Opinion

John Rebus (RICHARD RANKIN)

Are we getting value for money from BBC Scotland?
At the same time the number of adults in Scotland using all BBC content has dropped from 87% to 84% over a year, and specific BBC Scotland content, which includes radio and online, is ‘consumed’ by just 57% of us.

Keir Starmer at a recent meeting with President Emmanuel Macron of France

Keir Starmer at a recent meeting with President Emmanuel Macron of France

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Rebecca McQuillan: The world is a more dangerous place now. Britain needs Europe

Inappropriate behaviour in cinemas has ramped up in recent years – but why all the laughing?

Inappropriate behaviour in cinemas has ramped up in recent years – but why all the laughing?

Why are you laughing? This is a serious film...

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Are ABBA really ‘the world’s greatest band’?

The new mural in Cardonald

The new mural in Cardonald

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Mark Smith: Why are people moaning about this Glasgow mural?

Navigating the pressures of the spotlight and social media

Artists attempting to express something honest and genuine are finding themselves at the mercy of low-brow internet discourse

Artists attempting to express something honest and genuine are finding themselves at the mercy of low-brow internet discourse

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This musician hates her fans making constant jokes. She is right to be so angry.

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Photo booths are now a rarity – perfect time for an artistic comeback?

Legacy artists like Billie Holiday are seeing their work reduced to mere fodder through the quick money cycle of social media trends

Legacy artists like Billie Holiday are seeing their work reduced to mere fodder through the quick money cycle of social media trends

Digital culture

TikTokifying Billie Holiday surely must be against the law

When they thought things could only get better: Noel Gallagher of Oasis and his wife Meg at a Downing Street reception with Tony Blair. Meg Gallagher is wearing an outfit by designer Rifat Ozbek.

When they thought things could only get better: Noel Gallagher of Oasis and his wife Meg at a Downing Street reception with Tony Blair. Meg Gallagher is wearing an outfit by designer Rifat Ozbek.

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Neil Mackay: Why the 1990s revival celebrates a dark decade where it all went wrong

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New Lyceum artistic director is not a household name... but is he a good choice?

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So why do I only read books written by women now?

Claire Lamont, Sam Stopford and the cast of The Events.

Claire Lamont, Sam Stopford and the cast of The Events.

Review: The Events at Cumbernauld theatre

Amy Kennedy and Ramesh Meyyappan in Love Beyond. Image by Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

Amy Kennedy and Ramesh Meyyappan in Love Beyond. Image by Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

Review: Love Beyond at Glasgow's Tron Theatre

The Menendez Brothers is on Netflix

The Menendez Brothers is on Netflix

Lennie Pennie: True crime like Netflix's Menendez Brothers is a dangerous obsession

Grammy-winning singer and actor Kris Kristofferson who has died aged 88

Grammy-winning singer and actor Kris Kristofferson who has died aged 88

There would be no Bruce Springsteen without the real thing - Kris Kristofferson

The 1974 poster for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

The 1974 poster for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

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Why at 50, the Texas Chain Saw Massacre is still one of the greatest films ever

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Growing Glasgow’s reputation as a tourism destination

Is Chappell Roan changing the boundaries of fame and celebrity culture or is she just another entitled star with buyer's remorse?

Is Chappell Roan changing the boundaries of fame and celebrity culture or is she just another entitled star with buyer's remorse?

Why is Chappell Roan even trying to be a famous pop star?

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A prestigious win for Cumnock Tryst and a dire warning for the arts

Glasgow 800 Procession in Trongate in 1975

Glasgow 800 Procession in Trongate in 1975

Glasgow 850 may seem like flannel but here is why celebrations matter to city

Was Kurt Cobain suicidal... or was it all a nefarious plot by his wife Courtney Love?

Was Kurt Cobain suicidal... or was it all a nefarious plot by his wife Courtney Love?

No, Kurt Cobain was not killed by his wife Courtney Love

Glasgow 2026 might be significantly scaled back but has the potential to recapture some of the civic pride of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Glasgow 2026 might be significantly scaled back but has the potential to recapture some of the civic pride of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Commonwealth Games

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‘Smartprice’ Games could restore some pride in our 'downtrodden' city?

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Guillermo del Toro and his love affair with Edinburgh's bookshops

Yoko Ono being responsible for breaking up the most famous pop group in history is surely a myth that needs to be laid to rest once and for all

Yoko Ono being responsible for breaking up the most famous pop group in history is surely a myth that needs to be laid to rest once and for all

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I don’t want to hear ‘Yoko Ono broke up The Beatles’ ever again

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It's hard to ignore the grim beauty of a brutalist Glasgow

Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon have been revisiting history

Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon have been revisiting history

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Carlos Alba: Be very wary of politicians scrambling to rewrite the past

Grand Theft Auto VI is set to be the biggest videogame ever next year – so why go cheap on its music licensing?

