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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ArtGSA Degree Show 2026: Fine Art
Students from the School of Fine Art have explored perception and scale across all degree programmes. Their installations invite immersion across diverse ideas, intentions and forms Read more »| 28 May 2026 -
ArtGSA Degree Show 2026: Innovation and Technology
The work of students at SIT embodies the space where future and present overlap, in the intersection of art and technology Read more »| 28 May 2026 -
MusicSpotlight On... Acolyte
Following the release of their debut EP The Blue Dark and ahead of a launch party this weekend in Edinburgh, we catch up with Acolyte Read more »| 28 May 2026 -
MusicMusic Now podcast: Kai Reesu on their SAY Award win and songwriting process
Paul Copeland and Jurnalist of Kai Reesu chat to us for the latest episode of our Scottish music podcast – listen to the episode here Read more »| 28 May 2026 -
ArtShame Parade: Bugarin + Castle's Scotland + Venice exhibition
At the Venice Biennale, Bugarin + Castle's Scotland + Venice pavilion reverberates against rising transphobia, reimagining cross-cultural traditions of public shaming through sound, sculpture and spectacle Read more »| 28 May 2026 -
MusicIceage – For Love of Grace & the Hereafter
On their latest album, Danish five-piece Iceage stay true to form with a relentless, fizzing energy and some unexpected turns Read more »| 27 May 2026
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MusicBoards of Canada – Inferno
The enigmatic brothers Boards of Canada warp space and time on their most sonically diverse offering yet Read more »| 26 May 2026 -
FilmTuner
On paper, Daniel Roher's piano tuner turned safe cracker yarn sounds a bit generic, but Roher's sharp direction and the excellent performances from Leo Woodall and Dustin Hoffman make it more than worth your while Read more »| 26 May 2026 -
MusicThe Bug Club – Every Single Muscle
Embracing a diet closer to punk than their classic garage rock sound, Every Single Muscle comprises the same beautiful and raw poetry The Bug Club are adored for Read more »| 26 May 2026 -
MusicKurt Vile – Philadelphia's been good to me
Kurt Vile is more upbeat than ever on his excellent new album, Philadelphia’s been good to me – it could just be his best yet Read more »| 26 May 2026 -
BooksWimmy Road Boyz by Sufiyaan Salam
Sufiyaan Salam's debut novel is an unflinching, if somewhat unfocused, exploration of modern day masculinity Read more »| 26 May 2026 -
FilmCannes 2026: Coward
Lukas Dhont's World War I romance avoids the trauma and tragedy of his past work, anchored by two stunning and award-winning lead performances Read more »| 25 May 2026 -
MusicPinkPantheress @ SEC Centre, Glasgow, 23 May
PinkPantheress puts forth a sparkling case as British pop’s greatest young force in Glasgow, but tonight's show is hampered by a wonky venue choice Read more »| 25 May 2026 -
TheatreBlack Diamonds and the Blue Brazil @ Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
Dawn Steele shines in a warm and winning show in which football becomes a lens through which to explore loss and community Read more »| 25 May 2026 -
MusicWarmduscher @ Classic Grand, Glasgow, 19 May
Tonight, Warmduscher orchestrate a space for both the serious and unserious to exist – and we’re caught in the synthesis of the two Read more »| 22 May 2026