2–9 AUGUST COVER STORY
NORTHERN LIGHTS We’ve noticed a preponderance (we looked it up, it is a word) of top quality top quality Scandinavian comedians appearing at the Fringe this year, including Norwegian Daniel Simonsen and Swedes Magnus Betnér and Carl-Einar Häckner (pictured, above). Check out our feature on Scandic comics (including interviews with Simonsen, Betnér and Häckner) on page 14.
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18 HARRY HILL The baldy, bespectacled, large-collared loon shows off his artistic talents with an exhibition as part of the Edinburgh Art Festival. 29 SPOKEN WORD Luke Wright (pictured), Mark Grist, Alex Keelan and others discuss the rising profi le of the poetry/ performance genre.
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62 Death Boogie 66 Boy in a Dress 71 Wojtek the Bear Stellar Quines’ The List 72 The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs 76
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98 EROTIC FICTION Shirley Conran, grand dame of literotica, holds forth on the 50 Shades hoo-hah. 102 TRAVEL Escape from the stress of city life to the tranquil (and conveniently located) shores of Loch Lomond.
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