much time. Better get on with it' 2012-11-18T00:08:01Z

He was nominated for “It for Others,” first shown at the Scottish pavilion at last year’s Venice Biennale. Duncan Campbell Wins Turner Prize for a Film 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z

The picture on the card showed dozens of Scottish family crests, many of which looked as if they had been hastily contrived for postcard purposes. A Portrait of My Ego as a Big Black Dog 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z

Manhattan’s version of the Scottish play will be performed on North Carolinian soil. Putting the Mud in 'Macbeth' 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z

The idea that black writers and film-makers should censor themselves on these grounds is, of course, absurd. and Precious are no more a guide to "African-American culture" than Trainspotting is to being Scottish. The Kid by Sapphire ? review 2011-08-19T11:15:01Z

The son of an exiled Chilean journalist living in Belgium, Bustos Sierra said he first heard of the Scottish workers’ actions as a child. Documentary explores Scottish workers' boycott over Chile 1973 coup 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z

There ought to be a trigger warning for the trigger warnings for “Trainspotting Live,” a catalog of horrors that includes violence, strong language, nudity, heavy drug use, audience interaction, strobe effects and Scottish accents. 6 Immersive Theater Shows to See in New York 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z

Last year's best collection award was won by Scottish poet Don Paterson, for Rain, and this year's winners will be announced on 6 October in London. Forward poetry prize avoids Nobel laureate clash 2010-07-20T22:59:00Z

If Scottish banks are closed on a Monday, the chances are that there's an Electric Frog party taking advantage of the holiday weekend, and this one follows on from Easter's sell-out event. Clubs picks of the week 2013-05-25T05:00:19Z

Tiffany said that he had at first doubted whether the production of Gregory Burke's play about the Scottish regiment ought to be revived. Black Watch director had feared the play would be a 'turkey' 2010-08-18T16:00:00Z

He contrived a triptych – posh Scottish upbringing; the war years; and his time running Granada TV. In praise of ... Denis Forman 2013-02-26T00:15:01Z

A week spent with performers at the festival presented an opportunity to delve into the surprisingly subtle and complex nature of Scottish fiddling, and the elements that make it unique. Fiddling With the Past: The Secrets of Scottish Music 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

But the school tried, and the teachers did their best, and occasionally strange things happened, such as the appearance of a breezy, bohemian-looking woman with an exotic Scottish accent. My belated thank you to Liz Lochhead 2012-08-17T13:00:01Z

Growing up, he studied piano, singing and the tuba, and he graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music. When it comes to Shakespeare, composer Patrick Doyle knows the score 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z

The Scottish singer songwriter joins Arctic Monkeys who were confirmed as headliners in November. Paolo Nutini returns to T in The Park 2014-02-24T10:12:52Z

From its opening, Bandon Dunes was hailed as a links wonder, an honest importation of Scottish links golf to the Pacific, some 5,000 miles west of the game’s homeland. A wee bit of Scottish golf on Oregon’s coast 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

And now they are taking over the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh. Witches have always cast a wicked spell over art 2012-12-17T15:09:03Z

“She was this big, imposing farm girl, and he was this 5-foot, 6-inch Scottish private, so he got next to her by lying a lot,” Mr. Christie said. Weekend Miser: ?The Liar Show? and ?The Rejection Show? 2012-02-02T23:34:50Z

A large snowstorm recently struck the Scottish town of Cowdenbeath, causing slick roads and traffic problems, The Sun reports. 'Wonder woman' pushes truck up snowy hill, earns free milk for a year 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z

He also talked about his Scottish roots and Arthurian legends. At the Neptune, Donovan took fans on a magical musical tour 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z

David McVicar's production, originally for Scottish Opera, was first seen at Welsh National Opera in 2009, when the music simply didn't show his rigorously incisive approach. La Traviata ? review 2012-02-13T17:14:00Z

Therefore, in conclusion, "Shrek Forever After" will most likely not be the last time we see the corpulent Scottish ogre. Scarecrow suggests | Like 'Shrek Forever After'? Try other franchises' so-called 'final chapters' 2010-05-20T18:48:00Z

The items have come from Sir Jimmy's flat in Leeds, his Scottish cottage and other houses. In pictures: Jimmy Savile auction 2012-07-27T07:44:21Z

Last year, a Scottish deerhound named Hickory earned the esteemed silver bowl. Dogs set to wow at Westminster 2012-02-11T12:08:47Z

Butler, still struggling with comedy, stars as George Dryer, a once-great Scottish soccer star who's now divorced and in financial straits. Capsule reviews of new movie releases 2012-12-06T00:16:06Z

I'm not saying the Scottish play in a theater. Jim Parsons and Zachary Quinto give voice to the prickly friendship of authors "Truman & Tennessee" 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z

He decided to study textiles instead, earning a bachelor’s degree from the Scottish College of Textiles and a master’s from the Royal College of Art in London. How ‘Shuggie Bain’ Became This Year’s Breakout Debut 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z

Mr. Nesbo was drawn to the moral ambiguities in “Macbeth,” Shakespeare’s tragedy about a Scottish nobleman whose hunger for power drives him to murder the king, Duncan, at the behest of three witches. Novelists Reimagine and Update Shakespeare’s Plays 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z

It is the story of three such Scottish women that is told in Abigail Docherty's historical play which is based on the diaries of young women who nursed during the Great war. This week's new theatre 2010-10-08T23:07:00Z

The double white flower was first planted in the New World in the garden of its namesake, Dr. Alexander Garden, a Scottish physicist and naturalist who moved to Charleston in 1752. Iconic Charleston Plants 2010-02-24T15:31:00Z

Many told Stuart it would be too hard to get Americans interested in a novel about a gay Scottish boy and his alcoholic mother. How ‘Shuggie Bain’ Became This Year’s Breakout Debut 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z

“Evil!” says the designer in his soft Scottish accent. Citizens Kane, in Family and Fashion 2013-06-17T14:44:05Z

In the early 1990s, Scottish and Celtic traditional music artists were "treated in awe elsewhere in the world", says Colin Hynd, the first artistic director of Celtic Connections. Celtic Connections at 20 2013-01-17T08:35:07Z

He loaded his gruesome cargo into his car, and dumped it in a remote ravine more than 100 miles away, on the Scottish Borders. Lords of the flies: the insect detectives 2010-09-23T07:00:00Z

Over 100 Scottish artists, including three Turner-prize winners, a Booker winner and a winner of the Costa award have written an open letter protesting at the "deepening malaise" at Creative Scotland. Rift deepens between Scottish artists and Creative Scotland, as despairing open letter is published 2012-10-09T09:41:00Z

They were selected by Colin B. Bailey, director of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and formerly the Frick’s deputy director and chief curator, with the Scottish National Gallery’s director, Michael Clarke. Masterpieces From Scotland Visit the Frick 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z

The A.T.M. machine greeted us out loud and, for some reason, with a light Scottish burr: “Please input your secret code” and then, “What would you like to do?” Exploring the Surf in Sri Lanka 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z

The back catalogue of more than 25,000 tracks is owned by Document records, a tiny Scottish independent Blues label. White rescues obscure blues music 2013-02-06T15:13:35Z

The original starred Williams as an estranged father who poses as an elderly Scottish nanny in order to spend time with his children. Mrs Doubtfire sequel in the works 2014-04-17T10:09:45Z

The Scottish Robin Hood, a man on the run from the English and able to disappear into the forest, quickly became legend. Follow in the footsteps of Scottish folk hero on the Rob Roy Way 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z

Campaigns on and Twitter to get the single to the top of the charts snowballed since the club won the Scottish League Cup on Sunday, with the chant echoing in the background. Fans set to put single in top 10 2014-03-20T15:22:03Z

Saltire of the earth … we look at your favourite Scottish country music. Readers recommend: songs about Scotland – results 2012-12-06T14:27:37Z

“They were fighting the Americanization of folk music at a time when our own British, Scottish and Irish songs were dying.” Ewan MacColl, Dogmatist of British Folk, Gets a Tribute Album 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z

Many of Murray’s own poems, even very short ones, contain narratives that recall the oral storytelling of the Aboriginal people that his Scottish ancestors had displaced. The Homegrown Language of Les Murray 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z

The exhibition takes place at the queen’s Scottish residence, where she spends a week at the beginning of each summer conducting official duties. Flo Rida in Tokyo and Japanese Prints in Amsterdam: Global Arts Guide 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z

"The quality of the six shortlisted novels highlights the depth and variety of Scottish crime writing, and the Deanston Award and Bloody Scotland Festival show what a vibrant scene it is." Malcolm Mackay wins crime book prize 2013-09-14T23:23:32Z

Page last updated at Having played smaller stages at the festival in previous years, Scottish trio Biffy Clyro returned to Reading Festival on Sunday to headline the main stage. In pictures: Reading and Leeds day 3 2013-08-26T09:38:19Z

After a decade of theatre work, she slowly broke into television, getting small roles in Scottish TV dramas such as Tinsel Town, Still Game and Taggart, before catching Arnold's eye when casting for Red Road. Kate Dickie: 'I've been angst-ridden all my life' 2010-12-02T23:00:00Z

So outraged were some Scottish grandees by the profanity of its protagonist, an angry Glaswegian drunk, the Scottish Arts Council refused to help publish Kelman's next novel. James Kelman 2012-07-29T19:00:01Z

This is Ali Smith, the crazy-brilliant Scottish writer, so it’s a good bet there’s some method in the madness, even if it takes a while to emerge. Review | Ali Smith’s ‘Spring’ is another brilliant installment in her seasonal quartet 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z

In fact two of the best shows I've seen this festival are children's shows, both of them at the Scottish Book Trust as part of the Traverse season. Edinburgh festival: day two at the fringe 2012-08-07T15:26:56Z

In this respect he's like a Scottish version of Will Oldham: someone who was once a hero, but has now become an associate and collaborator. This week's new live music 2012-12-15T00:05:21Z

Alongside issues including animal rights and the Scottish independence referendum, the novel chronicles Rachel’s unplanned pregnancy and long-buried familial turmoil. Reviews: New Books From Sarah Hall, Mia Alvar, Katherine Taylor and Others 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z

This is not for fun or fashion, but rather because they are all competing in the traditional Scottish Highland Games in the middle of Croatia. The Bachelorette Watch: How Do You Say Love in Croatian? 2012-06-19T12:30:17Z

As a research professor pre-Internet, she read exhaustively to craft indelible images of Scottish places for the “practice novel” she kept secret from her husband. The Outlander Effect: The popular book and TV series is increasing travel to these Scottish sites 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z

The evening brought big news, too: before the concert it was announced that the Scottish youngsters will perform next year in Caracas. The Big Concert – review 2012-06-22T00:10:46Z

In Murphy's dramatisation of the marriage breakdown, Ruskin shouts abuse at her as they clamber up a Scottish mountainside. Emma Thompson's Effie facing copyright fight 2011-02-09T00:51:51Z

Though relatively unknown in the States, this wiry, energetic Scottish actor has long stood out on Britain’s stages and screens. David Tennant Stars in ‘Broadchurch’ on BBC America 2013-08-02T19:02:15Z

The culture minister also floated the concept of holding a Scottish National Book Week in 2012. Scottish Academy of Literature plan dropped 2011-02-07T16:07:46Z

Outgoing Scottish Ballet director Ashley Page commissioned the project in 2012 because he was interested in what would happen when a theater director took the lead on a ballet. Scottish Ballet's 'A Streetcar Named Desire' gives muscle to female characters 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z

Coming back to Scotland in the run-up to the referendum, I realised I knew almost nothing about Scottish politics. Rory Bremner sees the funny side of Scottish independence 2013-04-03T14:16:43Z

I travelled a lot over the years, living in Europe and Africa, finally settling into a career managing community energy projects in Africa for the Scottish government. Experience: my namesake found me after 24 years 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra gave the public premiere of these added numbers alongside Britten's completed set, a fascinating exercise in spot-the-difference. BBC SSO/Brabbins ? review 2010-11-22T21:45:00Z

The background: Young Fathers are a Scottish rap trio comprising members from across the planet. New band of the day - Young Fathers (No 1,404) 2012-11-27T16:48:09Z

SAT Royal Scottish Country Dance Society dancing, music, poetry to celebrate the life of Scottish poet Robert Burns, 7 p.m. Community calendar: Martin Luther King Jr. holiday events, fairs, festivals 2013-01-19T00:13:52Z

Scottish children spend less time in the sun than any other children in the world.” Top UK scientist urges people to take vitamin D supplements 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z

As director of productions at Scottish Opera in the 1980s, he toured productions to remote communities. Opera director Graham Vick dies at 67 of COVID complications 2021-07-18T04:00:00Z

SUN Fundraiser for Chinese and Scottish youth music, dance, and martial arts scholarship programs, with Chinese banquet, Scottish haggis, Keith Highlander Pipe Band and dancers, Chinese Lion Dance Troupe and Asian Youth Orchestra, 4 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-02-14T00:00:27Z

As You Like It joins Romeo and Juliet in the season in Glasgow, and the gives Marie Jones's bittersweet comedy Stones in his Pockets its Scottish premiere. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2012-07-06T14:44:00Z

“Badderlocks” jokes Q. What might you advise someone who ate some lousy Scottish salmon? Style Invitational Week 1339: Songs for a modern error 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z

And the new house is as smart as she is: a modern, executive-style residence built on a small plot behind the police station with a view over the river and the soft Scottish hills beyond. Susan Boyle: What happened to the dream? 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z

The Scottish Ballet will make its Kennedy Center debut with this unusual adaptation of Tennessee Williams’s play May 28-30. ‘Streetcar’ duo had mutual desire 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

A new main entrance recently opened, and construction on a bigger and better gallery space for its core collection of Scottish art is in the works. What’s new in Great Britain for 2020 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z

He recently visited what he called “a mind-blowingly authentic” Scottish castle and wedding site, Mount Stuart. A Fairy-Tale Wedding, Castle Included 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z

Five: 15 was Scottish Opera's new-music project, bringing together homegrown composers and writers to create short theatre pieces. The Lady from the Sea – Edinburgh festival review 2012-08-30T17:30:01Z

It prompts a protest from a previous honoree, the Scottish environmentalist David Kennedy, who ostentatiously returns his degree. Movie Review: ‘You’ve Been Trumped,’ an Unflattering Documentary 2012-08-02T14:29:16Z

The story of a girl who moves with her family to the Scottish moors and rescues a chestnut Arab from a circus. Lauren St John's top 10 animal adventures 2011-07-21T09:20:04Z

This will be the fourth visit from the Scottish troupe in as many years. The Studio Theatre play that can’t be named — and it’s not ‘Macbeth’

Sturgeon’s spokesman said these claims had not been repeated by the Scottish government since the scheme began last year. Finland disputes Scotland's baby box claims after expert warning 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z

She's especially enthusiastic about British composers and is due to premiere Seraph, a new work by James MacMillan, with the Scottish Ensemble next February. Alison Balsom: The top brass 2010-10-07T21:45:00Z

I write plays in Scots, one of which – a comedy about the Scottish Enlightenment called David Hume's Kilt – was developed at the NTS. Scots: an auld dug with plenty of bite 2010-06-04T21:00:00Z

My first visit was on a snowy day last March, when the grounds were desolate-looking, a mix of eerie and romantic, very Scottish Highlands. Glenstone’s connections to dance, now and on the horizon 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z

It was as if the Scottish capital were taking its cue from the title of a show I saw here: “Still.” A Quiet Summer at Edinburgh’s Festivals 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z

I bring up the recent furore about Jazzer McCreary being a terrible stereotype of Scottish masculinity and she bats it straight back. Fans of The Archers should prepare for a shock, says Vanessa Whitburn 2010-12-13T07:03:00Z

But what if you didn’t watch the first season and want to get in on all the time-traveling Scottish goodness? How to catch up with … Outlander 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z

Vowels, it turns out, can sound Scottish, said with a Russian accent. Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer – review 2013-06-13T11:02:19Z

Britain's major political parties are campaigning for a "no" vote on Sept. 18, but support for the Scottish nationalist cause rose last month, a poll found on Thursday. Pope signals Scotland, Catalonia should take care on independence 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z

Rightly so: this play, set in a Glasgow tenement in the 1930s, reminds us what economic hardship really means, and yet has an ebullience that suggests a Scottish O'Casey. Men Should Weep - review 2010-10-26T23:25:00Z

The idea that a Scottish patriot could have a chip on his shoulder and demonstrate an irrational anti-English bias is patently absurd, after all. Irvine Welsh's Booker prize attack makes scant sense 2012-08-21T09:58:32Z

He died in early October, most likely fatally wounded while fighting Scottish raiders. "Game of Thrones" in real life: Actual history, just as epic as George R.R. Martin's tales 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z

The program is organizing a Ruscha show at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art next year. Ed Ruscha Continues His Wordplay 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z

Then a soothing Scottish doctor got me back in the game with my new best friends Propanol and Valium. Laura Solon: My Edinburgh 2010-08-16T21:45:00Z

The Scottish author previously won the Costa debut novel award in 2005 for The Accidental. English teacher is Costa's top poet 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z

Behind Boswell's determined celebrity-hunting you sense the instinctive gloom of the Scottish lawyer who obsessively visited prisoners on the eve of their executions. A Dish of Tea With Dr Johnson ? review 2011-03-09T01:20:25Z

Tuttle beautifully evokes local landscape and Scottish myth, and delineates her central characters' reactions to events with scalpel-sharp psychological insight while building towards a truly amazing finale. Science fiction roundup - reviews 2012-08-03T21:55:04Z

As the boss of Scottish Opera in the 1990s, her financial management was heavily criticised by a government report. Who should take over at the Royal Opera House? 2012-11-23T12:01:00Z

Graham enjoyed watching boxing, Scottish rugby and English cricket. Ranald Graham obituary 2010-09-16T18:14:00Z

But the Scottish capital’s historic sites and winding walks offer a different charm at quieter times of the year, and its restaurants are the highlight of any visit. 36 Hours in Edinburgh 2013-07-11T22:58:24Z

She sends visitors who are looking for a restaurant with a lot of Scottish seafood to Crabshakk. In Scotland, Serving Halibut for a Better Planet 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z

I think her parents are kind of Scottish, but she grew up in England. Kelly Macdonald talks to Salon about stepping into a starring role with “Puzzle” 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z

Most of the coins are English coins of Elizabeth I, James I and Charles I. The Hoard also includes a few Scottish and Irish coins, and the ducatoons from the Spanish Netherlands. Yorkshire's hoard of mysterious silver and gold 2012-11-15T06:26:43Z

Britain’s political parties paused campaigning for next month’s local and Scottish elections, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson led political tributes. COVID, Philip’s no-fuss attitude mean simpler funeral plan 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z

In 1995, for example, he asked a Scottish driving instructor, “How do you keep the natives off the booze long enough to pass the test?” Philip, in role with no job description, was queen’s bedrock 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z

Of the Scottish independence referendum, in 2014, she simply said, “I hope people will think very carefully about the future.” Peter Morgan Serves the Queen, Again 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z

Though the Black Watch has been absorbed into a larger “super Scottish” army regiment, the play has done service much longer than Tiffany expected. ‘Black Watch,’ hailed tale of war, coming to Seattle’s Paramount 2013-04-17T19:09:22Z

Rebus, promised the Scottish author, will be "as stubborn and anarchic as ever", and will find himself in trouble with the author's latest creation, Malcolm Fox, of Edinburgh's internal affairs unit. Rebus will soon be back on the case, reveals Ian Rankin 2012-06-06T10:15:47Z

Certain people, like the Scottish comedian and actor Billy Connolly, confound him. Lip Readers Apply Their Skill to Celebrity Conversations 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z

IT WAS always going to be a big year for things Scottish: 2014 marks the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn, when the Scots beat the English in the first war of independence. Expanding universe 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z

The 2014 festival, which was announced in Edinburgh on Thursday morning, will feature a number of other works referencing the hot-button topic of Scottish Independence as well. Scottish Independence Debate Will Reach Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

Some pro-independence Scottish nationalists have suggested that the English, who have a long and at times bloody history of rivalry with the Scots, would be glad if Scotland left the UK. Jagger, Hawking join big celebrity push to keep Scotland in the UK 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

I want Scotland to be Scottish through and through – I hate to hear English accents in the shops there. What's the future of the Union? 2011-08-27T23:05:40Z

Sampling whiskey at a Scottish distillery turning to zero-emission fuel helps trim carbon emissions. The World Has Changed. So Has ‘52 Places.’ 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z

It includes entries from 14 Scottish prisons, a children's secure unit and a special hospital. How a little praise in prison can go a long way 2010-08-24T15:00:00Z

Scottish photographer Iain Macmillan took just six shots of the group on the crossing, with the fifth used as the cover of the band’s eleventh studio album, released on Sept. 26 1969. The Beatles' iconic Abbey Road cover shot 50 years ago today 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z

Automatically, his Scottish parsimony showed as his heavy-lidded eyes caught the lavish gilding over the carved wooden panels. Extract from Scandalous Innocent by Juliet Landon 2010-05-04T10:11:00Z

And in the festival’s tradition of introducing work that hasn’t been seen in the United States before, there was the premiere of the Scottish Dance Theater, which presented a hard-driving duet, “Drift,” by James Wilton. Dance Review: An Eccentric Sendoff for a Festival?s Leader 2011-06-12T22:10:07Z

His self-portrait will hang in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh when it reopens in the autumn after a refurbishment. Jack Vettriano: postcards from hell 2011-02-11T12:24:33Z

Stars of the Scottish screen are expected on the red carpet in the capital later for the screening of Brave which is set in the mythical medieval Highlands of Scotland. Film festival awards announced 2012-06-30T16:01:00Z

His new work is very definitely a Scottish product. This week's new live music 2012-10-12T23:05:42Z

The first golf course opened in July despite an open letter by the Scottish Wildlife Trust written to golfers including Colin Montgomerie not to play there. Briton takes on the documentary world - and Donald Trump 2012-08-03T19:24:26Z

She is the first artist to win for a sound work: she recorded herself singing a 16th-century Scottish lament under three bridges in Glasgow. ArtsBeat: Scottish Artist Wins Turner Prize for a Recording 2010-12-06T23:12:00Z

Photograph: Alex Hewitt/Writer Pictures Edwin Morgan, who has died aged 90, was the last of a group of great Scottish poets, spanning two generations, sometimes referred to as "the seven poets". Edwin Morgan obituary 2010-08-19T17:23:00Z

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon sent him a congratulatory message minutes after his Booker win. Douglas Stuart hopes Booker win helps working-class writers 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z

The first Scottish Tectonics runs for two days this weekend, a mix of contemporary classical, experimental, improvised and electronic events, with the music of famous US avant-gardist Alvin Lucier as its focus. Lana Del Rey, Mikal Cronin, The Bad Plus: this week's new live music 2013-05-11T05:00:15Z

Opening this programme themed around the Olympic ideals of "faster, higher, stronger" is Martin Lawrance's Run For It for Scottish Ballet. This week's new theatre and dance 2012-06-15T23:05:31Z

But Volkov, formerly chief conductor and now principal guest of the BBC Scottish Symphony, seems to have established extraordinary control with this orchestra, and the results are fascinating. BBCSSO/Volkov - review 2011-01-31T18:04:33Z

Read more Who should win the Scottish Album of the Year Award? Scottish Album of the Year Award – who should win? 2013-06-19T16:51:46Z

He formed his first band when he was 15 in the living room of his home in the Scottish town of Ayr. Adventures of a Waterboy 2012-06-22T16:41:33Z

Buildings, statues and inscriptions turned his Scottish garden into a text, written in nature, ripe with myth and history, Apollo and Pan cavorting among stone submarines and hand grenades. Britain's garden state 2010-06-08T20:29:00Z

The collection also reportedly includes bottles from over 150 different Scottish distilleries. Massive whiskey collection put together by novice may earn millions at auction 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z

In 1992, Fairport members persuaded Beryl to record a solo album, Weave the Mirror, which included English, Irish, Scottish and Manx tunes. Beryl Marriott obituary 2010-08-16T17:27:00Z

Horner felt comfortable borrowing from traditional Scottish and Irish music for his score, and the result is an astonishing hybrid of sounds—choral, tribal, and orchestral. James Horner’s sweeping film scores defined a cinematic era 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z

The festival has also commissioned a new graphic novel, edited by Scottish author Denise Mina, which will imagine the world in 2043 and is set to be launched at next year's event. Edinburgh international book festival announces 2013 lineup 2013-06-20T08:30:20Z

Others took a liking to the songs that originated in the region, including Bob Dylan, whose debut album, released in 1962, included “Pretty Peggy-O,” a version of the Scottish song “The Bonnie Lass o’ Fyvie.” Elizabeth Stewart, Champion of Scotland’s Folk Music, Dies at 83 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z

It said the actor will play the doomed Scottish general in Shakespeare's classic, to be produced by The King's Speech and Shame producers See Saw. Fassbender 'attached' to Macbeth 2013-04-30T11:42:18Z

Sturgeon warned that hurling abuse would do nothing for their cause of gaining Scottish independence. J.K. Rowling Trolled After Showing Support for the Scottish Rugby Team 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z

The bestselling Scottish novelist told the new issue of The Word magazine that he went a bit overboard when writing the book. Ian Rankin embarrassed by 'purple prose' of first book 2010-08-16T10:39:00Z

Being Scottish, of course, is no death sentence. Scottish Rockers Face Middle Age at Ease With a Past of Near Misses 2010-09-29T23:00:00Z

Ian Fleming was sufficiently impressed to fabricate Scottish roots for Bond in subsequent books. Sean Connery at 90: a dangerously seductive icon of masculinity 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z

The questions from the audience, colored by Irish, Scottish and English accents, all marveled at the same thing: that Mr. Miller, acclaimed but hardly a household name, was not better known in Britain. Overnighter: Norwich, England ? a Getaway for Book Lovers 2011-01-21T19:55:00Z

He met Diana Livingstone Bruce, a descendant of the Scottish explorer David Livingstone, and married her in Britain shortly after completing “Jason and the Argonauts” in 1963. Ray Harryhausen, Cinematic Special-Effects Innovator, Dies at 92 2013-05-07T18:31:15Z

Although nominations were received for poems by Blake, Wordsworth and Shakespeare, the Scottish Poetry Library, which is spearheading the project, decided Price's little-known poem was the perfect fit. Richard Price poem to represent Team GB in Cultural Olympiad project 2012-07-26T14:22:47Z

But Scottish hopeful Kid Adrift seems most assured of success, with his crunching, bedroom-made mixture of Aphex Twin and Muse sounding even mightier live. Click to Download: Glastonbury catch-up 2010-07-01T20:30:00Z

This week’s recommended books cast their nets wide, from the shores of a Scottish loch to the hills of southern India to the story of a peripatetic childhood in Europe and East Africa. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z

Massie tends to be slightly overlooked in discussions of contemporary Scottish literature; the peril, I presume, of being an intelligent Conservative. The Edinburgh literature festival that could change history 2013-04-11T15:28:06Z

Born in La Cumbre, Colombia, to a Peruvian mother and a Scottish banker father, Graham was brought up in Puerto Rico. Bruce Graham obituary 2010-03-25T19:06:00Z

Salmond's decision adds to the sense of an imminent and massive engagement within the Scottish arts on the independence referendum. The writers Alex Salmond is courting now will hold him to account 2013-07-14T20:00:01Z

Langoustine, the slender, delicate relative to the lobster, is the most valuable catch; more than two-thirds of the world’s supply comes from Scottish waters. In Scotland, Serving Halibut for a Better Planet 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z

A Scottish man recently got a blast from the past with a wallet he lost two decades ago. Man’s stolen wallet gets returned 20 years after it went missing: 'Proper time capsule' 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z

A quick comic riff on the Scottish Play is a better fit. 7 Things to Do This Weekend 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z

The Scottish princess ran wild through the multiplexes, as , Pixar’s first feature with a female protagonist, opened to a burr-ly $66.8 million to win the weekend at North American theaters, according to preliminary studio estimates. Brave Beats Abe: Vampires Slaughtered by Pixar's Girl Power 2012-06-24T20:59:06Z

Silibil N Brains pretended to be from California when they were actually from Dundee You are Scottish and you want to be taken seriously as a rapper, what do you do? The great hip hop hoax 2013-09-09T23:33:25Z

A folk singer from the Outer Hebrides, who lives in the Scottish Highlands, was called up by Disney/Pixar to sing on the soundtrack for an animated film, set in 10th century Scotland. AUDIO: Disney call on Scottish folk singer 2012-08-14T07:31:25Z

Photograph: Andrew Ross Scottish Ballet, Aberdeen & Inverness Sophistication and style are key to this triple bill, which takes its ideal from Frederick Ashton's Scènes de Ballet, arguably the most elegant work in the ballet repertory. This week's new dance 2010-10-01T23:06:00Z

And, eventually, the duo move on to an even bigger story: infiltrating and exposing a homegrown terrorist group that calls itself the “Scottish Republican Army.” Review | Val McDermid’s new novel is a delightful throwback, complete with a retro song list 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z

He then goes off to the pub, leaving her alone: the classic miserabilist Scottish short story would end there. Something Like Happy by John Burnside - review 2013-01-19T09:30:01Z

But there are lots of projects in development: including a very ambitious new-writing project with a Scottish writer, responding to the Commonwealth Games. Laurie Sansom: incoming artistic director, National Theatre of Scotland – profile 2013-02-19T10:31:29Z

Four itineraries are offered this year on Splendour, a converted Scottish wooden fishing vessel with four private cabins and decks large enough to carry bicycles, kayaks and sailboards. Exploring Scotland by Small Boat 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z

Where other bands discussed sex and drugs, Runrig debated the Scottish constitutional question. From pop star to chiropractor: musicians' post-musical careers 2010-09-23T21:29:00Z

Three major UK companies – Scottish Ballet, National Dance Company of Wales and English National Ballet – unite for a triple bill of work themed around the Olympian ideals of faster, stronger, higher. Dance GB – review 2012-06-20T17:21:13Z

But the Scottish mezzo Karen Cargill brought such exquisite expression and a warm, vibrant and ample voice to the part that she thoroughly outclassed her colleagues onstage. Music Review: Deborah Voigt and Karen Cargill in ‘Götterdämmerung’ at Met 2013-04-24T22:07:56Z

After they finally got accepted by the Scottish Adoption Agency, and found a lovely woman who they felt was on their side, they went to a meeting where they were asked more questions. How I met my real father 2010-05-22T23:01:00Z

Some years ago, I attended a friend's party, where I was reintroduced to the sharp-tongued Scottish TV presenter, Muriel Gray, whom I'd helped in some minor way a few months previously. One big yawn: boredom is not just a state of mind 2011-07-16T23:05:46Z

"It being a Scottish disaster, it's not much taught in schools." Alistair Beaton and Anthony Neilson: double trouble 2010-07-27T20:31:00Z

The film, set before and during World War I, is a lyrical evocation of the Scottish landscape and the hard lives of the farmers who work it. Terence Davies, Unfiltered and Bitter 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z

And speaking on behalf of the misunderstood green giant, he says: "Shrek wants what the will of the Scottish people want". From Austin Powers to documentary maker 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z

“We’ve been doing Rabbie Burns suppers for the past ten years,” Mary Wan, the Glaswegian proprietor of Highlands, a Scottish restaurant in the West Village, told me. How Americans Acquired a Taste for Haggis, with Help from the Scottish Poet Robert Burns 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z

Morton's solo violin playing – his disarming habit of tugging at the underside of notes – was especially striking, and the Scottish Ensemble were intently animated as usual. Scottish Ensemble ? review 2010-12-17T22:45:00Z

He said his office learned that on June 16, 2009, a Scottish woman, Julia Howard, 77, who was a resident of the hotel, disappeared and was found beaten to death. Prosecutor: TV producer's lawyer smearing Cancun 2010-05-27T23:31:00Z

"This announcement shows that Ofcom agree that viewers in Dumfries and Galloway and the Borders deserve both Scottish and local coverage." South Scotland ITV overhaul unveiled 2013-07-23T13:54:44Z

A Scottish critic praised Aldridge’s performance as Aaron as “remarkable for energy, tempered by dignity and discretion.” Let It Bleed: The Perverse Influence of ‘Titus Andronicus’ 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z

