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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TheatreHenry V @ Bard In The Botanics, Glasgow
Jennifer Dick's playful Henry V is told with charm and skill at Bard In The Botanics in Glasgow Read more »| 09 Jul 2019 -
Tv RadioStranger Things 3
The third season of Netflix’s monster show Stranger Things delivers the exact same fun and frights as the first two seasons did – and that is not a bad thing Read more »| 09 Jul 2019 -
MusicBob Dylan @ Roskilde Festival, 3 July
Bob Dylan has never compromised and at Roskilde he proves he's not about to start now, delivering a set heavy on gnarly reinterpretations of his back catalogue Read more »| 09 Jul 2019 -
MusicThe B-52's eponymous debut celebrates 40 years
As The B-52's eponymous debut celebrates its 40th anniversary, we take a closer look at the band's legacy and their never more relevant message of inclusivity Read more »| 04 Jul 2019 -
FilmKVIFF 2019: The Lodge
The directors of Goodnight Mommy return with an enjoyably twisted psychological horror centred on an extraordinary performance by Riley Keough Read more »| 04 Jul 2019 -
ComedySusan Riddell on her Fringe debut
We catch up with Funny Women runner-up Susan Riddell in the lead up to her first full Edinburgh Fringe run Read more »| 04 Jul 2019
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BooksLara Williams on her debut novel Supper Club
Lara Williams' debut novel is about taking up space, particularly bodily space, subverting the expectation that women need to shrink themselves down. We speak to Williams about writing Supper Club, gross food and abject bodies Read more »| 04 Jul 2019 -
Tv RadioNailed It!: Season Three
Netflix's Nailed It! celebrates the joy of taking part, even if its contestants often run into severe problems in its baking challenges Read more »| 04 Jul 2019 -
FilmKnife + Heart
Knife + Heart is a vibrantly realised erotic thriller in which a mysterious killer is picking off young actors on the set of a gay porn film Read more »| 04 Jul 2019 -
MusicPeter Cat Recording Co. – Bismillah
Peter Cat Recording Co. announce themselves with a gorgeous set of songs, in turn weary and swooning Read more »| 04 Jul 2019 -
ArtCCA Highlights – July/August 2019
From art tackling cultural imperialism to a rare screening of a cult horror, CCA's summer programme is as diverse as it is delightful Read more »| 03 Jul 2019 -
MusicLILURA – Killer Karma (Track Premiere)
Listen to Killer Karma, the brand new single about getting stuck in toxic relationships from LILURA Read more »| 03 Jul 2019 -
MusicThe Soft Cavalry – The Soft Cavalry
As The Soft Cavalry, Steve Clarke and Slowdive's Rachel Goswell present a highly-textured and intricate album that tackles the paradoxes of adulthood Read more »| 03 Jul 2019 -
MusicTrash Kit – Horizon
Trash Kit expand their sound with strings, brass and synths on their third album, Horizon Read more »| 03 Jul 2019 -
FilmNever Look Away
Never Look Away is a decades-spanning saga about a German artist whose practice is shaped by the turbulent politics of his home nation during the mid-20th Century Read more »| 03 Jul 2019