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MusicThe Skinny is back!
Scottish arts charity Outer Spaces is partnering with our publisher Radge Media CIC to continue our two decades of independent cultural journalism Read more »| 29 Sep 2026 -
IntersectionsAsk Ema: Code Switch is Which
In this advice column special, our crossword designer and resident meme expert Ema subs in for our regular agony aunt Read more »| 12 Nov 2026 -
ArtGut Feelings: The Ham
On the surface, Manet's The Ham is an innocuous still life... one writer probes beneath the surface of its fatty flesh to find a darker subtext Read more »| 12 Nov 2026 -
IntersectionsDetox, Take It Easy: Can apps help break our phone addiction?
Retreat, retrain, reform – our latest dependency is the very apps which claim to manage our phone addictions. One writer explores how such apps function and questions whether the cure for doomscrolling can exist within the digital sphere Read more »| 12 Nov 2026 -
ArtCommunity Magic: Fair Saturday 2026 highlights
Embrace community, reject mega capitalism – we've pulled out some highlights from this year's jam-packed Fair Saturday programme Read more »| 12 Nov 2026 -
Things To DoGet The November 2026 Issue of The Skinny!
Looking for a copy of our November 2026 magazine? Here's where to find one in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee Read more »| 01 Sep 2026
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ArtSimon Murphy brings Berlin's Photoautomat to Glasgow
In the age of instant images and filter face, Glasgow’s Photoautomat offers up something wildly inconvenient. Photographer Simon Murphy tells us why this clanking Berlin import is about more than looking cool Read more »| 11 Nov 2026 -
MusicLike the New Past: The Miraculous Return of Life Without Buildings
Back to play some of their first live shows in almost 25 years, we celebrate the miraculous return of Life Without Buildings Read more »| 11 Nov 2026 -
ArtRuthella Dafnis on her solo exhibition Secondhand Smoke
The Skinny X RSA Contemporaries awardee Ruthella Dafnis' first solo exhibition shines a light on homelessness, addiction and care experience Read more »| 10 Nov 2026 -
MusicRoyal Blood – Dead Company
Royal Blood's latest album is competently made and frequently enjoyable, but almost entirely foreseeable Read more »| 10 Nov 2026 -
IntersectionsStop AI Data Centres Scotland on the data centre fightback
We speak to the good folks behind Instagram page @stopaidatacentres.scot about holding the government to account, pushing against corporate greed, and mobilising for a just future Read more »| 10 Nov 2026 -
ClubsRise and Rise: KILIMANJARO on his new EP
Ahead of his live show at The Art School, we catch up with KILIMANJARO about growing up between Scottish and Zambian culture, working with siblings and getting vulnerable in his new EP, THE ASCENSION (INKAWAMI) Read more »| 10 Nov 2026
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FilmCristian Mungiu on his Palme d'Or winner Fjord
Cristian Mungiu has got critics in a tizzy. His new film, Fjord, pits secular Nordic liberals against an Evangelical Christian family from Romania and refuses to take a side. He talks to us about escaping our cultural and societal bubbles Read more »| 09 Nov 2026 -
MusicBlackhaine – Saints In The Wethouse
The debut LP from multi-hyphenate artist Blackhaine builds his harrowed world grander than ever before, but loses some of its character in the process Read more »| 09 Nov 2026 -
Food And DrinkThe Lea Rig, Edinburgh
In a crowded cafe field, The Lea Rig stands out by keeping it simple Read more »| 09 Nov 2026 -
FilmA new Indian Film Festival is coming to Edinburgh
A brand new film festival is coming to Filmhouse next month. The inaugural Indian Film Festival will be a three-day celebration of Indian cinema, covering films in Hindi, Tamil, Assamese and Gujarati Read more »| 05 Nov 2026