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America's Foundation for Chess inspires and engages children to be critical and creative thinkers by using the game of chess.

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Robert & Rab

So thankfully that’s January over - and boy, what a year that was! The first month of 2025 also saw a new mural going up in Millar Street, honouring a 1980s and ’90s ‘iconic’ Glasgow street artist...

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Driving Home for Christmas

Well, not so much as Chris Rea’s sliding doors seasonal hit (www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZq762v-DuA) would have it, but more like catching the No. 88 from Glasgow’s Buchanan Bus Station to Harestanes,...

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We now go over live to New York for a statement from @MagnusCarlsen youtube.com/watch?v=zuaoIbJG…

Neil Diamond - Forever In Blue Jeans (Live At Madison Square Garden /...

Neil Diamond performing "Forever In Blue Jeans" Live At Madison Squ...

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Comfort and Joy

At this time of the year, Joy can have many meanings - such as here in this image, with a simply hand-painted Duke Street back-lane sign among the bins pointing towards a church-organised food bank....

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The Black Stuff

In late 2020, the legendary Glasgow west end Irish pub, Kitty O’Shea’s (kitty-osheas.com), on Great Western Road, commissioned Frodrik (frodrik.uk) to breathe new life into the gable end of the...

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Brat

I’ve seen “Brat” daubed around - such as here, in my local ‘hood on the Vicky Road - just about everywhere over the last couple of months, and now it's officially Collins Dictionary word of the year....

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A Ghost Story

Ghost signs are often seen as haunting reminders of a bygone age. Some are so faded the writing can hardly be deciphered, others still vivid reminders of the colour and variety that high streets once...

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The Last Bookstore

Designed specifically for all you bibliophile Bacchus's out there, last week a new bar opened its doors on Hope Street, right in the heart of the city centre. The Last Bookstore offers a ‘visual...

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T-I-double-gur-er!

"T-I-double-gur-er! That spells Tigger". And that would be Tigger as in the ironic, mischievous, energetic tiger with the over-bouncy personality - both literally and figgeratively! - originally...

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Qu'est-ce que c'est?

We all need a little Talking Heads in our drab lives, and this was the case when I recently wandered down Glasgow’s Trongate and popped my head into Social Recluse (social-recluse.myshopify.com) on...

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Hammerin' Man

A new sculpture called “The Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow” is the latest attraction in Port Glasgow, where many would possibly argue it is the only attraction in Port Glasgow! It was installed in late...

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Tories Barred

It was either sheer genius or complete madness on the part of the person who decided that there was ever the possibility of a stage adaptation of Lanarkshire author and broadcaster Damian Barr’s very...

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"He got off lightly says @Kasparov63 - it could have been a flying sex toy!" xitter.cf/ByDonkeys/status/18071…
Led By Donkeys@ByDonkeys29 Jun 2024
🚨We just dropped in on Farage’s election rally with a beaming picture of Putin. Nigel was not pleased.
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Well, that was relatively easy and harmless! @GordonMcKee_ #VoteLabour #VoteScotLab24
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Replying to @clem_burke
Have you seen any of those Blondie concerts, Clem? If not, you will enjoy them.
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Great days, Clem - I was actually at the Glasgow Apollo gig on New Year's Eve 1979!
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Upsetting the odds, @Vachier_Lagrave beats @MagnusCarlsen to not only win the #aicup but also grab the final @ChampChessTour spot into December's final in Toronto. Read John Henderson's column firstmovechess.org/the-42-pa…
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We just can't get enough of the rivalry, as with little or no time after the Speed Chess Champs, @MagnusCarlsen beats @GMHikaru on Day 1 of the @ChampChessTour #AICup. Read John Henderson's column firstmovechess.org/tiers-for…
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The Boss does what the Boss does - but only just, as this time it's @MagnusCarlsen's turn to narrowly defeat @GMHikaru to take the 2023 @chesscom Speed Chess Championship title. Read John Henderson's column firstmovechess.org/bossing-i…
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@JenShahade22 Sep 2023
So heartbroken to hear about Jeremy Silman. Beyond his great works, he was a kind and generous man. I remember losing a playoff for the US Womens, totally dejected. Then Jeremy approached, complimented my creativity and told me I should write a book. Big brain, bigger heart 💐
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Get set for yet another epic showdown in the @chesscom #SpeedChess finale, as the two long-time rivals who dominate the event, @GMHikaru and @MagnusCarlsen, contest the 2023 final. Read John Henderson's column firstmovechess.org/death-tax…
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