I went here recently when I had problems with my home computer to finish off some work I had to do…read more I have never been to an internet cafe in my life. It was super busy and full of mostly international students using email and the usual stuff. They didn't have the version of microsoft word I needed in order to do the tasks I had to do, so it was a waste of a journey for me and still had to pay £1 for 15 minutes even though I was there for approximately 3. The rates are reasonable but it is quite cramped inside with uncomfortable high chairs which are quite close to the person beside you which is awkward. Not as comfortable as a nice University library, which is what I'm used to.

It seems that all you crazy kids with your high falutin' smartphones and Blackberries and fax…read moremachines have made internet cafes obsolete. Most in Glasgow have folded; only Yeeha remains. So explained the fellow at Yeeha, anyway. On a Sunday afternoon I suddenly remembered I had to print out plane tickets for an insanely early Monday flight. So I was very grateful that Yeeha is open until 6pm on Sundays, an hour and a half later than the closest Staples. It doesn't look like much from the street, just a small sign that's easy to miss. Wear comfortable shoes for the two-storey climb upstairs. You may also wish to bring sanitary hand wipes; the keyboard I used was pretty grubby.

A bit more intelligent than the tits and telly of The Sun or The Daily Star, The Metro is fairly…read moredecent read, and enough to make you forget the depressing fact that you're travelling by bus. Their music / film sections concentrate on less mainstream releases, and some sections, particularly the letters, have a very "quirky" feel, for want of a better word, which I'm sure some people like but i just find a bit annoying. The sport section is far weaker than the other daily rags. Still, it's free though, so can't grumble.

The Metro is the highlight of any commuting experience in Glasgow. Indeed, when I step on a…read moretrain/bus/subway to find there are none left, I descend into a rage which never quite abates for the rest of the day. The news articles are nothing special; pretty much a rewrite of the wires. But it's the features where The Metro truly shines; as well as the daily "Guilty Pleasures" section, a celebrity gossip update which delivers pretty much what is says on the tin, the newspaper regularly publishes indepth and interesting interview with top film directors, writers and actors; recent interviewees have been Clint Eastwood, Christian Slater and Ricky Gervais. And whoever came up with the 60 Second Interview deserves a knighthood as far as I am concerned.

I've recently moved onto reading the broadsheets as papers like The Sun, while convenient, don't…read morenecessarily offer too much insightful journalism. They are however, quite entertaining. Unlike The Daily Record who hides it's sleazy gossip behind a family-friendly veil, or The Daily Star which features little more than reality TV news and pages upon pages of celebrity upskirt shots, The Sun can be genuinely good fun. From a photoshopped image of a puffin dropping it's muck on Berti Vogts after the 2002 Scotland - Faroe Islands debacle to the consistently offensive TV column by Ally Ross, it never fails to entertain, even if it doesn't educate. To that end, it's probably got a hand to play in the dumbing down of everything from politics to TV that's occured over the past few decades, but as long as it keeps giving the public their fix of sport, gossip and nudity, few will complain.

I must concur with my fellow Yelper, while there are many things to detest about the Sun newspaper,…read moreat least it's 100% unashamedly sleazy. Good journalism isn't completely missing but it's rare. Instead the Sun excels with its sports coverage, particularly of the lower football leagues, and its reliability when it comes to fantastic headlines. Super Caley Go Ballistic etc... was obviously its finest moment, but even when John Terry was caught being a naughty boy as recently as last week, it was the only paper which stepped up to the mark. "Surely some paper must use "A Bridge Too Far"", a friend of mine quipped. And alas, there it was. In the Sun. It's not big and it's not clever, but it does tend to raise a few more chuckles than its fellow comics.

i-on Glasgow is the sister magazine of i-on Edinburgh. It's a lovely glossy lifestyle magazine that…read moreyou can pick up for FREE in various bars, restaurants and shops around the city. Inside the magazine you'll find a great selection of well written articles and glossy photographs documenting fashion, interior design, culture and local Glasgow events. You'll also find interviews with celebs (emphasis on Glaswegians). Businesses such as Mr Ben Vintage and Boudiche advertise with i-on, as it's a great way in which to reach the culture vultures of the city. Definitely pick up this little gem next time you see it sitting in the magazine rack at your local cafe!

