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12 THE LEECH

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27 AROUND TOWN

30 BOOKS 32 COMICS

33 CLUBS 4O COMEDY 42 FILM

59 GAY

61 KIDS

62 MUSIC 65 RECORDS

80 THEATRE 86 TV 87 VISUAL ART

Cover story: Real life interiors . There’s a definite indoor feel to this issue. Alongside our annual roundup of the latest developments in central Scotland’s bar scene (page 93), .

and a look at the new culinary hotspot that is emerging in the Edinburgh 93 BAR GUIDE neighbourhood of Leith (page 18), we also decided to go one step 103 pLAY closer to home, investigating the ways in which our readers are 105 ENGAGE designing their own living spaces. Flicking through piles of interiors

, 106 CLASSIFIED magaZInes that fall out of Sunday newspapers, we couldn’t help but feel -

that most of the bland roomsets featured in their pages are totally ReaI View

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, their own homes. The results, we re sure you ll agree, are pretty ROY .CHUBBY. BROWN stunning. See feature on page 20. AND FINALLY , ,,

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18 Leith’s stellar chefs What exactly is it about Leith that has a. v attracted a trio of leading chefs to set up shop there? Barry Shelby checks email editor@list.co.uk “mm” out Britain’s new culinary hotspot. GLASGOW OFFICE,

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. . 350 S h h H St t GI C52 3J0 93 Bar guide Our gUIde to the bars that matter In central Scotland. With glasg§:;|::,:ouk'ee asgow

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