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Can it ever be acceptable for a Scot to support England?

Can it ever be acceptable for a Scot to support England?

Posted 24 July 2009 | By | Categories: The Life, The Wee Man | 26 Comments

I’ve got a dirty little secret. All right I’ve got more than one. But this isn’t anything to do with breaking in to zoo enclosures in the dead of night, sneaking up on zebras and letting their haunches feel the weight of my hand. This one is even more shameful. Sickening.

More Swatpaz : Brilliant New Scottish Animation

More Swatpaz : Brilliant New Scottish Animation

Posted 22 July 2009 | By | Categories: SwatPaz Animation, The Life | 2 Comments

Dear Scotland is proud to present another  short film from the surreal world of Scottish animator Swatrick Payze. This week : Terry Runders Kicks a Stone

This Week in the Gloaming

This Week in the Gloaming

Posted 19 July 2009 | By | Categories: Photography, The Life | 1 Comment

Each Sunday we present some of the best new photos of Scotland in the gloaming, the magical time before sunrise or after sunset. This week features images of Skye, Gairloch, Dunstaffnage and Edinburgh.

SwatPaz : Hilarious New Scottish Animation

SwatPaz : Hilarious New Scottish Animation

Posted 15 July 2009 | By | Categories: SwatPaz Animation | 5 Comments

Each week, Dear Scotland is proud to present a short film from the brilliant world of Scottish animator Swatrick Payze. This week : The Funny Fish Finger Friends Fall in the Pond

This week in the Gloaming

This week in the Gloaming

Posted 12 July 2009 | By | Categories: Photography, The Life | No Comments

  Each Sunday we present some of the best new photos of Scotland in the gloaming, the magical time before sunrise or after sunset.

High Dunoon

High Dunoon

Posted 10 July 2009 | By | Categories: The Life, The Wee Man | 1 Comment

You know the scenario. You’re sinking a few in some salubrious drinking hole on the other side of the world, just winding down after a hard week and trying not to think about whether you’ll still have a job on Monday, all that nuclear acceleration in North Korea, or how most of the world inexplicably [...]

This week in the Gloaming

This week in the Gloaming

Posted 05 July 2009 | By | Categories: Photography, The Life | 1 Comment

Each Sunday we present some of the best new photos of Scotland in the gloaming – the magical time before sunrise or after sunset.

Modern Girls, Modern Boys: How Gregory’s Girl Promised a New Scotland

Modern Girls, Modern Boys: How Gregory’s Girl Promised a New Scotland

Posted 03 July 2009 | By | Categories: Film, Scottish Films, The Life | 4 Comments

The nicest part is just before you taste it, but that can’t go on forever.

New Baws Please

New Baws Please

Posted 26 June 2009 | By | Categories: The Life, The Wee Man | No Comments

Andy Murray. It could have been me. I’m man enough to admit it’s been tough watching the inexorable rise from loose-limbed, awkward teen looking like a puppy pawing at a persistent fly to the hardened, ridiculously talented yet still wonderfully acerbic world No.3 he’s become.