Winter 2007
Welcome back to Gum’s loving embrace. You’re looking well. Lost a little weight? Cut your hair? Sharp. Us? Keeping busy squeezing the best out of Glasgow. We’ve put together your contributions and done some footwork of our own, and the result is a tasty batch of articles to keep you feeling warmer than an Ugg boot filled with a gingerbread latte this winter. We’ve interviewed University rector candidate Charles Kennedy; sat down with the most hardcore sandwich-maker in town; tested the latest in vibrating fitness technology; and even had a good long think about the Nestlé boycott. And we’ve still found the time to bring you the latest in fashion, the skinny on the Glasgow art scene, and enough trend-spotting to stun a medium-sized yak. Love it? Of course you do. Keep the contributions coming, and we'll keep spreading that GUM cheer. Have a sexy holiday season.
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Starters
GUM goes down Glasgow’s dodgiest alleys to find the venues you’re too scared to call awesome; The Daytripper visits Glasgow’s sexiest castle; and our connoisseur Andy Yates shows you the art of sandwichcraft. Meanwhile, Zoe Grams road-tests the Vibrogym, Lindsay Conn road-tests a crazy hat, and Pete Myall gets totally served by a ned on a train.
Features
• Milking it? Aidan Cook realises that Nestlé don’t necessarily eat babies.
• How to be an intellectual: Caitlin Brown on the fastest way to sound like an absolute douche.
• Plastic fantastic: Jennie Skinner loves her vinyl. Next issue: VHS is back!
• Return of the dandy: Jessica McBride discovers your inner fop, and dresses him accordingly.
• Love is a battlefield: Natasha Ferguson’s got a thing for musket balls.
• The Rector Set: Pete Myall prepares Charles Kennedy for the road to the rectorship.