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Bells from the deep
Golden Teacher have collated their first three storming singles into one glorious disc, writes Neil Cooper
The Gift
Isao Takahata’s stunning fable The Tale of Princess Kaguya is unlike any other major studio animation, writes Nathanael Smith
Winter Wonderland
Photographer Robyn Braham looks back over her time in a Canadian mountain town.
Style in full swing
In the third part of his sleevenotes to the new Boots for Dancing compilation, Neil Cooper looks at the band’s timely embrace of funk
World turned upside down
The story of an unconventional primary teacher’s multi-dimensional peace game challenges assumptions about human capacity for co-operation, writes Patrick Small
Keep On Keepin’ On
Thirty years on from the miners’ strike, photographer James Parker documents Yorkshire’s last remaining coal mines
Down the rabbit hole
Nathanael Smith on Star Wars’ affinity with animation
Asleep on a sunbeam
Stuart Murdoch’s directorial debut is a sparkling but flawed love letter to Glasgow’s west end, writes Alistair Braidwood
Ian Bell
An appreciation of a unique and inspirational writer, by Patrick Small
Down the rabbit hole
DTRH talks to Phillip Vaughan, animation course director at DJCAD
Just the ticket
In the second part of his sleevenotes to the new Boots for Dancing compilation, Neil Cooper traces the band’ s roots
Down the rabbit hole
Nathanael Smith dons a giant Santa hat and unconvincing beard to choose his five favourite Christmas animations
Back to Black
Lucy Parker’s moving exhibition chronicles the experience of blacklisted construction workers, writes Neil Cooper
Let them in
Martin Creed’s succinct protest songs bely a hefty emotional power, writes Neil Cooper
Leaders of the pack
Teen Canteen reprise a timely, all-star benefit gig for Scottish Women’s Aid, writes Neil Cooper
Down the rabbit hole
Pixar’s mix of invention and creative intervention looks to have paid off again in The Good Dinosaur, writes Nathanael Smith
Braw lassies, honest lads
Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert documents the old tradition of the Common Riding festivals in the Scottish Borders.
Down the rabbit hole
Happy 20th birthday Toy Story! Nathanael Smith on the movie which changed animation forever
How soon is now?
Two very different books on Scotland’s post-indyref options are united by a glaring omission, says Paddy Bort
The Bings
Photographer Jack Luke records the way in which bings, once little more than a dumping ground for industry, have been reclaimed by nature and the community.
The boy done good
As Billy Bragg releases a new book of lyrics Alistair Braidwood assesses the career of Britain’s finest political songwriter
Louder than bombs
A new campaign to persuade the Scottish parliament to stop investing in arms is launched today, writes Kat Hobbs
Other voices, other rooms: part one
In the first of a series of interviews with contemporary American writers, Lisa Locascio meets Francine Prose
Down the rabbit hole
As Halloween looms, DTRH looks at the scariest monsters in animation. Quivering behind the sofa: Nathanael Smith
Women at War
A powerful insight into the lives of women engaged in conflict, organised by Beyond Borders Scotland.
Down the rabbit hole
As the Africa in Motion Film Festival opens, Nathanael Smith celebrates the rise of African animation
The filth and the fury
Uncompromising, inventive and oppositional, Sleaford Mods provide a perfect soundtrack to the age of austerity, writes Neil Cooper
Down the rabbit hole
Nathanael Smith assesses some of this week’s new animation releases
Here Comes Everybody
A strangely beguiling collection by kennardphillipps, aka London artists Peter Kennard and Cat Phillipps.
Valley of the malls
A small sales outlet in Leith could challenge the power of Big Retail, writes Peter Burnett
Down the rabbit hole
Nathanael Smith looks forward to the sixth Scotland Loves Anime festival
Edge Lands
In the ‘Edgelands’ project, photographer and illustrator James Sinfield explores the hinterland between urban areas and the ‘proper’ countryside.
Product Talks
Product is organising a series of events with some of Scotland’s finest speakers, writers and artists, which will be available to listen to online. The first of these featured Robin McAlpine
Down the rabbit hole
Animator Satoshi Kon still inspires long after his untimely death, writes Nathanael Smith
Down the rabbit hole
George Lucas’ new animation movie is half-baked, writes Nathanael Smith
Down the rabbit hole
Mark Kermode is over-optimistic about the current state of animation, writes Nathanael Smith
Down the rabbit hole
Nathanael Smith on the vile ubiquity of the Minions
Down the rabbit hole
Nathanael Smith meets Song of the Sea director Tomm Moore
Down the rabbit hole
Nathanael Smith highlights the best animation shorts from EIFF.
