Arts & Entertainment
The latest arts and entertainment highlights, previews, reviews, music and film features and opinion pieces from The Skinny writers.
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ComedyChanging the culture: a new normal for the Fringe?
We catch up with Bilal Zafar, Eleanor Morton, Tom Mayhew, Chloe Petts and Sikisa about what the ‘new normal’ should be for future Edinburgh Fringe Festivals Read more »| 07 Apr 2021 -
BooksFragile Monsters by Catherine Menon
Fragile Monsters is an immersive act of escapism, but some of its story threads lack resolution Read more »| 06 Apr 2021 -
FilmSequin in a Blue Room
A gay 16-year-old lad with a passion for anonymous one night stands gets in hot water when one conquest doesn't take kindly to being pushed aside Read more »| 06 Apr 2021 -
BooksLairies by Steve Hollyman
Steve Hollyman's Lairies is a timely and guttural novel which will stay with the reader for days to come Read more »| 06 Apr 2021 -
MusicScottish new music round-up: April 2021
This month's Scottish music round-up highlights new music from Stanley Odd, Post Coal Prom Queen and James Lindsay, plus an exciting experimental project from Edinburgh label Blackford Hill Read more »| 01 Apr 2021 -
BooksThe End of the World is a Cul de Sac by Louise Kennedy
Louise Kennedy's The End of the World Is a Cul de Sac is an engaging short story collection and whets the appetite for her upcoming novel Read more »| 01 Apr 2021
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BooksHelen McClory on her new novel Bitterhall
Helen McClory offers an insight into her chilling neo-gothic novel Bitterhall Read more »| 01 Apr 2021 -
MusicThe Skinny On... Molly Linen
Ahead of releasing her new single, A Lot to Give, Lost Map's Molly Linen takes on this month's Q&A. She tells us of her fear of heights, love of trees, and recalls the time she once ate hamster food Read more »| 01 Apr 2021 -
MusicPictish Trail on Dream Wall, PostMap Club and life on Eigg
With a new EP due in April, we catch up with Pictish Trail's Johnny Lynch to talk about life on Eigg during a pandemic, and how Lost Map's PostMap Club has been the shining jewel in the label's crown Read more »| 29 Mar 2021 -
ClubsNazar on Guerrilla, Counterflows and Yaera
Angolan producer Nazar speaks about his final work under the moniker, produced exclusively for this year's Counterflows festival, and unveils his new project, Yaera Read more »| 29 Mar 2021 -
MusicGodspeed You! Black Emperor – G_d’s Pee AT STATE’S END!
On G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END!, Godspeed You! Black Emperor have created a perfect soundtrack for these strange times Read more »| 29 Mar 2021 -
FilmNomadland and the American Myth
At last, Oscars frontrunner Nomadland becomes available to UK film fans. We consider the ways in which the film explores the American mythos of work as liberation while offering an alternative way of life outside the shadow of capitalism Read more »| 29 Mar 2021 -
MusicDry Cleaning – New Long Leg
Dry Cleaning’s impressive interplay and energy make the songs on New Long Leg wonderfully replayable Read more »| 29 Mar 2021 -
BooksThe Khan by Saima Mir
Saima Mir's crime thriller The Khan is a unique and compelling read Read more »| 29 Mar 2021 -
FilmI Was at Home, But...
The great German filmmaker Angela Schanelec returns with another formally dazzling, deeply emotional work Read more »| 26 Mar 2021