The movie tells the tale of a Scottish princess, Merida, who defies her parents by pursuing archery. ArtsBeat: Pixar Removes Its First Female Director 2010-10-20T19:21:00Z

All 10 episodes of the American version of the show, which were filmed at the same Scottish location before the British show was shot, will arrive at on Thursday on Peacock. ‘The Traitors’ Was a Sensation in Britain. Can It Conquer the U.S.? 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z

A British corporation, FUP, has developed the Tube, a means of time-travelling between the 21st and 16th centuries, and made contact with an ancient Scottish tribe. Best children's books: 12-years-old and over 2010-05-12T07:00:00Z

That last quality is located in her Scottish Granny puppet. Nina Conti 2010-08-25T20:30:00Z

For an interesting take on the upcoming year in Scottish theatre, check out this preview by Joyce McMillan. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2011-01-14T16:56:26Z

He hired the Scottish émigré Williamina Fleming, a former teacher, as a maid after her husband abandoned her in a “delicate condition.” Ladies Who Launch: Women Who Opened the Door to Space Exploration 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z

A great deal of MacMillan’s music is informed by his not unconnected passions for Roman Catholicism and Scottish nationalism. The global implications for a Scottish piano concerto based on the Rosary 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z

However, he is just the latest in a long line of celebrity interventions in the Scottish independence debate so far. Celebrity independence interventions 2014-02-20T15:08:01Z

McRobbie knew about the music business better than most, as frontman of Scottish indie pop pioneers the Pastels, signed to Domino Records. Independent record shops: 10 of the best in Britain 2013-03-24T00:06:02Z

For Beaton, though, feeling European "takes you back to 18th-century Scotland, and the Scottish Enlightenment, when Scotland was a vibrant and important intellectual centre in Europe". Alistair Beaton and Anthony Neilson: double trouble 2010-07-27T20:31:00Z

It was shot in primal Scottish locations, in freezing weather. Mads Mikkelsen, Sex Symbol With an Unearthly Twist 2010-06-05T02:07:00Z

There was also a 39% rise in visitors to the Scottish National Gallery, with the landmark exhibition Generation: 25 Year of Contemporary Art in Scotland among the highlights. British Museum tops UK visitor sites 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z

Other regiments at risk are said to include a tank regiment and a Scottish battalion – such as the Black Watch or the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Gurkha regiment faces axe as Liam Fox insists on ?20bn Trident replacement 2010-08-28T23:06:00Z

Would "The Informed Air," a new posthumous essay collection by the Scottish writer Muriel Spark be able to attract the same number of buyers? What Amazon's e-book numbers are and aren't telling you 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z

The exhibitions will chart a sea change in the way art is made and how the Scottish art world became ever more diverse over the years. Space Pod Alights at the Serpentine Gallery 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z

Scottish heritage brand Pringle also featured plastic details, though it was only a nod. Shiny metallics, plastics trending at London shows 2012-09-18T01:01:05Z

But instead of going in the direction of noisy farce, it’s dreamy and steeped in melancholy, with a hint of the charm of the Ealing films and the great Scottish comedies of Bill Forsyth. Review: ‘Detectorists’ on BBC and Acorntv Hope to Unearth a Fortune 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z

The same year the Tories won a majority of the Scottish vote as well as the Northern Irish vote; the exception being those troublesome Welsh. English devolution: a view from Scotland 2010-04-23T12:25:00Z

He was born and raised in San Francisco to a Chinese father and an American mother who was parts German, Scottish, Norwegian and Swiss; his first language was Cantonese. Truth, Lies and Chinese Art Inspire ‘a Puzzle Box of a Play’ 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z

The audience sees the young Army private bidding farewell to the London Scottish Regiment, where he has served for 14 years. In a Musical About Penicillin’s Inventor, Superbugs Take Center Stage 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z

There is this Scottish tradition of sitting around in the pub telling fish stories.” Weekend Miser: ?The Liar Show? and ?The Rejection Show? 2012-02-02T23:34:50Z

A mustachioed British gent introduces “Sleeping Beauty and the Pea” with the traditional Scottish folk song “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean,” complete with rousing audience participation. 2 holiday shows that revel in silly business| Theater reviews 2012-12-20T22:01:24Z

SAT-SUN Gathering of the Clans, Scottish and Celtic pipe bands, dancers, vendors, entertainment, Highland Games, food vendors, beer garden, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Community calendar 2012-08-29T21:58:05Z

The truth: The best Scottish rap group in the world … ever! New band of the day - Young Fathers (No 1,404) 2012-11-27T16:48:09Z

All weekend the series will also offer “Is This a Dagger?” by the Scottish theater company Red Bridge Arts. 8 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z

In Scotland, Edinburgh’s Scottish National Gallery is undergoing a major renovation, with plans for expanded gallery space and a grand entrance from Princes Street Gardens. What’s new in Britain and Ireland for 2018 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z

After serving as assistant conductor to James DePreist at the Oregon Symphony, he went on to guest conduct the London Symphony, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra. The University of Washington School of Music offers eclectic lineup 2010-10-20T23:30:00Z

Logan’s Scottish accent first intruded when she was studying drama. How Mrs. Hughes served ‘Downton’ a nip of Scotch 2013-12-24T21:40:44Z

The project is the brainchild of Katie Paterson, a Scottish conceptual artist. David Mitchell has a new book, but you'll have to wait 98 years to read it 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Mark Smith The Scottish arts monthly The Skinny is moving into the gap vacated by City Life seven years ago to launch a brand new arts and culture listings magazine in and Liverpool. The Skinny to launch new arts listings magazine in Manchester and Liverpool 2013-01-30T15:22:00Z

James Guthrie's typical To Pastures New translates the airy joie de vivre of Monet into a slightly sentimentalised Scottish farmyard scene, replete with cutesy bonneted maiden. Exhibitions picks of the week 2010-04-09T23:07:00Z

"She was dating a 26-year-old bass baritone, so that got my Scottish dander up." Douglas Gordon: Tracks of my tears 2011-02-08T21:46:00Z

“Supermarkets have a stranglehold on the food supply, and aren’t interested in Scottish fish unless it’s cheap farmed salmon.” In Scotland, Serving Halibut for a Better Planet 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z

Other highlights include the violinist Joshua Bell performing Bruch's "Scottish Fantasy" with the National Symphony Orchestra. Summer Stages: Classical 2010-05-07T21:59:00Z

"I was thinking," he sings in his urgent Scottish lilt against jangling guitar, an urgent bass line and insistent drum. Mothers at Hauser & Wirth - review 2011-01-23T18:28:10Z

Down the hall he and Mr. Rogers briefly puzzled over woodwork sections in the Scottish duchess Anne Hamilton’s dining room, designed around 1700 for her palace near Glasgow. Antiques: Rooms With a View of British History 2013-05-02T20:02:50Z

But that's typical of the career trajectory that's taken him not perhaps from rags to riches, but certainly from obscurity to a comfortably well-off position as the current great white hope of Scottish comedy. This week's new comedy 2010-09-24T23:06:00Z

Just behind the centre is Sandeman House, headquarters of the Scottish Book Trust. 10 of the best literary haunts in Edinburgh 2011-08-01T09:00:00Z

Can of paint in hand, Sid kicks in the windscreen to reveal a nonplussed Scottish terrier sitting in the driver's seat. Sid and Nancy: an intriguing glimpse into a dysfunctional relationship 2013-03-06T17:50:00Z

I was lying there, dusting myself, ready to give the policeman a bit of my Scottish abuse, when I saw a man being wrestled to the ground for not doing what he was told. 'I was gutted that I'd been such a coward': photographers who didn't step in to help 2012-07-28T00:48:00Z

He and Camilla typically spend their summers there, fishing and walking in the Scottish countryside, according to Charles' Web site. Camilla, wife of Prince Charles, breaks her leg 2010-04-08T16:30:00Z

“I trust you’ll understand the reference to another Scottish tragedy without my having to name the play.” American Playwrights Try to Reinvent the History Play 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z

What he isn't, and until last week had never been, is Scottish. Pass notes No: 3,010: Captain Haddock 2011-07-17T18:59:01Z

“My mom’s side of the family and my brothers and sisters are really funny – that’s the Irish Catholic side. My father’s side, the Scottish Protestant side? Not so much,” he says. Michael Keaton: ‘There was a lot of bad taste in the 90s and I contributed to that’ 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z

Lively, friendly restaurant in quirky hotel featuring standard and fresh takes on Scottish food. Scotland’s northeastern scenery circuit — 500 miles of sheep, history and whisky 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z

There are two other factors that make Byrne an outsider: his origins are working class, and they are Scottish working class. John Byrne: in from the margins 2011-08-17T15:00:01Z

In the depths of a dark Scottish winter, I still dream of Florida’s eternal sunshine and those voluntary beachside family penitentiaries. How Doing Nothing Became the Ultimate Family Vacation 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

A few ringers add fiddle and female harmony vocals that evoke the Celtic and Scottish folk melodies in Thompson’s musical DNA. Album review: Richard Thompson, 'Electric' 2013-02-05T05:34:00Z

From his famed 24 Hour Psycho, where Hitchcock's masterpiece was slowed down to a day-long screening, to work referencing the gothic classic Confessions Of A Justified Sinner, the Scottish artist's videos aren't exactly light-hearted. This week's new exhibitions 2010-06-25T23:06:00Z

The Scottish Highlands are filled with magic and mystery. Seeing the magic of Scotland’s Highlands 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z

I’d like to see him, the longtime backer of Scottish independence, do something he hardly ever did: play an actual Scotsman, perhaps a terrifying Glasgow crime boss, with the accent of his youth restored. Silver linings playback: will Jack Nicholson's return inspire film's dormant veterans? 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z

Scottish poet Kathleen Jamie won the poetry prize for her collection "The Overhaul," and writer/illustrator and dyslexia campaigner Sally Gardner claimed the Costa Children's Book Award for "Maggot Moon." Mantel's history novel picks up another major award 2013-01-29T21:07:23Z

She was given £9,000 by the Scottish Arts Council for a six-month residency at the college, which she extended to 18 months. Scottish artists offered funds to get away from it all in Highland retreats 2011-01-14T20:35:53Z

The brown sugar pie, the Scottish border tart, Bakewell tarts and the Quebec sugar pie — each has been named a predecessor to the Canadian tart. Where Has This Treat Been All Your Life? Canada 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z

The Scottish novelty item “Anna and the Apocalypse” isn’t the first zombie movie musical and seems unlikely to be the last. ‘Anna and the Apocalypse’ Review: They Sing, Dance and Get Eaten 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z

Through flashbacks, we learn the details of the case: how Edalji, his Parsee-born vicar father and his Scottish mother had been subjected to a campaign of sustained intimidation. Arthur and George | Theatre review 2010-03-23T21:30:00Z

Mr. Hartnett appears again as James Stewart, a Scottish soldier reluctantly serving the English crown during a “Macbeth”-like power struggle on the subcontinent. Review: ‘The Lovers’ Portrays Romances Intertwined Across Time 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z

Grant's arrival in Edinburgh surprised festivalgoers, many of whom tweeted about spotting the actor around the Scottish capital. Hugh Grant turned away from Edinburgh comedy show 2012-08-20T12:55:04Z

He has the luck that decisions made in the rehearsal and makeup rooms put useful physical and verbal distance between the parts: Hardy unshaven, dark and Scottish; Hoynes clean-shaven, blonder and RP. David Tennant and Olivia Colman: the best actors on TV? 2013-04-25T11:07:42Z

A reluctant pupil, he gives up school at 13 "to work at the hay", with ambitions to elevate himself from lowly farmhand to ploughman, a position of some status in the Scottish community of Wigtownshire. Wigtown Ploughman: Part of His Life by John McNeillie - review 2012-11-13T16:55:01Z

The overtones of martyrdom and sacrifice in this religious parable sat uneasily with the images of Watson tottering around the Scottish countryside in hotpants and heels. Are you a female movie character? Are you promiscuous? Things won’t end well for you … 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z

So we got together some of the original actors, and we flew some other Scottish actors to London, and we went over it. From the archive, 7 August 1982: Gregory's Girl gets a new accent 2012-08-07T06:30:00Z

One of his finest extant works, the Trinity Altarpiece, currently hangs in the Scottish National Gallery, on long-term loan from the Royal Collection. Spiritual vision and realism converge in the work of Hugo van der Goes 2011-08-01T17:24:40Z

I think it's even more shocking when it's with a Scottish accent. Sharleen Spiteri: 'I'd cut off my arm for someone to call us a pop band' 2013-05-16T14:00:01Z

Recently I performed it with Toronto Symphony and in August I am taking it to the Proms in London with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Sibelius rocks, and other reasons a Danish conductor keeps coming to Seattle 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z

Its protagonist, a Scottish journalist called Colley, finds himself implicated in the crimes of a serial killer. Iain Banks dies aged 59 2013-06-09T17:22:02Z

You might infer here that the thieves believe whisky is part of the Scottish legacy that the boys' ancestors were robbed of when the Highland clearances took place. The Angels' Share – review 2012-06-02T23:05:32Z

When a young Scottish woman named Sarah Lawrence arrived at his Irish manor as the new governess, she was immediately adored by her new charges — and soon by Sir Thomas as well. The early years of the real Lawrence of Arabia 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z

Volumes of violins, violas, cellos and basses bent notes as a stoic speeding motorcyclist cut across the vast Scottish countryside. Mica Levi and orchestra go truly 'Under the Skin' at the Regent 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z

But “Burn,” the new dance-theater piece he conceived with the choreographer Hoggett, will allow him to dive fully into physical storytelling, exploring the inner life and mental health struggles of the Scottish poet Robert Burns. 54 Dance Programs, Festivals and More Coming This Fall 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z

National Theatre Wales, like its Scottish counterpart, is a consciously peripatetic company that is using theatre as a way of opening up the territory. National Theatre Wales puts Cymru centre-stage 2010-06-01T14:36:00Z

The evening begins with a ferocious bout of scene-setting pipe-and-drum music, and ends with one of the witches playing a Scottish lament on the fiddle that unnerves the newly enthroned Malcolm. Macbeth – review 2013-07-04T22:00:00Z

Its scenes of Scottish rural life in the early 20th century are gracefully stitched together by Chris’s voice-over reflections, which nudge forward a slow-moving story rife with everyday tragedy. Review: ‘Sunset Song’ Shows a Woman’s True Grit 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z

I discovered Philip Kerr, the Scottish detective-novel writer, only recently, and one thing I like about him is that he makes bad behavior look bad again. Nazi Comb-Overs 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z

Nude Woman in a Red Armchair was being used to advertise the Picasso and Modern British Art exhibition at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. Airport covers up Picasso nude 2012-08-08T12:46:20Z

In the past decade or so, though, there has been an explosion of cairns around the world—in national parks, in the Scottish Highlands, on the beaches of Aruba. People Are Stacking Too Many Stones 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z

Johansson’s chum – the only other adult on this lonely Scottish beach – goes to help too. 'I completely lost it': the movie scenes that made our writers weep 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z

The book tells of a family, very much like Woolf’s own, vacationing at their summer home by the sea in the Scottish Hebrides. The Unsaid: The Silence of Virginia Woolf 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z

Wright herself is British by birth, from Sunderland in northeast England, near the Scottish border. Martha is back on ‘The Americans,’ and Alison Wright has finally arrived 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z

In Turned Out Nice, his look at what the climate in the British isles will be like in 2100, and how the inhabitants will be affected, Marek Kohn takes a look at the Scottish Highlands. Turned Out Nice by Marek Kohn ? review 2011-07-07T08:16:00Z

"We are of course extremely grateful for the Scottish government's support of our project, which is invaluable in helping bring V&A at Dundee to fruition." Dundee V&A secures £3m backing 2012-10-08T00:06:01Z

And this random Scottish guy came up and said they were looking for English-speaking extras, and that I’d get paid five Egyptian pounds and a falafel. Cate Blanchett: ‘I used to be very socially awkward’ 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z

But if you can, head to the heart of the Scottish Borders for classy, heavyweight fare and quality kids stuff. This week's new events 2012-06-08T23:05:32Z

When English professor Dr Murray Watson decides to boost the reputation of a little-known Scottish poet by writing his biography, he knows the job won't be easy. John O'Connell's choice of thrillers | Book review 2010-04-02T23:06:00Z

These lilting, observational poems often invoke music: ballroom dancing, a Beethoven quartet, Scottish songs. New & Noteworthy 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z

But it did introduce excellent young Scottish magicians Barry and Stuart to a wider audience. This week's new comedy 2011-03-05T00:07:44Z

Smith is respected not just for his sax mastery, but for his influence on his homeland's jazz culture through the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra. This week's new live music 2011-08-05T23:08:11Z

The natural beauty of the Scottish Highlands and a vanishing way of life also plays a major part. Trailer Trash 2013-06-15T23:05:33Z

But Scottish students had little idea who he was. Raul Ruiz and the ghosts on the battlefield 2012-08-20T17:37:40Z

It’s very Scottish to be direct about difficult things, so there’s no point in pretending it wasn’t a hard place to live. Douglas Stuart on Growing Up Queer Before the Internet 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z

He will be joined on the judging panel by Stammers, the Scottish poet, playwright and novelist Jackie Kay, and Sarah Crown, editor of guardian.co.uk/books. Picador launches prize for unpublished poets 2010-05-26T10:34:00Z

Fans of “The Good Wife” may remember the coy reserve of Eli Gold, the Machiavellian political consultant played by Alan Cumming, whose crisp delivery bears no hint of his Scottish roots. Get to Know Your Favorite Actors and Artists a Little Better 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z

Within a year, the soups began to reflect a far more adventurous spirit: Thai red curry noodle soup; Scottish smoked haddock and leek chowder; Indian mulligatawny; corn and sweet potato chowder. How a single pot of soup can satisfy a crowd 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z

You could gripe about the perceived authenticity gap in a Scottish kid making like a soul man, but the issue of authenticity is never as straightforward as it appears. Paolo Nutini 2010-04-10T23:08:00Z

A Scottish study looked at people’s brain waves as they strolled through three sections of Edinburgh — a shopping area, an urban park and a busy commercial district. In a bad mood? Exercise can help. Here’s the best way to do it. 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z

More Scottish than an oatcake in a kilt, this two-day celebration of Blair Castle's private army is awash with sporrans, cabers and bagpipes. This week's new events 2013-05-25T05:00:23Z

The attorney said his office learned that on June 16, 2009, a Scottish woman, Julia Howard, 77, who was a resident of the hotel, disappeared and was found beaten to death. Lawyer says Mexican hotel had history of violence 2010-05-27T01:55:00Z

It’s like suddenly coming across Brigadoon while hiking in the Scottish highlands or spying the Emerald City after a long trek on the Yellow Brick Road. An Artist Colony Thrives in the South African Desert 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z

The poet Jackie Kay won the Scottish book of the year award for her memoir Red Dust Road, in which she traces her natural father. Edinburgh international book festival diary 2011-08-28T17:52:44Z

Stuart follows his debut novel, “Shuggie Bain,” which won the Booker Prize and earned praise for its portrayal of working class Scottish life, with a love story set in a Glasgow housing project. 18 New Works of Fiction to Read This Spring 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z

On their first day with Scottish Ballet, in February, the intimacy directors encouraged the dancers to practice setting boundaries and to check for consent. Bringing Consent to Ballet, One Intimacy Workshop at a Time 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z

The poem refers to Mr. Trump as “the Domhnall,” the Scottish form of his first name. Fiona Apple Releases a Trump Protest Chant 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z

I never used to watch “Shetland,” which follows detective Jimmy Perez as he pursues murderers and trafficking rings on the subarctic Scottish archipelago. Savoring the Shetland Islands on the small screen 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z

As for the Scottish philosopher David Hume, he thought it was simply "a book, presented to us by a barbarous and ignorant people… corroborated by no concurring testimony". The Serpent's Promise: The Bible Retold as Science by Steve Jones – review 2013-05-04T13:00:01Z

After all, if the Doctor has the power to regenerate in the first place, why would he only regenerate as a white male who speaks with a British or Scottish accent? A Female 'Doctor Who?' It's About Timey Wimey 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z

The permanence of the Scottish play is easily taken for granted. The great Chinua Achebe was the man who gave Africa a voice 2013-03-24T00:06:34Z

The Scottish flashbacks raise more questions than they answer about why and how the father and daughter fled their homeland to end up on the edge of a wheat field in the middle of nowhere. Review: ‘Slow West,’ a Wry Twist on Classic Frontier Fables 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z

A gang of weird sisters still roams the foggy Scottish moors, periodically speaking in riddles and giving Macbeth the evil eye. Review: ‘Macbeth,’ Starring Michael Fassbender, Awash in Gorgeous Carnage 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z

He visits a secret gypsy church in a forest in Hampshire, the Appleby Horse Fair in Cumbria and a travellers’ wedding site in the Scottish highlands. A British traveller’s travelogue 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z

Except Cowards is not in the Scottish capital at all, but the spare bedroom of his Swindon home. Can Twitter wit replace live comedy? 2010-08-09T11:57:00Z

This film, about a young Scottish princess, is the studio’s first to feature a female hero. The 20 Movies We?re Looking Forward to in 2012 (And the 10 We?re Definitely Not) 2012-01-05T11:20:42Z

The classical record label Delphian is also releasing a series of albums as a tie-in with the project, starting with works of ancient Scottish music in May. Bringing Ancient Sounds Back to Life 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z

"Scottish people have a deeply ingrained sense of alienation from their own language," he says. My fair fräulein: an Eliza Doolittle for the 21st century 2012-08-14T19:00:04Z

People see me and usually think I’m Scottish or something.” Jewish Summer Camp With Campfires, Crafts and No Lights Out 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z

Most fans missed one of the best afternoon acts, Scottish soul singer Johnny Reid, who sang with the raspy conviction of a new Van Morrison. Watershed country-music festival at Gorge packed and partying 2012-08-06T00:59:06Z

You were just as I expected you would be – a golf-playing psychopath who could have had a bit part in any number of Scottish crime novels. Line of Duty: series one, episode five 2012-07-24T21:00:00Z

But the Scottish director’s impressionistic cutting style and superbly layered soundtracks are nothing new. 4 Film Series to Catch in NYC This Weekend 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z

Just a 50-minute train ride away, Loch Lomond draws tourists and locals to its banks for the iconically Scottish combination of moody green hills, wide sky and clear blue water. 36 Hours in Glasgow 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z

We also got some amazing Scottish strawberries, which are the best strawberries in the world. Places 22 and 23 of 52: Cheeky Surprises in Bristol, and a ‘Wee Look Around’ Glasgow 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z

A solitary hunter that kills rabbits, not to mention the occasional hare or young roe deer, the Scottish wildcat is ferocious, elusive – and endangered. Endangered: the plight of Scotland's wildcats 2010-04-17T23:09:00Z

The Mariners Cafe, the cafeteria, sells very popular Scottish breakfasts. In Scotland, a ferry-borne exploration of the Inner Hebrides 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z

It helped open my eyes to Scottish culture. My hero: Edwin Morgan 2010-08-20T23:06:00Z

Ancestry looms large in “Love Songs,” and Jeffers has deftly crafted a tale of a family whose heritage includes free Blacks, enslaved peoples and Scottish and other white colonialists. A Triumphant Debut Novel on Black History and Coming of Age in the South 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z

High levels of industrial emigration reflected the peculiar deformation of Scottish society, while global connections reinforced gross inequalities of wealth. To the Ends of the Earth by TM Devine ? review 2011-08-04T08:59:01Z

“It’s taking away hypocrisy,” the designer said of Prada’s new “country of origin” labels that announce with honesty and pride just who sewed your genuinely Scottish kilt skirt or dyed your Japanese jeans. Special Report: Fashion: Throwing Down the Gauntlet 2010-09-28T17:40:00Z

As a Scottish government report revealed this year, 64% of people in Scotland do not consider Scots a language, "just a way of speaking". Scots: an auld dug with plenty of bite 2010-06-04T21:00:00Z

Combining both, the authors capture the exact sound of Scottish heckling at St. Andrews. Books of The Times: Golf Phenom, Not Tiger Woods. Sure. 2011-06-30T21:03:11Z

In the painting, George W. Bush’s black Scottish terriers pose on a yellow wingback chair, a tongue poking sweetly out of one dog’s mouth. This museum curator is an expert on dogs — and their presidential partners 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z

Scottish settings now became important to many of his novels. Iain Banks dies aged 59 2013-06-09T17:22:02Z

The great Scottish fabulist forsakes Glasgow to open the festival with a discussion of his life and work. Edinburgh festival 2011: Soak it up! 2011-07-17T20:29:01Z

Frank Cauldhame lives with his eccentric amateur scientist father in a big, isolated house on the Scottish coast. Ten of the best 2011-03-26T00:05:30Z

Just when you think you have figured out the puzzle, suspects or motives dissolve into the Scottish dew. The best thrillers and mysteries of 2019 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z

Drummond's non-fighter philosophy has always been to turn the other cheek or run, but for the last few months he's been in training with the Scottish Wrestling Alliance. This week's new theatre 2011-02-05T00:05:41Z

A group of 100 nonprofessional volunteers will be taking part in a grand experiment at the Tate Modern, courtesy of the Scottish contemporary dance choreographer Michael Clark. At London's Tate Modern, the Dancer Could Be You 2010-08-26T10:00:00Z

Erica Schmidt’s playful riff on Shakespeare’s tragedy, which finds a group of schoolgirls staging the Scottish play, ends its bloody run. 13 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z

I thought the machair was the title of the Scottish poet laureate, but kept my mouth shut. The wild beauty of Scotland’s Western Isles 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z

“At the end there was such a long time after I went into the shark-tank that I thought, ‘I guess that’s the end of me,’ ” he told a Scottish newspaper several years ago. Richard Kiel, best remembered as the James Bond villain Jaws, dies at 74

The first and last of the ten in the series were given to the Scottish Poetry Library, and they made inspired references to poems, one by Edwin Morgan and one by Norman MacCaig. Edinburgh's mysterious book sculptures go on tour 2012-07-31T16:21:18Z

Rainer says she never read her contract; her only condition was that she be allowed to bring her beloved Scottish terrier, Johnny, with her from Europe. Luise Rainer's 100 years of fortitude: Oscar winner was feisty, memorable 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z

Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA We start with Idlewild's In Remote Part/Scottish Fiction, partly because the refrain "Scottish friction, Scottish fiction" could be a subheading for this selection. Readers recommend: songs about Scotland – results 2012-12-06T14:27:37Z

The programme also features a number of new Scottish films, including The Great Hip Hop Hoax, about two Scots rappers. UK premiere for Watson at Edinburgh 2013-05-29T12:28:05Z

Weekends and holidays at Balmoral in Scotland allowed her to shine a light on Scottish tartans and English tweeds. Queen Elizabeth II and the Shape of 20th-Century Power Dressing 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z

Jack Bruce, the Scottish bassist and singer best known for his work with 1960s hard rock pioneers Cream, died on Oct. Jack Bruce, Cream bassist, dies at 71 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z

Here you’ll find Scottish culture distilled to its most vivid and traditional. Scotland’s ultimate island getaways 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z

One set of landscapes shows the sublime, such as Joseph Mallord William Turner’s etching of the Scottish Highlands with roiling thunderclouds. ‘Extreme Nature!’ Review: Horror and Beauty in the World Around Us 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z

Soon James was calling him my “Scottish boyfriend” and not long later Martyn and I made that official. Dating two people at once: why I'm polyamorous and proud 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z

What chance now the company putting on a Ring cycle, a Trojans, a Meistersinger, productions that defined Scottish Opera as an internationally important opera house? The band plays on ? part-time ? but Scottish Opera is sinking 2010-09-17T11:04:00Z

In a candid interview with Drew Grant this week in the New York Observer, the 49 year-old Scottish actor reveals his strong opinions on “Girls,” naughty cell phone pictures, and, most controversially, circumcision. Alan Cumming’s fight against circumcision 2014-03-21T14:20:00Z

Scottish immigrants brought the sport with them to the United Sates in the 1830s; by 1855, curling clubs existed in New York City, Detroit and Milwaukee. 2010-02-12T22:00:00Z

That sentiment echoed Fala, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Scottish terrier, who was so popular with the American public that he received more fan mail than the president himself. Why doesn’t Trump have a dog — and should he get one? Experts weigh in 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z

Ministers were supportive of the new body and knew there was significant evidence the arts were essential to the Scottish economy. Most Scottish arts organisations to face deep funding cuts 2010-07-23T15:09:00Z

High in the Scottish mountains the weather is so variable and the terrain so tough that you’re always challenged. Homage to the Scottish Highlands: walking in the Cairngorms 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z

It was only a matter of time until her record label steered her in the direction of Bruch’s syrupy “Scottish Fantasy” and had her pose in tartan against a background of heather. Classical Playlist: Sting, Dvorak, Monteverdi Choir and More 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z

Experts from the Scottish Center for Crime and Justice Research reviewed studies from the last 25 years in Scotland, the United Kingdom and United States. Domestic abuse linked to soccer match days: Scottish study 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z

Her Scottish mother took her there in the late 1960s while on honeymoon with her second husband, and Forna has vivid memories of the colour of the sea. Aminatta Forna: a life in writing 2013-05-03T17:00:02Z

It includes 19th-century photographs of the city that were given as diplomatic gifts by the Ottoman sultan; early photographs taken by the Scottish photographer James Robertson; and new digital works by the artist Murat Germen. What's on This Week Around the World 1460-11-11T05:00:00Z

And if you have to protect the head of MI6 from a madman, do you take her to a Scottish farmhouse with no weapons? Author of latest 007 novel lambasts recent Bond films 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z

The lawyers in Glasgow would get £50,000 for their legal advice on making sure the transaction was carried out properly under Scottish law. Leonardo plot: solicitor admits stealing from clients to 'save' painting 2010-03-29T18:23:00Z

Scottish Ballet's Cinderella Ashley Page's setting of the Prokofiev fairytale score brings the gothic darkness of the Brothers Grimm to decadent, pre-Revolutionary France, for a satirical new spin on Cinderella's rags-to-riches tale. The best dance for Christmas 2010 2010-11-22T08:00:00Z

Scottish football fans heard the news at a match and started euphorically chanting, “Lizzie’s in a Box.” Perspective | The queen’s funeral doesn’t have to be about the queen 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z

“Already, the martial mustache, the haughty imperial, and the daily expanding whiskers, like accredited heralds, proclaim the approaching advance of the monarch Beard,” wrote the Scottish pundits of 1852. The Modern Man: Suited and Hirsute 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z

In the unlikely event that I'm around for the referendum on Scottish independence I'm definitely voting 'yes'. Iain Banks: the final interview 2013-06-15T07:07:55Z

A blend of Scottish malt whisky and younger American single malt. In a high-tech world, aged spirits still get much of their flavor from wood and fire 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z

Right now, Machover is working on a new composition, Festival City, for the Edinburgh international festival this August; he envisages it as a collaboration with anyone who loves the Scottish capital. Tod Machover: how to crowdsource a symphony 2013-03-19T20:00:01Z

As Daniel Hillard, Williams played a newly divorced father so desperate to spend time with his children he disguised himself as a Scottish nanny and became a housekeeper for his ex-wife. They Adapted ‘Mrs. Doubtfire,’ and Their Personal Beliefs 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z

President Trump has Scottish blood on his mother’s side, so Burns seems apt. Ian Rankin: By the Book 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z

It was built in 1936 for the Fulton brothers, Scottish steel merchants, and owned briefly by Hartley Shawcross, the lead British prosecutor at the Nuremberg War Crimes tribunal. T Magazine: Duran Duran Sails Back to 'Rio' 2012-05-04T20:16:26Z

The death of Edwin Morgan left a ragged rent at the heart of Scottish poetry, but the country is knee-deep in talent. Scotland stalls on new poet laureate 2011-01-02T18:43:43Z

Once Warhol's UK agent, d'Offay's Brillos now took centre stage at a retrospective staged by the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh to mark the 20th anniversary of Warhol's death. Warhol's box of tricks 2010-08-20T23:03:00Z