Down the rabbit hole
Nathanael Smith on Pixar’s five brightest ideas.
Down the rabbit hole
Nathanael Smith on the work of Barry Purves, the master of stop motion, who visits Edinburgh Filmfest this week.
Down the rabbit hole
Nathanael Smith previews the animation on show at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival
Down the rabbit hole
Nathanael Smith meets the directors of the magnificent Shaun the Sheep movie
The Zelig of pop
Alistair Braidwood enjoys exquisite storytelling from a self-effacing writer who covered every major music event of the last 40 years
Down the rabbit hole
Xavier Picard’s hand-drawn animation captures the charm of the original Moomins, writes Nathanael Smith
Product Events
This summer, Product will be hosting a series of events with some of Scotland’s finest speakers, writers, film makers and artists. The first one is held next Tuesday in Edinburgh.
Down the rabbit hole
Nathanael Smith looks at the five most exciting directors working in animation today
When we ruled the school
Alistair Braidwood is charmed by Stuart David’s typically-understated memoir of the early days of Belle and Sebastian
Down the rabbit hole
Launching a new column on animation, Nathanael Smith argues the art form is a more than a match for “real” movies in technical skill and story-telling panache.
Lost classics
Samantha Jones’ second single is a peerless piece of gutsy ’60s melodrama, writes Neil Cooper
The day the music died
A manuscript of original lyrics to Don McLean’s epic American Pie was recently auctioned in New York. Simon Warner explores the backdrop to the song’s conception and the hidden meanings behind its much-coveted words
Tracks of my tears
Simon Frith salutes a brilliant piece of music writing which returns the song to centre stage
Emilie Anderson
Emilie Anderson is a Glasgow-based artist
Games without frontiers
Everyone looking for a lasting peace in Ukraine should read Andrew Wilson’s incisive book, writes Stephen White.
A city of tears
Patrick Small is charmed by “The Possibilities are Endless”, a new documentary about Edwyn Collins
The Divers
A short story by Katya Apekina
Dinner with my No voting friends
For years, Scots reacted to right wing Westminster policies by saying: “I didn’t vote for that.” If they win on Thursday, No voters won’t have that luxury, writes Peter Arnott.
We need to talk about leadership
Laura Eaton Lewis on how to overcome subtle, recurrent gender bias
Eileen Budd
Eileen Budd is an an artist, scuba diver and surfer based in Edinburgh.
The man whose head expanded
The follow up to You’ve Been Trumped illuminates the transglobal fight between Big Money and local communities, writes Patrick Small
Democracy in the Dark
Have pro-independence arguments been marginalised in the run-up to the referendum?
Iain MacWhirter examines charges of media bias – and why more editorial and
political diversity is needed.
Other voices, other rooms: part 2
Part 2: Lisa Locascio talks to author Judith Freeman about writing, madness and the creative spark.
Bryan M Ferguson
Bryan M Ferguson is a photographer and filmmaker based in Glasgow.
I see my light come shining
on 50 years of Amnesty International
Blood on the tracks
Rail benefits the environment, business, quality of life and the public purse – only neo liberals in their rank 4X4s object, writes Christopher Harvie
The lunatics have taken over the asylum
One of Scotland’s most treasured beauty spots will soon be buried under concrete, the victim of a planning system which favours corporate greed over the needs of people and commons. By Rosy Barnes
North Kelvinside Meadow
For those families living nearby in Garrioch Road, Kelbourne Street, Sanda Street and Clouston Street, the name is synonymous with the green space that has greeted them each morning as they open their curtains for generations. Bought from private owners by Glasgow City Council in 1939, the land has remained undeveloped throughout its existence. It…
Shot by both sides
Following an explosive documentary about Venezuela’s president Hugo Chávez, Alastair McKay picks through impassioned arguments about propaganda, cinema vérité and the ethics of storytelling
Pretty green
Director Anthony Baxter on the unexpected global appeal of You’ve Been Trumped
The pipeline
A short story by Frank Rennie, inspired by Alison McGill’s painting ‘Coastal Aerial View’.