Not proven: Rebellion over SNP plans to scrap Scotland's third verdict, reduce size of juries and change rape trials The Bill made it through its first vote yesterday, but with more MSPs abstaining than backing it, including six rebel SNP politicians. Fergus Ewing, Kate Forbes, Christine Graham, Michelle Thomson ... 04/23/2024 - 11:12 am | View Link
A plague on Scotland's new puritans While they vote to make your favourite treats more costly, the political class have no need to worry about such things. MSPs earn £72,196 a year, rising to £106,185 for junior ministers and £ ... 04/19/2024 - 10:10 am | View Link
Husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon charged with embezzlement in party finance probe The husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon has been charged with embezzlement in a probe into the finances of Scotland’s pro-independence governing party. 04/18/2024 - 8:32 am | View Link
Inside Scotland's ancient Bone Caves High on a limestone cliff in the north west Highlands are caves that have fascinated visitors to the area for at least 135 years. The first scientific excavations of the Bone Caves at Creag nan ... 04/16/2024 - 10:31 pm | View Link
Scotland's 50 favourite pubs: 25 to 1 Not The Variety. It's been here since 1970. It's been through a few rocky years but it's had a recent makeover which has retained the bar's edgy alternative feel and brought in a few more customers. 02/9/2019 - 4:12 pm | View Link
Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share these mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer?
“Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel,” by Shahnaz Habib (Catapult, 2023)
Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share these mini-reviews with you.
“The Memory of Lavender and Sage,” by Aimie K. Runyan (Harper Muse)
Tempesta’s father is dead. His will leaves the family fortune to her brother. But to everyone’s surprise, the will gives Tempesta money that had belonged to her mother, who died years before. Tempesta has no reason to remain in New York. Her grandmother hates her, her brother is disdainful, and she’s bored with her newspaper job.
So on a whim, Tempesta buys, sight unseen, a house in her mother’s native Sainte-Colombe, France.
Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share these mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer?
“End of Story,” by A. J. Finn (William Morrow)
“End of Story,” by A. J. Finn (William Morrow)
A. J. Finn’s “The Woman in the Window” was a huge best-seller. “End of Story” is destined to be, too. It’s a mystery more than a thriller, and a tightly crafted page-turner.
Literary critic Nicky Hunter is a huge fan of mystery writer Sebastian Trapp.
Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems).
Right now, fans of sci-fi/fantasy films are going ga-ga over “Dune: Part 2” (which certainly is gorgeous).
But I’m here to sing the praises of another space opera.
A young George Lucas talks with Anthony Daniels, who plays the robot C-3PO, for the film “Star Wars: A New Hope,” in 1977.
I was a bit late jumping on the Star Wars bandwagon.