Headlines: rights? You ain't got no rights...

• An Edinburgh barman discovers that his First Amendment Rights don't cover threatening to stab customers in the face. Also, we don't have a First Amendment.


• Efforts are underway to attract Arnold Schwarzenegger to Dunbar in September. Kidnapping may work.


• We knew there had to be a reason to keep the Tattoo going - turns out there are 86 million of them.


• We're pretty sure that there's not a lot more to be said about the weekend's sewage uberleak, but A Scandal & A Disgrace's post is worth checking out, if only for Google's targeted ads - Sewage Water / Sewage Plant...


• Tonight: CSS at the Liquid Room; Fujiya & Miyagi, Errors at The Bongo Club (part of Triptych 07).

Dead by Dawn 07

I had made a New Year's resolution not to write about any festivals that may be happening in Edinburgh, but y'know, 19 horror movies in 4 days is kinda hard to resist. They even schedule a breakfast break in the Saturday/Sunday marathon...

Weekend Headlines: Obviously we couldn't have polluted the Forth during the week

• Scottish Water prove once again that they are teh awesome at screwing shit up.


• Pagans of the East Coast rejoice! This year's Beltane festivities have begun with...um...a photo exhibition.


• Another free daily newspaper aims to emulate the Daily Record Edinburgh PM's success at accumulating stacks of unwanted recyclable material.


• Living in the capital isn't getting any cheaper - only the 173% increase in the past decade.


• Someone, somewhere, seems to think that bringing Edinburgh and Glasgow closer together is a good idea.


• There is a suspicion that professional rugby union in Scotland might not be working quite as well as it could.


• Old Town requires saving from dastardly "redevelopment"; pervert-suited hero possibly required.

Another day, another festival

It's Tuesday which means, of course, that it's about time to start preparing yourself for another Edinburgh festival. This time, it's wine.

The Edinburgh International Wine Festival launches next month. It aims to build on the Scottish capital's long-standing position as one of Europe's leading importers of fine French wine.

Hotel owner James Thomson, one of the founders of the festival, which is sponsored by broadsheet Scotland on Sunday, said he hoped it would give rise to an annual two-day event incorporating wine workshops and tastings.

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