It’s time to plan your festival season with the help of The List’s Edinburgh Festival Guide. On our cover is Amanda Knox, the controversial figure who’s turning her life into a tell-all comedy show. She tells us about jokes, death threats, and the impossible trap of patriarchy.

We’re celebrating West End icon Frances Ruffelle in our latest issue, charting her big win at the Tony Awards, her creative partnership with Alan Cumming, and a very special performance in Pitlochry.

Slacker rock, echolocation dance, politically charged rap, twinkling indie and much more abounds in this month’s Singles In Your Area, our round-up of the best single releases across Scotland this month. Find Singles In Your Area ➡️ list.co.uk/news/singles...

For this month's TipList, we revisit one of the hottest, bubbliest, crustiest topics around: who makes the best pizza in Edinburgh and Glasgow?

If you want to explore beyond the central belt, we've got you covered. This month's highlights include a festival incorporating opera and poetry, an artistic celebration of wildlife and a ropy psychic.

👟 Fancy a workout? We’re gambolling in the great outdoors for June’s edition of The List, with massive features on running clubs, padel, cold swimming, cycling, and how sport can build stronger communities.

Eat & Drink 365 Edinburgh has landed. Grab your ultimate guide to eating and drinking will be available free as a supplement in The Scotsman today.

We’re talking Garbage this month with reflections on our cover star Shirley Manson, the pioneering singer whose band continues to blaze trails at the forefront of rock. Our guest writer Michael Pedersen has written a moving, vivacious account of the power of Manson’s art.

To help you make the most of Scotland's brief flirtation with sunshine, we've rounded up the best street food and al fresco dining spots in Glasgow and Edinburgh that are guaranteed to hit the culinary spot and give you a Vitamin D boost.

Vinyl snorters, are you ready for Record Store Day? Our latest Wee Gig Lowdown details every record store hosting live performances and DJ sets across Glasgow and Edinburgh this RSD (Saturday 18 April). Get the full Lowdown ➡️ list.co.uk/news/the-wee...

Are you ready for euphoric melancholy? That’s what our cover stars The Twilight Sad offer with new album It’s The Long Goodbye, a heartbreaking meditation on loss with an arena-ready sound. We spoke to the Kilsyth shoegazers about grief, recovery and the thrill of working alongside Robert Smith.

This month's TipList is giving you the opportunity to get hands-on with food and drink experiences that help you engage with what's in the glass and what's on your plate, while still having a good old day out.

Susan Riddell, Zara Gladman and Kim Blythe lead this year's shortlist for the Billy Connolly Spirit Of Glasgow Award 2026, which marks the most women nominated for the award in its four-year history. Read more ➡️ list.co.uk/news/gicf-un... 📸 Chris Dudley, Elaine Livingstone

We love the central belt as much as the next publication, but it can't be the only place with a packed calendar, right? We've rounded up the best events across Scotland that are worth hopping on the train for. 📸 Camilla Greenwell, Kate Fowlie

🎭️ As Glasgow International Comedy Festival gets fired up, our cover star for March’s issue is stand-up and spectacular storyteller Marjolein Robertson, who told us about the magic of folktales, the joy of language, and the pain of mining comedy from traumatic experience.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The Guide To Scotland's Festivals 2026 has landed and features a comprehensive list of cultural happenings for the year ahead. We've teamed up with @scotsman.com to include a free copy our Guide in its Saturday 21 February edition. Pick it up at newsagents across Scotland this weekend.

The Guide To Scotland’s Festivals is out now, giving you the lowdown on a huge number of festivals taking place this year. Whether you’re searching for a long weekend of chart-topping tunes, a family friendly getaway or a celebration of cinema, there’s a festival for every taste.

A cunning black-and-white sci-fi produced using handmade film techniques, Bulk is now touring cinemas across the UK. We caught up with director Ben Wheatley and stars Sam Riley, Alexandra Maria Lara and Noah Taylor the the film's premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival.

In our final TipList of the year, we're looking back at some of the most exciting restaurant openings of 2025. Did your favourite make the cut?

In our final TipList of the year, we're looking back at some of the most exciting restaurant openings of 2025. Did your favourite make the cut?

When the Scottish winter sets in, only a dram will do. Whisky lovers, this TipList is your essential guide to the cosiest bars in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

🎉 It’s time for another piping Hot 100, a celebration of the people, places and festivals across Scotland that have kept us entertained and intrigued, and occasionally left us gobsmacked and enlightened. Find out which cultural titan made our top spot.

🔥 We’ve taken the temperature of another 12 months of Scottish excellence to find art and culture that's piping hot.

🎄 Our mighty sack is heaving in this year’s Wishlist, a mini mag dedicated to recommending festive events and doling out gift ideas for even the fussiest members of your social circle.

Get yourself out the central belt and into other parts of Scotland where the cultural landscape is just as rich and varied. Here are some of the highlights that the winter period has to offer.

They’ve slid off their chaise longue and into the pop-rock pantheon; ahead of their stint bringing in the bells at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay, our November cover stars Wet Leg tell us about the perils and pleasures of overnight success.

As the weather cools down, now's the perfect time to huddle over some seriously good grub. Sean Fennelly has treated us to his top spots for cosy gatherings.

Eat & Drink 365 – our brand-new, free A5 guide to Glasgow's best restaurants, cafés, bars, street food, events and hospitality – is available free with The Scotsman today.

Leave the central belt behind for some great Scottish cultural hits. This month we're spotlighting a rapidly rising jazz saxophonist, pointing our telescopes at an unmissable story of star-crossed aliens, testing the limits of the human body, and more.

Paisley Halloween Festival returns on Friday 24 & Saturday 25 October, transforming the town centre into an enchanting playground of street theatre, live performance and hauntingly creative installations. Read the full article here ⤵️