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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ArtDiverse Critics: Four writers selected for scheme
Four emerging writers have been selected for the Diverse Critics scheme from Disability Arts Online, Creative Scotland and The Skinny Read more »| 12 Feb 2020 -
MusicThe Skinny Q&A: Pictish Trail
Johnny Lynch, aka Pictish Trail, gives us the skinny on his first celebrity crush, who would play him in a rom-com and who he'd like to arm wrestle Read more »| 11 Feb 2020 -
ArtPassion Projects: Carrie Maclennan on being a 'Concept Librarian'
A sense of curiosity and wit is palpable in all of Carrie Maclennan’s projects and her new role as Concept Librarian at one of the most talked about hotels, The Standard, London, is, without an ounce of hyperbole, a marriage made in heaven Read more »| 11 Feb 2020 -
Tv RadioUnbelievable
Netflix mini-series Unbelievable interlinks the stories of a teen rape victim and two detectives on the hunt for a serial rapist, showing how the predominantly male system of US law enforcement is rotten Read more »| 11 Feb 2020 -
Tv RadioThe Good Place: Season 4
The Good Place's last episode delivers a near-perfect conclusion to the fantasy comedy Read more »| 10 Feb 2020 -
ArtPaula Rego @ Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
Paula Rego distils well-known stories and social issues into surprising and charged portraits Read more »| 10 Feb 2020
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MusicAshanti @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 8 Feb
This could have been a nostalgia-filled night celebrating one of millennial R'n'B's most scintillating stars. It's just a shame that chaos ensued... Read more »| 10 Feb 2020 -
ComedyOpen the Floodgates: John-Luke Roberts, absurdist prince
The man with the bafflingly-long show titles and equally inventive comedy, John-Luke Roberts is back with a new twist on his particular brand of absurdism Read more »| 10 Feb 2020 -
FilmParasite causes a glorious upset at the Oscars
Bong Joon-ho’s Palme d’Or-winning satire comes up trumps at the Oscars, beating bookies’ favourite 1917 to the top prize. It’s the first foreign-language film ever to do so Read more »| 10 Feb 2020 -
MusicBossy Love Are Meant To Be
We chat to Glasgow's rising pop stars Bossy Love on falling in love, building a future and owning the album they've always wanted Read more »| 10 Feb 2020 -
FilmFirst Love
The relentless Takashi Miike is back, this time with a madcap gangster mashup that's as genuinely thrilling as it is ridiculous Read more »| 10 Feb 2020 -
MusicRomance Is Boring at 10: Los Campesinos’ Lost Emo Legacy
Romance Is Boring celebrates ten years of existence with a reissue this month; we take a look at how the Los Campesinos! masterpiece is an unsung cornerstone of the emo revival Read more »| 07 Feb 2020 -
ArtPersonal is Political: RSA New Contemporaries 2020
The Royal Scottish Academy's selection of the most recent art graduates returns, including some timely works from emerging artists keen to confront social issues and political tumult Read more »| 07 Feb 2020 -
ClubsB2B: Aquarian x Sougwen Chung
With his debut album due for release this month, we asked DJ and producer Aquarian to discuss the making of the album and his collaboration with artist and researcher Sougwen Chung Read more »| 07 Feb 2020 -
FilmScott Graham & the cast on Scottish small-town drama Run
Shell and Iona director Scott Graham returns with third feature Run. Sitting down with The Skinny and some of the film's cast, Graham tells us how his tale was inspired by a visit to his hometown and the story of a Bruce Springsteen obsessed fisherman Read more »| 07 Feb 2020