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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BooksScottish Books Events: July 2024
There's lots of book launches this month, including The Skinny favourites Andrés N. Ordorica and Dean Atta, poetry readings at Lovecrumbs and Lighthouse, and a double launch of experimental writing at Good Press Read more »| 03 Jul 2024 -
FilmEIFF to close with Carla J. Easton’s Scottish girl band documentary
Edinburgh International Film Festival will close with the world premiere of Since Yesterday: The Untold Story Of Scotland’s Girl Bands, directed by Carla J. Easton and Blair Young Read more »| 03 Jul 2024 -
ArtScottish Art Events & Exhibitions: July 2024
The art calendar gets even busier this month, with new exhibitions from Alberta Whittle, Cathy Wilkes and El Anatsui Read more »| 02 Jul 2024 -
FilmScottish Film Events: July 2024
Laugh your way through election night with In the Loop, get loved up at Glasgow Film Theatre and head back to the 80s with Cameo Read more »| 02 Jul 2024 -
FilmPaul B Preciado on Orlando, My Political Biography
Spanish philosopher turned filmmaker Paul B Preciado speaks to us about his bold essay film Orlando, My Political Biography, an adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s seminal 1928 novel Orlando, and so much more Read more »| 02 Jul 2024 -
MusicScottish New Music Round-up: July 2024
Songwriters around Scotland spend July doing what they do best: releasing records indie, ambient, trad, techno, basically every type of tune for keeping cool this summer Read more »| 02 Jul 2024
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FilmOrlando, My Political Biography
Spanish writer and philosopher Paul B. Preciado makes his directorial debut with this intriguing study on gender inspired by Virginia Woolf’s Orlando Read more »| 02 Jul 2024 -
BooksThe Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez
A late-career magical realist gem from a literary titan, somehow never before published in the UK, arrives at Charco Press Read more »| 02 Jul 2024 -
BooksMisrecognition by Madison Newbound
In Misrecognition, an adrift young woman becomes fixated by a famous actor and his relationships Read more »| 02 Jul 2024 -
MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: July 2024
Desperate to get out and see some live music? Wait no longer – It's July and we’ve reached peak festival season! Read more »| 01 Jul 2024 -
BooksRosarita by Anita Desai
In Anita Desai's latest novel, the reader is directly implicated in a magical realist fable of identity and generational trauma Read more »| 01 Jul 2024 -
BooksPerson Unlimited: An Ode to My Black Queer Body by Dean Atta
In his memoir Person Unlimited, Dean Atta traces his life through seven different lenses, exploring ideas of identity, race and queerness Read more »| 01 Jul 2024 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: July 2024
Sun cream, pollen, the clubs are calling. Top picks include: Bothy Bass, Juliana Huxtable, Princess Superstar, and LUCY Read more »| 01 Jul 2024 -
ComedyScottish Comedy Highlights: July 2024
July’s mainly your month for catching a glimpse of Fringe shows for a fraction of the cost, plus a couple of brilliant stand alone gigs Read more »| 01 Jul 2024 -
FilmProwess beyond the pecs: Zac Efron's dynamism
Ahead of A Family Affair coming to Netflix, we look back on Zac Efron’s eclectic career and underrated star power Read more »| 28 Jun 2024