Next time you find yourself feeling bored of an afternoon, maybe don’t take a leaf out of the book of Felix Baumgartner! The Austrian daredevil spent his Sunday casually soaring 128,000 miles above earth – and then free falling from the edge of space back to Earth! Mind-blowingly dangerous, the Red Bull Stratos stunt bagged… Continue reading 128,000-foot drop? No problem!
Category: Features
SYP celebrate the ’16 vote’
Today, Monday 15 October 2012, the UK and Scottish Governments formally signed an agreement setting the criteria under which the referendum on Scotland’s constitutional future will be held. One of the key criteria is the franchise will be extended to all 16 and 17 year-olds. For the first time, Scotland’s young people will have say in… Continue reading SYP celebrate the ’16 vote’
The return of Made in Chelsea
Crack out the champers, guys (if you’re over 18), because finally, after a long summer off, our favourite posh people on the box are back! Yep, series 4 of Made in Chelsea is hitting our screens tonight! If you, like us, have spent the last few months wondering if Jamie would ever get the girl, scratching… Continue reading The return of Made in Chelsea
Suit up!
After scraping together their savings, brothers Fraser and Ali Smeaton and pal Gregor Lawson have taken the world of fancy dress by storm with Morphsuits – even Harry Styles is a fan! So where did it all start for the entrepreneurial twenty-somethings? Source’s Bethany Ewen caught up with co-owner Gregor for our Winter 2011 issue…… Continue reading Suit up!
REVIEW: Dog is Dead – All Our Favourite Stories
The debut album from Nottingham five-piece Dog is Dead is an assured if uninspired first step into a music industry that has not been kind to indie music of late. In fact, so desolate is the alternative music landscape that five years ago was a cornucopia of opportunity that there really is only room for… Continue reading REVIEW: Dog is Dead – All Our Favourite Stories
Sound Bites with Ally McCrae
I feel so lucky that it’s my actual job to find bands and artists in Scotland to put on BBC Radio 1. The hope is that their careers will progress and important people will hear them, like Zane Lowe, Annie Mac and industry heavyweights. Here’s three amazing acts who I think might blow up soon…… Continue reading Sound Bites with Ally McCrae
A new language, a new life
Sixth year student Sarah Stirling takes a look at the importance of learning a new language… Communication is this era’s currency. With Facebook now boasting one seventh of the world’s population, we are more connected that we have ever been. Businesses aren’t taken seriously unless they are global these days – you have to think… Continue reading A new language, a new life
REVIEW: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Every now and then, you’ll hear someone mega pretentious harp on about the book, the film, the song, the play, the art exhibition, the whatever that changed them. It moved them to their very core. Made them re-evaluate their whole life. It really changed – You get the picture. It’s pretty annoying. But I’m about… Continue reading REVIEW: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Getting on course
Whether you want to be a mechanic, chef, journalist or lawyer, enrolling in your local college could help you get there. So what’s the score? As the year progresses, the question of “What next?” will be playing on the minds of Scots near and far. If uni isn’t your thing and you’re not ready for… Continue reading Getting on course