CONTENTS

15 - 29 November

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The Wish List

Ssh, whisper it, there are less than 40 shopping days left to Christmas. But worry not, your fairy godmothers here at

The List have trawled the shops, quizzed the country’s top chefs and sifted through the numerous seasonal events happening across Edinburgh and Glasgow, to bring you ‘The Wish List', your complete guide to having fun this festive season. Oh yes, and we've even drawn up a list of resolutions so you can stop feeling guilty about all the weeks of gluttony which lie ahead before you even get started. It's a feast of festive delights.

CHRISTMAS COMPLETELY UNWRAPPED!

GLASGOW AND EDINBURGH EVENTS GUIDE

SHOP THE ULTIMATE GIFT GUIDE I EAT CHRISTMAS SECRETS OF THE MASTER CHEFS DANCE CHRISTMAS AND HOGMANAY CLUBBINGI LAUGH PICK A PANTOMIME

10 The Darjeeling Limited

Jason Schwartzman explains why co-scripting and acting in Wes Anderson's film about three brothers travelling across India was one big adventure.

12 Scotland's hottest young bands The Twilight Sad and a host of other brilliant acts to watch out for.

16 Happy Birthday Optimo We pay tribute to Djs Twitch and Wilkes as their legendary Glasgow club night clocks up a decade of dancefloor delirium.

20 Brick Lane Monica Ali's prize-winning novel finally makes it onto the big screen.

94 Get Stuffed in Inverness Kirstin lnnes ventures north for a gourmet weekend break.

96 Plucked, pampered and preened Mark Robertson and Diana Kiernander check out the huge range of holistic treatments on offer at the new breed of ‘super salons'.

I 2 A bottle of Sailor Jerry for the Letter of the Issue I 6 Win £100 to spend at IKEA I 6 Free cinema tickets to The Darjeeling Limited I 6 Win Shindig! goody bags I 15 Win tickets to Edinburgh’s Hogmanay I 46 Win a Fassbinder DVD box set - . I 69 Win tickets to Morgan’s Spiced Spiced event ' . I 64 Win Led Zeppelin’s new DVD

Agenda

2 LETTERS

4 15 DAYS TO LIVE 7 NEWS

8 NEWS EXTRA

What'sOn 23 AROUND TOWN

26 BOOKS 28 COMICS

29 CLUBS 36 COMEDY 38 FILM

57 KIDS 58 LGBT

59 MUSIC 62 RECORDS

79 THEATRE 86 TV 87 VISUAL ART

Liie&Ster

93 EAT & DRINK 94 TRAVEL

96 SHOP

98 CLASSIFIED

Rear View

104 ANSWER MACHINE: TOM CONTI

AND FINALLY...

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