For all the indulgences, pleasures, recreation and hedonism on offer in Edinburgh right now, opportunities for keeping in shape are surprisingly ample. Oddly yet naturally enough, a daily fitness routine is inherent in August’s festivities, so no true reveler, regardless of how hard- or soft-bodied upon arrival, has an excuse for not being a little [...]
Where else in the world can you legally be this weird? Three girls – wearing fishnet stockings, swimming caps and some sort of bathing-suit-turned-lingerie thing – look like they could be the only naughty synchronized swim team this side of Amsterdam. Of course, I should hope that a swim team doesn’t need to wear inflatable [...]
As of this past weekend, the beginning of the International Book Festival, Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), means that the Fringe is no longer going it alone. The Book Festival brings in world-renowned authors such as feminist Andrea Dworkin, Norman Mailer and J.K. Rowling, of Harry Potter fame. With the [...]