I love this wee shop and stop by once in a while for a Morton's roll before catching the bus to…read moreschool! The owners are friendly and the selection is great! Just yesterday, I found a large sized chocolate bar that was 40p cheaper than most stores in the area sell it. Hooray for local news agents!!

Friendly staff, great selection, convenient hours, the heart of the community around Broomhill…read moreCross!

A shop that reminds me of Arkwright's open all hours, a shop that literally sold everything from a…read morenewspaper to a hard hat. This may not be the best of shops with a window display that it looks like an after thought, but there are a few good things about this shop such as the free cash machine, that's well needed in this busy area especially when a few do charge for their use.

This local newsagent is located adjacent to Fenwick Road, with it's own little side road in a line…read moreof shops. Very useful if you need to pop in quickly for any newsagent type items - newspaper, chocolate, drink, etc. They have a small selection of cards which can be adequate for emergencies. As well as this they also offer to deliver in the local areas, though prices are a bit on the expensive side.

A decent enough free sheet which is capable of bagging some high profile interviews and churning…read moreout the odd good feature for students, its primary target audience. It has been kicking around Glasgow for almost nine years now so it's obviously doing something right. Like all student publications, Scotcampus is prone to the odd cringeworthy feature, written by a contributor who will no doubt look back with overwhelming regret in the future, but it's still a good wee read to pick up in a pub or a cafe.

The Glasgow Guardian is the independent student newspaper for the University of Glasgow. This…read moreplucky little paper is one of the longest running in Scotland and it has a great reputation in student media circles. It is regularly awarded the Best Student Newspaper at the Herald's annual Scottish Student Media Awards and has been nominated for Best Student Newspaper at the Guardian's British Student Press Awards. If you're a student at the University of Glasgow then you can contribute and meetings usually take place in the Williams Room of the John Macintyre Building on Campus. Copies of the paper can be found across campus and in many places in the West End of the City, particularly in the shops and bars of Byers Road and Gibson Street. Their website has recently had a major facelift and is looking pretty darn good- check it out.

During my time at Glasgow I'd often look out for the new copies of this freebie arriving at the…read morelibrary or reading room. I found it far more opinionated and cleverly written than you'd expect, and managed to bypass the cliched "stop the war" and "make poverty history" articles that often clog up student journalism. If I'm walking by the GUU I'll still occasionally dive in and nick a copy, though it does make me feel a bit old now. I even managed to get a couple of music reviews printed here in the bygone days, though unfortunately the same year they let a complete dobber from my Sociology class have his own opinion column, where he'd use flowery language and make meaningless statements such as "The ipod generation is all about the fetishisation of information." Tosser. Thankfully, he's long gone from the pages. So enjoy.

This really is a specialist publication, although in the football mad city, it has a wide…read morereadership. Like The Digger, it comes like a fanzine, but has well-written and considered articles on the Hoops, often displaying a fierce independent spirit and determinedly against any moves that takes the club away from the fans. It can also be a far more interesting read than the sports' pages of the nationals, as it takes a strong line on just about every issue connected to the team.

The Celtic View is essentially Pravda for the green and white minded of the city. You can expect to…read moreread stories about how a new Asian signing used to fall asleep hugging a knitted doll of Peter Grant, how some fan has named his daughter Henrik and see pictures of celebrities wearing Celtic tops. Nevertheless, toeing the line has at least ensured it gets interviews that newspapers are unable to get and it should be commended for its thorough coverage of all age groups throughout the club. With the odd good feature as well, it's a decent read and one of the better club magazines in the UK market.