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What is Edinburgh’s greatest invention?

June 30, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Did you know a huge amount of world changing inventions have come from Edinburgh? The city is full of universities and smart people so it might come as little surprise to find out. Last month Edinburgh Reviews ran a competition to give away a copy of Brainstorm – a thriller with some weird science inventions. […]

A stretch of the Royal Mile built in LEGO

June 29, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You know exactly where you are, right? LEGO builder BrickBink is worth checking out on Flickr. There’s a range of fantastic streets rebuilt in plastic. I think the Royal Mile built in LEGO is impressive. The buildings have texture. How is tht even possible with LEGO?

Competition: A DVD of Brainstorm

May 5, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Fancy an award winning feature film as a surprise in the post? It could happen. This giveaway competition is easy to win. Just log into the widget below, answer the poll and you’ve scored enough points to give you a chance of being our random winner. UK residents only, sorry! Brainstorm is a film about […]

Watch as the Queensferry Crossing creeps over the Forth

March 26, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This timelapse shows the challenge faced by the engineering team of North Approach Viaduct as they attempt to push the bridge out over the Forth.

Gallery: Check out Laura Whitaker’s photographs

March 19, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Laura Whitaker grew up in Northumberland but moved to live in Edinburgh. Her current camera is a Sony DSLR a-300. Laura’s photographs are available at RedBubble as posters, prints and even tote bags, phone cases and other useful items. Let’s take a look. Cramond, art print Laura notes that this strange structure was part of […]

Gallery: A look at Don Alexander Lumsden’s photographs

March 4, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Don Alexander Lumsden is a freelance photographer based in Edinburgh. He works with a Nikon D3100 and Nikon D70 Infrared with a range of Nikkor lenses. His work is available on Redubble as posters, prints, framed prints and sometimes as pillows, bags and stationery. Let’s take a look at a few. Identity, framed print Identity […]

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