And it is easy to imagine a Catalan intellectual attacked for not writing his book reviews in Catalan, or a Scottish intellectual berated for not wearing a kilt. Joyce's Dublin: city of dreamers and chancers 2012-06-15T21:55:00Z

In one of Edinburgh’s best traditional Scottish restaurants, though, I noticed that Cockburn’s haggis was often on offer. In Scotland, Guts, Glory and Haggis 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z

Well, daddio, if it's words you're after, get to this words and music club night, taking in Scottish song, prose, poetry and spoken word. This week's new clubs 2010-06-18T23:06:00Z

Born in Bishopbriggs, Scotland, Bruce initially courted a career as a cellist, but left the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama as a teenager to pursue his interest in jazz. Jack Bruce, Cream bassist, dies at 71 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z

Scottish winner of the second series of Pop Idol. Pete Waterman: 'I bought $80 of ganja on the beach and made a reggae record' 2012-07-04T14:58:30Z

Andrew, an Ayrshire-born chef, was active in promoting locavore food for the Scottish National Tourist Board; for a time, he’d been known as the man who brought the langoustine to New York. How Americans Acquired a Taste for Haggis, with Help from the Scottish Poet Robert Burns 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z

If an actor accidentally forgets to call Shakespeare's malevolent masterpiece "the Scottish play," an elaborate ritual is required to prevent all hell from breaking loose. 'Macbeth' succeeds in avoiding its onstage curse when it's on-screen 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z

Philipsz's room in this year's Turner prize exhibition at Tate Britain consisted of her disembodied, recorded voice singing the 16th-century traditional Scottish song, Lowlands Away. Turner prize won by Susan Philipsz 2010-12-06T23:24:00Z

In 2005, the Home Office and Scottish Executive said they had no evidence on "the likely long term impact of this kind of material on individuals". Hate porn, sure, but be wary of banning it 2013-06-30T07:00:02Z

Among Scottish glens, Feshie is unusual for being both broad and well-wooded, and the obvious option now is to walk up the glen and explore the old pinewoods by the river. Homage to the Scottish Highlands: walking in the Cairngorms 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z

Their Scottish accents were toned down for US audiences. From the archive, 7 August 1982: Gregory's Girl gets a new accent 2012-08-07T06:30:00Z

A great ideas man who can light a Scottish glen. The 10 best photographic portraits 2010-12-05T00:05:00Z

When the likes of David Cameron, the Daily Mail and Kelvin MacKenzie rail against Scottish independence, this may, in part, stem from ideological embarrassment rather than a genuine fondness for the Union. What's the future of the Union? 2011-08-27T23:05:40Z

This year there are some interesting billings, with Scottish apocalypse rockers Mogwai headlining Friday in their customarily noisy way. This week's new live music 2012-08-10T23:05:00Z

It is the latest iteration of what now looks like an unbreachable rift between the Scottish arts community and Creative Scotland. Scottish writers and artists protest over 'deepening malaise' at funding body 2012-10-09T16:22:42Z

The production sees the main stage at the Royal Court stage transformed to a snowy Scottish forest. Vampire play shocks at Royal Court 2013-12-06T12:51:58Z

Indeed, Shchukin’s first purchases were creditable but benign, including a whiff of Romanticism: a lakeside enchanted castle by the Scottish painter James Paterson. ‘Icons of Modern Art’: Picassos, Matisses, Monets, Oh, My! 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z

Sang, who is of Italian, Irish and Scottish heritage, grew up in New Jersey — first Paterson, then Wayne — and attributes his empathy and openheartedness to a challenging upbringing. Zach Sang, the Ryan Seacrest of the Youth, Wants to Save Radio 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z

Recent acquisitions include two paintings by the noted Scottish author and artist Alasdair Gray, and several studies by Bridget Riley that are on display in Birmingham and are drawing large crowds. Online gallery will open forgotten art to public view 2010-04-17T23:08:00Z

Born in Glasgow in 1966, Mr. McVicar was initially drawn to the theater and studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Hollywood? Nope. The Met Will Do for David McVicar. 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z

A much older conflict, the Battle of Bannockburn, which led to Scottish independence, marks its 700th year with a new visitor center in March. Events of 2014, From Food to Art to Music 2014-01-08T16:22:46Z

Veteran Dredd artist Cam Kennedy reckons Scottish humour has crept into the stories. Comic lawman Dredd's Scots roots 2012-08-14T05:37:40Z

The announcement of the Scottish copy, which goes on public display at Mount Stuart on Thursday, brings the number of known surviving First Folios to 234. Shakespeare First Folio Discovered, in Time for an Anniversary 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z

Sinclair’s discursive, intensely literate prose knits together time and place, drawing parallels between stolen Indigenous land and the Highland Clearances that left his own Scottish forebears dispossessed. The best travel books of 2021 — so far 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z

In a Scottish pub whose owner is one of the magician's few admirers, Tatischeff meets Alice, a doleful young woman employed as a cleaner. 'The Illusionist': Better Than 'Toy Story 3'? 2010-12-25T11:10:00Z

Other winners include veteran Scottish comic Stanley Baxter, who was given a lifetime achievement award. McKellen, Gaiman win BBC audio gongs 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z

Ms. Saldana’s attacker, Arthur Jackson, was a Scottish drifter who had become obsessed with her after seeing “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” and “Defiance.” Theresa Saldana, Actress and Attack Survivor, Dies at 61 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z

His Scottish father, an army officer, took the family abroad; he was posted in several places, including Singapore and Libya. Ian McEwan's archives acquired by the Ransom Center 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

Single-malt whiskey is malt whiskey made at one distillery and are often associated with Scottish whiskeys.  So what actually is malt? 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z

Like some of their Scottish predecessors, from Big Country to Glasvegas, they strap ringing, resonant, skyscraping guitars to songs full of grit and gruel. Frightened Rabbit: Pedestrian Verse – review 2013-01-31T20:00:02Z

The show was initially created in 2014 as a response to the Scottish independence referendum. Review: A Road Trip Crosses Centuries in ‘Anything That Gives Off Light’ 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z

An investigation into the cause of Friday’s blaze is underway, according to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, which said no casualties were reported. Glasgow’s Artists Mourn After Fire Rips Through City’s Creative Heart 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z

These renderings of her peripatetic adventures are periodically interrupted by diary-like accounts of her rather mundane retired life on a Scottish island. ‘Sweet Caress’ review: A portrait of a photographer’s tumultuous career 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z

Last year, she won the coveted Turner Prize, awarded to British artists younger than 50, for "Lowlands," a looping recording of Philipsz's lone voice singing the eponymous Scottish traditional, installed under three echoey Glaswegian bridges. Susan Philipsz: Sounding off on standing up 2011-02-24T23:36:57Z

Dickie began Saturday-morning acting classes when she was still at school and won a place at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow when she was 18. Kate Dickie: 'I've been angst-ridden all my life' 2010-12-02T23:00:00Z

Her cousin, Mary — to some, the queen of Scotland, dowager queen of France and the rightful queen of England, but to her enemies, “that conniving Scottish witch” — languishes in the Tower of London. Murder, Murder, Everywhere 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z

The Scottish singer-songwriter fronted Stealers Wheel on the tune “Stuck in the Middle with You” and scored massive hits on his own with the world-weary “Baker Street” and “Right Down the Line.” 2011?s 50 New Members of Rock and Roll Heaven 2011-12-30T17:57:04Z

Her maternal grandfather was a Scottish baron and contemporary of Maxwell’s father, whose own mysterious death made international news. She Survived a Tough Childhood. Then She Met Jeffrey Epstein. 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z

Buried in the damp and drizzle of the Scottish lowlands south of Glasgow, it was once a mining town. Scottish Composer James MacMillan Opens Cumnock Tryst 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z

“I didn’t want to take a bunch of models down to the beach and have them take their tops off,” said Albert Watson, the 75-year-old Scottish photographer behind the 2019 calendar. The Pirelli Calendar Finally Makes Women Subjects Instead of Objects 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z

This only reinforced a vicious circle, as the Scottish economy became even more dependent on its export-oriented heavy industries. To the Ends of the Earth by TM Devine ? review 2011-08-04T08:59:01Z

Macdonald: They really captured the essence and I think the humor of the Scottish people. Pixar's 'Brave' gang shares tales of Scotland 2012-06-21T15:30:09Z

During a short break from comic strip writing early on in his career, Wagner took a job in the Scottish Highlands. Comic lawman Dredd's Scots roots 2012-08-14T05:37:40Z

As one for the Eucharist in the end, orchestra and soloist enter into the spirit of unequivocal joy with something resembling a Scottish jig for celestial deities. The global implications for a Scottish piano concerto based on the Rosary 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z

Were he seeking pointers, Mr. Cornell might look to an unlikely source: the Scottish confessional folk-rocker K T TUNSTALL, who is also on a solo tour. The Week Ahead: April 10 ? 16 2011-04-08T13:57:40Z

Best was the in-room minibar, with more than 40 items from around the globe, including Scottish shortbread, Dutch peppermints, three kinds of cheeses and Russian caviar accompanied by mother-of-pearl spoons. Check In, Check Out: Hotel Review: the Hotel Saint Cecilia in Austin, Tex. 2010-04-29T19:45:00Z

“The Black body was Europe’s first unit of energy,” Lokko, a Scottish Ghanaian architect, academic and novelist, said during a tour of the exhibition last week. Radical Rethinking at Biennale: Africa and the Future Share Pride of Place 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z

"Braveheart" - A Scottish rebel leads an uprising against English oppressors in the 13th century. Similar movies, same time: A look at how they did 2011-08-15T14:41:08Z

Impoverished Scottish Highlanders, Gaelic-speaking descendants of the Celtic tribes who once roamed northwestern Scotland, flooded into Cape Breton in the early 19th century. Fiddling With the Past: The Secrets of Scottish Music 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

To use vernacular that our Scottish readers will no doubt be familiar with, it's enough to give you the boke. The new Polycell advert 2013-06-01T05:00:00Z

And how's this for an account of Scottish funeral manners – "All the women are crying and the headstones are more expressive than the men." Maggie and Me by Damian Barr – review 2013-04-25T09:00:12Z

"Their influence over the government, politics and society of Scotland was extensive - and their legacy lives on Scottish public life today, in our street names, our statues and now, in this public collection." Dundas papers secured for archive 2012-07-03T12:35:56Z

When breaking with her “literary godfather,” the Scottish novelist Naomi Mitchison declared, “I must finally go my own way.” Review | The literary tastemaker who helped bring Joseph Conrad and E.M. Forster to light 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z

“I loved it. It is about the Scottish peasantry, about the land, about the family, which is the greatest source of joy and terror; all tragedies are about families really.” Terence Davies, Unfiltered and Bitter 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z

Some of the charter’s clauses are meant to undo some damage, returning Welsh and Scottish hostages, and restoring lands and liberties unlawfully taken. Last Chance: Magna Carta at the Morgan Library: Its Birth Was a Royal Pain 2010-05-21T22:51:00Z

SAT-SUN Gathering of the Clans, Celtic music, bagpipe bands, Scottish Highland dancing, athletic events, vendors, beer garden, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Community calendar 2011-08-31T23:22:04Z

The South African soprano who performed an anthem for freedom at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony this week explained the task of singing in a Scottish accent. Scottish lessons for Commonwealth singer 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z

Curator Professor Michael Rosenthal has included one small river scene by a painter even he had never heard of: James M Burnet, a Scottish artist who died in 1816, aged just 28. Anarchy in the open air: Turner, Constable and pioneering landscapes 2013-07-16T15:17:36Z

Sweden’s Andersson Dance joins the Scottish Ensemble in “Goldberg Variations — ternary patterns for insomnia.” Ballet and Bernstein: Kennedy Center reveals more of 2017-18 season 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z

In last week's interview with the Guardian, anthemic Scottish folkers Frightened Rabbit talked about the disparity between their success in the US and their relative obscurity in the UK. Frightened Rabbit – Pedestrian Verse: exclusive album stream 2013-01-28T09:00:00Z

Before entering the theatre, the audience is divided into two groups, each representing an opposing Scottish clan. Getting 'Macbeth' Right 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z

A similar bill is making its way through the Scottish Parliament. A French Feminist Tells Us to Embrace Our Inner Hag 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z

Byrne writes about Scottish identity, and makes pictures about his own identity. John Byrne: in from the margins 2011-08-17T15:00:01Z

Of course, the show, presented by the Scottish Youth Theater, grapples with more significant issues, too, such as: What currency would an independent Scotland use? Independence Question Dominates Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z

Were my family not Scottish, I think I might be less sympathetic to this. James Kelman 2012-07-29T19:00:01Z

The show’s dynamic figures in high-tech fabrics morphed into a circus of punks, with their Mohican hairdos and Scottish plaids mixed with circus stripes and prints of the Union Jack. Jean-Paul-Gaultier: A Journey Into Space 2014-03-02T20:26:25Z

The opening movement examines the violin's role in dance bands as Repin plays furious Scottish reels in succession. LSO/Gergiev 2010-05-17T21:45:00Z

When the "hurlyburly's done" in Shakespeare's classic Scottish Play, the tale is awash in the corpuscles of murdered royals, soldiers and innocents. Grisly shows stalk Seattle stages: 'The Lieutenant of Inishmore,' 'Macbeth,' 'Evil Dead: The Musical' 2010-10-14T23:51:00Z

My late wife Barbara, who for years chaired the Scottish Sculpture Trust, was a champion of George's work and produced A Day Down a Goldmine with Bill Paterson. Celebrating George Wyllie: a sculptor and surrealist who still ruffles feathers 2012-08-24T08:50:37Z

The place that gives the title to his 2012 novel Stonemouth is fictional, but, like other fictional places in earlier Banks novels, it is a highly specific Scottish town. Iain Banks dies aged 59 2013-06-09T17:22:02Z

“He’s never repeated one once,” said Benjamin Eakeley, a blond cast member “He goes Thai, he goes Indian. He does these things called Stovies, which apparently is a Scottish dish.” For Alan Cumming, Life Isn’t Always a Cabaret 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z

The physical detail — life onboard ship in a storm, the race across the Scottish Highlands — is precise and alive. Roddy Doyle Scored 8 Out of 10 on a Quiz About Roddy Doyle 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z

The Scottish novelist Ali Smith’s slim new book, “Artful,” is equal parts ghost story and academic treatise: it reads like a clumsy but seductive blend of “Truly Madly Deeply” and Vladimir Nabokov’s “Lectures on Literature.” Books of The Times: ‘Artful,’ by Ali Smith, a Novel With a Ghost 2013-01-22T20:49:36Z

After the death of Elizabeth I, James inherited the English throne and Henry moved to London, where he was named the first Scottish Prince of Wales in 1610. 10 royal heirs who died before they reigned 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z

Despite the limitations of Scottish law, though, the push to educate men is a necessary and powerful one. How do you teach men to stop rape? 2014-03-10T18:30:00Z

Everything you see here belongs in perpetuity to the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. Impressionist Gardens; Another World: Dal?, Magritte, Mir? and the Surrealists 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z

AP: Do the Scottish people in "Brave" resemble the real thing? Pixar's 'Brave' gang shares tales of Scotland 2012-06-21T15:30:09Z

He stood no chance of winning, even in a year when the Tories got nearly half of the Scottish vote and won 31 seats. Election memories 2010-04-09T23:07:00Z

In any case, you’ll be glad you took a chance on the Scottish beer with the curious name. Beer of the Week: This Scottish ale will get your motor running 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z

There’s a balance of self-doubt, humor, misery and hope that’s quite unique to Scottish music and lyricists.” Frightened Rabbit plays Showbox 2013-03-07T22:09:53Z

Children at the Scottish children's book awards 2013 shortlist announcement at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh. Nine books battle for young readers' vote in Scottish children's book awards 2013-06-25T15:52:58Z

Her parents — an Icelandic father and Scottish mother — died in Iceland when Gemma was very small; her kind uncle, a minister, is also gone. 'Gemma Hardy': a Scotland-set homage to 'Jane Eyre' 2012-02-01T19:22:06Z

His father, of Scottish descent, was a citizen of Colombia, and soon after his son was born the family moved to Bogotá. Al Williamson, ?Flash Gordon? Comic Artist, Dies at 79 2010-06-21T04:04:00Z

SAT-SUN North American Scottish Athletics Championship, bagpipe bands and Highland dancers, food vendors, beer gardens, Scottish breed animals, clan tents, vendors, Celtic performers, 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z

As the school was in Glastonbury, home to England’s grungy rock festival, it could have been a wild match with Pringle’s Scottish roots. Fashion Review: Pringle Plays With Uniforms While Topshop Goes Military 2012-02-20T19:07:46Z

There are several science but let's not forget Edinburgh was the home of the Scottish Enlightenment. The best festivals for 2011 2011-01-03T08:00:09Z

In the course of this adventure on 22nd-century Earth, Susan has fallen in love with a young Scottish freedom fighter named David. The Dalek Invasion of Earth: Doctor Who classic episode #2 2013-02-28T11:23:28Z

Is it historical fiction, because she finds herself taken captive by a Scottish clan at war with brutal English occupiers? REVIEW: Outlander Is Many Kinds of Show, All in One Kilt 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

Other breeds also require leaps of imagination — poodles in tutus, dachshunds in scout uniforms, Scottish terriers in kilts — unlikely to be navigated by the target audience. | 'The 101 Dalmations Musical': Dogs Real and Not Flee Cruella at Madison Square Garden 2010-04-11T22:04:00Z

Goliath doc, featured Trump appearing to run roughshod over beautiful Scottish seaside and local residents as they fought back to oppose construction of a luxury resort and golf course. Flint Water Crisis Documentary in the Works 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z

Just five weeks before that rehearsal, Kingsley-Garner, a principal dancer with Scottish Ballet, was still apprehensive about tackling the role — her first since having a baby last summer. Bringing Consent to Ballet, One Intimacy Workshop at a Time 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z

This will be choreographed, according to press materials, to music from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Edinburgh International Festival, Under New Director, Sets Lineup 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z

Plus, Alasdair Gray considers his own predicament in verse, and muses about the vote for Scottish independence. Guardian Books podcast: Ned Beauman and Alasdair Gray at Edinburgh International Book Festival 2012-08-15T07:35:10Z

The song found its genesis at the McCartneys' Scottish farm. Paul McCartney's Wings album "Red Rose Speedway" is all the richer at 50 with a loving remaster 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z

As James, the Scottish laird who falls for the Sylph and abandons his bride on their wedding day, Andrew Veyette took a lovably dopey, regular-guy approach. New York City Ballet suits up for courage and soars in ‘La Sylphide’ 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z

He said Warners had sent scouts to Britain to look at possible locations and also matched parts of the script to shots of the Scottish Highlands and English forests. New Zealand becomes Middle Earth as Hobbit mania takes hold 2012-11-26T23:45:27Z

Scottish folk duo Mary Macmaster and Donald Hay will perform at the Centenary Centre Hundreds of people are taking part in events celebrating Manx language and culture. Cooish festival gets under way 2012-10-07T15:49:12Z

It had the misfortune to follow Dreamworks's blistering How to Train Your Dragon, which also featured a hefty helping of Scottish brogues, into cinemas, and generally lacks the innovative spark of the studio's best work. Wreck-It Ralph and Brave in the frame for animation Oscar 2013-02-15T17:53:04Z

Set in a fishing town on the stark Scottish coast, Paul Wright's debut feature stars 21-year-old MacKay as sole survivor of a boat accident that killed five others, including his elder brother. Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival 2013-05-19T14:15:12Z

Less successfully, the dialogue can seem a bit flat-footed, with minor characters including a pair of beggars and a grave-digging Scottish duo appearing briefly to offer heavy-handed comic relief. Danny Boyle's 'Frankenstein' should be monster hit 2011-02-24T14:36:34Z

In travels to places humans left behind in the wake of war and disaster, the Scottish writer Cal Flyn found both lasting damage and surprising resilience, which she documents in lyrical prose. The best travel books of 2021 — so far 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z

There, he said, he began a long-term interest in exploring his own mind, seeing a psychoanalyst at the Philadelphia Association, a British charity of which the renowned Scottish psychiatrist R. D. Laing was a founder. An Environmentalist?s Latest Laundry List 2011-02-23T22:32:55Z

"It was a lovely and totally unexpected surprise to be told I was to receive such a prestigious award," said the 54-year-old Scottish star. Kelly to get career award at Baftas 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

There's a fair Scottish whiff to its intriguing lineup, too, which charts most points on the dance map. Clubs picks of the week 2013-04-20T05:00:21Z

Hakuba made the strongest impression and Scottish snowboarder Matt Dunn and his Canadian business partner moved there four years ago to set up the lodge in the picturesque village, dwarfed by 3,000m peaks. Chalets with a view 2010-12-12T00:06:21Z

Scottish Ballet opens its version of “A Streetcar Named Desire,” directed by Nancy Meckler. 'Hey Stella!': 70 years of 'A Streetcar Named Desire' 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z

Scottish DJ, singer and songwriter Calvin Harris won the songwriter of the year award that went to Adele last year and to rapper Plan B in 2011. Emeli Sande wins two top UK singer-songwriter awards 2013-05-16T20:12:23Z

Born in Jamaica in March 1923, Simpson - the son of a Russian mother and a lawyer of Scottish descent - moved to the US at the age of 17. US poet Louis Simpson dies at 89 2012-09-18T14:52:54Z

There's a part in Billy Connolly's comedy routine where he discusses the Scottish diaspora, and the many songs that came out of it. Readers recommend: songs about Scotland – results 2012-12-06T14:27:37Z

That was a world away from MacLean's Scottish home - but not necessarily as far away as it might seem. From Doc Watson to lifetime folk award, Dougie MacLean sings on 2013-01-30T10:50:13Z

Kinnell was born in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of a Scottish immigrant father and an Irish immigrant mother. Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Galway Kinnell dies in Vermont 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z

She is taking the photo for her boyfriend, Caden, an offshore oil worker whom she has met in the coastal Scottish city of Aberdeen. An Intimate Look at the Dangerous, Boom-and-Bust Lives of Oil Workers 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z

Textured, relevant, Scottish, felt I knew these people and these times – I may have even been at the Tron. Readers recommend their favourite books of 2010 2011-01-01T00:05:32Z

The first of them, the traditional Scottish “Regents Rant,” Savall dispatched — solo — with dazzling virtuosity on the bass viol. Brilliance from Jordi Savall, Hesperion XXI 2014-03-01T18:10:04Z

I did not get the same reaction when I explained my need to squeeze in a week’s worth of clothing while somehow safeguarding a fascinator until the Scottish nuptials. Think bringing one carry-on for a two-week trip is hard? Try only packing 11 pounds. 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z

Three new plays about 15th Century Scottish kings are to form the centrepiece of the National Theatre of Scotland's new programme. Killing actress stars in James plays 2014-01-20T12:51:56Z

Creative Scotland was set up in 2010 by the Scottish government to replace the Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Screen. Arts body accused of 'bulldozing' Scottish culture 2012-07-09T14:34:39Z

Tallia Storm, 13, was asked by the singer to open the only Scottish date on his UK tour after she handed her CD to his partner, David Furnish. Scottish teen wows Sir Elton fans 2012-06-11T08:53:23Z

On the Scottish end, we pedaled to the nearby town of Thurso, where we caught a local train to Inverness and there switched to an overnight train to London’s Euston station. Going to great lengths: Cycling Britain from Land’s End to John O’Groats 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z

How else can two people who hate each other fall in love at a Scottish music festival? Tonight You're Mine: A Ball-and-Chain, Rock-'n'-Roll Romance 2012-05-10T15:39:58Z

In this 1836 ballet, a Scottish laird named James is rude to a witch, who in turn ruins his life and kills his sweetheart, the fairylike sylph of the title. Peter Martins, dipping into his past while bounding into the future 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z

“Out of Bounds,” her latest book featuring Scottish Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie, is more than 400 pages, which is standard for McDermid. Val McDermid’s ‘Out of Bounds’ shows how a female detective gets the job done 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z

There are now fewer pure-bred Scottish wildcats than there are tigers in the wild. Endangered: the plight of Scotland's wildcats 2010-04-17T23:09:00Z

The first movement of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony, enough to catch a whiff of the composer’s elation at walking in the countryside, was followed by the slow movement of Mendelssohn’s “Scottish” symphony. BSO at Strathmore skips the uncommon music in season preview 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z

When Daniel’s wife divorces him and is granted custody of their three children, he poses as the kindly but firm Scottish nanny Euphegenia Doubtfire in order to spend time with his kids. ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Review: Nanny Doesn’t Know Best 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z

The appointment of the next national poet of Scotland will be, according to a Scottish government spokeswoman, "considered in due course", but she remained silent on how, when and by whom. Jackie Kay for Scotland's national poet! 2010-08-31T21:50:00Z

Stuart Campbell, who tweets under the handle Wings Over Scotland, found it difficult to understand that Rowling could support Scotland and and not support Scottish independence. J.K. Rowling Trolled After Showing Support for the Scottish Rugby Team 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z

But it will be in the spotlight this year in Vancouver, as Canadian national hero and gold medal-favorite Kevin Martin fends off challenges from the German, Scottish and American teams. 2010-02-12T22:00:00Z

This was a rare occasion of outdoor privacy for us, and it almost brought out the inner Romeo in my pale-blue Scottish person. Billy Connolly: 'I hate going on holiday' 2013-01-26T09:00:00Z

Scottish independence is the subject of The Blood Is Strong at the Finborough. Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2013-05-24T12:35:00Z

Ignore Thatcherism, whose unwelcome policy prescriptions were no more than fleabites on the corpse of the Scottish economy. To the Ends of the Earth by TM Devine ? review 2011-08-04T08:59:01Z

We were both from Scottish working-class families so statements like that were bold. A letter to my late husband, who was an alcoholic 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z

“Dive,” which Oscar Samson directed for the Scottish Ballet, might be the most visually sophisticated short of the bunch. The Dance on Camera Festival Turns 50, Embracing Its Niche 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z

It is the second multi-million pound artistic project to be completed in the Scottish capital this year - both on budget and on time. Scotland's portrait gallery fulfils 120-yr-old dream 2011-11-29T16:39:58Z

Even Mr. Lagerfeld’s version of a wool blanket to warm an audience, sitting in the open wooden arcade, was a meld of soft colors, with the flourish of double C’s embroidered over a Scottish thistle. Chanel's Scottish Touch Warms Up the Scottish Highlands 2012-12-10T15:00:58Z

The kilt has been both a practical garment and an important part of Scottish culture since the 16th century. 36 Hours in St. Andrews 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z

The highlight of Thursday’s program was the warm, confident and lucid account of Mendelssohn’s “Scottish” Symphony that Mr. Zinman drew from the Philharmonic players. Music Review: David Zinman Leads Philharmonic in Mendelssohn and Mozart 2013-12-06T22:21:02Z

With elections for the Scottish Parliament next May, which of the contesting parties will commit to funding Creative Scotland's plans? Creative Scotland offers a positive story 2011-03-17T11:45:06Z

Ms. Swinton said she’s an infrequent carnivore, limiting her intake to wild game caught near her home in the Scottish Highlands. A Maverick Director, His Big Pig and the Small Screen 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z

He remains somewhat perplexed by the need he felt to be a Scottish rather than an English writer. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: David Greig on making a musical to rival Matilda 2013-06-18T07:00:00Z

The Scottish singer-songwriter said she was "thrilled" and was "looking forward" to the event. Silver Clef for Sande and Maynard 2012-06-13T16:58:10Z

Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian This Friday, 30 November, is St Andrew's Day, feast day of the patron saint of Scotland – and the perfect excuse to dedicate this week's RR to all things Scottish. Readers recommend: songs about Scotland 2012-11-29T22:00:00Z

He later discovered that the song was the 1974 track “Love Hurts” by the Scottish rock band Nazareth. Mark Lanegan, Screaming Trees and Queens of the Stone Age Singer, Dies at 57 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z

One once told me he was “British by passport, and Scottish by the grace of God.” Glasgow surprises with art, design and culture 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z

Scottish post-punkers the Fire Engines, meanwhile, played condensed sets of 16 minutes, an implicit protest against lethargy and self-indulgence, every gig, or "jig" as they renamed them, a popist, pro-thrills manifesto. In praise of the short song 2013-05-10T12:00:00Z

Her ready-made shawls, scarves and throws can be found at the Scottish Textiles Showcase in Edinburgh, a shop near the Royal Mile that supports local wool mills and artisan makers producing sustainable products. In Scotland, Taking the Traditional and Making It New 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z

On his own initiative, Danny has been investigating a story about tax dodgers, which he thinks will transform him into: “a Scottish Woodward or Bernstein.” Review | Val McDermid’s new novel is a delightful throwback, complete with a retro song list 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z

En route to the Devonshire Cat, a student pub, I found a year-old BrewDog bar, serving beers from the upstart Scottish brewery. A Tasting Tour of Yorkshire’s Beers and Ales 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z

The UK press is uninterested in "regional" stories while the Scottish press is often weak and compromised when it comes to oversight of our representatives. What's the future of the Union? 2011-08-27T23:05:40Z

MacLean's own folk borders on the traditional with a lot of poetic Scottish nostalgia woven in, such as the haunting "Ready for the Storm". From Doc Watson to lifetime folk award, Dougie MacLean sings on 2013-01-30T10:50:13Z

Above all, though – and happily encasing these things – here is one of the truly great, and beautifully remodelled, Scottish buildings. National Museum of Scotland: suspend your disbelief 2011-07-26T20:31:01Z

Boyle's damages came in a case against the Daily Mirror, which had accused the Scottish comic of being racist. Frankie Boyle puts his money where his mouth is – and Justin Bieber's life is a comedy 2012-12-18T16:01:23Z

Luke Campbell, the captain leading the squad in Afghanistan, is the beloved grandson of Anne Quirk, the woman losing her memory in the Scottish town of Saltcoats. ‘The Illuminations,’ by Andrew O’Hagan 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z

Unlike Halloween in the United States, the Scottish “Hallowe’en” marks the start of the Celtic New Year, with a different kind of celebrating. In Transit Blog: Q&A: An Autumn Trip to Edinburgh 2011-10-04T14:31:15Z

In the end he was slain by a rival who rode in with English invaders, a respectable end for a Scottish king – and, perhaps, the reason for the long slight on all our yesterdays. In praise of … the real Macbeth 2013-02-19T21:35:09Z

After seeing a Scottish specialist a year ago, Boyle learned that her IQ is in fact above average, and that “I have Aspberger’s. It is a relief.” Susan Boyle’s powerful, graceful Asperger’s statement 2013-12-09T16:05:00Z

The sporran, the leather purse that men wear in front of their kilts, doubled as crotch protection for Scottish warriors. Style Invitational Week 1257: The year in redo (Part 1) 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z

Other influences include Scottish folk music and the modernist styles he was steeped in early on. Review: Stéphane Denève Leads the Philharmonic in What Feels Like an Audition 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

Or perhaps it was growing up, the eldest of four children, in a wonderful, draughty old vicarage close to the Scottish Borders. Steven Appleby: A life in pictures 2012-10-05T23:04:02Z

Whisky Galore, for instance, based on a novel by the early Scottish nationalist Compton Mackenzie, is a colourful contribution to the current debate on the future of Scotland. Whisky Galore ? review 2011-07-30T23:05:46Z

Instead, a character called The Balladeer — played by the Scottish singer-songwriter Eddi Reader — sings with an onstage country and western band. Onstage, ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Is Still a Tragedy 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z

Neither is quite the case with this intelligent, finely written and acted but insufficiently volatile double bill by Scottish playwrights David Greig and David Harrower. The Letter of Last Resort/Good With People – Edinburgh festival review 2012-08-15T15:12:31Z

A vocal supporter of the pro-independence Scottish National Party, Connery lives in the Bahamas and has said he will not live in Scotland again until it gains independence from the United Kingdom. Sean Connery immortalized with Estonian bust 2011-01-27T18:02:12Z

Manzoor is now 48, a seasoned journalist, and the father of two children with his Scottish wife, Bridget. Finding Salvation in Springsteen From a London Suburb 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z

