Student

Hair today, gone tomorrow

A good hair cut usually gets put to the bottom of the to-do list when you're a student. It's hardly surprising when a cut and colour can cost more than your monthly food bill. Bad dye jobs and drunken fringe trims are regular occurrences when home…

Student guide: Clubbing hitlist - Edinburgh

David Pollock selects the top ten club nights you cannot afford to miss. Residents Hobbes and Erik D’Viking DJ all over town, but the eclectic party night Trouble is still their biggest deal. Diversity is key; since the start of 2007, Rob Da Bank…

The A to Z of style

From vintage and ethnic through to leather and guyliner, Shelley O'Neill opens the closet on a treasure trove of must-have styles for the coming year

Raising the curtain

The List steps out from the wings and showcases the very best performance spaces and cherry picks the shows you cannot afford to miss.

Acting out

With the sheer range of different clubs at university you could be forgiven for setting your watch by them, but there is still plenty more to be had just beyond your reach. One man waiting for your call is Tawona Sitholé, whose urban poetry…

Music festival fever

Scotland’s exciting music scene has paved the way for a plethora of music festivals, each a little different with something to suit every musical taste. T in the Park has grown from a little weekend event in Strathclyde Park into a huge three day…

Visual art: Hidden Art

Away from Edinburgh and Glasgow’s public galleries, which have collections which match their budgets, many smaller spaces flourish. ‘Small’ is all relative, however. Venues like Glasgow’s centre for design and architecture The Lighthouse (www.the…

Film spotlight: Horrors

Like the living dead, horror movies may not be popular with everyone, but there are enough shock and gore fans out there to ensure that they're continually being resurrected. Generally speaking, you need to look beyond Hollywood for innovations in…

The name’s Bond

It's been a big year for Bond. Celebrations for the 100th anniversary of 007's creator Ian Fleming have included everything from centenary stamps to a new novel by Sebastian Faulks. But what everyone's really waiting for is the next Bond film, Quantum…