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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ArtCreative Edinburgh Awards 2019: Nominations close on Friday!
Want to put someone forward for this year's Creative Edinburgh awards? You have until Friday afternoon... Read more »| 05 Sep 2019 -
BooksI Go Quiet by David Ouimet
David Ouimet's exquisite graphic novel is the kind of book you wish you could send to your childhood self Read more »| 05 Sep 2019 -
MusicBat for Lashes – Lost Girls
Natasha Khan returns with a sumptuous soundtrack to misspent LA evenings Read more »| 05 Sep 2019 -
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BooksWe Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib
Samra Habib's queer Muslim memoir is a sure source of inspiration for anyone seeking family and acceptance Read more »| 05 Sep 2019 -
FilmThe King
David Michôd's brooding riff on Shakespeare sees rising star Timothée Chalamet play both wastrel prince from Henry IV, and warrior king of Henry V. He convinces as both Read more »| 04 Sep 2019 -
MusicThe Great Western: new Glasgow music festival announced
Songhoy Blues, !!! (Chk Chk Chk), Free Love and Sacred Paws lead the first wave of bands for the brand-new festival in Glasgow this November Read more »| 04 Sep 2019
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BooksThe Inheritance of Solomon Farthing by Mary Paulson-Ellis
At once contemporary and historical, The Inheritance of Solomon Farthing is a beautifully-told mystery showing the legacy of war Read more »| 04 Sep 2019 -
MusicKindness – Something Like a War
Kindness' new album Something Like A War is at its best when it embraces its flexibility Read more »| 04 Sep 2019 -
BooksThe Man Who Saw Everything by Deborah Levy
Deborah Levy's latest novel creates a rich, textured and multi-layered world that focuses on the damage done by our historical irresponsibility Read more »| 04 Sep 2019 -
FilmRojo
Pre-coup Argentina is the setting for this chilling tragicomic drama centred on a middle-aged lawyer who becomes embroiled in the atmosphere of fear and violence soon to sweep the country Read more »| 04 Sep 2019 -
MusicLower Dens – The Competition
Ditching the accompanying band for his new album, Jana Hunter embraces the 80s aesthetic further on his fourth record Read more »| 04 Sep 2019 -
BooksRewind by Catherine Ryan Howard
Rewind is a compelling, time-shifting thriller about voyeurism, obsession, and the dark side of the internet Read more »| 04 Sep 2019 -
MusicThe Spook School say goodbye
Ahead of their final show at Glasgow's Art School on 7 September, we catch up with one of Scotland's most important bands of the last decade, The Spook School Read more »| 03 Sep 2019 -
BooksScottish Poetry News: September 2019
Ease into early autumn with Wigtown, Lighthouse Books and One Weekend in Stirling Read more »| 03 Sep 2019 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: September 2019
As the dust starts to settle on a busy and unpredictable Scottish summer, the parties still go on across Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee Read more »| 03 Sep 2019