It Is Still You features unison vocals that makes them sound like Scottish compatriots Beta Band. Silver Columns (No 746) 2010-03-16T17:25:00Z

It's looking at Scottish identity across the country and at all the different types of Scots who exist throughout the land. Theatre director 'up for challenge' 2013-06-28T13:51:46Z

He said: "We've had to look internationally to fulfil the potential in terms of moving images as it seems few broadcasters recognise the potential within the narratives of the dynamic and thriving Scottish comic scene." Vampire story sucks in film bids 2012-02-09T00:56:59Z

The Scottish law also provides certain safeguards to ensure that harmful behaviour by children under 12 can be responded to in an “appropriate and meaningful way”, which will not criminalise children. Age of criminal responsibility must be raised, say experts 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z

In 2010,she won the Turner Prize, presented each year to a British visual artist, for a sound installation using a 16th-century Scottish lament that played beneath three bridges on the River Clyde in Glasgow. Diverse Voices to Start Telling Time in Birmingham, England 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z

Historical romance by a Bellevue writer, about a princess and a Scottish Templar knight searching for the Ark of the Covenant. Local-interest books of week include thriller, poetry, picture book 2010-06-14T22:50:00Z

Scottish author Smith, a previous recipient of the Whitbread novel of the year prize, was made a CBE in the New Year's Honours shortly before receiving the Costa novel award for How To Be Both. Costa prize winners discuss awards 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z

An archive project was on display in the old church venue, drawn from the Scottish house’s history from 1815 to 2011, as seen by students from Central Saint Martins school of fashion and design. Special Report: Fashion: 'English,' With Irony 2011-02-22T18:56:31Z

The novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh, depicting an underclass hit by industrial decline and scornful of conventional values, looks as relevant as ever in an era marked by popular rejection of establishment politics. Trainspotting author sees 'bleak dystopia' in real life too 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z

The cause for celebration is the film's emphasis on the relationship between a young, assertive Scottish princess called Merida and her mother. Girls on film, from Twilight to Brave: Hollywood's new young female leads 2012-08-10T23:05:38Z

Briars also starred in the comedy-drama "Ever-Decreasing Circles," the Scottish Highlands drama "Monarch of the Glen" and a host of other shows. British actor Richard Briers dies at 79 2013-02-18T14:34:08Z

What happens is, there are stereotypes about the Scottish people. Pixar's 'Brave' gang shares tales of Scotland 2012-06-21T15:30:09Z

And yet I couldn't help feeling that Mendes' sinuous, satisfying vehicle veers into the rough during a mishandled final section on a Scottish grouse moor that effectively doubles as Memory Lane. Skyfall – first look review 2012-10-12T23:22:01Z

The Scottish painter Arthur Melville was one of the supreme watercolourists of his age, specialising in wet-on-wet paintings in brilliant melting colour. The 10 best watercolours 2011-04-09T23:05:56Z

So much was hoped of this story of a flame-haired Scottish heroine: a female character in the driving seat, and of course there’s some good-natured fun. Every Pixar film ever made - Ranked! 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z

These days, I feel a lot more Scottish than British. What's the future of the Union? 2011-08-27T23:05:40Z

In “Home Road Movies,” from Britain, Robert Bradbrook combines computer animation in a 1960s travel-brochure style, family photos and the Scottish actor Bill Paterson with a story about summer holidays with the director’s father. | 'Nine Nation Animation': Worldwide Viewpoints With an Animated Edge 2010-09-28T23:10:00Z

Stéphane Denève's Prom with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra brought Paul Lewis's Beethoven cycle to a close with a performance of the Emperor Concerto that didn't always scale the requisite heights. Proms 69 & 70: RSNO/Den?ve; Ensemble Matheus/Spinosi 2010-09-07T11:11:00Z

There are double nominations for Scottish Opera, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the London Contemporary Orchestra, which is just six years old. Barenboim heads up RPS nominations 2014-04-15T16:04:04Z

David Greig, the Scottish playwright chosen to write the book for the “Charlie” musical, said each adaptation is a moment for the estate to shape how Dahl lives on. Beyond ‘Wonka’: They Want Every Kid to Know Roald Dahl’s World 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z

The author is a young Yorkshireman, yet he has written one of the most brilliant "Scottish" novels of recent years. Waterline by Ross Raisin ? review 2011-07-13T09:05:02Z

As soon as she recovers from her August run in the Scottish capital, the plan is to finish a book she is writing with her father, which will be “a comical analysis” of economics. British comic Elf Lyons makes economics a laughing matter 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z

Is it a myth that Americans struggle to understand the Scottish accent? Robbie Coltrane: 'My role in Brave is not exactly glam. Not the sort of thing they would have offered to Brad Pitt' 2012-08-02T19:00:01Z

He added that because of the growing impact of devolution and rise in power of the Scottish parliament, the move made even less sense than a few years ago. Former Question Time producer hits out at Glasgow move 2011-02-11T07:37:13Z

Or it could just as easily be Scottish. Skyfall trailer lands: James Bond channels Timmy Mallett 2012-05-21T10:10:30Z

The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art is currently presenting the U.K.’s first comprehensive retrospective of his work. M. C. Escher’s Fantastical Drawings Are on View in Scotland 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z

Harris, who is originally from Halifax in West Yorkshire, spent long school holidays with her grandparents in the wilds of the Scottish countryside just outside Aberdeen. Foraging for Spring Scents, With a British Perfumer 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z

I was standing with a beer on an upper deck of MV Clansman with James Truscott, a Scottish landscape architect and author of “Private Gardens of Scotland,” and his wife, prolific island hoppers. In Scotland, a ferry-borne exploration of the Inner Hebrides 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z

Further impeding enjoyment, the characters’ Scottish accents render swatches of the dialogue impenetrable. ‘Filth’ Stars James McAvoy as an Insane Detective 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

The Scottish Conservatives asked Sturgeon at first minister’s questions on Thursday about a statement from the British Standards Institution disputing her government’s statements that its boxes met safety standards as cribs and cots. Finland disputes Scotland's baby box claims after expert warning 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z

Her own accent is a soft-spoken mash-up of vernaculars, thanks to her Northern Irish mother and Scottish father. Daisy Edgar-Jones Would Like the Ingénue Phase of Her Career to End Now 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z

Despite the cuts, Dundee will be one of the most fiercely contested election battlegrounds, with the Scottish National party, which runs Scotland's minority government, hoping to wrest control of the city from Labour. Plans for Dundee V&A remain in the balance 2011-01-12T18:18:37Z

I am driving to the Scottish Highlands to find a monster hunter who may or may not be home. “I’m not leaving until we solve this mystery”: Meet the world’s foremost Loch Ness Monster hunter 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z

Their trip ends at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, with a gala evening to benefit the Scottish university where the couple first met and fell in love, St. Andrews. Prince William and Kate Will Stay at the Carlyle Hotel in N.Y.C. 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z

Mr. Cumming delivers the verse with lucidity and intelligence, and it is undeniably pleasing to hear the Scottish play performed with an authentic Scottish accent. Theater Review: Alan Cumming in ‘Macbeth’ at Lincoln Center Festival 2012-07-08T20:59:33Z

Cathleen McCarron narrates the book in an intoxicating Scottish accent that adds yet another engaging dimension to an exceedingly clever and absorbing tale. Review | Cuddle up and listen: 3 great audiobooks to stave off the winter blues 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z

Named Scottish Crime Book of the Year, it also won an award for best thriller. Christmas gifts 2012: the best crime and thriller books 2012-11-30T22:55:05Z

The Scottish first minister, Alex Salmond, is joined by a number of supporters for the launch of the Yes Scotland campaign. Alex Salmond predicts million-strong movement for Scottish independence 2012-05-25T16:44:00Z

Even more painful, perhaps, he has lost his beautiful and treacherous girlfriend, Charlotte, who is preparing in the most public way possible to marry a future Scottish viscount. ‘The Silkworm,’ by Robert Galbraith a.k.a. J.K. Rowling

In the 1970s his play The Slab Boys was acknowledged as a groundbreaking moment in Scottish theatre. John Byrne: in from the margins 2011-08-17T15:00:01Z

The repertory includes only one song you’d consider a standard, the traditional Scottish ballad “My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose.” New Music: Skylar Grey, Okkyung Lee and Geoffrey Keezer on New Releases 2013-07-08T21:37:49Z

He approvingly quotes the Scottish philosopher R. M. Wenley, who called it, among other things, the resort “of the knave, who knows just enough about life to deem himself able to laugh at it.” Finding Alarm and Consolation About the Apocalypse in Two New Books 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z

Scottish students converge on Plockton to develop the skills needed by professional musicians. National centre for traditional music in Scotland threatened 2011-02-07T18:36:00Z

Blair Jenkins, chief executive of Yes Scotland, and Blair McDougall, campaign director at Better Together, give evidence to the Commons Scottish affairs committee on the Scottish independence referendum. Grayling's rehabilitation speech and Clegg taking DPMQs: Politics live blog 2012-11-20T16:11:00Z

The action in this most Scottish of thrillers takes place further west, in the remote heatherlands of Galloway. The top 10 classic spy novels 2013-06-26T10:37:16Z

He couldn't see why I shouldn't be a writer and I nearly said 'because I'm Scottish'. A life in books: Janice Galloway 2011-08-05T21:55:05Z

A Tale Of Two Cities will open in Nanjing in November and run until May, before going on display in the Scottish capital. Exhibition tells tale of two cities 2013-06-25T09:56:12Z

At one point the use of “compulsory purchase orders,” the Scottish equivalent of eminent domain, to force them to sell, is threatened. Movie Review: ‘You’ve Been Trumped,’ an Unflattering Documentary 2012-08-02T14:29:16Z

Q: The director of the new film, David Mackenzie, is Scottish. Actor-turned-screenwriter Taylor Sheridan, on his love letter to Texas 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z

But it was not just the Scottish flavor of the show, as the models walked through a snowy forest of bare branches, kilts swinging and sporrans swishing, that made this a powerful presentation. The Tough Side of the Alpha Male 2013-01-14T17:46:09Z

British director Ken Loach won the Jury Prize, or third prize, for his charming Scottish whisky caper "The Angels' Share". Haneke's "Love" wins to cheers at Cannes film festival 2012-05-27T18:41:51Z

There is history of this action in Scottish highland clans, too, and in many other indigenous cultures. Is "Jirga" a white savior movie about Afghanistan? "We have a lot to feel guilty about" 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z

Is this an ad for the Scottish tourism bureau? Downton Abbey Watch: Endings 2013-02-18T13:00:34Z

The film was shot in the Scottish highlands, which the charming French actor found stunning. Jason Solomons's Trailer Trash 2011-03-13T00:05:37Z

It is the latest iteration of what now looks like an unbreachable rift between the Scottish arts community and their national funding body. Rift deepens between Scottish artists and Creative Scotland, as despairing open letter is published 2012-10-09T09:41:00Z

Scottish rock singer Edwyn Collins used a linocut of a salmon for the sleeve of his album, Understated. Daft Punk up for artwork prize 2013-11-14T06:43:59Z

The June death of Scottish author Iain Banks at the age of 59 came just two months after his announcement that he had terminal cancer. In pictures: Stars we lost in 2013 2013-12-30T01:27:27Z

Indeed, among the rave notices, one reviewer identified that Biffy are "a product of that peculiar Scottish condition: Celtic exuberance rattling against Calvinist understatement and industriousness". Underdogs 2010-05-01T23:05:00Z

When contestants decide to introduce 'entertainment' into the proceedings, the results are frequently hysterically funny: drag queens, contortionists, all manner of bad singing, Scottish country dancing. Why Come Dine With Me is a gem 2010-06-03T09:40:00Z

It’s “like Brigadoon” — the musical about the enchanted Scottish village that magically appears once every 100 years. From Harlem to Herrang: An Original Lindy Hopper Blooms in Sweden 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z

Their Cotswold roast chicken, layered with asparagus and avocado in crème fraîche on rye, and the Scottish salmon, with dill and rock samphire mayonnaise on malt bread, are superb. Tea for one! Enjoying London’s top afternoon tea spots on a solo trip. 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z

Murder is so much better with a Scottish accent. The Tube: An Underground History – TV review 2013-05-17T06:00:44Z

She eventually wins a place at the Scottish College of Music, but not before she manifests disturbing symptoms of her own. Sue Arnold's audiobook choice - review 2012-07-27T21:55:03Z

Her real relationship throughout the film, though, is with the harshly beautiful Scottish landscape, rendered with Mr. Davies’s usual sheen. At Film Comment Selects, Period Pieces Lead the Way 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z

Short link for this page: http://gu.com/p/3bnqt The Scottish writer sits on the verandah of his home in Vailima, Samoa. Robert Louis Stevenson - picture of the day 2012-11-13T16:36:37Z

Calvin Harris, the Scottish D.J., took home the songwriter of the year trophy. ArtsBeat: Emeli Sandé Wins at Ivor Novello Awards 2013-05-17T17:32:13Z

And, since we are in a theatre dressing room, "The Scottish Play" is an acceptable alternative to saying Macbeth. Brush up your Shakespeare (in Love) 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z

Stout, now 38, has done some TV presenting work as well as writing columns for Scottish newspapers including The Sunday Post. The end is nigh 2009-08-26T10:59:00Z

I see what he means, but only a Scottish city could let you luxuriate in this amount of space at non-mad prices. Ian Rankin: 'I am, of course, a frustrated rock star' 2012-11-18T00:05:11Z

I found that pig in Robert Fergusson's "The Sow of Feeling", a Scottish poem satirising the age of sensibility. It's a dog's life 2010-04-30T23:10:00Z

A former bookbinder, he was classically trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and performed in theatre before his big film break came in the form of "The Lord of Rings." "The Lord of the Rings" star Billy Boyd has advice for "The Rings of Power" 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z

Before Britain’s split from the European Union, or Brexit, most Scottish seafood went straight to markets like Spain and France. In Scotland, Serving Halibut for a Better Planet 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z

No, but I really want to see the Scottish play. Hugh Jackman Is Having Fun Playing as ‘Arrogant as You Possibly Can’ 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z

And although he would like to spend more time in the Scottish Highlands with his husband, he has no plans to leave New York any time soon. Head of Classic Stage Company to Depart in 2022 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z

Halfway around the globe, over 7,000 Scottish men were studied, with the conclusion that “association between sodium and blood pressure is extremely weak.” Is salt really so bad for you? 2013-05-27T18:00:00Z

Photograph: HO/AFP/Getty Images She thinks that, for her, the fascination may have started long ago, when she was a small child, and another Scottish serial killer was on the prowl. Myra Hindley: a new chapter 2012-06-19T19:29:01Z

Another perennial attraction is the Military Tattoo, which runs through August on the esplanade of the castle towering over the Scottish capital. Edinburgh Fringe grows bigger than ever 2010-06-10T16:39:00Z

Scottish arts did indeed seem moribund in the 1960s and 70s, and it was easy to point the finger of blame at the dominance of England. Scotland should not be wasting time on blaming the English any more 2012-12-21T19:00:00Z

Wallace: When I play Shakespearean characters, because those characters are largely fictional and subject to interpretation, if I’m playing the Scottish king, I’m just a black Scottish king. Scrooge summit 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z

Or is it that the judges prefer to simply avoid Scottish films, perhaps afraid that if they get too close they'll get nutted, or sliced by a housing benefit application form. Peter Mullan's Neds join Bafta's list of Scots missed 2011-01-26T15:37:31Z

Sir Nils Olav, a resident king penguin at Edinburgh Zoo, was honored with the title of brigadier on Monday during a parade in the Scottish park. Penguin promoted to brigadier at Edinburgh Zoo 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z

She has three more iterations coming up, including her debut with the BBC Scottish Symphony in Glasgow in November. Perspective | Opera plays its Trump card: Yes, the president is showing up in Verdi 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z

Nearly 20 years later I returned to New York, walking down 8th Avenue, a guy with a Scottish accent compliments my arms. | Tribeca Film Festival Directors’ Most Memorable New York Minutes 2014-04-22T18:50:30Z

"Until now the emphasis of Scottish tourism was on visiting historical sites or playing golf, but younger people are showing a keen interest" in other aspects of Scottish life. Try the Irn Bru, leave the flat sausage, advises Japanese guide to Scotland 2012-07-03T17:11:32Z

The Scottish crime writer, whose new book is “Conviction,” is drawn to “flawed characters asking big questions and taking action. … That said, I will read, literally, anything.” By the Book: Denise Mina 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z

Among the last frontier people in Europe, working steep, wind-chafed contours that are largely inaccessible to heavy machinery, these Welsh and Scottish farmers do not regard unworked land as their ideal. Feral: Searching for Enchantment on the Frontiers of Rewilding by George Monbiot – review 2013-05-24T06:30:12Z

Ross, who trained as a dancer at the Scottish School for Contemporary Dance and graduated from The Place in London in 2011, was given the showcase award. Bourne reveals dance prize winners 2013-09-10T15:54:07Z

The work, which will be based on the writings of the Scottish author George MacDonald, will feature music based on Schubert and arranged by Richard Burke. ArtsBeat: A New Ballet From Twyla Tharp 2011-03-21T19:17:14Z

This gallery has one of the most reliably intelligent programs in New York, and currently hosts a melancholy exhibition by the Scottish sculptor Lucy Skaer. 10 Galleries to Visit Now Around SoHo and TriBeCa 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z

In fact, the cinematic style nicely frames the parade of character studies that includes a nagging wife, a man addicted to the companionship of a fiendish lizard and 19th-century Scottish preacher George MacDonald. Visions of Heaven (and how to get there) in C.S. Lewis’s ‘Great Divorce’ 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z

She was the first folk singer to perform at Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart festival, where she sang Scottish songs as arranged by Joseph Haydn. Jean Redpath, Prolific Scottish Folk Singer, Dies at 77 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z

The Scottish philosopher and writer Thomas Carlyle first referred to economics as a “dismal” scientific pursuit in the 19th century. ‘The Dismal Science’: a dark brew of angst and economics 2014-01-22T22:35:56Z

As the players emerged from various shrubbery I found myself realising that, although much has been said about the famed "Scottish play", I actually knew very little about it. Young arts critics competition 2010: the winning entries 2010-10-20T22:00:00Z

However, after 1860 continuing high levels of Scottish out-migration were overwhelmingly from the industrialised Lowlands. To the Ends of the Earth by TM Devine ? review 2011-08-04T08:59:01Z

However, you will find him on stage in the Scottish capital during the August festival, where his work-in-progress performance will cost three times as much as finished shows by other major comedians. Michael McIntyre charges £31 for unfinished show at Edinburgh fringe 2012-06-26T10:40:32Z

If some copies direct us, as Barchas supposes, to the daughter of an English sea captain, a Harvard law student, a Scottish immigrant to America, others point to Leonard and Virginia Woolf. When You Can’t Afford a Jane Austen Original 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z

Hamilton lives and works in Moseley, near Birmingham, but grew up in a remote house in the Scottish Highlands. Jo Hamilton 2011-07-09T23:05:39Z

"Love Is All Around" was later covered by the Scottish band Wet Wet Wet in 1994 and lodged itself at the top of the British charts for some 15 weeks. "Wild Thing" singer Reg Presley dies in UK: report 2013-02-05T02:17:53Z

The young actress played two roles — Patty Lane, a bouncy American teen, and Cathy Lane, her identical, brainy Scottish cousin who comes to live with the Lanes in her Brooklyn Heights home. Patty Duke, child star, Oscar winner and advocate for mental health, dies at 69 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z

Episode of the year: Steve’s Restaurant Showdown, which features a surreal Scottish folk tale from Mortimer that rivals anything he’s managed as part of Reeves and Mortimer. The 50 best podcasts of 2016 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z

And I think it was David Hume, the English philosopher—Scottish philosopher, I should say—who said that “reason is, and ought only to be, the slave of the passions.” The Fallen Worlds of Philip Pullman 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z

Richard Madden knows this now, though he didn’t in January, when the Scottish actor found himself seated next to Moore at the Golden Globes. It’s Going Great for Richard Madden. That’s What Worries Him 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z

Well, they were brought together for one night in December 2011, for an invitation-only event at the Scottish parliament, and their intricate beauty and inventiveness astounded the guests. Edinburgh's mysterious book sculptures go on tour 2012-07-31T16:21:18Z

By the time the Beatles showed up in Glasgow, on the final leg of their second Scottish visit that year, my friends and I were already fanatically devoted. The Beatles Awaken a New Sensation 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z

The forum, which includes the National Library of Scotland and the writers' association Scottish PEN, wrote to ministers in March recommending changes to the role and a term limit of five years. Scotland stalls on new poet laureate 2011-01-02T18:43:43Z

"I think the mind of the Scottish writer is perfectly adjusted to juggling all these balls and keeping them up in the air as long as possible." Comic lawman Dredd's Scots roots 2012-08-14T05:37:40Z

This week the Marciano Art Foundation joins the throng, opening to the public on Thursday in the long-shuttered, handsomely refurbished Scottish Rite Masonic Temple on Wilshire Boulevard. New Marciano foundation proves the potential and the pitfalls of a vanity art museum 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z

I took a couple of children’s theater classes, and I was in a professional production of the Scottish play, playing the two kids. | Ari Brand: Ari Brand on ‘My Name Is Asher Lev’ 2012-11-11T04:40:29Z

The show is based on the books by Mairi Hedderwick and charts the adventures of a feisty and independent girl who lives on a Scottish island with her family. Katie Morag leads kids' Bafta nods 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z

Funnily enough, it was usually Manchester, South Yorkshire or Scottish bands who longed to evoke this Europe. New band of the day ? No 914: Selebrities 2010-11-22T16:56:00Z

The handoff is the first phase of the Scottish artist Katie Paterson’s “Future Library” project. Margaret Atwood Delivers Work to Be Published in 2114 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z

The Scottish playwright Zinnie Harris will be mighty busy this summer with a new play and two reworked classics at the annual Edinburgh International Festival, celebrating its 70th anniversary in August. Edinburgh Festival to Feature Zinnie Harris Works and a New Alan Ayckbourn Play 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z

“The World of Tomorrow” starts with Francis Dempsey, a redheaded rogue of an Irishman faking his way across the Atlantic in first class as a Scottish lord. A Debut Novel Imagines Political Intrigue at the 1939 World’s Fair 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z

In the Bruch “Scottish Fantasy,” he was at some disadvantage because of the brass-heavy orchestration, needing to force his playing most of the time. As NSO returns from tour, the program is more tired than the musicians 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z

Instead, she has moved on undaunted to the current revival of the Scottish writer David Harrower’s “Knives in Hens,” at the Donmar Warehouse through Oct. Minds in Meltdown, and a Risk-Taking Director Back on Form 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z

The work was one of dozens on offer at McTear's Scottish Contemporary Art auction. Coltrane painting fails to sell 2010-05-13T08:09:00Z

Capaldi has also written several TV shows, including a documentary about 500 years of Scottish portrait painting and Cricklewood Greats - a spoof about the heyday of the British film industry. Peter Capaldi: The next Time Lord 2013-08-04T21:43:13Z

Potter's stories were inspired by the English and Scottish countryside and are a global merchandising franchise. 'Peter Rabbit' coming to big screen, James Corden in voice cast 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z

“I was writing a story about Scottish independent bottlers and asking myself, why isn’t anyone doing this in the U.S.?” American Whiskeys Find Their Middlemen 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z

Scottish Opera is now a stunted torso of a company – and it's a tragedy. The band plays on ? part-time ? but Scottish Opera is sinking 2010-09-17T11:04:00Z

And the kind of Scottish knights that were created back then tended to be what we would later call "collaborators". Should Andy Murray receive a knighthood? 2013-07-14T08:09:02Z

Sandé has been nominated for this year's Scottish album of the year award. Emeli Sandé smashes Beatles album record 2013-04-29T12:19:22Z

Angus Lennie, a diminutive Scottish actor who played the persistent but ultimately despairing “tunnel man” known as the Mole in the 1963 prison-camp movie “The Great Escape,” died on Sunday in London. Angus Lennie, Actor in ‘The Great Escape,’ Dies at 84 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z

Speaking at the International Television Festival in Edinburgh, the Scottish capital, she said she felt bad for the prince, but that the photos were already all over the Internet. PR consultant: More Harry photos may emerge soon 2012-08-24T11:00:18Z

The crackly recording of Requiem for a Heavyweight features Connery's unmistakably Scottish burr despite the character being written as an American. Early Connery TV recording unearthed 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z

Only this time the script is flipped, and instead of playing a police detective hunting a murderer, he’s a Scottish doctor whose wife and three daughters die in a house fire. David Tennant Craves Old English Dinners and Cigarettes After Sex 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z

More than 20 years ago, Scottish songwriter Edwyn Collins critiqued the festival life like this: "The overrated hit the stage / Overpaid and over here / And their idea of counter culture's / Momma's charge account at Sears." Rock in Rio: Do we really need another music festival? 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z

In my first years, a fiddler from Virginia regularly showed up, as did a Scottish fiddler and scores of players visiting from Ireland. The Joy of a Musical Session 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z

“It’s a totally freeing experience wearing a kilt,” said Graham McTavish, who plays a Scottish war chieftain. Behind ‘Outlander,’ on Starz, True Hearts in the Highlands 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z

“I am Scottish, I have gone Scottish,” Capaldi’s Doctor announced in the first episode of the new season, excitedly adding, “I can complain about things!” American Doctor Who fans befuddled by Capaldi's accent: 'He should be called Doctor What!?' 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z

SUN Traditional Scottish music and dancing, 2 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-05-01T21:45:29Z

But Scottish Opera's try-hard new production adds dreams and doppelgangers, layered realities and thick symbolism. Werther – review 2013-02-18T17:25:50Z

He is a virtuoso of traditional Cape Breton fiddling, which has thrived on this isolated land since it arrived with Gaelic-speaking Scottish Highlanders two centuries ago. Fiddling With the Past: The Secrets of Scottish Music 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

James MacMillan’s works are not often spotlighted in New York, but the Scottish composer has been a key figure in British music for some time. 5 Classical Music Concerts to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z

The two Scottish troupes have been paired together ad nauseum for the better part of the last decade, with fans and critics alike pointing out their similar brands of moody chamber-twee. Camera Obscura’s Desire Lines Offers a Quirky Take on Heartbreak 2013-06-07T15:30:35Z

She grew up in Fife County, where her family’s home resounded with music and an appreciation of Scottish culture. Jean Redpath, Prolific Scottish Folk Singer, Dies at 77 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z

There are good, commonsense reasons for the brevity of the Scottish space programme. If only a Scotsman had boldly gone… 2013-07-13T23:05:54Z

Ms. Valentine should look up some Scottish History to get her head around this story, the background and then re-write her review. ‘Outlander’ Season 3, Episode 8: The Secret Revealed 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z

Scottish bard Norman MacCaig wrote about both the toil of the ascent and the reward of the views in his poem Climbing Suilven. Scotland’s best Highland bothy weekend adventures 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z

Black Labs and golden retrievers summoned ancient memories of Scottish moors and aristocratic estates, but at the end of the day, they were couch potatoes like the rest. The 1 percent are hurting dogs: Pure-breds, pedigrees and the sick politics of perfect puppies 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z

The lineup of youth orchestras from Canada, Scotland and the United States, and other parts of the music program, nod to Scotland’s Year of Young People, an initiative of the Scottish government. Edinburgh International Festival Embraces Youth at 71 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z

The premiere finally took place over two nights last year in Glasgow, presented by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Glasgow’s Concert Halls. Music Review: ?Nine Rivers? at Miller Theater - Review 2011-09-18T22:20:23Z

In the Scottish case, for example, he said he was going to be investing $1.5 billion and clearly wasn’t. Donald Trump is even more of a monster than you think: Why his golf courses are environmental disasters 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z

The story of a Scottish woman finding love outside an arranged marriage in 19th-century New Zealand earned eight nominations including best picture. Oscars Rewind: The Last Time Jane Campion and Steven Spielberg Went Head-to-Head 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z

His singing with its strong Scottish burr may be far from beautiful, but it is bluntly expressive. Music Review: Alan Cumming at Feinstein?s at Loews Regency 2010-04-28T20:31:00Z

Along the way he sings Scottish folk songs and buys her items that she signals she needs. ‘My Name Is Hmmm ,’ a French Road Movie 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z

It is the first time she has opened a new session of the Scottish Parliament without Philip by her side. Queen Elizabeth reflects on ‘deep’ affection for Scotland 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z

There are glimpses of change, said Christopher Hampson, the director of Scottish Ballet, but the road is long. Bringing Consent to Ballet, One Intimacy Workshop at a Time 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z

Scottish is a state of mind anyway, right? Doctor Who: 12 things you need to know about the 12th Doctor 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z

The world-touring work tells the story of an elite Scottish regiment's role in the Iraq war, via movement, text, music and visual projections. Expanded, global menu of acts in Seattle Theatre Group's new season 2012-04-11T22:36:04Z

High school drama groups can dash off the Scottish play, but you need some gray hairs and wisdom to put together a great King Lear. The Met's Don Carlo: Verdi's Masterpiece, for Everyone 2010-12-10T21:50:00Z

The Rev. Alison Newell, a Church of Scotland minister, and the associate chaplain at the University of Edinburgh, led a ceremony incorporating Scottish, Christian and Hindu traditions. Priyanka Bose, Christian Roberts 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z

“You’ve Been Trumped” lards in excerpts from Bill Forsyth’s 1983 film, “Local Hero,” in which the residents of a fictional Scottish coastal town foil the attempts of a Texas oil baron to build a refinery. Movie Review: ‘You’ve Been Trumped,’ an Unflattering Documentary 2012-08-02T14:29:16Z

Related: Sunset Song review – Agyness Deyn roams a stunning Scottish landscape It was for the screening of The Long Day Closes where Davies joined the audience. Terence Davies on avoiding Hollywood A-listers: 'I don't cast big names' 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z

The only pictures of FDR in his wheelchair, Linney said, were taken by Daisy; she also gave him his beloved Scottish terrier, Fala. Laura Linney helps pluck FDR’s confidante from obscurity 2012-12-07T21:00:28Z

In the battle of the alpha movie producers on Broadway, the winner on Sunday was as obvious as Alan Cumming's Scottish brogue. Tonys 2015: Scott Rudin, Harvey Weinstein give their regards to Broadway 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z

In a Scottish burr, a man counted down from 10. After a Breakup, an App to Help Breathe, Then Run 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z

"He was kind of a national hero to us anyway, people in the industry and the artistic community," the Scottish actor said. Danny Boyle exorcises dark side in 'Trance' 2013-04-05T13:44:09Z

I went to board with a family in Glasgow and went to a day school; the Scottish girls were friendly and welcoming, and life became good. The awkward years 2011-08-12T22:01:37Z

The opening scene of Scottish suspense master Denise Mina’s new novel is as odd as its title: “Blood, Salt, Water.” Denise Mina’s ‘Blood, Salt, Water’: An atmospheric, chilling thriller 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z

His foster father, who was Scottish, longed for his homeland, and at night tears came to his eyes as he sang ballads around the family’s organ. Archie Roach, Who Lived and Sang the Aboriginal Blues, Dies at 66 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z

Soon after, Mr. Mayer flew to London to see the play “Black Watch” and its choreographer, Steven Hoggett, who had drawn intensely physical performances from actors playing a Scottish regiment in Iraq. How Green Day?s ?American Idiot? Made Broadway 2010-04-01T22:09:00Z

“This is a departure but it makes sense to me,” said Ms. Stewart, tucking into a plate of Scottish salmon at the chef’s table. What Would You Serve With Gin and Juice? At the Table With Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z

Or, for a more formal evening, sign up for lectures by guest speakers and evening viewings at the Scottish Dark Sky Observatory, on the park’s southern edge. The 12 Best Destinations for Stargazing 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z

Featuring 25,000 performers from more than 70 countries, the five festivals attract audiences of around 4.5 million people to the Scottish capital every August. Edinburgh festivals, including Fringe comedy showcase, canceled 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z

This thought-provoking fiction relates the story of three murders committed by a 17-year-old tenant farmer in the Scottish Highlands in 1869. 8 New Books We Recommend This Week 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z

