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V&A Dundee boss pledges that its exhibitions will be 'more Scottish' in future

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Yuriko Kotani feature on being a Japanese comedian in the UK

Feature: ‘In Japan, if you do something different, people won’t like it’

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Olaf Falafel with his award for Dave's Funniest Joke at the Fringe. Picture: UKTV Dave/Martina Salvi

Edinburgh Fringe 2019: Tourette's charity call for apology for this year's top joke

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Garry Starr Conquers Troy, Underbelly, Cowgate (Venue 61)

Comedy review: Garry Starr Conquers Troy, Underbelly - Cowgate, Edinburgh

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All the Scotsman critics' 5-star reviews from the Edinburgh Festivals so far

Edinburgh Festivals

Police called in as students promote anti-Trump Fringe show on Edinburgh's Royal Mile

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Edinburgh Fringe 2019: The Funniest Joke winners from the last ten years

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Edinburgh Fringe 2019: The Scotsman critics' best comedy shows to see this year

Edinburgh Festivals

Comedy Review: Ari Eldjárn: Eagle Fire Iron, Monkey Barrel Comedy (Venue 515), Edinburgh

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Rust, Assembly Roxy (Venue 139)

Theatre review: Rust, Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh

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V&A Dundee boss pledges that its exhibitions will be 'more Scottish' in future

People

Olaf Falafel with his award for Dave's Funniest Joke at the Fringe. Picture: UKTV Dave/Martina Salvi

Edinburgh Fringe 2019: Tourette's charity call for apology for this year's top joke

Edinburgh Festivals

Garry Starr Conquers Troy, Underbelly, Cowgate (Venue 61)

Comedy review: Garry Starr Conquers Troy, Underbelly - Cowgate, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Festivals

If you're looking for a five-star show, you're in the right place

All the Scotsman critics' 5-star reviews from the Edinburgh Festivals so far

Edinburgh Festivals

Students were wearing nude leotards covered with quotes from Donald Trump

Police called in as students promote anti-Trump Fringe show on Edinburgh's Royal Mile

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Music review: The Courteeners, Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh

Music

Foo Fighters PIC: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images

Music review: Foo Fighters, Bellahouston Park, Glasgow

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Robert Smith of The Cure PIC: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Music review: The Cure, Bellahouston Park, Glasgow

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Inverary & District Pipe Band, winner of the 2019 World Pipe Band Championships

Music review: World Pipe Band Championships, Glasgow Green

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Books More Books >>

Edinburgh International Book Festival: Rabbi Julia Neuberger, Mark Haddon, Simon Armitage

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Alexander McCall Smith's stories set in Edinburgh's New Town have been a regular feature in The Scotsman since 2004. Photograph: Jayne Wright

Alexander McCall Smith’s Edinburgh stories get their own television series

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Pub rocker: Ian Rankin

Edinburgh book festival: Roddy Doyle, Alan Rusbridger and Ian Rankin

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Scots Makar Jackie Kay. Picture: Mary McCartney

Scotland ‘decades behind in attitudes to race’ warns national poet

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Caroline Criado Perez with her new book, Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed For Men, and her dog Poppy. Picture: John Devlin

Caroline Criado Perez tells Edinburgh why time’s up for a world designed for men

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Film review: Once Upon A Time... in Hollywood (18)

Film and TV

They celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary earlier this month, and have been together for 11 years.

Strictly dancers Neil and Katya Jones have announced their separation

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Matthew Macfadyen will star in the lead role

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? cheating scandal turned into Matthew Macfadyen TV drama

Film and TV

A film still from The Angry Birds Movie 2. Pictured: (L-R) Red (voiced by Jason Sudeikis) and Leonard (Bill Hader). Picture: PA Photo/Rovio Animations/CTMG, Inc.

Enemies join forces in new Angry Birds film

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Art More Art >>

V&A Dundee boss pledges that its exhibitions will be 'more Scottish' in future

People

he fashion designer has said that humanity faces extinction due to climate change.

Dame Vivienne Westwood would welcome Greta Thunberg as leader of the world

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The New World (after II Mondo Nuovo by Giandomenico Tiepolo) from Alan Smiths final exhibition also called The New World at Summerhall which explores his journey through terminal illness and the processing of grief through art. Picture: Contributed

Art reviews: Alan Smith | Jane Frere | Andrew Sim | Helen McCrorie, Edinburgh

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An artist's impression of the 5-ft tall Mach 1, an arts venue at Edinburgh Park. Picture contribute

Rising poetry stars to mark opening of Edinburgh's new art venue

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The shipping containers that will form the basis of Edinburgh's new arts centre

Rising poetry stars urged to create work for Edinburgh ‘shipping’ arts space

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Theatre review: Rust, Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Festivals

Theatre Review: A Womb Of One’s Own, Pleasance Dome (Venue 23), Edinburgh

Edinburgh Festivals

Frankie Foxstone AKA The Profit: Walking Tour, Assembly Rooms (Venue 20)

Theatre review: Frankie Foxstone AKA The Profit: Walking Tour, Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh

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Before the Revolution, Summerhall (Venue 26)

Theatre review: Before the Revolution, Summerhall, Edinburgh

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I Swallowed a Moon Made of Iron, ZOO Southside (Venue 82)

Theatre review: I Swallowed a Moon Made of Iron, ZOO Southside, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Festivals