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Widow of the late Tony Nicklinson continues fight for ‘right to die’

April 23, 2013

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By Emma Crichton JANE Nicklinson sounds strong and determined for someone who lost her husband just seven months ago. “You cannot imagine how it feels to see the man you love suffer in the way Tony did. I just had to keep telling myself that it was what he wanted.”

Review: The Place Beyond the Pines

April 11, 2013

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By Blair.C.Dingwall Less the neon-soaked, Micheal Mann-esque noir of Drive, more the realist indie drama of John Cassavetes, Derek Cianfrance’s latest is an unpredictable and suspenseful American crime tale.

Review: The Look of Love

April 11, 2013

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By Blair.C.Dingwall Director Micheal Winterbottom’s film making energy has peaked with The Look of Love, his fourth collaboration with actor Steve Coogan, in this tale of rags-to-riches wealth, scoundrelly and excess.

Opinion: Tommy Sheridan, the Bedroom tax, the fight back and me

March 28, 2013

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By Tommy Sheridan Would you trust a motor mechanic to perform heart surgery on you? A bricklayer to apply a spray-tan? No of course you wouldn’t.

Opinion: Humza Yousaf on the record

March 28, 2013

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By Humza Yousaf On Wednesday 20th March, George Osborne will announce his Budget. Admittedly, these can be pretty predictable affairs with lots of cheering and whooping from the Chancellor’s back benchers and heckling and waving of papers from the opposition.

Scottish documentary undergoes tour following Glasgow Film Festival success

March 21, 2013

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By Blair Dingwall Scottish academic and director Dr Nick Higgins’ latest documentary has embarked on a tour of Scotland. Crowd-sourced, collaborative documentary We Are Northern Lights features work from 121 different co-directors from every corner of Scotland, combining them to create a portrait of Scotland in 2012.

Scottish electro act Them & Us nominated for an award at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards

March 6, 2013

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By Nathan Mackenzie With the Scottish Alternative Music Awards (SAMA’s) taking place this Friday, the 8th of March at the Garage in Glasgow, the Cardonald Courier spoke to one member of a top up and coming Scottish electronic act which has being nominated in this year’s Best Electronic Act category which is sponsored by Red […]

Getting Personal: Award-winning photojournalist Kieran Dodds

March 1, 2013

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By Sean McGowan Most photographers would be thrilled to achieve what Kieran Dodds has done in less than a decade, from being the first to document a huge colony of bats in the forests of Zambia to winning the prestigious Young Photographer of the Year Award at the UK and Ireland Picture Editors awards in 2005 before following that […]

The plight of the eagle

February 27, 2013

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By Blair Dingwall An increase in wildlife crime officers could be the salvation for Scotland’s most iconic bird of prey, the golden eagle.

The Glasgow Effect

January 22, 2013

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By Chris Kelso Over the past few years Glasgow has been suffering from a bit of an image problem. While on the surface the city appears to be the nation’s cultural hub, things aren’t what they seem. Beneath the veneer of flourishing expression a big dark problem is foaming up around the Glasgow denizen like […]