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Things To DoHow to support Black creative projects in Scotland
We spotlight some of the most exciting Black-led creative projects happening in Scotland and further abroad, including the Black Lives Matter mural and Fringe of Colour, and ways you can help out. Read more »| 03 Jul 2020 -
ArtSupport The Skinny with our limited edition T-shirt
If you like this month’s cover, you’re going to love this T-shirt – our support drive is back and this time it's got merch Read more »| 29 Sep 2020 -
Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 27 Nov-11 Dec: Fokus Festival & more
The next couple of weeks see the last of 2020's film festivals, the unmissable Fokus: Films from Germany, land online, new theatre at the Traverse, and festive vibes from Summerhall's Christmas Market and Christmas at the Botanics. Read more »| 27 Nov 2020 -
BooksStrange Beasts of China by Yan Ge
Yan Ge's postmodern tales of strange and unusual beasts offer ecological parables and evocative thoughts on the way we interact with the world Read more »| 27 Nov 2020 -
FilmFokus: Films from Germany 2020 Preview
Fokus returns for its sixth edition with a slimmed-down but no less nourishing programme of features and documentaries giving a snapshot of the best of Germany filmmaking over the last year Read more »| 27 Nov 2020 -
Things To DoGet The Skinny's November 2020 issue!
Grab your copy of our November issue at the following locations across Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee Read more »| 02 Nov 2020
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BooksThere's No Such Thing As An Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura
Kikuko Tsumura's new novel is a deadpan look at the sometimes-mundane, often-surreal and ever-changing world of the 'easy job' Read more »| 26 Nov 2020 -
BooksTheatre of War by Andrea Jeftanovic
Chilean author Andrea Jeftanovic's debut novel, newly translated into English, is a powerful exorcism of one family’s inherited trauma Read more »| 23 Nov 2020 -
MusicMEMES' debut EP, track-by-track
With the release of their self-titled EP this month, Glasgow laptop punk-rock duo MEMES talk us through the record, track by track Read more »| 23 Nov 2020 -
MusicScottish Alternative Music Awards: The 2020 winners
Callum Easter, TAAHLIAH and Fauves were among the winners at this year's Scottish Alternative Music Awards (SAMAs) Read more »| 19 Nov 2020 -
FilmThe Skinny Q&A: Mark Cousins
Mark Cousins is always on the move with new projects, but he's gone back to an old one this month, updating The Story of Film, his seminal 2004 book rethinking film history – we dig into what makes him tick Read more »| 17 Nov 2020 -
FilmHenry Blake on County Lines
Henry Blake takes his experience as a youth worker into his debut feature County Lines, which he hopes will change perception of the kinds of young people he works with, who often find themselves exploited into a life of crime Read more »| 16 Nov 2020
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FilmCounty Lines
Henry Blake's debut feature combines raw realism and a knack for visual storytelling to lift the lid on child exploitation in the drug trade Read more »| 16 Nov 2020 -
FilmCameron Mackay on filmmaking as activism
We meet Glasgow environmental activist, filmmaker and composer Cameron Mackay, who's about to embark on a series of films for Glasgow Science Centre's Our World, Our Impact programme, which marks a one-year countdown to COP26 in Glasgow next November Read more »| 16 Nov 2020 -
Food And DrinkHome Comforts: Manifesto Coffee Q+A
The team behind Perthshire coffee roasters Manifesto talk ethical coffee, the impact of the pandemic... and roasting at the kitchen table Read more »| 16 Nov 2020 -
Things To DoWhat's On Scotland 13-27 Nov: Lament for Sheku Bayoh & more
This coming week sees the staging of the unmissable Lament for Sheku Bayoh, a ground-breaking incisive examination of racism in Scotland. Plus the Scottish National Portrait Gallery reopens, and the Scottish Alternative Music Awards have their ceremony. Read more »| 13 Nov 2020