When it first dawned on me as a child that the most important member of Captain James T Kirk's Starship Enterprise was Scottish, I was bursting with pride. If only a Scotsman had boldly gone… 2013-07-13T23:05:54Z

Macbeth Ensemble Theatre Company opens its season with Shakespeare’s dark fable about an ambitious Scottish warlord. L.A. theater openings, Sept. 25-Oct. 2: 'Phoebe Zeitgeist Returns to Earth' and more 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z

AJ Taudevin is being hailed as one of the future stars of Scottish theatre, and this play, inspired by her work with Glasgow's asylum seekers, is clearly close to her heart. Some Other Mother, Let The Right One In, Bracken Moor: what to see at the theatre this week 2013-06-01T05:00:00Z

“Every man that writes is writing a new Bible, or a new Apocrypha; to last for a week or a thousand years,” the Scottish philosopher Thomas Carlyle recorded in his journal in 1832. The Book of Mormon: the Great American Bible 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z

Instead, Edie decides to realize a dream of her father’s and climb a mountain in the Scottish Highlands. ‘Edie’ Review: Peak Sentimentality 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z

He is a Labour party supporter, did the voiceover for an election broadcast last year and has never had time for the Scottish Nationalists. David Tennant: 'My bedpost really has very few notches' ? interview 2011-08-19T21:58:02Z

Morrison is easily the most interesting Scottish writer of his generation. Tales from the Mall by Ewan Morrison – review 2012-08-17T21:55:10Z

While the novel was set on a Scottish island, Woolf drew inspiration for it from Talland House and the surrounding coast. 2 Literary Greats, in Art Galleries by the Sea 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z

She described how the Scottish program, which runs four years, lets students narrow their course selection to a few subjects upon entry and to study more independently. Will and Kate (and Uncle Sam) Studied Here 2014-04-18T19:43:09Z

March, a report finally vindicated Scottish police officer Shirley McKie, who was accused of leaving a fingerprint in the home of a female murder victim. Fingerprints aren’t proof 2012-09-23T12:30:00Z

Raith is fourth in the Scottish Championship and in contention to get promoted to the Scottish Premiership. Bestselling novelist ends sponsorship of team over signing 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z

My parents and I made our first stop in Lexington, at the highly recommended, completely free and horribly named Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library. Frugal Traveler: History Beyond Boston 2010-12-22T04:00:50Z

Rossebø, a fiddler and mandolin player, performs traditional Norwegian music, old-time American music, Cajun music, Scottish music. Listen to Frøkedal 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z

This work was commissioned for the Scottish city of Glasgow. Juilliard Celebrates 32 Female Composers of the 20th Century 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z

"This is my Aunty Molly's coat," Scottish singer-songwriter Eddi Reader, resplendent in a vintage gold-colored jacket, told the crowd at the Cambridge Folk Festival. Scottish singer Eddi Reader revisits her roots at folk festival 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

Nestled in Cairngorms National Park in the Scottish Highlands, the Fife Arms looks like a film set for a winter romance with its dark wood, taxidermy, tartan and tweed. 5 Cozy Hotels Where Winter Is a Treat 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z

And no stage superstition has more adherents than the one shrouding Shakespeare’s Scottish play: Anyone in a theater who speaks the name Macbeth aloud, except when rehearsing or performing the play, risks catastrophe. Break a Leg but Never Whistle: How Stage Superstitions Live On 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z

Behind the flat, each evening like clockwork we hear the screams of tourists on the Edinburgh ghost tour as they are attacked by some sort of plastic Scottish elephant man. The Edinburgh fringe: why did I do it? 2010-08-13T08:00:00Z

It takes an outsider to shift things, especially in Scottish culture. A life in books: Janice Galloway 2011-08-05T21:55:05Z

“I’m Scottish! I can complain about things!” he says at one point. Doctor Who: 12 things you need to know about the 12th Doctor 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z

Verdi composed “Macbeth” in 1847, a tumultuous time in Europe, and included a scene in which Scottish refugees sing of their oppressed homeland. Music Review: Verdi?s ?Macbeth? at the Metropolitan Opera 2012-03-16T22:47:17Z

In addition, it wants to see a further 90 minutes of regional programming for the Scottish part of the region. South Scotland ITV overhaul unveiled 2013-07-23T13:54:44Z

He has been writing orchestral scores since the 1970s, but not until this BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra concert under Ilan Volkov has any orchestra dared to devote an entire evening to his music. John Zorn: A Portrait – review 2013-01-14T17:32:59Z

In fact, Ms. Mackenzie worked as an adviser on culture and media to two British governments, as well as running the Nottingham Playhouse and the Chichester Festival Theater, both in England, and Scottish Opera. After a Renovation, a Storied Theater Hopes to Entice Paris 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z

It is one of a small number of musical centres of excellence for teenagers at Scottish secondary schools. Scotland's traditional music centre 'could be saved' 2011-02-11T12:09:15Z

Holden, the analyst, has a thoughtful tension in his voice, and hint of a Scottish burr. The England vs. Croatia World Cup Match Made for Some Awkward Television 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z

The program ends with Mendelssohn’s spirited “Scottish” Symphony. 10 Classical Concerts to Stream in April 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z

She is now a passionate advocate for Scottish independence, having reconnected with her heritage when she returned home in 2001 after the death of her father. Scottish singer Eddi Reader revisits her roots at folk festival 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

"I'm not a particularly tech-minded girl," says the Scottish folk musician, 38. Jo Hamilton 2011-07-09T23:05:39Z

Exports last year brought in 3.9 billion pounds, about $5 billion, to the Scottish economy, with more exclusive single malts now making up 25 percent of that amount, up from 18 percent five years ago. Scotch Prices Rise at Auction, but Rivals Make Inroads 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z

The 19th-century Scottish historian Thomas Carlyle put it slightly differently: “One life. A little gleam of Time between two Eternities.” 15 ways atheists can stand up for rationality 2014-01-11T15:00:00Z

The score boasts a diverse palette, incorporating gramophone music from the '20s, Scottish folk and island sounds invoking both Rodgers & Hammerstein's "South Pacific" and Shakespeare's "The Tempest." Michael John LaChiusa's musical 'Rain' is just too outdated to remain relevant 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z

The Africa in Motion Film Festival in Edinburgh aims to introduce Scottish audiences to the brilliance of African cinema and to overcome the under representation of African film in British cinema-going culture. BFI hands out ?371,000 for audience development projects 2011-08-11T09:27:56Z

To no great effect, since the opera is sung in German, Scottish Opera's director, Harry Fehr, has restored the original names of some of the characters. Scottish Opera: The Flying Dutchman; Fretwork – review 2013-04-13T23:07:47Z

One-man promenade in the University of Edinburgh anatomy department from pioneering Scottish company Grid Iron. Edinburgh festival 2011: Soak it up! 2011-07-17T20:29:01Z

Entrees included filet of Scottish salmon and prime rib. They Shared a Cab Ride, Then a Life Together 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z

For decades, Queen Elizabeth II was routinely photographed during downtime — mounted on horseback, hiking at her 50,000-acre Scottish estate or picnicking with her family — with a head scarf knotted under her chin. Queen Elizabeth: A Visual Dictionary 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z

His death was announced this morning by the Scottish Poetry Library. Edwin Morgan, Scotland's national poet, dies aged 90 2010-08-19T13:24:00Z

On the banks of the Dee, just over the park boundary, the Boat does vegetarian and gluten-free food as well as pub grub and Scottish fare. Homage to the Scottish Highlands: walking in the Cairngorms 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z

That question is investigated in “The Edge of Dreaming,” a deeply personal film by Amy Hardie, a Scottish science documentarian whose world was shaken after she experienced a series of related nightmares. | 'The Edge of Dreaming': Dangerous Visions, Seen Then Pursued 2011-02-15T22:23:23Z

Her debut album, Varmints, won the Scottish album of the year award in 2016. The 30 best films about music, chosen by musicians 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z

“It’s certainly about Scottish independence,” Pine told Reuters about the film. Chris Pine puts on Scottish accent for historical drama 'Outlaw King' 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z

“Claire was very Scottish at the time. She drank a lot and partied a lot.” Making the Jump From ‘Girlfriends’ to Spouses 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z

A number of acts paid tribute to the ceremony's Scottish location. Stars 'go Scottish' at MTV EMAs 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z

Many people say that the differences between Irish and Scottish Gaelic playing styles come from the language. Fiddling With the Past: The Secrets of Scottish Music 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

Other highlights include celebrated Scottish authors Alasdair Gray and Janice Galloway, whose artfully titled memoir – All Made Up – is a contender for Scottish Book of the Year, which will be announced on Friday August 17th. Edinburgh International Book festival: day two bulletin 2012-08-12T12:01:56Z

I'd guess lawyers, accountants, marketing directors, middling executives in failed Scottish banks: the folks who under his watch, and a few previous watches, have come to live on the hill. Election memories 2010-04-09T23:07:00Z

One of the reasons it is so successful, according to Scottish singer Eddi Reader, is that it is an "ego-free arena". Celtic Connections at 20 2013-01-17T08:35:07Z

History, heritage and ancestry are key themes of Scottish tourism with the latter contributing over £100m to the Scottish economy. Scottish campaign aims to reveal the real Macbeth 2013-02-14T17:06:38Z

This Scottish trio takes pride in being tough to pin down, but you could say their sound is a global, unorthodox, experimental vision of pop that places hip-hop at the forefront. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z

But will US audiences be flummoxed by the Scottish brogue? Could Brave topple Madagascar 3 when it opens this weekend? 2012-06-18T13:48:17Z

At the heart of “Generation” is a three-part free exhibition in Edinburgh at the Scottish National Gallery, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Space Pod Alights at the Serpentine Gallery 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z

Pixar's first poster for its latest film, "Brave": The description makes the movie sound like a Scottish fairytale told by your fairly drunk uncle. Pop Torn: 10 pieces of cultural ambivalence 2011-06-25T12:02:00Z

“The nicest Cheddar in the world is Scottish, you know — it comes from the Isle of Mull,” he replied. | Explorer: Unforgettable Foods, from Austrian Apricots to Parisian Butter 2011-09-30T19:03:18Z

That is why I claim that Richard Wright is a more important Scottish artist than Jack Vettriano, however many greetings cards the latter shifts. Jack Vettriano: postcards from hell 2011-02-11T12:24:33Z

We stopped, and he graciously demonstrated his bagpipes, giving us a tour of that fascinating symbol of Scottish culture. Seeing the magic of Scotland’s Highlands 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z

Edwards will also present the Scottish independence referendum results programme from Glasgow in September. Dimbleby to host final election show 2014-02-20T15:32:32Z

Outlaw King, David Mackenzie’s historical epic following Robert the Bruce’s bloody journey from servile nobleman to king of Scots during the first war of Scottish independence, has plenty of talking points. Full frontal: why the fuss over Chris Pine's 'dazzling' penis? 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z

Along with Hawaiian, Scottish Gaelic and Navajo, Yiddish is one of several minority languages in development phase on the Duolingo platform. Hawaiian, Gaelic, Yiddish: so you want to learn an endangered language on Duolingo? 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z

This national hiking trail, which cuts into the scenic Scottish Highlands, coincided with part of our End to End route. Going to great lengths: Cycling Britain from Land’s End to John O’Groats 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z

The movie is beautifully shot by its Scottish director of photography, Michael McDonough, using the new, low-budget RED camera process. Winter's Bone 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z

The Scottish singer unveiled a batch of new songs in London this week, ahead of the September release of Tiger Suit. KT Tunstall goes 'nature techno' 2010-07-30T10:43:00Z

Photo: PR Five:15 – Operas Made in Scotland was Scottish Opera's project for encouraging new operas, inviting composers and librettists to create short music-theatre pieces with the potential for something more ambitious. This week's new live music 2012-08-24T23:05:00Z

They've sailed through the last decade blissfully ignoring all significant depictions of Scottish urban life, including Ken Loach's visceral heart-stoppers Sweet Sixteen and Ae Fond Kiss, both of which picked up prestigious awards elsewhere. Peter Mullan's Neds join Bafta's list of Scots missed 2011-01-26T15:37:31Z

This Scottish novelist’s post-Brexit, climate-addled fugue won a spot on the Booker shortlist and acclaim from my colleagues on the Book Review, who also named it one of the 10 best books of 2017. The Best Art Books of 2017 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z

Her father is touchingly played by the young Scottish actor Jack Lowden, who must sprint the best part of a mile during the show on the running track startlingly incorporated in the set. Eric Liddell exhibition for champion who wouldn't run on Sundays 2012-07-08T17:45:23Z

It will be their second collaboration; their first was a 15-minute work for Scottish Opera called Death of a Scientist, based on the suicide of weapons expert David Kelly. Zinnie Harris: Next stop Nam 2011-08-09T20:59:01Z

He was sometimes criticised and even ridiculed for never changing his deep, abrasive, slightly sibilant Scottish burr no matter if he were playing an Irishman, an Arab or a Russian. Sir Sean Connery obituary 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z

Vacationers will also be able to pick up iconic British whiskey tumblers hand-blown in London and silk scarves illustrating the Scottish craft, culture, fauna and flora. British Souvenirs Made (One at a Time) in Britain 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z

Exhibition curator Keith Hartley places Bellany firmly in the "realism" tradition of Scottish art and northern European painting, with big, bold canvasses and striking imagery. Art of Scotland's John Bellany colors with age 2012-11-16T18:05:09Z

Morton is a burly chap whose arms are covered with conversation-starting Scottish pride tattoos — a Celtic knot, Gaelic dragons. The Whisky Chronicles 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z

Scottish Opera orchestra may be forced to go part-time Who cares about culture cuts when Top Gear is doing well in Poland? David Cameron's 'big society' is already being conducted by our orchestras 2010-10-19T16:03:00Z

These are voices and characters that I just understand, they know parts of me and then parts of other people but I just know the Scottish vernacular and or the Scottish outlook. PBS' "Guilt" examines what happens to estranged brothers after they finally bond over killing someon 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z

Mr Dinsmore joined the Scottish edition of the newspaper at the age of 22, rising to be its editor in 2006. New editor of the Sun appointed 2013-06-21T15:34:32Z

My fate was solidified soon after at the behest of my six-foot-tall Scottish nanny. Horror movies were my therapy 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z

Proceeds were to be split by between Wounded Warriors, the Paralyzed Veterans of America and the Scottish equivalent group, the Erksine Hospital. Sean Connery runway mad for plaid 2010-04-06T18:50:00Z

The Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh is currently undergoing a major renovation. What’s new in Great Britain for 2020 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z

She continued: "Far from being something that happened 'elsewhere', the 60s shook things up right here on Scottish soil." 'Revolutionary' conference marked 2012-08-16T17:07:03Z

Sunday, July 31, $12-$17; Ceilidh Scottish party, 5:30-11 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more for July 22-28 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z

Two major concerts are being dedicated to his memory: a formal tribute from the Sydney Symphony and Scottish Chamber Orchestras is planned early next month. Idomeneo 2010-08-23T14:15:00Z

And last year, Child Ballads, her project to record traditional English and Scottish ballads with fellow singer Jefferson Hamer, won a BBC Folk Award. Anais Mitchell's folk opera ambitions 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z

It was the key event to launch an elaborate practical joke concocted by Bowie and his friend, the Scottish novelist William Boyd, multi-award-winning author of numerous novels, most famously "Any Human Heart." Never forget David Bowie masterminded "the biggest art hoax in history" 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z

"She was very, very poorly," says the Scottish actress, "but she's very robust and she got over it." 2010-01-11T09:12:00Z

Put in a call to the Scottish Society of Playwrights and a very different vision of how the theatre should be run might emerge. What next for Edinburgh's Traverse theatre? 2011-03-21T16:09:20Z

About a Scottish woman travelling in Colombia who “begins to notice strange sounds”, then “begins to think about their appearance”? Just try and stop us. The most anticipated films of 2019: 1-10 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z

Migration is a fertile topic for Scottish musicians. Readers recommend: songs about Scotland – results 2012-12-06T14:27:37Z

A mountain cabin contains a mock-up mountainous landscape, its Scottish Highland rocks and earthy dust apparently derived from the Precambrian geological period that predates human life. This week's new exhibitions 2012-06-08T23:05:26Z

The real Macbeth, by contrast, was a cut above the typical 11th-century Scottish king. In praise of … the real Macbeth 2013-02-19T21:35:09Z

Sean Connery, a relatively unknown Scottish actor and former bodybuilder, was cast as Bond against the wishes of studio United Artists, which wanted an established star such as Cary Grant for the role. No mid-life crisis for 007 as Bond films turn 50 2012-10-02T15:43:12Z

The Scottish rockers do hope to continue with UK and European dates in the summer. Biffy Clyro cancel US tour dates 2013-04-18T17:14:50Z

He and several other virtuosos of Indian music had gathered with some Scottish and Irish musicians for a week-long collaboration in Glasgow, Scotland, that was commissioned by a Scottish arts organization. Like ‘long-lost cousins,’ Indian and Celtic musicians find common notes 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z

Thus, he becomes Matthew Thatcher and eventually ends up in the court of the Scottish king, James VI, the most likely heir to the childless Elizabeth. Review | For your playlist: The best new audiobooks of the month 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z

New, too, are clash-of-the-tartans accessories, with the shoe supremo Christian Louboutin producing plaid platform soles, bold boots and purses similar in design to the Scottish sporran. Fashion Plays With Plaid 2012-12-10T14:54:35Z

Macbeth himself, a nobleman who takes the Scottish throne after murdering the king he had bravely served, embodies this nihilism as he is destroyed by it. ‘Tragedy of Macbeth’ Review: The Thane, Insane, Slays Mainly in Dunsinane 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z

Welsh, who is famous for using Scottish dialect in his novels, said: "The Booker prize's contention to be an inclusive, non-discriminatory award could be demolished by anybody with even a rudimentary grasp of sixth-form sociology." Irvine Welsh tears into Booker prize 2012-08-19T19:06:49Z

In “La Sylphide” the curtain rises on the real world, a Scottish farmhouse. City Ballet to Present ‘La Sylphide,’ a Romantic Ballet Standard 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z

Those customers are just one indication that the number of Scottish cooks and diners who care about the provenance of their fish is growing, he said. In Scotland, Serving Halibut for a Better Planet 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z

In addition, the app includes commentary by the Scottish scholar Don Paterson, taken from his terrific book “Reading Shakespeare’s Sonnets: A New Commentary.” Shakespeare’s sonnets on an iPad 2012-07-24T16:12:00Z

He added: "Oh, and there's also the terrible Scottish weather to keep you indoors and help cultivate those dank, dark, unholy thoughts." Comic lawman Dredd's Scots roots 2012-08-14T05:37:40Z

The Scottish actress Ashley Jensen — a delicious sidekick in comedies like “Extras,” “Ugly Betty” and “Catastrophe” — stars as a noxious publicist who trades the glamour of London for a Cotswolds cottage. What’s on TV Sunday: Benedict Cumberbatch in ‘Richard III’ and ‘Doctor Mysterio’ 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z

And Scottish theatre company Grid Iron will present a site-specific work in an unusual venue: the "lunar landscape" of Edinburgh's indoor climbing arena, the largest in Europe. Edinburgh international festival 2013 lineup announced 2013-03-12T12:27:16Z

Today, Queen Elizabeth II and her family still spend a good part of their summers at Balmoral in the Scottish Highlands. No royal wedding invite? You can still enjoy Great Britain’s palaces and castles 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z

The author of more than 60 books, Morgan's 2007 collection A Book of Lives was shortlisted for the TS Eliot prize and won the Sundial Scottish Arts Council book of the year award. Edwin Morgan, Scotland's national poet, dies aged 90 2010-08-19T13:24:00Z

He is particularly pleased on noting that the office has acquired a new secretary, a Scottish lady, no less, called Annie Green. Rod Stewart: 'I've been a golden boy for too long' – a classic interview from the vaults 2012-10-09T14:59:37Z

Scottish attractions saw a surge in visitor numbers, thanks in part to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. British Museum tops UK visitor sites 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z

In addition to rare designer pieces, Blitz also stocks original 1930s Scottish tweed and shoulder-padded jackets, as well as all brick-a-brac like educational plastic scientific anatomical models, unusual vintage film posters and vintage maps. In Transit Blog: A New London Shop Specializing in Vintage 2011-08-29T10:00:08Z

Stuart, 44, who has dual Scottish and American citizenship, lives in the East Village with his husband, Michael Cary, a curator at Gagosian who specializes in Picasso. Douglas Stuart Wins Booker Prize for ‘Shuggie Bain’ 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z

Yeah, I heard a rumour that when they do autopsies on Scottish people their organs are orange from years of Irn-Bru intake – I don't believe it. Kooky queen of comedy 2011-07-16T23:06:31Z

The maiden flight touched down in the Scottish capital on Oct. Emirates flight attendant crowned Miss Scotland is carrier's latest poster girl 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z

The Scottish and Welsh nationalists could not side with the Tories because their electorates would have "killed" them, as Gordon Brown explained. 5 Days in May: The Coalition and Beyond by Andrew Adonis – review 2013-05-13T07:00:03Z

“It’s hard not to be influenced by it,” Ben Radford, the chef, said of the northerly elements in what he calls his “modern Scottish” cuisine. On the Nordic Trail in Scotland 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z

It begins at 10:30 a.m., with a procession led by the New York Scottish Pipes and Drums, the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and the Veteran Corps of Artillery. Spare Times for May 24-30 2013-05-23T22:24:27Z

There are also Irish and Scottish styles in the performance. 'Emerald Bay' ballet chronicles Chinese expulsion of 1885 2011-05-13T00:51:04Z

At 86, Mr. Benson still has his camera, his Scottish accent and his amazing eye. Holiday Movie Release Schedule 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z

A story of fear, guilt and responsibility from a Scottish writer of real delicacy and verve. This week's new theatre 2010-06-04T23:06:00Z

Q: You famously re-dubbed some of the dialogue from the first “Trainspotting” for its American release, so that the Scottish accents wouldn’t be so hard to follow. The ‘Trainspotting’ junkies are back, but it’s more than drugs that are eating at them. 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z

My Scottish surname was an important part of my identity, plus I just didn't like the way his name sounded with mine. My husband voted for Trump, I was a secret Democrat: Our purple marriage couldn't last 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z

Check out the British Golf Museum to learn how the sport evolved and flourished despite opposition from a succession of Scottish kings. 36 Hours in St. Andrews 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z

Born and raised in Selkirk in the Scottish borders, Hutchison studied illustration at Glasgow's School of Art and started Frightened Rabbit in 2003 as a solo project. Frightened Rabbit: 'We've gone back to brutal honesty' 2013-01-24T17:24:27Z

To help the Scottish play’s heaping doses of mayhem go down, the author makes some crafty choices. Review | Jo Nesbo puts a Nordic chill on ‘Macbeth’ 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z

Scottish troubadour Donovan isn’t usually associated with Halloween, or even any other holiday, but a spooky sense of poisonous foreboding imbues his “Season of the Witch.” Beyond 'Monster Mash': TIME Picks the Best Halloween Songs 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z

A shy church volunteer from a small Scottish village, Boyle became a global sensation in 2009 after she performed "I Dreamed a Dream" on the television program "Britain's Got Talent." Susan Boyle to make screen acting debut 2013-03-01T16:07:07Z

There's been sadness in Scottish theatre at the death in June of David MacLennan - the respected director and writer was expected to become a leading theatrical voice against independence. Scottish theatres lukewarm over referendum 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z

Among the early arrivals at the cathedral were four women from Jedburgh, a Scottish town near the English border, who displayed a large Union Jack flag. Crowds cheer queen on last day of Jubilee 2012-06-05T14:40:29Z

And Scottish folk music, which was liberating, humorous, real. Donovan: ‘The songs try to say important things with lightness’ 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z

Invitations are expected to be extended to overseas delegations jointly by the British and Scottish governments – an unusual act of collaboration between Westminster and Holyrood. Edinburgh festival organisers plan VIP tie-up with Olympics 2011-08-12T20:19:04Z

Scotland completes an almost 300-million-pound project to restore an old train line linking Edinburgh to the Scottish Borders this summer, making it easier than ever to get there. How to Travel in 2015 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z

So he fired all the male computers and hired his Scottish maid, Williamina Fleming, who indeed did a better job and for a fraction of the pay. Ladies Who Launch: Women Who Opened the Door to Space Exploration 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z

But, particularly as one presses ever northward into the Scottish highlands, the moorlands can also make for a challenging and sometimes perilous landscape. In Britain, Enraptured by the Wild, Lonely and Remote 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z

Myers, who gave Shrek a Scottish accent that reminded him of his father’s, came up with a lot of the movie’s most memorable quotes, like “Better out than in” after the ogre burps. ‘Shrek’ at 20: How a Chaotic Project Became a Beloved Hit 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of a true Scottish giant. Artist John Bellany dies at 71 2013-08-29T05:50:16Z

Featuring a feisty Scottish princess, "Brave" was the first of Disney's Pixar animations with a female protagonist. Disney's 'Brave' shows mettle with $66.7M debut 2012-06-24T16:37:00Z

Along the way they playfully dissect what it means to be Scottish, reeling off some serviceable — if not terribly original — gags about haggis, kilts and “Braveheart.” Wrestling With Identity at the Edinburgh Festival 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z

Biebs, the Scottish songwriter-producer looked quite comfortable wearing next to nothing, sporting tiny briefs and offering smoldering poses that left pretty much nothing to the imagination. Justin Bieber, Calvin Harris exploit themselves for our pleasure 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z

"On one level, British weather is a good thing because you get interesting light," says Iain Smith, the veteran Scottish producer of Children of Men, Local Hero and The A-Team. Why cinemas love a wet weekend 2012-07-12T18:00:02Z

Of course, though he is now an American citizen, Mr. Ferguson’s brogue attests to his Scottish roots, and he admits to having lived three years in the Sixth Arrondissement. An American TV Star Tries to Shine in the Hall of Mirrors 2011-06-17T16:18:37Z

The border wars came at great cost; in March 1307 Percy and three hundred of his men were at Turnberry Castle in Carrick when they were attacked by the Scottish leader Robert the Bruce. "Game of Thrones" in real life: Actual history, just as epic as George R.R. Martin's tales 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z

A visit to Scotland inspired the opening theme of Mendelssohn’s “Scottish” Symphony, which concluded the evening. Music Review: On a Cold Night, Bending the Rules of Harmony 2010-12-14T06:15:15Z

The news was welcomed by arts groups including the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Scotland's cultural sector gets Big Freeze payments 2011-03-22T16:14:58Z

Without a wink or apology, the soldiers slide from everyday conversation into Scottish ballads and folk dances that suggest a primal connection with distant generations and traditions. Critic's Notebook: A War Story Retains Its Resonance 2011-04-22T12:00:00Z

Instead, the event on the festival's closing Sunday will see Scottish authors including Rankin, McDermid and Ken MacLeod looking back over Banks's 29-year career. Edinburgh international book festival announces 2013 lineup 2013-06-20T08:30:20Z

But then the captain started to descend on a large rock shaped like a Scottish terrier. Blond hedgehogs, and more alluring strangeness of the Channel Islands 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z

Meanwhile, its Scottish cousin has pioneered epic cycles of five-minute dramas, transmitted live on the web as they were performed across Scotland. Meet the new guard running British theatre 2013-02-17T20:30:01Z

“Flight,” based on Caroline Brothers’s novel about young Afghan refugees, will be presented by the Scottish company Vox Motus. Edinburgh Festival to Feature Zinnie Harris Works and a New Alan Ayckbourn Play 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z

This was an interpretation of great violence as well as great beauty, played with a combination of high drama and fastidious detail by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Idomeneo 2010-08-23T14:15:00Z

"In the Pit of the Stomach" is an exciting addition to a growing canon of modern Scottish rock that includes Glaswegian peers Frightened Rabbit and the Twilight Sad. Promising band jets into Seattle 2011-11-10T22:22:08Z

Friday 28 December In 1998 I edited the Oxford Book of English Short Stories – the slightly shocking idea was that the stories were to be English, and not Scottish, Irish, Welsh or American. Authors choose their favourite short stories 2012-12-21T22:55:14Z

William Robertson, a Scottish historian, said hairlessness provided evidence of a “feebleness of constitution”. Hair-erasing 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

The work will be premiered by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra on 27 August. Tod Machover: how to crowdsource a symphony 2013-03-19T20:00:01Z

It's a world away from his impoverished Scottish childhood – one defined by deadly violence and secrets he has never told. Thrillers – review roundup 2012-07-20T21:54:02Z

Scottish writer Duffy, who was made the nation's poet in 2009, has been shortlisted in the poetry section for "The Bees." Booker winner, poet laureate vie for UK Costa prize 2011-11-15T19:37:05Z

Speaking at the Edinburgh international writers' conference, he added that the organisers' failure to refute accusations of anti-Scottishness, already voiced by Scottish writers such as Alan Bissett, was a sign of "arrogance" and "intellectual enfeeblement". Irvine Welsh tears into Booker prize 2012-08-19T19:06:49Z

O'Donnell was criticised for her observation in The Death of Bees that Scottish people have a tendency "to waddle about in the muds of yesterday". Closed Doors by Lisa O'Donnell – review 2013-07-20T10:31:00Z

The Scottish teenager ordered the $50 teeth covering after reading reviews and seeing photos of the clip-on smiles online. Teenager compares smile to ‘Mr. Potato Head’ after ordering clip-in veneers online 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z

It is left to Geraldine Fitzgerald as a pipe-smoking Scottish school teacher and Christopher Godwin as a widely travelled know-all to persuade us that the English countryside is not populated entirely by half-wits. The Invisible Man ? review 2010-11-24T21:45:00Z

They're based in the Scottish Highlands for four nights of live shows where anything – or indeed nothing – could happen. TV listings and previews: plan your week's viewing - 29 October - 2 November 2012-10-29T08:00:00Z

He was born in Calcutta, now Kolkata, the son of a Scottish jute trader, himself the son of a Liberal mayor of Greenock, on Clydeside. Robert Kee obituary 2013-01-11T18:56:24Z

Yet his work was also part of the stream of history, not just his Scottish heritage and his obsession with the dark side of Victorian England. Special Report: Fashion: The Savage and the Romantic 2010-09-20T17:36:00Z

The deaf, the English, the Scottish, Muslims, tall people – Sadowitz hates them all. Jerry Sadowitz – review 2012-12-12T17:28:45Z

If you’ve seen a Scottish lamb’s wool sweater from a fashion brand for $500, there’s a good chance they made it. Custom Suits for Guys Who Thought They Were Out of Reach 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z

Scottish composer MacMillan’s “Why is This Night Different?” conjures “a faraway time and land,” says Lin. Juilliard String Quartet balances tradition with change 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z

Her father, who would become a prominent academic, studied agriculture in Scotland and brought home a Scottish bride, Ms. Saleh’s mother. A Ballerina’s Story, Once Upon a Time in Egypt 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z

His 1986 work “Hail the New Puritan” is a fictionalized work about the life of the Scottish dancer Michael Clark — who merged punk and ballet — with production design by the performance artist Leigh Bowery. Science Is on His Dance Card 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z

There’s also plenty of anticipation for the coming season, which turns another perception — that this is a quintessentially Scottish show — on its head: Jamie and Claire had arrived on American shores in 1767. ‘Outlander’ Takes Manhattan 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z

Born Nov. 7, 1926, to Scottish parents in Sydney, Australia, Dame Sutherland was inspired early on by her mother, a mezzo-soprano. Obituary: Soprano Joan Sutherland was opera legend 2010-10-12T03:18:00Z

No one would argue with the importance of the Blackburn-born Scottish composer as an academic and performer; his work on Grainger and Busoni has been especially valuable. Stevenson: Piano Music – review 2013-01-24T12:33:33Z

While the Belfast Dutchman placed the action in 1970s Ireland, so Scottish Opera has updated it to the same period in the eastern fishing port of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Scottish Opera: The Flying Dutchman; Fretwork – review 2013-04-13T23:07:47Z

As a proportion of the population, the Irish were more than twice as numerous by 1851 in Scotland as in England and Wales, and concentrated most heavily in the urban areas which fed Scottish emigration. To the Ends of the Earth by TM Devine ? review 2011-08-04T08:59:01Z

