CONTENTS
3 - 17 February
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Cover story: Cosmetic surgery Once upon a time there was Pamela Anderson, whose pneumatic figure was unavailable to anyone without an LA quack. Today, anyone can choose cosmetic surgery. Jordan, Jackie Stallone and Leslie Ash are just the tip of the iceberg: countless celebs (sporting the newly fashionable ‘surprised’ look) deny they’ve ever allowed a scalpel near their droopy bits. Plastic surgery has become the lifeblood of reality TV, with shows going ever further in the sport of cutting people up — live! — for entertainment. And judging by the ratings, we just love it. Next, will List readers be giving nose jobs to their lovers as a Valentine’s present? Find out on page 16.
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Also In this Issue 14 The Scottish Show A new exhibition at the Lighthouse showcases some of the designers making it abroad.
18 Glasgow World Film Festival Finally, the city with the tallest cinema in the world gets its own film festival.
22 A Different Language Steve Cramer takes a deep breath and talks about the meaning of love, and Suspect Culture’s new play.
24 Valentine’s Day round up Looking for somewhere for a truly sexy evening? Check out our romantic Valentine’s ideas.
I 2 Win two bottles of Blandy’s Alva for the Letter of the Fortnight
I 13 2 for 1 at Doodles
I 13 Win tickets to Knives in Hens and win a Golden Ticket for Kig Tut’s birthday celebrations
I 26 Win tickets to Scottish Rugby
I 35 Win Audio Deluxe and Fabric John Digweed mix CDs.
I 45 Win Anything Else and Soul Plane on DVD
I 72 Win signed Nick Cave CDs and Depeche Mode box sets
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Agenda
2 LETTERS
4 15 DAYS TO LIVE 7 NEWS
8 RADAR
1O RAVE
12 THE LEECH
What'sOn
25 AROUND TOWN 29 BOOKS
32 CLUBS
41 COMEDY
43 FILM 48 DVD
64 GAY 65 KIDS
66 MUSIC 69 RECORDS
88 THEATRE 96 TV 97 VISUAL ART
Life&$tyle
103 BUY IT THIS FORTNIGHT
105 TRAVEL
107 EAT& DRINK
109 SHOP
110 HEALTH & ADVICE 111 CLASSIFIED
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128 ANSWER MACHINE: VERNON KAY
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