Oct 1 2010 in Editorial by Kenny Mathieson
The early morning mists and forecast of rain and gales for the weekend are further reminders – along with the distinct nip in the air – that Autumn is now fairly upon us, with winter not too far away. The ever lurking threat of major spending cuts make it likely to be one of discontent for hard-pressed arts organisations, but there is still plenty to look forward to in the coming weeks – including a major re-vamp of Northings.
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Dec 1 2009 in Editorial by Kenny Mathieson
WHERE did 2009 go? It hardly seems any time since I was last writing the final editorial of the year. It has certainly been a busy one for arts in the Highlands & Islands, and we have covered more events than ever before in the course of the year, despite the very real difficulties facing artists and promoters in what are still very straightened times.
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May 1 2008 in Editorial by Kenny Mathieson
HI~ARTS and the University of the Highlands and Islands combine this month to bring a new feature to NORTHINGS. Robert Livingston explains the thinking behind the Virtual Dinner Party in his introduction to the feature, and the round-table – or should that be round-keyboard?
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Mar 1 2008 in Editorial by Kenny Mathieson
NORTHINGS takes a first plunge into the increasingly popular world of podcasting this month, and for our debut we have turned to one of the most intriguing articles that we have carried in the journal.
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Oct 1 2007 in Editorial by Kenny Mathieson
A COLLEAGUE with a better grasp of arithmetic than me (but then, most folks have) pointed out after the September ‘issue’ went on-line that it was in fact the 50th monthly edition of the journal. That seems cause for modest if belated celebration, and is an appropriate launch pad for further development of Northings and the website that we will be cooking up in the coming months.
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