The award is to be presented on Friday morning in a ceremony here in the Scottish capital by Ms. Tambor. ‘Ulster American’ Wins Edinburgh Theater Prize 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z

Increasingly, Trees for Life’s aims – to revive Scotland’s native forests with practical rewilding that includes Scottish people at its heart – are chiming with the times. Rewilding: How Trees for Life are renewing the Highlands 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z

The insult prompted immediate backlash from Scottish politicians and disability groups. Here's 6 Times the BBC Should Have Suspended Jeremy Clarkson But Didn't 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z

Similarly the mysterious Scottish crime lord seems more like a stock character from an ITV police drama than the subtler fare this is purporting to be. Line of Duty: series one, episode three 2012-07-10T20:59:01Z

The Scottish singer is searching for an unknown to duet with her on her upcoming album, "The Gift." Susan Boyle seeks duet partner for next album 2010-07-09T15:31:00Z

They learn from leading teachers in the world of Scottish traditional music how to play and sing in a live and studio setting, and to compose and arrange. National centre for traditional music in Scotland threatened 2011-02-07T18:36:00Z

A day later, I am standing with two newfound Scottish acquaintances in the velodrome’s infield as Gilbert and German rising star Nils Politt race onto the track. One-day bike races have a passionate following in France, and amateurs can pedal the same route 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z

“My Scottish friends say I should be called ‘first laddie’ because it’s the closest thing to ‘first lady,’ ” he said. These guys could offer Bill Clinton advice if he gets the ‘first spouse’ gig 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

He’s a Scottish actor, I didn’t know him at all. Why “Angels in America” endures: “Without gay people, you can’t tell the story of America” 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z

Scottish singer Isobel Campbell turns "Don't Make It Easy" into a Delta blues suggestive moan based around a simple guitar line. 'Remembering Mountains' a remarkable tribute to Karen Dalton 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z

He also converses with his pets, who talk back, the cat in a menacing Scottish burr and the dog in a genial drawl. Ryan Reynolds as a Killer in ‘The Voices’ 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

But then to some degree for Scottish writers, it's always felt a little bit cheeky that unquestionably the greatest Scottish play was written by the great English playwright. 2010-02-10T16:52:00Z

But this number, adapted by Thompson from an 18th-century Scottish ballad, may be the best of them all. A playlist for Salon’s epic New Year’s Eve catharsis party 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z

Last week she leafed through newly discovered correspondence from Mackintosh’s partners and contractors, filed away at a cathedral along the eastern Scottish coast. A New Forum for Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Architecture 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z

Robert Burns, a Scottish poet, wrote those words more than 200 years ago. Poet’s words ring true in sports: Best-laid plans often fall apart 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z

One of Mackintosh’s original commissions from 1904, the Willow Tea Rooms, exemplifies the light, airy spaces he created and is the perfect antidote to cloudy Scottish days. 36 Hours in Glasgow 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z

Though Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party wants the country to be independent from the U.K., its policy is to retain the monarchy, though many of its members say they would prefer an elected head of state. Queen Elizabeth reflects on ‘deep’ affection for Scotland 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z

He did not expand on whether anyone had been singled out to play the lead in the movie, although the Sun tabloid said Scottish actor James McAvoy had been tipped for the role. Elton John in talks to make biopic "Rocketman" 2011-09-23T10:40:40Z

The recent petition to save the stone circle has attracted nearly 1200 signatures while Bob Doris MSP has put down a motion in the Scottish Parliament calling on the council to reconsider its plans. Musicians and artists rally to save Glasgow's modern stone circle 2013-01-18T08:00:00Z

Scottish stars Lulu and Deacon Blue also performed in a party atmosphere which gathered all athletes together. Commonwealth closer watched by 6.8m 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z

I’ve got Scottish family, so it needed to be a little bit more correct. Q&A: Simon Pegg on Star Trek Into Darkness, Life on Other Planets and Ugly Shirts of the Future 2013-05-17T13:00:03Z

I first saw this piece in the Scottish National Gallery in 2007, and it had a palpable effect on me: I felt faint, breathless, wanted to lie down. Big on littleness 2010-08-27T23:05:00Z

The performance, with Andrew Davis conducting the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, was wonderfully persuasive. A Mass of Life – Edinburgh festival review 2012-08-12T16:00:01Z

During the year Mr. Connery toured in “South Pacific,” he lost much of a Scottish accent so impenetrable that, he later claimed, other actors at first thought he was Polish. Sean Connery, Who Embodied James Bond and More, Dies at 90 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z

Madden, who played Robb Stark in “Game of Thrones,” is Scottish. The Spies of ‘Citadel’ Have Big Plans: Global Domination 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z

In one story, a woman, “though silvered, didn’t quite pull off patrician; her Scottish knitwear was elegant enough, but her makeup lacked subtlety.” Short story collections dive in to this fall

He acted more like an official from the Scottish tourist board, doing his best to sell the Hebrides as a tourist destination, by filming beautiful panoramic landscapes and cuddly seals. Monty Halls' Great Hebridean Escape and Three in a Bed 2010-04-21T23:05:00Z

It’s very Scottish: chicken stuffed with skirlie, a fried oatmeal with onions; and lamb sweetbreads with peaty gravy. Q&A: The Scottish Actress Kelly Macdonald on Eating Out, at Home 2012-06-29T16:51:39Z

Short link for this page: http://gu.com/p/398td Scottish poet and artist Ian Hamilton Finlay pays passionate homage to the classical tradition in his modern mythological garden. Seeds of subversion: Little Sparta garden 2012-07-24T12:57:15Z

Glenn Close is to play reality TV star Susan Boyle in a forthcoming biopic of the Scottish singer's life, according to the Sun. Glenn Close to star in Susan Boyle biopic, say reports 2011-02-21T12:52:35Z

Our RV gang joined a group of Scottish flame-throwers, who tied sheets to our roof and their van, which gave their tents underneath some shade. The crazy world of Burning Man – festival survival guide 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z

Once The Beatles unraveled, McCartney spent some time holed up in a Scottish farm with his family. Kanye’s “dad rap” era: Why Paul McCartney could be guiding Yeezy to his musical middle age 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z

Krige plays Veronica Ghent, an actress who just had a double mastectomy and wants to convalesce at a rustic retreat in the Scottish Highlands. "She Will" star Alice Krige is haunted and haunting: "There must be something a bit odd about me" 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z

The set’s concluding Gavot takes on Scottish bagpipe colors, with some wrong-note grace notes in the opening drone and plenty of Scotch snap rhythms . CD reviews: Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s latest Mozart is a missed opportunity 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z

Ticciati, who will be 31 when he takes over, is principal conductor of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and balances orchestral and operatic performances. Ticciati to direct Glyndebourne 2011-07-01T07:55:23Z

This season, it’s “Mrs. Doubtfire,” based on the 1993 comedy starring Robin Williams, about an estranged husband posing as a Scottish nanny to spend time with his kids. ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Musical Is Coming to Broadway 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z

A spell in a Scottish training camp transforms them into saboteurs, and soon they and their limpet mines are sending German supply ships to the bottom of Oslo harbor. Movie Review: ?Max Manus? 2010-09-02T22:04:00Z

And this gathering was the creation of the celebrated Scottish composer James MacMillan, who is also Cumnock’s most illustrious living son. Scottish Composer James MacMillan Opens Cumnock Tryst 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z

The Olivier I won for After the Dance is in my husband's study, next to his own awards – an Evening Standard award and a Scottish Bafta. 2013 Olivier award nominees: 'No, I haven't written a speech' 2013-04-25T05:30:01Z

Edinburgh There are few things more uplifting than the final 70-mile stretch of the east coast mainline route north to the Scottish capital. 'Don't play Truth or Dare with your mum': how to survive a family holiday by train 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z

Elizabeth," he growled in the Scottish brogue that had steadfastly spurned the polish of the English court, "gimme a kiss, woman, and stop yer scheming a while. Extract from Scandalous Innocent by Juliet Landon 2010-05-04T10:11:00Z

The opening passages of “How to Survive Everything,” the new novel from the Scottish writer Ewan Morrison, gave me serious “it’s happening again” vibes. A Survival Guide for the End of the World 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z

The names of obscure Scottish and Irish villages drop from his lips in a litany, like verbal rosary beads that he clings to for dear life. Faith Healer ? review 2011-02-04T21:30:01Z

Most Augusts, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe presents thousands of live performances in the Scottish capital, saving some of its most unusual specimens for a subfestival called the Zoo. Direct from Edinburgh: Theaters Are Closed, but a ‘Zoo’ Is Open 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z

It also would have made the Scottish actor a great fit for "Game of Thrones" in its heyday, which actually was a possibility . . . if he didn't say no. "Succession"’s Brian Cox felt “silly” for turning down "Game of Thrones" role 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z

Such fantastical realms are the specialty of our Prudencia, an uptight academic from Edinburgh who comes to a conference in Kelso, a Scottish border town, one snowy night. Review: The Devil Went Down to Chelsea to See ‘Prudencia Hart’ 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z

As an influence, Pullman cites The Secret Commonwealth, a treatise written by Scottish clergyman Robert Kirk in the early 1690s on the world of fairies, witchcraft and second sight. Philip Pullman Has Made a Career Building New Worlds. He’s Not Done Yet 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z

He said his portrayal of Hock was inspired by Scottish actor and star of Chariots of Fire Ian Charleson, a family friend of Grant’s who died aged 40 in 1990 after being diagnosed with Aids. Richard E Grant and Glenn Close get late Oscars boost with Spirit Awards wins 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z

Andy Murray The role requires someone physically adroit, perhaps slightly intense, and capable of doing a believable Scottish accent. Andy Murray – the movie: who would you cast? 2013-07-08T15:39:23Z

Though O’Brien didn’t address the charges in his public statement of resignation, the Scottish Catholic Media Office announced that he “contests these claims and is taking legal advice.” Cardinal “Tyranny of tolerance” O’Brien is a hypocrite of the worst order 2013-03-04T16:39:00Z

In 1995 he asked a Scottish driving instructor: "How do you keep the natives off the booze long enough to pass the test?" Prince Philip tells NHS nurse her country 'must be half empty' 2013-02-20T20:29:06Z

Both actors were born in Scotland and she said she was keen to celebrate the "Scottish connection." Tennant "thrilled" with gifted ring 2013-11-01T09:25:55Z

The collection is very wide-ranging, but it represents the sheer diversity of thought and activity that came out of the Scottish Enlightenment. National Museum of Scotland: suspend your disbelief 2011-07-26T20:31:01Z

Does the scene conform to the much-discussed Mull of Kintyre rule – that no male member can be allowed on screen at an elevation more pronounced than the southernmost tip of the Scottish peninsula? Sex, violence and swearing on film: 100 years of the BBFC 2012-07-26T18:59:03Z

Scottish poet Douglas Dunn has won the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry 2013, in recognition of his lifetime contribution to literature. Poet Douglas Dunn wins Queen's medal 2013-12-18T13:13:11Z

Echo & the Bunnymen in one ear, the rattling of a Central Line train in another, Scottish Cheddar and Rhône red — this was exactly the London I always wanted. Beyond Porridge and Boiled Mutton: A Taste of London 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z

Visitors to the Museum of Modern Art were treated over the weekend to a view of the Scottish actor in a state of slumber for a piece titled The Maybe. Tilda Swinton sleeps in glass box for art installation at MoMA 2013-03-24T19:01:00Z

Wright discovered that for years she had botched the last line of the first stanza of the Scottish folk ballad "The Bonnie Earl o' Moray." 6 geezers laying? Holidays bring on song botches 2013-12-11T14:48:03Z

"Rob Roy" - The leader of a Scottish clan battles with feudal landowners in the 18th century. Similar movies, same time: A look at how they did 2011-08-15T14:41:08Z

What interested him was Scottish nationalism and banking – and there was plenty in the news to inspire him. Alistair Beaton and Anthony Neilson: double trouble 2010-07-27T20:31:00Z

The aftermath of David Gray’s winner in the Scottish Cup final. Irvine Welsh: ‘If I don’t have sex every day, I start to go a bit weird’ 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z

It’s a welcoming place where even introverts will want to mingle with the locals; savor their wit and glorious Scottish accents like a wee dram of fine Scotch whisky. 36 Hours in St. Andrews 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z

The Scottish DJ and producer will play the main stage on Saturday 24 May, Nick Grimshaw revealed on the Breakfast Show. Calvin Harris to play Big Weekend 2014-05-02T08:29:11Z

The Scottish voter on Friday's Today programme who pointed out that it would have taken just £3m to sort out the Farepak savers. Jeremy Vine; Drive; Charles Hawtrey: That Funny Fella With the Glasses; When the Dog Dies; Today 2010-05-01T23:08:00Z

"What was happening at the Scottish Referendum was absolutely hilarious," he said. Cleese 'unexcited' by new TV comedy 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z

So it's kind of weird that I've been a Scottish buff, myth and legends buff. Pixar's 'Brave' gang shares tales of Scotland 2012-06-21T15:30:09Z

Best of all is the healthy amount of British, and especially Scottish talent around. This week's new film events 2011-02-12T00:05:25Z

The Scottish Charity Regulator launched an investigation into the matter earlier this week. Chair of Prince Charles’ charity quits amid donor scandal 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z

A version of this brief appears in print on May 12, 2014, on page C3 of the with the headline: A New York Premiere For a Scottish Play. Arts, Briefly: A New York Premiere for a Scottish Play 2014-05-11T22:10:05Z

“A unique hunt? Disgraceful. It’s a goat. And it’s in Scotland. On a beautiful island. Stop this please,” Murray tweeted while tagging the Scottish government’s Twitter handle. Hunter and host of 'Larysa Unleashed' slammed for posing with dead goat in Scotland 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z

On summer weekends in Scotland, you’ll run into a cross between a track meet and a county fair — the Scottish Highland Games. Europe’s wide world of traditional sports 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z

“The Returned” is mesmerizing television, with an ethereal electronic soundtrack by the Scottish band Mogwai, inky nighttime scenes like old masters paintings, and strikingly composed shots that contrast the mountain landscape with the fluorescent-lit village. Review: In ‘The Returned,’ the French Zombie Drama Deepens 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z

Charles Stuart MacKenzie, an obscure Scottish hero from World War I. He’s a Lego nut but with a twist, using the figures and buildings he makes to film stop-motion war movies with a camcorder. Television: Peculiar on and Off Set: Atticus Shaffer of ?The Middle? 2010-05-08T03:09:00Z

The Scottish listings magazine the Skinny is launching a north-west England edition, covering both Liverpool and Manchester. Liverpool's booming blogosphere shows city's cultural resurgence 2013-02-14T14:41:59Z

At William and Mary, Jefferson’s tastes were more eclectic, shaped by the empiricism of teachers steeped in the Scottish Enlightenment and by a preference for Greek philosophers over Romans. What America Owes to the Greeks and Romans 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z

The story of an eccentric Scottish schoolteacher with pro-fascist tendencies originated as a novel by Muriel Spark. Actress Zoe Caldwell, Tony winner for ‘Medea,’ dies at 86 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z

And how does Leah playing Macbeth in a school production of The Scottish Play fit into it all? Mother May I Sleep with Danger?: James Franco's lesbian vampire flick lacks bite 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z

The Scottish star of stage and screen had built a caring relationship with a chimpanzee named Tonka, who had starred in a number of films in the '90s, including "George of the Jungle." The bizarre story of Alan Cumming's chimp pal, a missing primate mystery involving a faked death 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z

The Ballantyne brand, known for its cashmere intarsia and its Scottish background, looked to the world of aviation for inspiration this season. Special Report: The Delicate Pas De Deux 2010-09-24T18:01:00Z

This was a turbulent time in Scottish history in which Wallace had a pivotal and starring role. William Wallace leads charge of TV history dramas 2013-07-20T12:10:37Z

McDonald blames the new single Scottish police force created last year. Edinburgh to end sex in saunas 2014-01-07T13:45:00Z

Speaking virtually from his Scottish home of Birkhall, Charles — the heir to the throne — was asked about being apart from his family. Prince Charles misses hugging his family amid virus lockdown 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z

Macbeth Shakespeare’s tragedy of an ambitious Scottish warlord and his scheming wife. L.A. theater openings, June 19-26: 'Disgraced' and more 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z

In last year’s Scottish referendum, the “Harry Potter” author J. K. Rowling met with significant hostility when she came out against Scottish independence and helped finance the “no” campaign. Celebrities, in Open Letter, Urge Britons to Stay in E.U. 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z

The island setting ramps up a youthful sense of isolation, and Butler plays on this well, managing to blend in a little Scottish folklore, with passages on selkies alongside vodka, Facebook and Spotify. The Roost by Neil Butler ? review 2011-08-12T21:55:11Z

Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian Keep away from football supporters and "flat sausage", and never, ever, refer to a Scottish person as English. Try the Irn Bru, leave the flat sausage, advises Japanese guide to Scotland 2012-07-03T17:11:32Z

Amy Walker delivers a monologue onstage in an engaging succession of accents: English, French, Scottish, Irish, American, Australian, German. Critic’s Notebook: Dominic Walsh and Others at the Joyce Theater 2013-08-11T22:38:15Z

Douglas Dunn has a poem, published 30-odd years ago, called "Dominies", where a dead Scottish schoolmaster, commending Horace and Livy, declares: "I am already historical". Diamond jubilee: writers reflect on growing up Elizabethan 2012-06-01T21:50:02Z

Dual-language station nameboards, for example: eventually every Scottish station will have one, no matter how little the place was touched by Gaelic at any time in its history. Why I'm saddened by Scotland going Gaelic 2010-12-11T08:00:00Z

The day before I’d been to visit a women’s prison, a place where I assume mainly working-class Scottish people end up. Rachel Kushner meets Nicola Sturgeon: ‘I'm so glad I'm a novelist and not a politician’ 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z

Meaning a Cornish Captain Haddock is no less inaccurate than a Scottish one. Pass notes No: 3,010: Captain Haddock 2011-07-17T18:59:01Z

Indeed, the infamous and brutal Scottish witch hunts took place in areas beyond the reach of Celtic influence. What sparked our fear of witches — and what kept it burning so long? 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z

One cannot help but be flattered by the Scottish Club’s gesture. ArtsBeat: From Estonia With Love: A Sculpture Honoring Sean Connery 2011-01-28T16:02:21Z

The actor, well known for his roles in "The Revenant" and "Titanic", stopped in for lunch at "Home" a restaurant that serves Scottish and French cuisine and spends its profits on projects supporting the homeless. Leonardo DiCaprio lunches in Edinburgh to support the homeless 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z

He had only spoken to me on the phone and was insistent that I learn about my Scottish heritage. "Sorry to Bother You" speaks the hidden truths of "white voice" out loud 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z

Cape Breton fiddling is closely associated with Scottish step dancing — and at any Cape Breton musical event, someone invariably breaks into a step dance. Fiddling With the Past: The Secrets of Scottish Music 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

Dance GB is an evening of choreography presented by English National Ballet, National Dance Company Wales and Scottish Ballet, each of whom has commissioned a choreographer to create a new work on an Olympian theme. Matthew Bourne's Play Without Words; Dance GB: The Olympic Project – review 2012-07-14T23:05:34Z

The total worth of museums and galleries to the Scottish economy alone has been calculated at over £800m every year. Arts and the new coalition government 2010-05-21T23:07:00Z

Our Version of Events, the Scottish singer's debut full-length, has been in the album chart's top 10 for 63 consecutive weeks: the longest stretch in British music history. Emeli Sandé smashes Beatles album record 2013-04-29T12:19:22Z

Up north, in the Scottish Highlands, the new North Coast 500 highway promises landscapes of lush mountains, looming castles and lovely seaside villages. 52 Places: New Ways to Get There 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z

The Scottish Government is promoting, to the tune of £1.2m over three years, a programme of work under the banner of Made in Scotland marketing Scottish theatre and performance to overseas producers. Edinburgh festival organisers plan VIP tie-up with Olympics 2011-08-12T20:19:04Z

Compared with a year ago, when the impending Scottish independence vote seemed the dominant theme, a turn toward the personal this summer was noticeable and affective. Edinburgh Festival Fringe Offers Stories That Are More Personal, Less Political 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z

Reynolds, who is Irish and Scottish, that celebrated their family history: A souvenir plot of land in the Slievekirk Wood reserve in Ardmore, Ireland, which came with an honorary title. ‘The Odds Were Stacked Against Us’ 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z

And last week it acquired the Cumnock Tryst: a music festival that for the strangeness of its name alone drew interest beyond the Scottish borders. Scottish Composer James MacMillan Opens Cumnock Tryst 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z

The sound is gentler and smaller than the pipes' most famous cousin, the Scottish bagpipes. Kathryn Tickell: 'This is so much more to me than just a band' 2010-09-02T21:01:00Z

So was the tolerance—the scientific doubt—of the Scottish enlightenment and the lyricism of English and Irish poets, from Wordsworth to Yeats. Leonard Cohen's Montreal 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z

I’m a Scottish woman of 55 who lives in the Highlands. Race, Hollywood and ‘Doctor Strange’: Margaret Cho and Tilda Swinton, Annotated 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z

Pine of course plays Robert and offers an excuse to watch “Outlaw King” whether he’s staring thoughtfully into the picturesque Scottish distance or expressing alarm, grief or determination. ‘Outlaw King’ Review: Bloody Medieval Times and Guts 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z

Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk, the probable real-life inspiration for the fictional Robinson Crusoe, spent four years as a castaway on a remote South Pacific island in the early 18th century, scavenging shellfish and hunting goats. The Best Places To Hide 2010-09-03T16:00:00Z

The Scottish government rushed out a statement saying it will be fully involved in the remembrance. David Cameron announces £50m fund for first world war commemorations 2012-10-11T19:12:20Z

The new Scottish campaign is similar to one launched in Canada a few years ago with the simple recurring message, “Don’t Be That Guy.” How do you teach men to stop rape? 2014-03-10T18:30:00Z

"This opportunity has taught me so much about theatre and I have grown as a person and as a director, learning from brilliant Scottish artists and audiences." John Tiffany steps down from National Theatre of Scotland 2012-12-19T15:21:02Z

Now approaching its sixth year as one of Edinburgh's busiest club nights, Four Corners was devised by the architects of Scottish clubbing institutions Big Beat and Edinburgh's premier jazz happening, Departure Lounge. Clubs picks of the week 2011-01-08T00:06:22Z

But Simon Groom, director of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, who oversees “Generation,” said he only became aware of “Pacific Standard Time” after he had started organizing his own initiative. Space Pod Alights at the Serpentine Gallery 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z

England bailed out the investors; Scottish independence was undermined. Caledonia; The Gospel at Colonus; Vieux Carr? 2010-08-28T23:06:00Z

Saturday; Highland dance competition, clan tents, food and craft vendors, Scottish athletic events, beer garden, bagpipe bands, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Community calendar 2012-09-05T23:07:04Z

Using the Scottish Highlands and its moss green and heathery mauve tweed as inspiration, the fabrics were fashioned into puffa squares; sometimes even a patchwork of them was used on sleeveless vests. Fashion Review: Trying to Break Boundaries 2014-02-20T19:32:57Z

At anchor off the Chinese coast, a Scottish trader likens hindering the opium trade to holding back the ocean’s tides. The great bobachee-connah 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z

This year’s festival brings together Scottish and Mediterranean storytellers, academics and artists to share history and culture. In Transit Blog: Q&A: An Autumn Trip to Edinburgh 2011-10-04T14:31:15Z

She has also written an opera libretto with Sally Beamish for Scottish Opera, as well as poetry, short stories and novels. Janice Galloway 'anti-memoir' is named Scottish book of the year 2012-08-18T08:39:25Z

Narrator Euan Morton delivers the novel in a wonderful range of voices and accents — his Scottish burr is especially engaging, and his wry manner iswonderfully suited to the novel’s sardonic wit and trapdoor plot. Review | For your playlist: The best new audiobooks of the month 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z

Whatever the derivation, an early-morning hike to the top is a great way to build an appetite for a full Scottish breakfast. Get a broad view of Scotland from Edinburgh’s Arthur’s Seat 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z

His mother is of Scottish and Irish descent, his father Italian, and childhood dinners in their eastern Baltimore neighborhood were on a weekly rotation. How a new sausagemaker lives up to a Polish neighborhood’s standards 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z

Scottish Gaelic is just one endangered language among thousands. Hawaiian, Gaelic, Yiddish: so you want to learn an endangered language on Duolingo? 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z

When I was 16, they wanted me to study engineering and I ended up in Glasgow working for an engineering firm, run by Scottish relations of an uncle. Nicholas Parsons: My family values 2013-01-05T00:05:26Z

Scottish Extravaganza: Music and dancing in celebration of the Scottish culture and St. Andrew's Day, the national holiday of Scotland, 2 p.m. Yulefest at the Nordic Heritage Museum and other weekend community events 2010-11-19T22:08:00Z

The Scottish hunk, still struggling with comedy following "The Ugly Truth" and "The Bounty Hunter," stars as George Dryer, a once-great soccer star who's now divorced and in financial straits. Review: `Playing for Keeps' one of year's worst 2012-12-05T19:49:17Z

He's slightly Welsh and you can't get more English than that, unless he was also a quarter Scottish with an Irish great grandparent. David Mitchell on Brits as Hollywood superheroes 2011-02-06T00:05:59Z

Data from the Scottish government shows that nearly one in five residents of East Ayrshire that encompasses Kilmarnock were income deprived in 2011 compared to one in 10 in Edinburgh. Tale of two towns as Scottish independence shows social divide 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z

According to the Scottish anthropologist James Frazer, Louis XIV even participated in one ceremony. ‘It’s so toxic’: why we’re addicted to mean online gossip about women 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z

She is wearing a cape that's one part Scottish Widows advert and two parts Addams Family; she unpeels it to reveal a sequence of basques, each one smaller than the last. Edinburgh festival from dusk till dawn 2010-08-11T20:31:00Z

Battlefield Band Line Up Temple Records Founded over 40 years ago in the Glasgow suburb of Battlefield, this band is one of the great institutions of the Scottish music scene. Battlefield Band: Line-Up ? review 2011-07-14T21:00:02Z

As an actor who has played several Scottish characters, including Shrek, the question of who he would vote for in the Scottish Independence Referendum, prompts a loud laugh. From Austin Powers to documentary maker 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z

Its star ingredient — Scottish fern — might be able to protect cellular DNA from the harmful effects of UV exposure, a detail Dr. Golueke uncovered in his reading of medical literature. Direct From Europe: High-Tech Holistic Skincare 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z

The festival’s music calendar is a crowded one, with a slew of offerings, from the Budapest Festival Orchestra and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra to contemporary musicians including PJ Harvey and the Magnetic Fields. Edinburgh Festival to Feature Zinnie Harris Works and a New Alan Ayckbourn Play 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z

Speaking in his natural Scottish accent, Tennant initially gives off the air of a genial bookworm with whom you might discuss Goethe over a drink. A Studio Ghibli Classic Comes to the London Stage 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z

Each day was devoted to a particular topic: the state of the novel, Scottish writing, the future of the novel, censorship and the author's sense of commitment. How the Edinburgh writers' conference changed the world of literature 2012-08-11T15:58:34Z

It ended up being a “heightened sort of weird, dandy, Scottish, layered version of me,” he said. ‘The Traitors’ Was a Sensation in Britain. Can It Conquer the U.S.? 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z

Similarly, in “Janet,” shown in excerpt form and created for the veteran dancer Janet Charleston, he takes on the Scottish fairy legend of Tam Lin from a feminist perspective. Review: ‘Spirits of the Air & Heroes’ Takes on Legend and Fairy Tale 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z

And numbers continue to tumble, an issue that will be addressed in two Scottish Natural Heritage reports, on wildcat distribution and wildcat genetics, that are to be published this month. Endangered: the plight of Scotland's wildcats 2010-04-17T23:09:00Z

It's not just about the illegal but the criminal and the immoral, and features a disgraced Scottish leftwing politician taking on the media. Holiday reading: The best books to pack this summer 2013-06-29T07:00:51Z

Can't wait to see the effect of the Scottish rap trio on this rural idyll when they appear at night by the banks of the lake. What I'm looking out for at Latitude 2013-07-18T14:52:47Z

“Foreign Import,” a 2007 trio that is an extract from a larger piece, “Ride the Beast,” was created for the Scottish Ballet. Dance Review: Stephen Petronio, Making His Mark at the Joyce 2010-04-28T22:15:00Z

They're soon mounting Spain's first show of Scottish artist Martin Creed, but the programme is slowing down. The drain in Spain: the country's arts crisis 2011-03-27T20:31:00Z

I treasure a raggedy little volume of Robert Burns’s songs bound in red plaid that my mother, in her love for all things Scottish, handed down to me. ‘Pleasure, Obligation, Curiosity, Inspiration’: What’s on Marie Arana’s Nightstand 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z

The Pitiless Storm shows a middle-aged Labour politician coming to support the notion of Scottish independence. Scottish theatres lukewarm over referendum 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z

In June 2013, on the Scottish electronic label Numbers, “Bipp” emerged out of nowhere — from a void as blank and alive with possibility as its cover art’s white background. Hear Sophie’s 12 Essential Songs 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z

Author Cressida Cowell reckons a childhood partly spent on a remote Scottish island with no TV, phone or lights, helped to spark her best-selling imagination. Author on How To Train Your Dragon 2 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z

Emperor Severus reproaches his son Caracalla for having plotted to murder him while they were marching through a pass in the Scottish highlands. Art Review: At the Louvre, Vivid and Varied Imaginings of Antiquity 2010-12-03T16:11:00Z

After initially cutting his teeth as a busker, Rafferty appeared with Scottish comedian Billy Connolly in folk group the Humblebums and released a solo record before founding Stealers Wheel. 'Baker Street' singer Gerry Rafferty dead at 63 2011-01-04T22:25:38Z

The new show, “Masterpieces From the Scottish National Gallery,” running through Feb. 1, is a quieter sort of exhibition, exemplified by the under-the-radar entrance of “Lady Agnew.” Masterpieces From Scotland Visit the Frick 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z

Her mien expresses unfussy competence; before coming to the magazine, Geary cooked at an inn on the Scottish Highlands, roasting venison in a coal-burning stove for hunting parties of drunk Italians. Cook’s Illustrated’s Christopher Kimball Believes Cooking Is Ultraserious Business 2012-10-14T16:30:31Z

Others report on the years when he repaired to a remote farmhouse on the Scottish island of Jura, an ill and broken man after the death of his wife, Eileen. Books of The Times: ‘Diaries,’ by George Orwell, Edited by Peter Davison 2012-08-16T17:23:53Z

A journey to a wilderness reserve in the Scottish Highlands affords him a chance to commune with nature and minutely describe his fear of ticks. ‘Notes From an Apocalypse’ Is a Timely Tour of Preparing for the Worst 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z

They are a reminder that Scottish children's theatre punches way above its weight. Edinburgh festival: day two at the fringe 2012-08-07T15:26:56Z

"It just cost too much to put up the cast in a Scottish hotel," he says. Cheers for Frears 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z

Miss M believes large parts of her case were never properly heard at the criminal trial, which she says was rushed through by the Scottish prosecution service without proper preparation. The woman who sued over rape: 'I needed to speak up' 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z

In another country, in another world, "Ian Banks" is a young, blond, Scottish writer. One Tree Hill and me: the true cost of renting your home to a hit TV show 2012-07-27T22:00:46Z

That was because he didn’t change anything about himself, including his Scottish accent, which tells you a lot about the man. Sean Connery remembered by Jackie Stewart 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z

The designer’s jackets in recycled parachute material, a parka made from Scottish regimental plaid and duffel coat in fabric from military suppliers made a fine and intelligently thought-out collection for men and women. Special Report: Fashion: Catherine Versus Kate 2011-02-20T18:15:49Z

Basil Radford plays a flustered Englishman sent to command a Home Guard force on a remote Scottish island during the second world war. Whisky Galore! ? review 2011-07-28T21:30:01Z

