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There is a there is a world of cinematic delights coming to this month's Glasgow Film Festival - here's 10 to get you started by @teddyjamieson.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social @brianjaffa.bsky.social @glasgowfilmfest.bsky.social @glasgowfilmtheatre.bsky.social
Here are 10 movies I think you need to see at this year's Glasgow Film Festival
The Glasgow Film Festival starts and ends this year with a Scottish flavour, thanks to Felipe Bustos Sierra’s opening film Everybody to Kenmure…
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February 11, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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Theatre 118, a grassroots Glasgow theatre company, was given just seven days to move out of its premises @neilcooper.bsky.social @brianjaffa.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social
Forget Edinburgh Festivals for a moment, closure of this Glasgow theatre is a tragedy
The last week has seen the sudden closure of one of Scotland’s most important arts venues, Not the CCA, which had been an accident waiting to…
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February 11, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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Review: Matt Chorley asked various Labour people where we were after Sarwar's shenanigans. The answer? Up a creek by the sounds of it, says @teddyjamieson.bsky.social @mattchorley.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social
'Sorry, Matt, so much of Talk radio is just doom scrolling these days'
It feels like once again we’re back in a moment where Westminster is in “cats fighting in a bag” mode. We seem to have spent most of the last…
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February 10, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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Looking forward to doing this event with Anabelle from La Belle Adventure for Will Eisner Week in Paisley Central Library - Friday 6 March 7pm
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February 10, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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The French government is to write to 29-year-olds reminding them that their biological clock is ticking in a bid to boost the birth rate. It’s worrying over-reach that treats women like economic pawns, says @becmcq.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social
'Since when was it the job of politicians to tell women when to have children?'
The French government is to write to 29-year-olds reminding them that their biological clock is ticking in a bid to boost the birth rate. This is…
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February 10, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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This is definitely one of fans of the peerless Detectorists @heraldscotland.bsky.social #smallprophets
'Mackenzie Crook is back with a strange, enchanting comedy'
Alison Rowat reviews a gently surreal new BBC comedy from Mackenzie Crook, blending offbeat humour, heartfelt characters and a mystery that nudges…
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February 10, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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How the Glasgow Community Sauna has revolutionised wellness with a £10 sauna @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social
'I visited the UK's first queer-led, trans-friendly sauna - in a Glasgow suburb'
The hottest place in Glasgow is a 30-year-old Horsebox behind a derelict bowling green.
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February 10, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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The Mandelson scandal has revealed a democracy so broken and a politics so toxic that House of Commons isn’t worth saving, argues our Writer at Large @neilmackay.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social
'The politician worth trusting does not yet exist'
The Mandelson scandal has revealed a democracy so broken and a politics so toxic that it isn’t worth saving, argues our Writer at Large
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February 9, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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Biba threw so many exquisitely-shaped fingers into so many design pies that the shops became destinations, and the brand became a lifestyle choice to the extent that it even sold its own label wine, perfume, make-up and Biba-branded baked beans and tinned soup. @heraldscotland.bsky.social
'So much more to Biba than the clothes. Even baked beans get a look in at exhibition'
Review: The Biba Story: 1964-1975 Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh (until June 27): Fashion doesn’t come much more glamorous or enticing than the…
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February 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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This is a Glasgow West End comedy. There's no misery or poverty, no Rab Cs and Mary Dolls to embarrass the rest of us. Only nice, quirky, middle-class people roamed the patch of Earth on which Dinosaur was set. @heraldscotland.bsky.social
'This Scottish comedy has a lot going for it - it's just a shame it isn't very funny'
Dinosaur returns for series 2 with warmth, charm and a great Glasgow backdrop — but still too few laughs. A sharp review of the BBC comedy’s…
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February 6, 2026 at 1:22 PM
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'The noise is fierce, rhythmic, relentless. Powered by Simon Gilbert’s supple, insistent drumming and Richard “New Boy” Oakes’s feral guitar-playing, Suede in 2026 are all rocket fuel and runway roar. It’s exhilarating.' @suedehq.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social @teddyjamieson.bsky.social
'Not nostalgic or sedate - Scots show proves Britpop survivors are as vital as ever'
Review: Suede, Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Four stars: Scots show proves Britpop survivors are as vital as ever
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February 6, 2026 at 1:18 PM
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Kalu is autistic and largely non-verbal and accepted the Turner Prize while wearing a rosette bearing the words: ‘Idol, Legend, Winner, Whatever.’ @heraldscotland.bsky.social
Five of Scotland's top visual artists to look out for including a Turner Prize winner
For decades now Scotland hasn’t been short of envelope-pushing visual artists to scoop major art prizes and thrill critics and audiences alike.…
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February 5, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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Review: As this is the most LGBT-friendly series in Scottish crime, @louisewelsh00.bsky.social character Rilke frequently exchanges coded signals with minor characters whose gaydar is as finely-tuned as his own. It also allows for some trans inclusion @heraldscotland.bsky.social @canongate.co.uk
Scotland's most LGBT-friendly crimefighter returns to explore nation's underbelly
Review: The Cut Up, Louise Welsh, (Canongate): Over the course of only three novels – the first, The Cutting Room, published back in 2002 –…
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February 5, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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Yet Robbie's pop star patina is only skin deep. At the end of the first half of this evening the band troop off and Williams stays onstage and recites his poem Hello Sir, written about the teacher who told him he wouldn’t amount to much. @teddyjamieson.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social
'I saw Robbie at the Barrowlands and glimpsed wounded little boy he’s always been'
Review: Robbie Williams, The Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, Three stars. Does Robbie put on a show? Of course he bloody does
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February 5, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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Scotland’s theatres have some great shows in February. Here are 10 that shouldn’t be missed, as chosen by Herald theatre critic @neilcooper.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social @brianjaffa.bsky.social @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social @macrobertarts.bsky.social @lemontreetrust.bsky.social
10 theatre shows to see in Scotland this month including an Agatha Christie classic
Scotland’s theatres are well and truly open to all manner of shows in February. Here are some that shouldn’t be missed.
