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Barry Didcock: Taylor Swift's new album - everything you need to know

As well as bagging a clutch of awards at a star-studded music ceremony in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday night, Taylor Swift also dropped an item of...

11.02.2024 6

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Barry Didcock: At last, George Wyllie's legacy to be properly recognised

Why is one of those small words which carries a heavy load, though of its kind – see also: if, and, but – it’s the one with the strongest back. ...

21.01.2024 3

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Barry Didcock: Has the new Mean Girls lost the original's very non-PC swagger?

Can you have too much of a good thing – or even a mean thing? American actress and writer Tina Fey scored big in 2004 with the iconic Mean Girls....

14.01.2024 3

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Barry Didcock: The King is dead – long live the King as an AI-generated hologram

Ever wonder when this century will throw off the dead hand of the previous one and finally assert itself culturally? Don’t hold your breath. As an...

07.01.2024 6

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Barry Didcock: Should Hogmanay or Up Helly Aa or the Fringe get UNESCO status?

In a pre-Christmas announcement issued jointly with the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland – one which should have been headed ‘Oh yes...

30.12.2023 5

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So, what's the Scottish interest in the Oscars this year?

Scottish interest in the Oscars is usually fleeting, tangential, obscure or all three. Sure, Irish actor Paul Mescal made the shortlist at this...

17.12.2023 5

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Barry Didcock: At 57, I may not be the oldest Swiftie, but I’m probably in the top 2%

Being the mathematical equivalent of those lads who come round the houses selling dish cloths with menaces, any mention of data and metrics tends to...

10.12.2023 8

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Barry Didcock: Watch out, Glasgow - Edinburgh could soon have an arena rock venue

Shamefully, I can’t remember my first gig. It was (probably) either Siouxsie And The Banshees or Stiff Little Fingers. All I can say for sure is the...

26.11.2023 3

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Barry Didcock: Is vinyl now facing a second death?

To misquote Philip Larkin, vinyl died for me in 1993, between the beginning of the end for grunge and the recording of the first Oasis CD. I say CD...

05.11.2023 2

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