“Elizabeth was a peerless singer, pianist, storyteller, teacher, dealer and raconteur, as well as a unique player of Scottish traditional music on the piano,” Dr. McKean said by email. Elizabeth Stewart, Champion of Scotland’s Folk Music, Dies at 83 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z

So would a mansion in the Scottish Highlands. Bodies of Evidence 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z

Backed by £2m of funding from the Scottish government, the NTS will transform a former warehouse in Glasgow's Spiers Lock into a "creation space" consisting of offices, rehearsal rooms and storage spaces. National Theatre of Scotland finds permanent home 2013-01-14T11:33:27Z

So don’t be surprised to see Indian classics made with Scottish monkfish or scallops. Homage to the Scottish Highlands: walking in the Cairngorms 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z

And for whatever reason, especially in the final year of writing this book, I glommed on to Gerry Rafferty, the Scottish rocker. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: Miami During the Cocaine Boom 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z

We also ordered a bowl of Atlantic surf clams, culled from a loch near Fort William, on the Scottish west coast, served in a saffron-cream broth. Choice Tables: Seafood Fresh From Scotland?s Island Waters 2010-08-12T04:30:00Z

Rowling received a stream of abusive tweets after the election results, mostly from supporters of the Scottish National Party, who support independence for Scotland. J.K. Rowling slams Twitter 'bullies' 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z

"They are desperate," the Scottish filmmaker said over the phone earlier this week from New York. Sub thriller 'Black Sea' plumbs depths of identity in hunt for gold 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z

This, of course, is when Nicky — a Scottish 52-year-old dressed in a chunky striped knit and ruffled collar — announces to judges that she'll be making a beaver, whom she has already dubbed "The Lovely Norman." With buttercream, bits and beavers, “The Great British Bake Off” is finally back to prime saucy form 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z

Spend a week hiking Scottish hill country to learn about ‘the Scottish Robin Hood.’ Follow in the footsteps of Scottish folk hero on the Rob Roy Way 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z

When St Hilda's college offered her a place, she was the first child they had taken from a Scottish state school. Val McDermid: a life in writing 2011-08-12T21:55:20Z

A year after that, they adopted a Scottish fold cat named Phoebe and, in December 2019, Ms. Wasserman’s divorce became finalized. With Their First Kiss, ‘Life Turned to Technicolor’ 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z

Jack Lowden's sensitively played Eric Liddell – a mix of ordinary and extraordinary – is similarly possessed yet differently driven: a devout athlete, the son of a Scottish missionary, who runs in God's name. Chariots of Fire; Posh; Children's Children – review 2012-05-26T23:10:02Z

“I just didn’t think that they would be going in this direction,” Mr. Capaldi said in a gentle, stately voice with only traces of a Scottish accent, on a visit to New York last week. Peter Capaldi Goes From ‘Doctor Who’ Fan to Its Star 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z

Nearly thirty years ago, the Scottish band The Jesus and Mary Chain released its debut album,  "Psychocandy," one of the harshest yet catchiest rock albums ever to bludgeon a tape machine. The Jesus and Mary Chain announce 'Pyschocandy' anniversary shows 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z

Under Scottish law, pilots, the legal limit for navigators and other flight personnel is less than half the drink-drive limit for drivers in the country. United Airlines pilot charged in Scotland with failing alcohol test before New Jersey-bound flight 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z

Many of the Scottish capital's crop of venues are either too small to fit the crowds or inadequate in other ways, according to Dixon. Seven days on stage: When acting proves too believable 2012-08-24T10:39:15Z

Scott Sr was a door-to-door salesman, flogging fridge-freezers in the Scottish Highlands, and his son paid attention when he went into his routine. 'I don’t want a publicist': Dougray Scott on film, fame and his father's war stories 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z

Anderson's nifty drama is like a theatrical cross of the teen movies Heathers and Carrie, with a strong Scottish twist. The Static – Edinburgh festival review 2012-08-27T17:00:20Z

Could Marchesa, a fashion child of the red carpet, really be pulling back from celebrity and migrating to the Scottish Highlands? Fashion Review: Marchesa Goes to the Scottish Highlands 2014-02-16T12:38:54Z

The set for Act I gives us an economical view of the farmer James’s manor house, but the versions of Scottish attire are both garish and twee. Review: New York City Ballet Performs Bournonville Classics at Spring Gala 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z

Engaging yet desperate father and daughter tale, set in the Scottish Highlands. This week's new DVD & Blu-ray 2013-07-06T05:00:00Z

Up to 1,000 artists, musicians and writers are to be offered government-funded residencies on remote Scottish islands, at art centres and Highland retreats in a new programme to fund new work. Scottish artists offered funds to get away from it all in Highland retreats 2011-01-14T20:35:53Z

Instead, she sculpted her prizewinning work in sound – indeed from the sound of her own voice, singing a Scottish lament over the river Clyde in her hometown, Glasgow. Turner prize won by Susan Philipsz 2010-12-06T23:24:00Z

While Woolf was always careful to abstract somewhat from her personal past, and set “To the Lighthouse” on the Scottish Isle of Skye, it’s steeped with almost direct imagery from her time in Cornwall. In Search of Virginia Woolf’s Lost Eden in Cornwall 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z

Since it regained a Scottish Parliament in 1999, however, that identity has become more and more secure, and its contemporary culture more and more confident. John Byrne: in from the margins 2011-08-17T15:00:01Z

A video features the alluring Thomas Edwards, of the Scottish Ballet, in a hawk costume, as he reimagines the play’s largely undocumented choreography. Simon Starling: Modernism Gazing Into the Past 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z

Nor will they be able to squeeze through a pipe, as he does, into an abandoned storage tank deep inside a Scottish hillside that once held seven million gallons of shipping oil. Critic’s Notebook: ‘The Sound Book,’ by Trevor Cox 2014-04-23T21:57:24Z

However, Fleming's dedication to classic Scottish plays, mostly in Scots, limited its audience and emphasised a generational gap; factors that led the Scottish Arts Council to withdraw its grant. Tom Fleming obituary 2010-04-20T18:08:00Z

Jamie Baker is a divorced father from the Scottish Borders who works three days a week at a local authority, handling grants for historic buildings. I don't know how he does it! Meet the new superdads 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z

Thiagarajan went to Seattle after three years as chief executive of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Perspective | Orchestras don’t get record deals any more. The Grammys show a silver lining. 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z

Here it’s a folk tale, a Scottish riff on Rip Van Winkle with some portentous observations about loss and time. Review: In ‘The Journey,’ Scott Silven Tours Your Mind 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z

Here, the four teens designated for self-improvement in the Scottish Highlands are Glaswegians. ‘Get Duked!’ Review: The Kids Are All Fight (and Jokes) 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z

And it wasn’t all historic either: The Scottish Nationalist Party assured voters that Scotland’s similarities to its Scandinavian neighbors — its small size, its environmental awareness and its Norwegian-style oil reserves — would guarantee prosperity. On the Nordic Trail in Scotland 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z

The most unusual opera, about a bird, an egg and chick, was written by the composer Lliam Paterson and developed by Scottish Opera, Improbable theater company and the Manchester International Festival. Operagoers So Young, the Met Adds Changing Tables and Stroller Parking 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z

I voted Green, Scottish Socialist party, Lib Dem or SNP, mostly as protest votes, but, gradually – and with rather more hope – increasingly for the SNP. What's the future of the Union? 2011-08-27T23:05:40Z

“They’re examples of people,” he continued, speaking with a pronounced Scottish burr. Obsessions and Compulsions at the Park Avenue Armory 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z

Burns Night: Royal Scottish Country Dance Society dancing, music, poetry to celebrate the life of Scottish poet Robert Burns, 7 p.m. Trains, dogs, art and nature | Community Corner 2013-01-18T21:40:00Z

Cohan, disillusioned, turned his hand to painting, though he has since choreographed occasional commissions, notably for Scottish Ballet in the 1990s. Step-by-step guide to dance: Robert Cohan 2010-05-18T10:57:00Z

The UK's largest annual celebration of visual art, in its 11th year, will bring together 100 leading and emerging Scottish and international artists. Art festival programme launched 2014-03-13T11:52:12Z

He consequently dines secretly with his old friend Bunker and, through that trickster’s baleful influence, soon finds himself in a Scottish castle, passing himself off as its new laird, Lord Tulliwuddle. Review | Cheer yourself up with light comedies from another era 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z

I am delighted that Outlander will be filmed in Scotland, and welcome the extra investment that will be made to the Scottish television industry. Sci-fi series to shoot in Scotland 2013-07-19T16:08:50Z

Broccoli later said: “I wanted a ballsy guy ... Put a bit of veneer over that tough Scottish hide and you’ve got Fleming’s Bond.” Sir Sean Connery obituary 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z

Snoop Dogg was quoted as saying in the Scottish Daily Record newspaper on Sunday. Celtic sparkle catches rapper Snoop Dogg's eye 2012-11-18T13:29:09Z

The film - showing in competition at the French festival - then matures into a liquor heist, with newcomer Paul Brannigan playing Robbie, a young Scottish criminal. Loach breaks out the kilts at Cannes 2012-05-22T19:40:10Z

Believe it or not, both men really existed--the former a vicious pirate, the latter a Scottish grocer. Behind The Booze Brands 2010-06-25T16:30:00Z

Scottish film compiled from hundreds of amateur submissions. This week's new films 2013-02-23T06:00:14Z

The equine sculptures, based on the Scottish legend of water-based spirits, are a reference to the role of the horse in Scottish agriculture and industry, Scott says. Public art: What is it for? 2012-09-18T02:15:48Z

Fall color in the White Mountains of New Hampshire means not just maple reds and oak golds, but the tartan plaids of Scottish clans during the New Hampshire Highland Games & Festival. Resort and Tour News: Winter Trips in Yellowstone; Beer History in London 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z

This would include a few addresses of key Scottish people and a cheery sign-off asking them to get in touch any time they liked. If only a Scotsman had boldly gone… 2013-07-13T23:05:54Z

Only the other day, Donald Smith, director of the Scottish Storytelling Centre, went misty-eyed as he told me about seeing the very earliest incarnation of the play at an Edinburgh conference in March 1973. Game-changing theatre: how John McGrath did it slowly but surely 2012-05-28T11:18:43Z

If a large chunk of kief or hash lands in one cookie, caramel, or piece of Scottish Toffee, the game of edible roulette risks becoming an unpleasant, anxiety-riddled experience. A beginner’s guide to cooking with kief and hash 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z

That, and the fact that they remain a traditional part of a Scottish wedding. In Edinburgh, dancing is a great way to reel in new friends 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z

The instruments will not be welcome at the Scottish event, which runs from 9-11 July. Vuvuzela set to invade pop music 2010-07-01T11:39:00Z

The kilts, for example, recall 19th-century Scottish immigrants to South Africa, while the pith helmets on some of the men, along with the uniform soccer socks, are a nod to former British rulers. T Magazine: Zwelethu Mthethwa's 'Brave Ones' 2013-01-31T14:00:59Z

His father, a Scottish soldier, and his mother, a Yugoslavian refugee, met during World War II. Weekend Miser: ?The Liar Show? and ?The Rejection Show? 2012-02-02T23:34:50Z

SUN Scottish concert of traditional Scottish music, 2 p.m. Community calendar 2012-07-18T23:52:06Z

Driving down Kentucky Route 9, I passed green rolling hills that seemed to go on forever, putting me squarely in the mind-set of crossing the Scottish Highlands. Savoring Bourbon, and Its Storied History, in Northern Kentucky 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z

Find your Celtic groove with great Irish and Scottish baroque and traditional music, performed by fiddler and Irish whistle player Michael Albert, Scottish fiddler Brandon Vance and harpsichordist and cittern player Henry Lebedinsky. 4 don’t-miss classical events around Seattle and Bellevue 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z

Dylan wrote the classic song, which he said was influenced by Scottish and Irish ballads, during his early years in New York and it served as the title track of his 1964 album. Bob Dylan lyrics seen fetching big money at auction 2010-11-30T22:22:00Z

Their brews included a Scottish ale called “Tie The Knot Scot” and a porter called “For Richer or Porter.” The Attendants Made the Toast. (The Couple Brewed the Beer.) 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z

Next to the tent, a man who spoke in a Scottish brogue dripped wax onto the bodies of young women to form a human candelabra. Does Cranberry Sauce Come With That Flogging? 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z

James Conlon, conducting the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the Edinburgh Festival Chorus, was unable to disguise the fact that the first half sprawls. El Ni?o 2010-08-16T08:45:00Z

What is notable about this film is that the only spoken language we hear is Scottish Gaelic. Iorram (Boat Song) review – swims with the ghosts of Scottish fishermen past 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z

Now rethinking its collections, Scotland is again sending masterworks to American museums, this time from the Scottish National Portrait Gallery and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. Inside Art: Works From Scotland Set to Tour America 2014-03-27T20:46:02Z

Schoonmaker’s aim, as she finishes restoration of Powell’s 1945 Scottish romance, I Know Where I’m Going, is to persuade young directors to pay attention to film history. Raging Bull, Cape Fear, Goodfellas… the woman behind Scorsese’s classics 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z

Scott is set in the late 1950s in a hidebound Scottish village, where a small-town newspaper staff is trying to drag its readership into the modern world. Three things we love this week 2013-01-03T21:36:57Z

I like the look of the Visible Fictions/Scottish Opera collaboration on Philip Pullman's Clockwork, at the Tron from Wednesday. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2011-04-08T16:53:45Z

A legend in Glaswegian literary circles long even before it was published, Lanark is the novel that, inarguably, changed the landscape of modern Scottish fiction. Alasdair Gray: 'There isn't much time. Better get on with it' 2012-11-18T00:08:01Z

She grew up in Saltcoats, a west Scottish working-class seaside town. A life in books: Janice Galloway 2011-08-05T21:55:05Z

I confess that being asked "what being Scottish means to me" makes me break into a sweat. What's the future of the Union? 2011-08-27T23:05:40Z

It's there all right, but it would be pushing it to label me a Scottish painter. Peter Doig: the art of the foreign 2013-07-27T21:00:01Z

When he had bagpipes accompany Dinah Shore on a song called “Scottish Samba” the result was, in Mr. Miller’s own words, “a dog.” Mitch Miller, Maestro of the Singalong, Dies at 99 2010-08-02T16:28:00Z

Wagner's own idea was to give the opera a Scottish setting – riding on early 19th-century romantic enthusiasms for Walter Scott, Ossian and the like. Scottish Opera: The Flying Dutchman; Fretwork – review 2013-04-13T23:07:47Z

The Scottish actor is is spending lockdown with his wife and two teenage sons, which is giving him more time with his family. With ‘Succession’ shut down, Brian Cox takes on other roles 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z

Mel Gibson’s exhaustive, exhausting depiction of the First War of Scottish Independence won five Oscars in 1996, including best picture. What’s on TV Sunday: The Grammys and the N.H.L. All-Star Game 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z

Left-wing populism is dyadic—it champions the masses against plutocratic elites or, as with Scottish nationalism, a foreign elite. A perfectly timed book on populism 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z

She conceived of the film's ginger-headed Scottish princess while working at Pixar and was named the film's director, the company's first woman in that position. Animation: At CalArts and elsewhere, more women are entering the picture 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z

Piombo’s piquant colors transformed traditional cloth, dyeing green the pepper-and-salt Scottish tweeds, giving playful shades of orange and turquoise to Austrian mohair and cognac colors to moleskin. 2010-01-16T06:40:00Z

Four of the six shortlisted books are from first-time writers, three of whom are American, while the fourth holds dual Scottish and American nationality. Debut Novelists and Women Dominate Booker Prize Shortlist 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z

In 1850 he was elected president of the Royal Scottish Academy, appointed Queen's Limner for Scotland - her chief illustrator in the country - and was knighted. Art hidden for 100 years restored 2012-05-28T11:05:42Z

He wore a fitted suit of Scottish tweed, set off by a blue tie with red stripes. A Ralph Lauren Restaurant, the Polo Bar, Comes to New York 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z

It was a message that flooded inboxes a few years ago when Scottish Lakes High Camp went up for sale. Scottish Lakes camp gets new owners, new name and year-round opening 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z

Kholodenko withdrew from several concerts, returning to the stage a month later for an appearance with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. After deaths of his daughters, ages 1 and 5, pianist Vadym Kholodenko returns to the stage 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z

The program opened with Mr. Davies’s “Seven Renaissance Scottish Dances,” dispatched with an appropriately loose, folksy vigor. Music Review: Cantata Profana at Roulette 2013-05-24T21:04:28Z

Naomi Watts and Ewan MacGregor, who are Australian and Scottish, respectively, were cast to play the couple instead. Yet another white lady in jeopardy: “The Shallows” and Hollywood’s empathy gap 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z

While political consultation is key, according to James Morton, manager of the Scottish Trans Alliance, another feature propelling reform in Scotland has been the close collaboration between feminist and transgender activists. 'A monumental change': how Ireland transformed transgender rights 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z

Then, just five years later, they found themselves at the center of another, equally turbulent, carelessly destructive force — the plans of an ambitious Scottish businessman named Robert Hunter. Who Were the Original Siamese Twins? 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z

One character who voiced strong support of Scottish independence was Groundskeeper Willie, the proudly Scottish maintenance man at Springfield Elementary School in "The Simpsons." 'The Good Wife' star Alan Cumming favors Scottish independence 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z

Another tour focused on the exploits of the Scottish immigrant Jessie Rupert. Almost heaven, West Virginia: Driving country roads in search of America today 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z

The hotel will be housed in the former Royal High School, an early 19th-century building on Calton Hill in the center of the Scottish capital. Hotel and Resort News: Music in Paris, Coffee Lessons in Orlando 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z

"We're happy with what the Scottish government has announced today; they were saying that their intention remains to make a substantial capital contribution," he said. Plans for Dundee V&A remain in the balance 2011-01-12T18:18:37Z

First person on here to decry a 'Scottish agenda' gets a Glasgow Kiss. Doctor Who: Matt Smith's debut in The Eleventh Hour - the verdict 2010-04-03T18:25:00Z

The Scottish Arts Council, resembling the traditional 20th century arts council model, distributed funding to arts organisations and sometimes, but in a much smaller proportion, directly to artists. Creative Scotland offers a positive story 2011-03-17T11:45:06Z

This one, made for the Scottish Ballet in 2009, has its faults and problems, too. Review: Richard Alston’s ‘Carmen’ in Fort Lauderdale 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z

Will putting an international Scottish soloist with a national voice in this leadership position help attract private donors? A Violinist Prepares Her Next Star Turn: Festival Leader 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z

Mr. Nutini, a Scottish songwriter, is a first-rate student of vintage American soul, and the Apollo stage was a historically apt place to prove it. Paolo Nutini Promotes ‘Caustic Love’ at the Apollo Theater 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z

For 25 years, Scottish nationalism has been a civic, social-democratic, multicultural movement. What's the future of the Union? 2011-08-27T23:05:40Z

Given to the Roosevelts by a cousin, the Scottish terrier outlived him by seven years and was buried nearby. Willow Biden joins long and varied line of White House pets 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z

When Charles was still an unhappy student in a remote Scottish boarding school, a high-level committee decreed that, in a break with tradition, he should continue his education instead of going directly into the military. In the Footsteps of Charles III 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z

He saw off a challenge from Scottish veteran Rod Stewart, whose album "Time" climbed three places to number two. Jay-Z tops British album chart for first time 2013-07-14T18:02:38Z

There was no such vagueness in the Scottish musician's Twitter tirade following the piece. Calvin Harris threatens to sue BBC over claims about DJing 2012-11-22T13:53:19Z

The Tron's Mayfesto season sounds terrific, with some great Scottish talent involved in a season of short plays and pieces of work inspired by real life, conflict and political upheaval. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2010-05-07T15:09:00Z

Paloma Faith will also play at the Scottish festival Last year's T in the Park was headlined by Snow Patrol, The Stone Roses and Kasabian. Rihanna to headline T in the Park 2012-12-04T08:00:01Z

It is also the first in a series of exhibitions from the Scottish museum to go to the High over the next four years. Inside Art: Blinky Palermo?s American Tour 2010-02-25T20:58:00Z

There are platters of Scottish smoked salmon, sausage, bacon, eggs, waffles, pancakes, croissants and cheese beside jars of homemade jams and a honeycomb hive tray. The Airport Lounge Scene: What You Get and How to Get In 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z

When she scolded a Scottish Nationalist who was mad at her for comparing Scottish Nationalists to Death Eaters: 10 J.K. Rowling Twitter truth bombs: “The Internet doesn’t just offer opportunities for misogynistic abuse, you know. Penis enlargers can also be bought discreetly” 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z

This debut feature from young British director Paul Wright concerns a disturbed young man in a remote Scottish fishing village: Aaron, played by George Mackay. Cannes 2013: For Those In Peril - first look review 2013-05-18T11:30:00Z

The kilt figured prominently in Sarah Burton’s latest collection for Alexander McQueen — no surprise, given her predecessor’s heritage and fondness for Scottish history and costume. | Man Skirts 2014-01-13T23:15:32Z

Cryptic, a 20-year-old Scottish theater company, often integrates new technologies into its work. Theater Review: A Dizzyingly Visual ‘Orlando,’ at Montclair State 2014-04-11T21:48:37Z

The deed is a stark betrayal of both Macbeth’s obligations as a host and as a thane to the Scottish crown. Last Supper: The Real-Life Massacre that Inspired the Game of Thrones ‘Red Wedding’ 2013-06-04T15:24:37Z

My father’s Scottish, my mother is Dutch and I’m Canadian, so I’m not afraid of socialism. Neve Campbell: ‘Everything about US politics makes me proud to be Canadian’ 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z

Davis once dated her interest in comedy to the age of seven, when she recalled making her grandparents laugh by imitating "an old Scottish man". Julia Davis: laughing in the dark 2012-08-10T22:00:36Z

The journey’s turning point is a stop at Joe’s crumbling family home — a Scottish castle — where Joe confronts his own angry, rejecting father. A makeshift family journeys toward epiphany in ‘Mobile Library’ 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z

Penny Lewis at Scottish Opera said they still insist on buying their own tickets, adding: "You phone them up and they say, 'Oh don't worry, we've already booked.'" Terence Conran given arts medal 2012-12-18T14:47:49Z

The first half of the program also included “Scottish Legend” and “Phantom,” romantic pieces for solo piano by Amy Beach, the first American woman to achieve renown as a composer of large-scale works. Music Review: What Henry (Could Have) Heard: Night at the Frick 2010-10-13T21:42:00Z

On other Scottish rivers it runs as late as Nov. 30. Whisky and waders as fishermen welcome salmon season in Scotland 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z

I paused at a larger-than-life statue of the Scottish explorer and missionary David Livingstone, who named the falls after Queen Victoria. Into Africa: 6 Vacation Ideas From Our Experts 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z

Maybe it's to do with visiting my grandparents here every summer as a child, but I am aware of my Scottish ancestry. Peter Doig: the art of the foreign 2013-07-27T21:00:01Z

For the first time, the three works that Jonathan Harvey wrote while composer-in-association with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra – Body Mandala, Speakings and . Edinburgh festival 2011: Soak it up! 2011-07-17T20:29:01Z

But every Wednesday something comes along to perform beneath the spire – I avoid the Scottish pipers, but the pianist who plays Brahms will light my fire. The sights and sounds of summer 2011-08-08T19:30:02Z

As for novels, I shall be reading James Robertson's Professor of Truth, a controversial fictionalisation of the Lockerbie issue that has haunted the Scottish legal system for some time. Best holiday reads 2013 2013-07-14T07:00:00Z

“The Scottish sky,” Moss writes, “is better at obscenity than any human voice.” ‘Summerwater’ Makes an Intimate Study of Social Class Out of a Long, Rainy Day 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z

The legal solution being considered is the promotion of a private bill at the Scottish Parliament to lift the ban. Burrell Collection may go on tour 2013-01-18T07:30:47Z

Their mother, Mary, a Scottish immigrant, relished attention, thrusting herself to the center of social gatherings. Confident. Incorrigible. Bully: Little Donny was a lot like candidate Donald Trump 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z

The references to the Scottish play, which features another strong woman with a troubled mind, adds a further heap of poignancy as “The Widow Lincoln” struts and frets its own hour upon the stage. ‘The Widow Lincoln’ at Ford’s Theatre shows a first lady in mourning 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z

The raw beauty of the Scottish locations sets off the tumultuous love story in inimitable cinematic style. Streaming Your Valentine’s Day 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z

Tourism provides more than 8 percent of Scottish jobs. Book first if you're going over the sea to Skye, UK police say 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z

In the summer of 1853 Ruskin invited Millais to join them on a Scottish holiday to paint his portrait. John Ruskin's marriage: what really happened 2013-03-29T16:00:01Z

As a teenager in Glasgow, I took a girl to her first on our very first and very last date to see Anne Evans sing Isolde at Scottish Opera. Tristan und Isolde – Wagner's love supreme 2012-12-20T18:00:01Z

After the 2014 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Glasgow, when athletes paraded with a Scottish terrier donning their country’s name, local politicians aired their disproval, calling the stunt “disrespectful”. In Year of the Dog, Malaysia plays down, skirts dog decorations 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh EH4, from 15 December until 8 September 2013 Flame and Water Pots This free exhibition of ancient ceramics is a gripping encounter with prehistoric Japan.• Louise Bourgeois in Scotland and jail for the Rothko vandal – the week in art 2012-12-14T15:36:18Z

According to novelist and screenwriter Irvine Welsh, violence is "so interwoven into the fabric of Scottish social life as to be almost mundane". The Eagle bears the standard Scottish stereotype 2011-03-28T09:55:28Z

She sends her heroine, Andrea, back to the rough and tumble of the English/Scottish borders in the 16th century – where Andrea's view of herself is brilliantly transformed. Gillian Cross's top 10 books about being different 2013-04-25T09:34:00Z

Six centres have been built, five in Scottish cities and one in London. Cancer centre 2010-05-01T23:09:00Z

Three years at sea turned the drink black and created a salty flavor expected from distilleries in the Scottish Hebrides — not the landlocked state of Kentucky. | New Spirits with Split Personalities 2014-03-26T17:33:20Z

In Britain, for instance, there's an amazing leader of the Scottish Tory party, Ruth Davidson. Tina Brown pulls no punches: "If you're a woman, you have to be gold in a silver job" 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z

Jones, 67, has won eight Olivier Awards and previously directed a complete Ring at London’s Royal Opera in the 1990s after staging “Das Rhinegold” and “Die Walküre” for the Scottish Opera. Met Opera, ENO to coproduce Wagner’s Ring by Richard Jones 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z

She plays the coiled, pensive protagonist: a woman who flees the mainland under violent circumstances and heads to the small Scottish island where she grew up. Ruth Negga: ‘I never fitted anywhere – in life or in Hollywood’ 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z

When the country’s whisky regulations were rewritten a while back, Bill Lumsden, director of distilling for Glenmorangie, a distillery founded in the Scottish Highlands in 1843, knew he was part of the reason. In a high-tech world, aged spirits still get much of their flavor from wood and fire 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z

After the 2014 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Glasgow, when athletes paraded with a Scottish terrier donning their country’s name, local politicians aired their disproval, calling the stunt “disrespectful”. In Year of the Dog, Malaysia plays down, skirts dog decorations 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z

That says something for the veracity of "The Angels' Share," a rare dram of comedy from Loach that raises issues of youth unemployment and urban violence in a Scottish caper tale. Loach in Cannes with spirited 'The Angels' Share' 2012-05-22T15:44:09Z

“The Muir,” set to ’s arrangement of nine Scottish and Irish folk songs, consists of little vignettes of love and death. Dance Review: Journeying From Head to Toe, With a Layover at the Heart 2011-03-18T22:21:21Z

Cue Jonathan Morton, the Scottish Ensemble's artistic director, whose excellent new arrangement for 12-part strings explores the thrilling extremes implicit in Janáček's distilled gestures. Scottish Ensemble ? review 2010-12-17T22:45:00Z

The two others, on Thursday and Saturday, featured the Scottish pianist Steven Osborne, who was the soloist in a Mozart concerto in the orchestral concerts on Friday and Saturday evenings. Review: Steven Osborne Is Joined by 2 Collaborators at Kaplan Penthouse 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z

Booth, who works in a Scottish safari park, was using his new metal detector for the first time. Somerset and Edinburgh Museums to keep archaeological treasure 2011-03-21T01:01:01Z

Then she switched to Gaelic and the breakneck, tongue-twisting syllables of what’s called mouth music in a medley of Scottish songs. A Solo Spotlight for a Powerful Voice 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z

I left drama school and I was very ill-prepared to play the array of young Scottish boys on the run from the cops as I did. Alan Cumming: "Life's just the same show with different costumes" 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z

Their full Scottish breakfast, an essential experience when visiting Edinburgh, is almost definitely the finest in the city. Eat and drink Edinburgh: readers' tips 2010-08-02T13:43:00Z

Inspired by nature, from predatory birds to writhing snakes, the designer skillfully folded exotic prints or fanciful feathers into a fashion lexicon that included plaid and tweed from his family’s Scottish heritage. 2010-02-11T21:30:00Z

One man who's well-placed to take stock of the situation is Scottish comic Stephen Carlin, whose characteristic mode of bone-dry intellectual pedantry has in recent years been allied to an increasingly satirical streak. This week's new comedy 2010-05-28T23:07:00Z

They are also the only Scottish company to be chosen. Theatre group to perform with RSC 2012-07-05T00:10:22Z

The Scottish partnership is another example of how the High Museum is working with European institutions to bring masterpieces that will attract attention and crowds. Inside Art: Blinky Palermo?s American Tour 2010-02-25T20:58:00Z

Narrating the action is the Scottish philosopher Adam Smith, the patron saint of laissez-faire capitalists, who argued that each person’s self-interested pursuit would automatically maximize the public good. A Political Satire on Stage, and Not About Trump 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z

With its exotic medley of thick Scottish brogues, The Angels’ Share was shown here with English subtitles. The Palme d’Amour: Director Michael Haneke, in Repeat Performance, Takes Cannes’ Top Prize 2012-05-27T23:06:36Z

Nervous Brits from both sides of the River Sark began depositing the rocks in 2014 as a way of beseeching Scottish nationals to vote against breaking away from the United Kingdom. Exploring post-Brexit Britain while the pound is at an all-time low 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z

The Scottish standup invites other funny people to discuss their mental health and help remove the stigma that persists. The 50 best podcasts of 2018 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z

The Scottish musician, who specializes in pop treacle, is foulmouthed the way a young child is — cheekily and cuddly, without a fleck of harm. Lewis Capaldi Will Break Your Heart. (But Don’t Take Him Too Seriously.) 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z

The story follows an uptight academic who studies Scottish ballads and is spirited away into one of their worlds. National Theater of Scotland to Bring ‘Prudencia Hart’ to New York 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z

The show, about a feisty and independent girl who lives on a Scottish island with her family, also won the award for best drama. Cbeebies star is youngest Bafta winner 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z

Just a few days later, a United Airlines pilot was formally charged in a Scottish court with being over the legal alcohol limit before a scheduled flight to New Jersey. Flight attendant fired after being drunk during United flight: 'This is appalling' 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z

The first, and biggest, is In the Shadow of Tyranny at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery from 2 March. How Margaret Thatcher's HQ turned into Chateau Despair 2013-02-28T17:24:00Z

Now he's prime minister suddenly he's a Scottish misanthrope with a grudge. Hare v Kinnock 2010-04-12T19:00:00Z

Libyan Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi was convicted, but nine months ago was released on compassionate grounds by the Scottish justice secretary because of ill health. This week's new theatre 2010-06-11T23:05:00Z

In “Brave,” set in the Scottish highlands, the composer Patrick Doyle brought in the bagpipes, with tangy results. Music Review: ‘Pixar in Concert’ From the New York Philharmonic 2014-05-02T22:18:35Z

A Scottish immigrant, he changed the spelling soon after he moved to New York, “to promote an image of sophistication,” Mr. Brown and the historian Matthew A. Thurlow write in the catalog. Antiques: A Portraitist Considered the ?Titian of Louisiana? 2011-12-15T21:47:17Z

Founded by Scottish physician William Hunter and opened in 1807, it houses one of Europe’s largest anatomical, pathological and zoological specimen collections. 20 of the world’s creepiest museums 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z

