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Victorian technology for measuring the weather is still remarkably accurate – new research

A small, white box with horizontal slats is a familiar sight at weather stations around the UK, and around the world.

The Conversation

‘Shogun’ and ‘Interview With a Vampire’ are good adaptations — here’s what they have in common

How do you make a great adaptation? Here's what we learned

Tom’s Guide

Europe’s best beach holidays: Cadaqués, Spain

Forget what you think about the Costa Brava: this whitewashed town on a horseshoe bay was ‘the best place in the world’ for Dalí – and is still pretty much perfect today

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7 best shows like 'Shogun' to watch after the miniseries

Watch the best shows like "Shogun," including "Rome" and "Game of Thrones"

Tom’s Guide

Doctor Jekyll review – risible horror leaves Eddie Izzard no place to Hyde

Joe Stephenson’s updating of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella is a double dose of embarrassment

The Guardian - UK

Europe’s oldest student newspaper saved from closure

More than £3,000 raised to keep the Student – founded in 1886 by Robert Louis Stevenson at Edinburgh University – going

The Guardian - UK

Jekyll and Hyde review – Shakespearean style shows another side to Stevenson thriller

Bard in the Botanics stages Robert Louis Stevenson’s gothic novella as a tense three-way struggle that asks big questions about human nature

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Discovering France's most beautiful hiking paths

Of the 370 long-distance hiking paths that criss-cross the French countryside, some in particular stand out. In Finistère, on the Atlantic, the Chemin du Pouldu merges with the Brittany coast. Its contrasts of green and blue have inspired many artists, such as French painter Paul Gauguin. Down in the Cévennes,…

France 24

Kidnapped review – tantalising glimpses of Robert Louis Stevenson’s wife

Older, American and previously divorced, Frances Stevenson frames the National Theatre of Scotland’s pantomime-inspired recasting of the novelist’s adventure classic

The Guardian - UK

Echoes of Robert Louis Stevenson still heard throughout Samoa

THE modern approach to Samoa is a direct flight from Brisbane, although it is worthwhile stopping off for a couple of hours in that unsung and…

The National (Scotland)

Woke the plank! Were pirate ships actually beacons of diversity and democracy?

They’ve been portrayed as toothless, wooden-legged cut-throats. But a new exhibition in Cornwall shows there were queer pirates, female pirates, pirates of colour – and they all got a vote (and an equal share of the grog)

The Guardian - UK

Kidnapped review – razzle-dazzling Robert Louis Stevenson

There’s an optimal mix of irreverence and affection in this bracing adaptation of the swashbuckling classic

The Guardian - UK

Robin McKelvie’s guide to Scotland’s Unesco sites trail

IN a straw poll of friends everyone knew Scotland has Unesco sites, but no one had heard of the Unesco Trail, launched recently in a world first.…

The National (Scotland)

Successful Edinburgh attraction could be mimicked at new Ayrshire railway tunnel project

The Alloway Tunnel Project are looking to pain the way to a brighter future after teaming up with the man behind the capital's hugely successful Colinton Tunnel.

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Edinburgh Live

We visited one of Edinburgh’s most viral buildings to see what was inside

Photos of the Writers' Museum are regularly shared on social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook and usually next to a description calling one of Edinburgh's most beautiful buildings.

The Guardian - UK

We’re ready to talk covertly about Brexit failure – but still far from ready to fix it

Contrary to what leavers say, it’s not a betrayal to discuss Brexit’s shortcomings – but it should be done openly, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Daily Record

The hidden museum tucked away in Edinburgh dedicated to Robert Burns

Even those who live in Edinburgh may not be aware that it is home to a museum dedicated to the lives and work of three of the country's most iconic writers—including Robert Burns.

The National (Scotland)

'The world is dull to a dull person': Following in wake of a Scottish legend

NOWHERE is uninteresting, not even Belgium ...

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The not-so-queer case of Disney's flop

The far right is blaming the inclusion of a gay son for its failure. Of course that isn't why, but there are others

The National (Scotland)

A painter’s journey to Barrabados ... and well beyond

LIKE so many other people, TV presenter and artist Lachlan Goudie’s dreams

The Guardian - UK

Jekyll and Hyde review – Stevenson’s shocker rewired as a riveting solo

Playwright Gary McNair turns the gothic novel into a brilliantly bewitching show performed by Audrey Brisson

The Guardian - UK

Jekyll and Hyde review – #MeToo transformation explores monstrous masculinity

Neil Bartlett’s version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic has female leads laying bare the rot at the heart of a beastly boys’ club

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh-bound couple relocating from Nigeria are priced out of move to capital

The married couple are looking to relocate to Edinburgh where husband Seun will look to continue his studies and wife Peace hopes to find a new career. But rent prices are proving challenging.

The National (Scotland)

This Treasure-Island inspiring Scottish spaceport island is already otherworldly

HAVING been to Unst in the Shetland Islands, I didn’t blink at the news that rockets will soon start blasting off from the UK’s first vertical…

The Conversation

Jekyll and Hyde: a tale of doubles, disguises, and our warring desires

In our Guide to the Classics series, experts explain key works of literature.

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