As many of us already know, sitting at a desk all day is not that good for us, and a few basic exercises can be beneficial – without the need to leave your seat. Research shows that a lack of physical activity is bad news for your health in more ways than one. Sitting for […]
Julena Drumi
Avengers puts Scottish film making in focus
Movie-goers are used to catching glimpses of Scottish locations standing in for other places: Victorian London, twenties New York and sundry fictionalised towns and cities. The latest and much-anticipated edition in the Avengers superhero franchise will see Edinburgh used for once as a fantastic and futuristic setting and its part in the £400 million blockbuster […]
Naughtie ‘humbled’ as portrait enters national collection
Broadcaster James Naughtie said he was ‘humbled’ to have his portrait hung among some of Scotland’s eminent achievers. The work, by the artist Brendan Kelly, is to enter Scotland’s National Collection and is now on display at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh. It depicts Naughtie at his Edinburgh home and was specially commissioned […]
Jackman’s circus act is a song and dance delight
Film Review: The Greatest Showman (5/5) This story, built loosely around the life of circus impresario PT Barnum, could have been a two-hour song and dance routine to showcase the talents of Hugh Jackman whose own place in musical theatre is well-established. It is much more than that, a movie that springs surprises in keeping […]
Displaying emotion and creativity in 53 varieties
Art exhibition: BP National Portrait Award Few subjects offer as much variety as the human face which is why portraiture is so compelling to artists. The 2017 BP Portrait Award exhibition, which has opened at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, features 53 stand-out works selected from 2,580 entries, by artists from 87 countries. There are portraits of […]