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February 4, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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If the McIlvanney Prize is a good measure of literary potential then Scottish crime fiction may have a new rising star – Tariq Ashkanani.
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Tartan Noir's new young star: could he be the next William McIlvanney?
If the McIlvanney Prize is a good measure of literary potential then Scottish crime fiction may have a new rising star – Tariq Ashkanani.
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February 4, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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'It was a rather sad portrait of a man who had messed up several relationships, who started drinking too much (“I was never drunk, although I fell over a couple of times”) and who is now trying to put himself back together.' @teddyjamieson.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social
'Everything that could go wrong with me did go wrong with me' says Phil Collins
Phil Collins turned 75 last Friday and, sadly, he’s not in the best health. “Everything that could go wrong with me did go wrong with me,” he…
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February 3, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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'Nice things are not just for middle-class people who work in the arts - they are for everyone. I have people from all over, people who have lived in Glasgow forever, coming in' @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social @burningbooks.bsky.social
Inside the independent Scottish bookshop that has been named one of the world's best
People from all over the world journey to Burning House Books to browse founder Aimee Bea Ballinger’s discerning collection of everything from…
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February 2, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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“I haven’t seen a comedian be actually cancelled,” the Scottish comedian Daniel Sloss said. “Jimmy Carr is on tour, Louis CK is on tour. Bill Cosby is not in jail.” Now Louis CK is playing a sold-out Scottish show. Is that acceptable, asks @teddyjamieson.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social
'So how come this 'cancelled' comedian is playing a sold-out show in Edinburgh?'
The American comedian Louis C.K is playing a sold-out Edinburgh show - that proves 'cancellation' is a myth, says Teddy Jamieson
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February 2, 2026 at 10:44 AM
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Review: It’s been 40 years and change since the last time Friends Again played a gig and those who remember the short-lived Scottish band have turned out in force tonight to celebrate this unexpected reunion. @teddyjamieson.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social @ianrankin1.bsky.social
'I saw the great lost hopes of 1980s Scottish music make heartful return to stage'
Friends Again, Celtic Connections, Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow: There is a lot of love in the room as fans of this short-lived Scottish band have…
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February 1, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Unfortunately, the feminist retelling of ancient Greek myths now feels like the Marvel movie franchise: worn out @heraldscotland.bsky.social @neilmackay.bsky.social
Could we give the fashion for feminist retellings of Greek myths a break, please?
Natalie Haynes’s new novel tells the story of Jason and the Argonauts through a woman’s eyes. But is the fad for such books wearing a bit thin,…
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January 30, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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This Unthanks show has a celebratory feel to it from the off, says @teddyjamieson.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social @theunthanks.bsky.social
'This is an evening of musical highs - packed with delights'
Review: Unthanks at 20 with Royal Northern Sinfonia; Celtic Connections; Glasgow: This is an evening of musical highs
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January 30, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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The concept of an “Admin Night” is to get together with friends and tick items off your respective to-do lists. @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social tries out the GenZ/Millennial trend
'I tried an Admin Night with my pals - and the latest trend didn't go well'
From broken council phone lines to digital‑only forms, bad design is wasting hours of our lives – and turning ‘admin night’ into a survival…
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January 29, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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Here are five comics writers and graphic novelists to watch, superheroes one and all @heraldscotland.bsky.social @metaphrog.bsky.social
Five Scottish comics writers and graphic novelists to check out next
There are many fields of artistic endeavour in which Scotland punches above its weight, and comics and graphic novels is definitely one of them.…
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January 29, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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This cottage, a mess of jars, herbs, books, chickens and even a tame fox, is a place one would like to linger, listening to her wisdom and tales of ancient lore @heraldscotland.bsky.social
'I would love to live in a charmingly chaotic cottage like the one in this novel'
Rebecca Ferrier's novel kicks off in 1779 in the town of Portscatho, where teenager Kensa is treated like an outsider, even in her own family.…
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January 28, 2026 at 1:37 PM