http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ "what it is it wouldn't be, and what it wouldn't be, it would" en Vox Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:00:01 +0000 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/john-vanderslice-in-edinburgh.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(thelookingglasgow) http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/john-vanderslice-in-edinburgh.html?_c=feed-rss http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/john-vanderslice-in-edinburgh.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:00:01 +0000 "Love of my life," "Husband," "Sonic soul mate" — over the years, I've called John Vanderslice a lot of things. That's why, when I saw that he was scheduled to play Sneaky Pete's in Edinburgh on Nov 5, I instantly booked a ticket. 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On Halloween, children and adults don costumes, attend parties, and destroy the enamel on their tee... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/bonfire-night-in-gourock.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad68e1f9500050123dde3f270860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> friends chris natalie nick scotland alissa bonfire night expatriate greenock shannon mcgarvey gourock the looking glasgow http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/halloween.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(thelookingglasgow) http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/halloween.html?_c=feed-rss http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/halloween.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:28:58 +0000 The week before Halloween was a mad dash to finish our costumes, buy decorations for the party, decide on spooky-themed treats, and actually pull the whole thing off. Well, we did it and we've got pictures to prove that people actually showed up. ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/halloween.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad68e1f9500050123ddd0487b860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> friends photography halloween chris nick party scotland costume glasgow alissa expatriate shannon mcgarvey the looking glasgow http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/halloween-party-tonight.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(thelookingglasgow) http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/halloween-party-tonight.html?_c=feed-rss http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/halloween-party-tonight.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:56:47 +0000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/video/6a00fad68e1f9500050123ddcb606a860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00fad68e1f9500050123ddcb606a860c-50si" alt="werewolf bar mitzvah" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> After slaving over my costume for the past week-and-a-half, tonight I will see my vision realized! Stay tuned for photos from what is sure to be the best Halloween ever! Yes, even better than last year's Halloween under the same prelude... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/halloween-party-tonight.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad68e1f9500050123f1752522860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> friends photography halloween nick party scotland costume glasgow alissa shannon mcgarvey the looking glasgow http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/belle-sebastshan.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(thelookingglasgow) http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/belle-sebastshan.html?_c=feed-rss http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/belle-sebastshan.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:48:44 +0100 A couple Saturdays ago, while on the lawn bowling courts at Kelvingrove Park, I had the odd and utterly awesome privilege of playing beside Belle & Sebastian front man Stuart Murdoch and his wife. Although I recognized him, I was unable to place h... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/belle-sebastshan.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad68e1f9500050123dda65e92860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music travel scotland belle and sebastian glasgow stuart murdoch shannon mcgarvey the looking glasgow http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/the-great-scottish-road-trip-day-four.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(thelookingglasgow) http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/the-great-scottish-road-trip-day-four.html?_c=feed-rss http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/the-great-scottish-road-trip-day-four.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:21:47 +0100 On our last day, we hiked in the Cuillin Mountains outside Glen Brittle. Fortunately, the first part of the hike gave decent weather. The second half, not pictured, gave lots of fog, gusty winds, and rain. We even lost the trail and ha... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/the-great-scottish-road-trip-day-four.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad68e1f9500050123dda6513d860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> photography travel nick scotland highlands hebrides expatriate isle of skye shannon mcgarvey the looking glasgow http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/the-great-scottish-road-trip-day-three-nicks-birthday.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(thelookingglasgow) http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/the-great-scottish-road-trip-day-three-nicks-birthday.html?_c=feed-rss http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/the-great-scottish-road-trip-day-three-nicks-birthday.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:25:28 +0100 We spent our first night in Skye camping in Portree, at the start of the Trotternish Ridge. When we woke up, it was Nick's birthday! We spent most of the day hiking into the rugged landslips of the Trotternish Ridge. This is one ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/the-great-scottish-road-trip-day-three-nicks-birthday.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad68e1f9500050123ddbb3af9860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> photography travel nick scotland highlands hebrides skye expatriate shannon mcgarvey the looking glasgow cuillins trotternish ridge the old man of storr http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/the-great-scottish-road-trip-day-two.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(thelookingglasgow) http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/the-great-scottish-road-trip-day-two.html?_c=feed-rss http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/the-great-scottish-road-trip-day-two.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:22:00 +0100 When we awoke in Inverness the next day, we found that someone had keyed our car. As it turns out, we had inadvertently stepped into the middle of parking lot dispute between the hostel and neighboring residents. This sent Nick into a co... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/the-great-scottish-road-trip-day-two.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad68e1f9500050123ddbb3ace860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> photography travel nick road trip americans loch ness hebrides skye expatriate shannon mcgarvey the looking glasgow eilean dunan urquart castle http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/heart-of-darkness.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(thelookingglasgow) http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/heart-of-darkness.html?_c=feed-rss http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/heart-of-darkness.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:24:57 +0100 Our trusted steed at a rest stop in Kirkcaldy. Nick said it was like driving a roller skate. Making Parma and Manchego baguettes outside of St. Andrews. Snobs! The ruins of St. Andrews Cathedral, built in 1158 and destroyed by Protest... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/heart-of-darkness.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad68e1f9500050123f16495a5860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> friends photography travel nick road trip scotland st andrews highlands loch ness skye aberdeen inverness stonehaven shannon mcgarvey the looking glasgow bervie chipper inverbervie http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/the-great-scottish-roadtrip.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(thelookingglasgow) http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/the-great-scottish-roadtrip.html?_c=feed-rss http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/the-great-scottish-roadtrip.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:56:28 +0100 I've lived in Scotland for just over a year and I've seen only a small fraction of the dramatic mountains, crumbling castles, crystalline lochs, and mythic biology that attracts so many to this ancient land. For this reason (and for someone's appr... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://thelookingglasgow.vox.com/library/post/the-great-scottish-roadtrip.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fad68e1f9500050123dda3bdd1860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> blog travel nick road trip scotland glasgow aberdeen inverness isle of skye shannon mcgarvey university of glasgow the looking glasgow dunottar castle