“The extra money will go the Expo fund, which is available to the 12 key Edinburgh festivals to help Scottish artists create and showcase their work on an international stage. It takes the total sum given by the government to support the festivals in 2017/18 to £2.3 million. The cabinet secretary for culture, tourism and external affairs, Fiona Hyslop, noted that the combined festivals attract 4.5 million attendees and contribute £313 million to the Scottish economy.”
Sharing Everything Online Isn’t Really As Liberating As Some Of Us Think
“When faced with an abundance of digital toys that offer magical levels of connectivity and convenience, many of us succumb to a ‘giddy sense that privacy is kind of stupid’, as Gary Shteyngart [once] wrote.”
‘I’ve Never Made A Plan In My Life’: Royal Ballet Star Edward Watson At 40
He’s been at Britain’s flagship ballet company for 22 years now. “I think I’ve always struggled, and I’ve always found everything quite hard, so [turning 40]is no different. Sometimes you do look around the studio and think, ‘God, I’m twice your age’, but I feel good. I feel better than I did at 30, that’s for sure.”