> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.edinburghminute.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Not The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Thursday 22 January 2026 - URL: https://www.edinburghminute.com/not-the-edinburgh-minute-thursday-22-january-2026/ - Published: 2026-01-22T07:00:47.000Z - Updated: 2026-01-22T07:00:47.000Z - Description: Back in a minute... - Author: Michael MacLeod 🌤️ Good morning Edinburgh. Sorry to say there's no proper newsletter today as I'm getting over illness. I wrote this last night and am taking my first sick day in more than 800 editions. I'll still plan to send your usual Friday 7am round-up and weekend guide tomorrow morning. **📮 Got a weekend event to share?** [*Please send your local news and events here*](https://forms.gle/nn8TZzDCRcWitTvX9?ref=edinburghminute.com)*.* [Edinburgh Culture Minute 🪩 21 - 27 January 2026McCall Smith brings theatre to 17 local living rooms, Stereolab at Psych Fest, One Day musical at The Lyceum, cash boost for Pianodrome + intro to vibe-coding for creatives![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/92/5b/925b4169-eb49-48f3-a960-edcd9282acd9/content/images/icon/1-20.jpg)The Edinburgh MinuteMichael MacLeod![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/92/5b/925b4169-eb49-48f3-a960-edcd9282acd9/content/images/thumbnail/Lyceum-@-Home_-L-R--Zinnie-Harris--Lyceum-Associate-Artistic-Director---Alexander-McCall-Smith--James-Brining--Lyceum-Artistic-Director---Isla-Cowan--Stephen-Greenhorn-and-Apphia-Campbell_Image-Credit_-Stuart-Armitt.jpg)](https://www.edinburghminute.com/edinburgh-culture-minute-21-27-january-2026/) Meantime, for something to read, [here's this week's Culture Minute](https://www.edinburghminute.com/edinburgh-culture-minute-21-27-january-2026/). It's the 115th weekly edition and (for some people) ***the essential guide to enjoying Edinburgh***. It's usually for paying subscribers, but today I've moved the paywall to just above the jobs board, so everyone can read most of it for free. It does take a lot more work than it looks so please subscribe if you can. One day I hope to employ some help so a sick day doesn't mean no newsletter. This reminds me to let new readers know about the Minute's 'business model', if you can call it that, which is that **the free daily newsletter is free... unless you want to pay**. It's based on trust and hope that if you value something, you'll support it for a relatively small amount of money. It's always been £5 per month, or even less if you get an annual subscription. It was never meant to be a business but I'm so chuffed that some of you continue to support it. Thanks (so so much) to those who do, the Minute remains ad-free too, which is increasingly rare in in this bat-shit news industry. 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[Subscribe for free or upgrade here](https://www.edinburghminute.com/#/portal/signup/) For those who are interested, here are yesterday’s top links: --- ### **👀 The most-visited links from the last newsletter:** 1. 💰 [Council’s multi-million pound tourist tax income shopping list](https://democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/documents/s93329/Appendix%203-%20City%20Operations%20and%20Infrastructure%20Recommended%20Projects.pdf?ref=edinburghminute.com). \[1,600 clicks\] 2. 🏆 [Morningside football girls' tiny trophy triumph](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clymzpl58z0o?ref=edinburghminute.com). \[900 clicks\] 3. 🏗️ [Venue upgrade for architect Malcolm Fraser's lecture](https://fraserlivingstone.com/news/health-and-healing-in-edinburgh-venue-update?ref=edinburghminute.com). \[850 clicks\] 4. 🤝 [Waverley Gate building 'on the verge of changing hands'](https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25782671.historic-landmark-italian-renaissance-building-sold/?ref=edinburghminute.com). \[700 clicks\] 5. 🪴 [Abbeymount community books, plants and clothes swap event](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/books-plants-and-clothes-swap-event-tickets-1980634846142?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&ref=edinburghminute.com). \[300 clicks\] > Don’t want to subscribe but still keen to show your support? 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