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FilmListen to The Cineskinny podcast!
The Cineskinny is the film review podcast from The Skinny – on this week's episode, the team discuss Disclosure Day, Blue Heron and other films about memory, and our upcoming screening of Gregg Araki's Nowhere at Glasgow Film Theatre Read more »| 03 Feb 2022 -
MusicThe Skinny's Guide to Edinburgh's Record Shops
From A to V, here are ten of Edinburgh's independent record shops worth visiting while you're in town Read more »| 24 Jun 2026 -
Things To DoHeads Up: 16 things to do in Edinburgh this summer
You know about the big hitter tourist attractions but what do Edinburgh residents love about living here? We asked the team to share their essential, cannot-be-missed recommendations for the city Read more »| 24 Jun 2026 -
FestivalsThe Skinny's Edinburgh Fringe Personality Test
Feeling overwhelmed by the sheer scale of the Fringe programme? Looking for some recommendations tailor-made to fit your tastes? We're here to help, with this extremely accurate and scientific personality test Read more »| 23 Jun 2026 -
BooksSkin Contact by Elisa Faison
A married couple decide to open up their relationship in this timely exploration of non-monogamy, parenthood and intimacy Read more »| 23 Jun 2026 -
Things To DoGet The June 2026 Issue of The Skinny!
Looking for a copy of our June 2026 magazine? Here's where to find one in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee Read more »| 06 Jan 2026
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MusicHelen Svoboda – Headwater
The Finnish/Australian experimentalist takes us on a descent into dream logic on Headwater Read more »| 23 Jun 2026 -
BooksHello Limerence by Momo Yamaguchi
Momo Yamaguchi's debut novel paints obsession in all its gruesome glory Read more »| 23 Jun 2026 -
BooksThe Villain's Dance by Fiston Mwanza Mujila
Fiston Mwanza Mujila's The Villain's Dance is a rich yet scattershot exploration of the borderlands between Zaire and Angola Read more »| 23 Jun 2026 -
FilmA Private Life
Rebecca Zlotowski directs another complex investigation into a guarded female character, with an impeccable Jodie Foster as a bad psychiatrist-turned-detective Read more »| 22 Jun 2026 -
BooksAnimal Spiral by Luis Othoniel Rosa
Told (and possibly read) in non-linear order, Luis Othoniel Rosa's expansive sci-fi novel weaves myth alongside radical scientific imaginings Read more »| 22 Jun 2026 -
MusicDowntown Boys – Public Luxury
Ten years on, Downtown Boys have lost none of their angry edge Read more »| 22 Jun 2026
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FilmSophy Romvari on her debut feature Blue Heron
Sophy Romvari's extraordinary debut, Blue Heron, explores the unmoored nature of memory. She tells us how she uses cinema as a way of grappling with the past and filling in the gaps in her memories that may not have even existed in the first place Read more »| 22 Jun 2026 -
FilmBlue Heron
Canadian-Hungarian filmmaker Sophy Romvari depicts a story reminiscent of her own childhood in this deeply evocative family drama where the line between memory, family history and filmmaking collide Read more »| 22 Jun 2026 -
MusicSpotlight On... Both Hands
With singles Sea Spray and Lips Parted out now, we ask Both Hands – the synth-pop project of Hailey Beavis and Brian Pokora – about how they came together, and what to expect from new album Be Like a Mountain In a Moonlit Way Read more »| 18 Jun 2026 -
Food And DrinkWild, Wild Country: Whisky, Speyside, and the changing climate
Whisky takes water and grains and turns them into something special, but it also takes a toll. Anna Comrie reflects on a childhood in the heart of whisky country, and the impacts of the region's lifeblood industry on its land and inhabitants Read more »| 18 Jun 2026