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When it comes to travel, is ‘gatekeeping’ favourite spots such a bad thing?

When it comes to travel, is ‘gatekeeping’ favourite spots such a bad thing?

It used to be possible for me to swerve the tourists at the Edinburgh festival, but now my neighbourhood has been outed as a place to go

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Onstage orgasms, live tattooing, ‘embracing our mucky parts’

Onstage orgasms, live tattooing, ‘embracing our mucky parts’

The month-long festival can be an endurance test for many its performers, as they confront their emotional and physical boundaries


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Divine comedy: fringe standups turn to religion for inspiration

Divine comedy: fringe standups turn to religion for inspiration

A number of comics at the Edinburgh fringe this summer are finding the humour in their newfound faith


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