It also likely marks an end for him and the Scottish play. Alan Cumming takes on 'Macbeth' _ all of it 2012-07-06T17:08:08Z

An exhibition called From Death to Death is soon to open at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, while the Wellcome Collection in London is showing Death: A Self-Portrait from this week. Death, death everywhere: the grim reaper's on the loose in galleries 2012-11-14T14:25:03Z

Roberts, raised in Callander, last town before the Scottish Highlands, was fated to this vocation. Alasdair Roberts: 'I've always been drawn to heavy, big old ballads' 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z

Scottish writer Ali Smith is on the shortlist for the fourth time, this year with “Autumn,” a meditation on a world growing ever more bordered and exclusive. Two first-time authors make Man Booker Prize shortlist 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z

It tells of futuristic Scottish clans stealing back the Stone of Destiny. Comic lawman Dredd's Scots roots 2012-08-14T05:37:40Z

Each January, the birthday of Scottish poet Robert Burns is celebrated across the world. A celebration of poet Robert Burns with folk dancing 2013-01-16T20:28:27Z

Best was his ingenious, succinct way of combining the visual and aural to show the roots of “Hoe-Down,” from Copland’s “Rodeo,” in a Scottish folk song. Music Review: New York Philharmonic’s Young People’s Concert 2013-05-26T21:47:04Z

As usual, in our colonial arrogance, we are forgetting our Scottish cousins! Irvine Welsh's Booker prize attack makes scant sense 2012-08-21T09:58:32Z

He wrote a painfully ordinary letter, posted it, and had no reply, which was unsurprising, for the address she had given him was Scottish and she was in the Caribbean. Sea Story by AS Byatt 2013-03-15T13:58:58Z

Lazarus, who is now working on the Scottish soap River City, says great care is taken to present a balanced picture. From EastEnders to Outnumbered: how TV found drama in Brexit 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z

"I'm not going to suddenly stop admiring his unique comic talent because I've switched teams," he says, adding that there ought to be a vehicle to show off his "scabrous, dark, smart working-class Scottish humour". BBC's Shane Allen: 'I'm doing the job of comedy gods' 2013-03-24T18:15:01Z

“Sorry about this, girls,” sniffled a waterlogged Scottish bride, cowering beneath an awning with her bridesmaids, reminding us that some people had it worse. Ruins, casinos and abandoned construction mark Cyprus 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z

As well as drawing upon the traditions of fantasy literature, Martin explains how the "grittiness" of real English and Scottish history influenced his world of Westeros. VIDEO: Machiavelli and Game of Thrones 2013-12-02T12:56:18Z

On its 2013 debut album, “The Bones of What You Believe,” the Scottish band Chvrches knelt at the altar of new wave romanticism. Chvrches Offer Hymns From the Altar of ’80s New Wave at SummerStage 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z

Robyn Marsack, the director of the Scottish Poetry Library, said she was feeling "very positive" about the new rules and guidelines surrounding the post. Liz Lochhead appointed as makar, Scotland's national poet 2011-01-19T16:37:40Z

Elsewhere, a solicitor's plans to build a home in the Scottish borders is thwarted by a policy that forbids houses to be strewn willy-nilly around every rural corner. TV highlights 28/02/2013 2013-02-28T07:00:06Z

Gordon says that when he and his team filmed the concert – "two Scots cameramen and a very emotionally prone, romantic Scottish director" – they all wept. Douglas Gordon: Tracks of my tears 2011-02-08T21:46:00Z

Kate Moss collected Bowie's prize and read a speech on his behalf urging Scottish voters to reject independence. Bowie wins best male at the Brits 2014-02-20T13:35:23Z

There will be men and women in uniform; there might also be armed soldiers with English and Scottish accents. ‘Say Nothing’ — Part History, Part True Crime — Illuminates the Bitter Conflict in Northern Ireland 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z

It was frequently mentioned and consumed in connection with golf, another Scottish tradition then recently introduced to the States. It’s Highball Season. Here’s Where to Try Some of the Best in the U.S. 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z

Rifling through some family history, Munro felt compelled to construct a first-person saga based on the Scottish Laidlaws and their emigration to Ontario. Munro’s ‘Family Furnishings’ contemplates the quotidian, however menacing 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z

“Douglas is incredibly entrenched in that great Scottish working-class tradition of storytelling, but he’s coming at it from being an outsider in your own country,” he said. How ‘Shuggie Bain’ Became This Year’s Breakout Debut 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z

This is because at the core of his book is a mystery: the paradoxical character of Scottish emigration. To the Ends of the Earth by TM Devine ? review 2011-08-04T08:59:01Z

He writes from Scotland to tell her about the rebellion against Mary Stuart and seeks her help raising funds in England for the Scottish rebellion. The Hidden Life of a Forgotten Sixteenth-Century Female Poet 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z

In an earlier incarnation, shown at film festivals, much of the dialogue was hard to discern because of the thick Scottish brogues. Review: ‘Sunset Song’ Shows a Woman’s True Grit 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z

Meanwhile, another comic known for charmless remarks about sporting women, Frankie Boyle, is on the defensive this week, as Scottish police have been called in to investigate internet threats against the rabble-rousing standup. Al Murray: comedians should never express political views 2013-06-04T13:41:55Z

The author of six collections of poetry, he is professor of modern Scottish literature at the University of St Andrews. Tempest storms poetry talent list 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z

The Scottish pools are "so still that there was a second sky in them"; when moths catch in the cobwebs in Corrag's hair, she says "my hair was wings and whiteness". Corrag by Susan Fletcher | Book review 2010-04-02T23:06:00Z

There are now more than a thousand designs, with threads blending in the traditional dull duns, purples and ochres of the Scottish Highlands, to brash patterns with bright reds, pinks and yellows. Harris tweed returns to global boutiques after islands' renaissance 2012-11-09T16:45:33Z

The charismatic Scottish actor Alan Cumming portrays not only the murderous general, but also every other major role in a reimagining of this classic tragedy as the frenzied outpourings of a diseased, disintegrating mind. Theater Review: Alan Cumming in ‘Macbeth’ at Lincoln Center Festival 2012-07-08T20:59:33Z

Why has it been held so highly in the Scottish literary and cultural consciousness? 'Revolutionary' conference marked 2012-08-16T17:07:03Z

SUN Cross-cultural event celebrating Scottish poet Robert Burns and Chinese New Year, Scottish and Chinese entertainment and dinner, attendees encouraged to wear national dress from either country or combination of both, 5 p.m. Community calendar 2012-02-15T23:01:04Z

A Syrian musician seeks asylum in Britain and is sent to a very remote, very weird Scottish island to wait for a verdict on his request in this sweet satire. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Landscapers’ and ‘Live in Front of a Studio Audience’ 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z

And," he adds, "there's no Scottish local color in the work — no kilts, no jigs. Preview: Seattle Opera stages 'Lucia di Lammermoor' 2010-10-07T18:42:00Z

This horror thriller by the Scottish novelist Russell is set in 1935 Czechoslovakia, where a psychiatrist pursues an experimental treatment on six patients, all notorious killers. New in Paperback: ‘The Source of Self-Regard’ and ‘Horizon’ 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z

The payments follow the news last week that the previously threatened Plockton School of Traditional Music will continue after the Scottish government pledged money ensuring it remains open until 2015. Scotland's cultural sector gets Big Freeze payments 2011-03-22T16:14:58Z

Shades of fun - Derek Warburton, stylist to Lady GaGa and other celebrities, was one of hundreds of guests at the Scottish Fashion Awards at Glasgow Science Centre. In pictures 2011-06-16T08:50:57Z

Like MacDiarmid, Morgan was a republican Scottish nationalist, but far more playful. My hero: Edwin Morgan 2010-08-20T23:06:00Z

She was Danish but born in New Zealand and married Lumley's Scottish grandfather in Rangoon. Observer Ethical Awards 2013: Joanna Lumley – National Campaigner of the Year 2013-06-15T23:07:16Z

The show had been named children's programme of the year at the Scottish Baftas, when those awards were announced last week. Cbeebies star is youngest Bafta winner 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z

And her Scottish accent is so subtle that a non-British reader might not even notice it. James Kelman 2012-07-29T19:00:01Z

Channel 4 will broadcast a documentary on 9 July about a notorious Scottish murder trial which includes scenes filmed in the high court in Edinburgh. Television cameras may be allowed to film in crown courts 2013-07-01T21:08:00Z

That Scottish votes have seldom delivered a matching government is only part of the story. What's the future of the Union? 2011-08-27T23:05:40Z

She studied music at York University and the Royal College of Music and spent several years as composer in residence with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. The 30 best films about music, chosen by musicians 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z

Check out the rest of the interview with Forsyth, who also discusses sibling dynamics, how to get away with murder and the Scottish obsession with American culture. PBS' "Guilt" examines what happens to estranged brothers after they finally bond over killing someon 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z

West Coast Drum Corps Championship, bagpipe bands and Highland dancers competing, Scottish food and drink, Celtic Kennel, Scottish farm, clan tents, marketplace, Celtic performers, 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more for July 22-28 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z

For “Sing Street,” though, they needed kids who looked like kids and could play pop-rock songs by Carney and the Scottish musician Gary Clark. Meet the Kids Who’ll Make ‘Sing Street’ Rock 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z

But instead of disillusioned teenagers, the performers are playing Scottish amateur boxers hoping to turn professional. How to Throw Punches Without Getting Hurt 2011-02-25T14:52:59Z

Outcast James Nesbitt leads an occult horror set on a Scottish council estate. This week's new films 2010-12-04T00:07:00Z

The first major Scottish show by Edinburgh-born Doig focuses on paintings from the last decade that reflect years spent between Trinidad, London and Germany. The best art exhibitions and events for summer 2013 2013-05-26T18:10:01Z

Beautifully weathered interiors and exteriors of noble piles that have been sheltering Scottish lairds and their descendants for centuries. 15 books for the readers on your list 2012-12-13T00:35:33Z

Whatever, the result is that Scottish Opera is now an opera company without a full-time orchestra or a chorus. The band plays on ? part-time ? but Scottish Opera is sinking 2010-09-17T11:04:00Z

All he has to do is diagnose — with scientific certainty! — whether the Scottish king is infected with the “damnably contagious” disease of Roman Catholicism. Review | Arthur Phillips shows that choosing a leader was no easier 400 years ago 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z

Cartoon makers offer up the Scottish adventure "Brave," the latest from the animation virtuosos at Pixar, while talking-animal franchises return with "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" and "Ice Age: Continental Drift." Avengers, Spidey, Batman lead huge summer lineup 2012-04-17T16:08:19Z

The Scottish writer was at home in Manhattan when he was announced as the winner of the 2020 Booker Prize last week. Douglas Stuart hopes Booker win helps working-class writers 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z

The singer also recorded "Stuck in the Middle With You" in 1972 while performing as part of the Scottish folk-rock band Stealers Wheel. 'Baker Street' singer Gerry Rafferty dead at 63 2011-01-04T22:25:38Z

She grew up Scottish Highland dancing and began ballet at the late age of 12 at a teacher’s suggestion. An Alaskan Ballet Dancer Hones Her Craft at the Bolshoi 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z

“When I was in school, it didn’t feel like I could say ‘no,’” said Rishan Benjamin, who joined Scottish Ballet in 2018. Bringing Consent to Ballet, One Intimacy Workshop at a Time 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z

At the Scottish knitwear heritage brand Ballantyne, there was more rock ’n’ roll. Special Report: A Walk on the Wise Side 2010-02-25T18:47:00Z

Britain hailed the commitment as the first big achievement of the United Nations climate conference known as COP26 taking place this month in the Scottish city of Glasgow. At COP26, world leaders promise to stop cutting down forests 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z

The Scottish government responded by citing the safety certificates for the boxes. Finland disputes Scotland's baby box claims after expert warning 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z

There is Scottish haggis, made from sheep innards, and Sweden’s smelly Surstromming fermented herring. Rotten shark made you queasy? A vomit bag for every guest at the... 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z

Montgomery's research takes him to the Scottish coast, the depths of the Grand Canyon and, enjoyably, to the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Ky., where visitors are confronted with exhibits of humans picnicking with dinosaurs. 'The Rocks Don't Lie': looking at the evidence for a Noah-style flood 2012-08-15T19:03:03Z

The haranguing tone of “Filth,” whose title is Scottish slang for the police, causes the movie to lose its roughneck charm quickly. ‘Filth’ Stars James McAvoy as an Insane Detective 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

The script is by Rona Munro, the prizewinning Scottish writer, who also wrote Ken Loach's Ladybird, Ladybird, another film about a mother losing her children. Ken Loach's son directs film about UK child migration scandal 2010-09-20T18:48:00Z

In the UK, the Scottish government is considering pilot schemes in Glasgow and Fife. Is Finland’s basic universal income a solution to automation, fewer jobs and lower wages? 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z

Tudor and Stuart England executed more Roman Catholics than any other Protestant church in Europe, and burned Anabaptists too, besides later dispatching quite a few Scottish Covenanters. Our Church by Roger Scruton – review 2013-06-19T11:29:56Z

She then read an adaption of "My Heart's in the Highlands" by the Scottish poet: The Russian foreign minister's spokeswoman has lightheartedly riffed on a poem by Robert Burns to comment on the frequent phone calls between her boss and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z

Strongly tipped as a serious contender to win the prize, the Berlin-based artist recorded herself singing three versions of a traditional Scottish lament, which were then heard drifting over the gloomy waters of the river. Turner prize puts Iraq horror centre stage 2010-10-04T16:08:00Z

“Three days later I was standing in front of the BBC Scottish, working,” he said. Music: Steven Schick Brings ?Nine Rivers? to New York 2011-09-10T00:33:17Z

Young Fathers, an experimental Scottish hip-hop group, was the upset winner of this year’s Barclaycard Mercury Prize on Wednesday in London. Young Fathers Win Britain's Mercury Prize 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z

Although the two orchestras appear so different – the Venezuelans with their grown-up professionalism and absolute concentration; the Scottish children still fresh to their instruments – they are related. Big Noise orchestra's classical music proves instrumental in social change 2012-06-20T19:38:32Z

This, coupled with my name, has fooled a number of people into assuming that I’m some sorta woke Scottish lass. "Sorry to Bother You" speaks the hidden truths of "white voice" out loud 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z

He was associated in particular with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, of which he was a composer laureate. Peter Maxwell Davies, Contrarian British Composer, Dies at 81 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z

In Northern Ireland I found a shopkeeper's son, in Wales a farmer, in London a girl into politics and finally a 'Scottish Pakistani'. Britain's best film directors show some early promise 2010-09-25T23:06:00Z

On Monday, the Scottish Medicines Consortium will decide whether to approve the drug for children. Drug maker 'will make $21bn from treating cystic fibrosis' 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z

The Scottish woman shared that she took the initial picture when she felt at her “lowest” point, tipping the scales at 147 pounds in August 2016, Daily Mail reported. Woman celebrates 50-pound weight loss with pics at hotel where she felt her 'lowest,' goes viral 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z

“Football is a simple game,” the legendary Scottish soccer manager Bill Shankly once said. A Waltz for a Soccer Game? This Composer Sets the World Cup to Music 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z

Executive chef Bertrand Chemel selects each component with care, from the melting flake of Scottish salmon to the Brazilian salt extracted from seawater. The art of a light repast 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z

Just one song into my first Scottish ceilidh, and I was already red-faced and sweaty. In Edinburgh, dancing is a great way to reel in new friends 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z

In a few scenes, the family posts up in an opulent Scottish parlor, in their full redneck/Scot regalia. The “Duck Dynasty” American dream: A cynical self-parody of Southern whiteness, whistling Dixie while Jindal’s Louisiana crumbles 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z

Read more "Alternative Scottish hip-hop with heart, mind, wit, grit, conscience and superb live musicianship." Scottish Album of the Year Award – who should win? 2013-06-19T16:51:46Z

He wrote poetry and plays and, in 1998, contributed his memoirs to a collection entitled A Scottish Childhood. Tom Fleming obituary 2010-04-20T18:08:00Z

Under Scottish law, the legal alcohol limit for pilots, navigators and other flight personnel subjected to breath tests is less than half the drink-drive limit for motorists on the country's roads. United pilots arrested, accused of intoxication prior to US-bound flight from UK 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z

The bells at the Welsh assembly, Stormont in Northern Ireland and the Scottish parliament will also ring, so all four parliaments will be chiming in unison at 8.12am. London 2012: Big Ben to chime for three minutes to mark Olympic opening 2012-07-24T17:18:39Z

One of the expert witnesses in the Love Parade case is Professor G Keith Still, a Scottish academic. Danger in numbers ? can mega-gigs ever truly be safe? 2011-07-20T20:31:00Z

Last week's chart-topper, "18 Months" by Scottish producer and singer Calvin Harris dropped to fourth, with Military Wives, a choir made up of the partners of British military personnel, new in fifth with "Stronger Together". Robbie Williams takes UK pop charts' crown 2012-11-11T19:29:01Z

For recipes without clear batch sizes, like this Scottish Toffee, be honest about serving sizes. A beginner’s guide to cooking with kief and hash 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z

The Scottish spinster sprang to world prominence last year after winning a standing ovation on TV's "Britain's Got Talent" and her performance became an overnight internet hit. Susan Boyle expected to sing for the Pope 2010-06-10T12:52:00Z

Mr. Grigolo put everything on the line for that final scene, at the graveyard of the Ravenswoods, a landed Scottish family in decline. Review: Vittorio Grigolo Is the Reason to See the Met’s ‘Lucia’ 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z

A skip would be people whose heritage is English, Welsh, Irish or Scottish. Christos Tsiolkas: 'There's love in this book' 2010-08-06T23:05:00Z

This week, there's huge opposition in the Scottish Borders for a shed housing 169,000 chickens, while Gloucestershire residents battle a plan to build on an ancient field near the centre of their village. TV highlights 07/02/2013 2013-02-07T07:00:08Z

Coen’s “Macbeth” comes from a more mature perspective than is typical to the Scottish play. Joel Coen distills ‘Macbeth’ down to the bone 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z

It is also on view in Edinburgh in the form of a hand-coloured woodcut in Edvard Munch: Graphic Works From the Gundersen Collection at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. Van Gogh to Kandinsky; Edvard Munch: Graphic Works; Picasso and Modern – review 2012-08-04T23:05:38Z

What about the feelings of modern Scottish people who might happen to visit Tate Britain? Hogarth and Scarfe offend humanity … and that is why they are great 2013-01-30T14:19:02Z

"Brave", opening in U.S. theaters on Friday, is the tale of a young, red-headed Scottish archer called Merida who decides to defy her mother, break with tradition and do her own thing. Feisty female finally gets Pixar spotlight in "Brave" 2012-06-21T19:38:10Z

Goldston did accept an opportunity last year to be the soloist in a cello concerto with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Seattle cellist Lori Goldston, who played with Nirvana’s 1993-94 tour, brings her silent-film scores to Base 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z

After some pretty Scottish Highland views and a quickie wedding, the director Richard Laxton, working from a script by Emma Thompson, hustles the newlyweds off to London, where they move in with his parents. Review: ‘Effie Gray’ Stars Dakota Fanning as a Rejected Wife 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

And Morgana has morphed into the lady from the Scottish Widows adverts – creeping around the castle corridors, all hooded and mysterious. TV review: The Special Relationship, Stephen Hawking's Universe and Merlin 2010-09-20T06:59:00Z

Edward Hogg – skullcap hair and furious eyes, obsessing over heat death and cramming imaginary microchips into blocks of mature Scottish cheddar – is good as Kepler. Ollie Kepler's Expanding Purple World – review 2013-02-14T23:00:01Z

Merida, a young, flame haired Scottish princess, refuses to conform with traditional rules on marriage and princess-like behaviour. US actress poses as 'Scots princess' 2014-01-10T09:42:20Z

Spoleto will also present the Trisha Brown Dance Company in Ms. Brown’s seminal “Set and Reset,” among other works, and the Scottish Ballet’s rendition of “A Streetcar Named Desire.” 50 Essential Summer Festivals 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z

It was there, 700 years ago, that the Scottish army of Robert the Bruce defeated the army of the English king, even though the Scots were outnumbered three to one. Bedding down in a gypsy caravan in a Scottish field

The Scottish government is making a significant capital contribution to the project, providing a sound funding basis to which the partnership can add from other sources to enable the project to proceed. Plans for Dundee V&A remain in the balance 2011-01-12T18:18:37Z

He told me how his own ancestors, Scottish privateers, had arrived here in the 17th century via Charleston. In Campeche, Pyramids Are Everywhere. Crowds Are Not 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z

In the half-light of Edinburgh's Scottish Poetry Library, some thought-provoking news arrived from a poet: Europe needs 674 million immigrants by 2050. Tom Pow's poetry keeps Dying Villages alive 2010-05-28T08:57:00Z

Mr. Nail maintains a strong Geordie accent — a Newcastle dialect that sounds a bit like Scottish by way of Scandinavia — and an unshakable gravity, even as he deploys a dry, deflating wit. Sting and Jimmy Nail on the Musical ‘The Last Ship’ 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z

Q: As both of you are part of Hollywood's Scottish contingent, was it nice to do the parts with your native accent? A Minute With: Actors Butler and Ferguson on Scotland and dragons 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z

To mention its name in the theatre is considered bad luck and it is always called the Scottish play. Something wicked: the best Macbeths in clips 2013-02-28T12:09:09Z

After nearly claiming this year’s Song of the Summer crown with the shamelessly titled “Summer,” Scottish DJ-producer Calvin Harris is trying to keep the momentum going. Upward Motion 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

The Berlin club SchwuZ, a British chain of gyms and the Scottish arts council, which runs a variety of creative spaces, have already expressed interest. Harnessing an Unusual Kind of Natural Energy: Dancers’ Body Heat 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z

Shirley Hazzard was born in Sydney on Jan. 30, 1931, to a Welsh father and a Scottish mother, both of whom had immigrated to Australia and worked for the company building the Sydney Harbor Bridge. Shirley Hazzard, Novelist Who Charted Storm-Tossed Lives, Dies at 85 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z

Members of the committee are looking at how achievable the Scottish Government's green energy targets for 2020 are. Donald Trump demands Scotland nix wind turbines 2012-04-25T13:33:07Z

The Scottish designer infused colorful camouflage prints into his collection, as well as floral appliques, feathers and fur. Tom Ford unveils clothing line in London catwalk debut 2013-02-19T01:03:25Z

The film, which is set in a mythical Scottish Highlands, will premiere at the end of the festival. Film festival unveils programme 2012-05-30T12:09:08Z

A bold highlight will be an evening of Scottish and Irish music held in the former Crumlin Road prison, closed since 1996 but now being restored and, unimaginably, a tourist attraction. NI Opera Shorts – review 2012-07-07T23:05:46Z

Scottish service hired Mason as a weekly commentator. Jackie Mason, comic who perfected amused outrage, dies at 93 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z

Entertainment, clan information, kilt demonstration, Irish and Scottish dishes at local restaurants, pub crawl, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Community calendar 2012-03-21T21:24:04Z

“He went to St. Ives, because there are a lot of St. Ives artists in the collection, and to the other end of the country to visit Scotland and meet with Scottish artists,” she said. Bidding to Own a Piece of David Bowie 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z

"I have heard myself described as one but I think really I'm an English novelist; there are Scottish poets and Scottish novelists." I am an English writer, not a British one, Ian McEwan tells Alex Salmond 2012-08-22T21:40:25Z

The Scottish songwriter let dancers create their own moves, which he said caused chaos, but eventually produced a "metaphor for evolution". David Byrne on concert chaos 2011-01-18T16:40:37Z

I was the second person to arrive at the Scottish farm on a recent weekend afternoon. Airbnb’s worldwide experiences adapt to the times and move online 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z

Edinburgh's annual Festival Fringe begins in August, showcasing hundreds of comedians and other artists for three weeks at venues around the Scottish capital. VIDEO: Comedians' guide to Edinburgh Fringe 2011-08-02T10:43:25Z

The Tragedie of Macbeth Nine actors perform all the roles in this immersive staging of the Bard’s dark thriller about an ambitious Scottish warlord. The week ahead in SoCal theater, Oct. 14-21: 'Winter Solstice,' 'Dear Evan Hansen' and more 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z

Proud of his Scottish heritage, Banks reveled in his love of malt whisky, even making it the subject of a book "Raw Spirit" that took him across Scotland. Poignant final novel by Iain Banks out 11 days after death 2013-06-20T12:29:05Z

Brexit red tape has made European trade extremely difficult and the local Scottish and broader British markets more attractive. In Scotland, Serving Halibut for a Better Planet 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z

To add to the insults, a Scottish visitor to France, clearly recognisable by his tartan clothes, also sits starving in the gutter under Calais Gate in this picture. Hogarth and Scarfe offend humanity … and that is why they are great 2013-01-30T14:19:02Z

As far as Scottish island distilleries go, Bowmore is practically urban. The Whisky Chronicles 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z

Country music melodically is the same the style as Scottish music. “What’s my purpose on Earth if I’m not playing solos?”: Guitar hero Richard Thompson says every song absolutely, without question, needs one 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z

They continue to flourish, as do specimens planted in the various arboreta of Kew’s Scottish equivalent, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Perspective | Meet the Wollemi pine, the ‘dinosaur tree’ brought back from the dead and threatened once again 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z

For years, reading lists of the great universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow were compiled without any of her contributions to the Scottish canon. How Muriel Spark Came Home to Scotland 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z

Instead of rejoining his regiment, he decides, for reasons that are as unclear to him as they are to the reader, to travel to the Scottish islands, where he has never been. While You’re Waiting for the Next Hilary Mantel, Try Andrew Miller 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z

Whether it's much more than that is debatable, and you do wonder why a Scottish company is prodding the hillbilly mentality when it might tell a similar story closer to home. The Not-So-Fatal Death of Grandpa Fredo 2010-08-30T15:38:00Z

The best-selling Scottish crime novelist ventures into a history of forensic science, weaving in real-world murders and the scientists who investigate them, both at home and in far-flung and hostile places. 30 books for spring reading 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z

The National Centre for Excellence in Traditional Music was established in 2000 by the Scottish Executive and Highland Region in a bid to encourage traditional musicians to develop their full potential. National centre for traditional music in Scotland threatened 2011-02-07T18:36:00Z

DNA testing showed him to be a distant relative of Robert Burns, the Scottish poet, and Abraham Lincoln. ‘Finding Your Roots’ on PBS premieres Season 2 at MoMA 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z

Karen Cargill, a Scottish mezzo-soprano, sang the Nietzsche “Urlicht” text attractively for the most part but missed its full measure of darkness and mystery. Music Review: Michael Tilson Thomas Conducts Mahler at Tanglewood 2010-07-18T21:49:00Z

Fresh off a 15-day sold-out run in London, the 73-year-old Scottish comedian brings his “High Horse Tour” to New York City. Comedy Listings for April 22-28 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z

The Scottish Chamber Chorus, meanwhile, sounded beautiful if occasionally uninvolved, with the rage and panic in the second act finale not registering quite as forcefully as it could. Idomeneo 2010-08-23T14:15:00Z

The last vegetated landscape before the rocky Margherita summit camp at 4,485 metres is the magnificent Scott Elliot pass, stately as a Scottish glen with cliffs stained orange with lichen. Mountains of the moon: climbing Uganda's highest peak 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z

Reading the book, you understand how he got so enmeshed in the Scottish campaign. Alan Cumming's Life Was No Cabaret 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

In 40 years, the only Scottish production to have come close to matching the impact of The Cheviot… is Gregory Burke's Black Watch. Game-changing theatre: how John McGrath did it slowly but surely 2012-05-28T11:18:43Z

He sold the place to one of the Livingstons, an aristocratic Scottish family who ran the other half. Restaurant Review: Narcissa in the Standard East Village 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z

Washington plays the Scottish Lord and McDormand stars as the scheming Lady in Coen’s black and white adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy. NYFF to open with Joel Coen’s ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z

After watching a performance of the Shaw Festival’s “Brigadoon,” the streets of this magical town on Lake Ontario might seem like a real-life version of the Scottish village depicted in the Lerner and Loewe musical. 36 Hours in Niagara-on-the-Lake 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z

Mr. Tennant, who is Scottish, is known in America for his work in popular science fiction, mystery and superhero television series, but his roots in theater run deep. David Tennant, a Former Doctor Who, Dons a Monarch’s Crown 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z

The Irish Walk also carries a few Scottish items. A touch of the Irish in Alexandria 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z

Why did an advanced industrial society – the Scottish Lowlands of the 19th and early 20th centuries – lose so many more of its people to emigration than most other parts of western Europe? To the Ends of the Earth by TM Devine ? review 2011-08-04T08:59:01Z

That he’s literally framing a scene in the ninth panel hammers this outsider perspective home, as does the fact that the photograph revealed in the following pages is the work of Scottish photographer Alexander Gardner. “Battle Lines: A Graphic History of the Civil War” uses vivid art to tell the story of America’s darkest war 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z

Banks – 59 years old, the author of 29 books, someone I'd chaired at a Scottish book festival six months previously and across the country for years, and whose work I'd long admired – was dying. Iain Banks: the final interview 2013-06-15T07:07:55Z

In 1995, he asked a Scottish driving instructor, “How do you keep the natives off the booze long enough to pass the test?” Princely letter: Philip apologized to Nixon for ‘lame’ toast 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z

And the composer’s liberal quotation from Scottish folk songs guaranteed that the violin lines would sing. | New York Philharmonic: New York Philharmonic Unleashes Operatics Hidden in Brahms 2010-04-10T00:10:00Z

As the child of a Scottish father and an English mother, I learned from an early age that my English blood made me an outsider. Scotland should not be wasting time on blaming the English any more 2012-12-21T19:00:00Z

Verdi's "Macbeth" is one of the composer's most thrilling youthful accomplishments, brimming with a dark vitality perfectly suited to the tale of the murderous Scottish king and his bloodthirsty wife. Vocal toil and trouble beset Lyric's 'Macbeth' 2010-10-02T18:53:00Z

Some bottles will have "Scottish Barley" in the description. The Whisky Chronicles 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z

Thompson’s guitar contains multitudes, the raunchiest riffs morph into spiraling solos that suggest Scottish bagpipes, Eastern sitars or the backward psychedelic effects of “Revolver”-era Beatles. Album review: Richard Thompson, 'Electric' 2013-02-05T05:34:00Z

It's inspired by her discovery of the connections between Irish and Scottish folk music and the work of Bengali poet, composer and artist Rabindranath Tagore. Zoe Rahman: Kindred Spirits ? review 2012-02-09T22:43:00Z

Last summer, Tharpaland International Retreat Centre sold its land to Scottish Power after its monks found they were approximately 70 percent less able to meditate. Wind turbines are either making people sick or driving them crazy 2013-09-16T15:54:00Z

And in the west of Scotland, his roots are in the Catholic Irish minority, not the Protestant Scottish majority. John Byrne: in from the margins 2011-08-17T15:00:01Z

The Toronto-born conductor, 61, already juggles music directorships at the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra but is scheduled to step down from both posts at the end of this season. L.A. Chamber Orchestra brings Peter Oundjian back to the stand 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z

Critics and fans loved these whiskeys, in part because they so carefully emulated their Scottish cousins. In the New World of Whiskeys, Australia Strives to Stand Out 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z

She also took to Twitter when the ‘No’ result for Scottish independence was announced. The 50 Most Important Things We've Learned From J.K. Rowling 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

Married, with a son, Byrne took a job in the graphics department of Scottish Television, before returning to the carpet factory, this time as a designer. John Byrne: in from the margins 2011-08-17T15:00:01Z

Research into local materials for the extension yielded a red sandstone from Corsehillthe same variety used in the nearby neo-Gothic Scottish National Portrait Gallery, itself a product of the Victorian age. It Was a Dark and Stormy Style 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z

My mother was born and raised a Scottish Presbyterian in Glasgow and moved with her brother and parents to San Francisco, where she met my Irish-American father and converted to Catholicism. Modern Love: Led Back, by Chance, to a Shared Past 2011-04-21T22:14:31Z