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COOL: 6 reasons to get your arse to the Edinburgh Fringe
There are now approximately 6 billion festivals. And that’s just in England. But none get the adrenalin pumping quite like the Fringe up in Edinburgh each August. Every year, I’m reminded why I’m a bit in love with, not just the city but, the whole concept. Anyway … here are 6 reasons to go! 1. […]
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UNCOOL: toilet intimidation
words: Kari Rosenberg Recently, a close friend – we’ll call her ‘Bridget’ – was traumatised while taking a toilet break at work. No need for euphemism here, she was taking a shit. Or at least trying to. Having sussed out an isolated loo for her daily turding needs weeks ago, she wasn’t accustomed to having […]
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COOL: Chilli Jam fan
June 21, 2011
by James Glynn
The room goes silent. Everyone looks at me. I know it’s my turn, but how did I get here? I take a deep breath….OK, here goes. ‘My name is James and for the last 6 months I have been using Chilli Jam. Sometimes four, five times a day. With anything; cheese, ham or even alone […]
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UNCOOL: dead straight hair
All the time, people tell me I’m lucky because my hair is ‘sooooooooo straight!’ I understand where they’re coming from. I leave the house at super quick speed each morning and when I return my hair looks almost identical to how it did when I left. With a crop, there’s very little that can go […]
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COOL: The man who makes his own smoked salmon
June 13, 2011
by James Glynn
You may or may not have noticed but EIC has a massive thing for smoked salmon. So when we bumped into Ole of Hansen & Lydersen Smoked Salmon – we were like ‘mate, do you smell of fish all the time?’ to which he replied, ‘yes mate, all the time.’ Thankfully Ole – who is […]
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COOL: Top 5 lad facts about JAPAN
Words: Robert Edgington [NB: EIC is aware that most women will appreciate these facts too] 1) NOMIHODAI /TABEHODAI: translation: All you can eat / drink. A well hidden fact in Japanese Izakaya is that they have all you can eat and drink prices. The fact is well hidden from foreigners because the price is gauged […]
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COOL: MERSEA ISLAND
Let’s remind ourselves why we’re so obsessed with seafood in the first place… In London, god love her, seafood is not at our fingertips. It’s either served in expensive fish restaurants where the lobster costs more than your i-phone, or in overpriced italian pasta dishes like Tagliatelle a la marinara and Vongole. The ‘fish’ in these […]
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UNCOOL: Urban Outfitters
May 27, 2011
by James Glynn
words: James Glynn You know that ‘off-beat’, ‘look at what we just found’, hipster store, Urban Outfitters? Yeah? Checked shirts, ironic t-shirts and big ol’ glasses…yeah? Well next time you’re leaving there, check your bag. Because, apparently, they NICK TINGS!! Jewellery designer Stevie K makes these COOL necklaces as part of her line, The World/United States […]
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COOL: sexy DJs sexy video – FIGURES
May 27, 2011
by James Glynn
Go Figure. Velo is the new tune by London duo Jamie Blanco and James Delay aka. Figures. You’ll want to listen to [and look at] them all night long. You may even consider going for a bike ride after watching this video set in south London. But we doubt it. Figures – Velo from Christopher […]
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UNCOOL: kitchen intimidation
Words: Katie Burnetts Growing up, it was tough having a dad who couldn’t cook anything more complex than burnt cheese on toast. Which is why when I hooked up with my kitchen beast of a boyfriend [he buys locally sourced ingredients and can wreck a kitchen in 8 seconds] I couldn’t help but boast to […]
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Everything is cool. 
July 8, 2011
by Kitty
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