Grand Theft Auto VI is set to be the biggest videogame ever next year – so why go cheap on its music licensing?

Giving over your biggest hit for a few grand? No thanks, Grand Theft Auto

The Shed has succumbed, so they say, to Gen Z’s sobriety, the cost of living crisis, complaints about noise and a shift towards streaming services

The Shed has succumbed, so they say, to Gen Z’s sobriety, the cost of living crisis, complaints about noise and a shift towards streaming services

Clubs and societies

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If The Shed was as popular as those lamenting its loss claim, it wouldn’t be closing

Sir Ian McKellen and Gemma Arterton in The Critic

Sir Ian McKellen and Gemma Arterton in The Critic

Alison Rowat: Everyone's a critic - unfortunately

Oasis at Loch Lomond

Oasis at Loch Lomond

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Susan Swarbrick: Oasis reunion proves that the 1990s were the best decade

Touring musician overtures from Labour hit bum note as Brexit weighs

Touring musician overtures from Labour hit bum note as Brexit weighs

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Ian McConnell: Starmer hopeless on Brexit as overtures hit bum note

Poptimism attempted to correct the cultural perspective on pop music – but the scales have now tipped too far in its favour

Poptimism attempted to correct the cultural perspective on pop music – but the scales have now tipped too far in its favour

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Can we please move on from thinking pop music is the best thing ever?

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Creative Scotland

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There's every reason in the world to fund Scotland's arts sector

Can Scotland cope with hosting Oasis and the Fringe at the same time?

Can Scotland cope with hosting Oasis and the Fringe at the same time?

Local government

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Can Scotland cope with hosting Oasis and the Fringe at the same time?

There are many complaints that the Edinburgh Fringe has grown too big

There are many complaints that the Edinburgh Fringe has grown too big

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

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Carlos Alba: So will the Fringe become a victim of its own success?

The Cutting Edge Young Company was funded by Creative Scotland

The Cutting Edge Young Company was funded by Creative Scotland

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Roz Foyer: Reverse the cuts or Scotland’s culture will be for rich people only

Charli XCX's new album Crash

Charli XCX's new album Crash

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Susan Swarbrick: 'Brat summer' is dreary proof pop culture is money for old rope

Lennie Pennie: Fans take note – celebrities have a right to privacy too

Creative Scotland's funding issues didn't appear overnight – it is a pattern of neglect courtesy of our politicians

Creative Scotland's funding issues didn't appear overnight – it is a pattern of neglect courtesy of our politicians

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Arts funding in Scotland is drowning in a vast sea of neglect

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Most heated controversy of the Fringe? Clearly the best joke award

Sauchiehall Street: a metaphor for Scotland

Sauchiehall Street: a metaphor for Scotland

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Scotland feels intellectually dead. We’re a nation treading water

You don't have to squint to see why Glasgow School of Art has quit using the Elon Musk-owned X

You don't have to squint to see why Glasgow School of Art has quit using the Elon Musk-owned X

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Glasgow School of Art is right to leave X, it is no place for art or artists

Elaine C Smith in Chitty

Elaine C Smith in Chitty

‘Plays about Covid? It’s escape we need’ Elaine C Smith on scaring the weans

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Why aren’t we doing more with the River Clyde?

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Edinburgh International Festival

Gigs at Edinburgh International Festival: An overdue idea or opportunistic?

The new dog perfume from Dolce & Gabbana is on sale now

The new dog perfume from Dolce & Gabbana is on sale now

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Alison Rowat: Dog perfume is the latest thing - now that's what I call barking mad

Cult director David Lynch will not be returning to the film set – we should not wait to celebrate his work

Cult director David Lynch will not be returning to the film set – we should not wait to celebrate his work

David Lynch won’t step foot on a film set again – time to give him his flowers

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Who took the Fringe more by storm, Liz Truss or her impersonator?

Aliénor Feix, Gaelle Arquez and Norma Nahoun in Opera Comique's Carmen

Aliénor Feix, Gaelle Arquez and Norma Nahoun in Opera Comique's Carmen

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

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The woman who is staking her claim to be the definitive Carmen of our time

Crowds of festivalgoers and tourists on the approaches to Edinburgh Castle in 2023

Crowds of festivalgoers and tourists on the approaches to Edinburgh Castle in 2023

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Rosemary Goring: Can Edinburgh survive this tsunami of visitors?

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A whole 30 years since first T in the Park – has anything compared since?

A full house for the folk pop band Tide Lines during Speyfest

A full house for the folk pop band Tide Lines during Speyfest

Why festivals with a local footprint really matter

A young Lubna with her father

A young Lubna with her father

Lubna Kerr: It's time to talk about bullying, disrespect and racism

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