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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FilmHot Milk
Fiona Shaw is excellent, but there's little else to recommend in this limp adaptation of Deborah Levy's 2016 novel Read more »| 01 Jul 2025 -
BooksModeration by Elaine Castillo
In her sophomore novel, Elaine Castillo explores ideas of innovation and ethics through a subtle speculative narrative Read more »| 01 Jul 2025 -
![Lana Del Rey @ Hampden Park, Glasgow, 26 Jun [only for use with review]](https://images.theskinny.co.uk/assets/production/000/150/752/150752_widescreen.1.jpg "Lana Del Rey @ Hampden Park, Glasgow, 26 Jun [only for use with review]")
MusicLana Del Rey @ Hampden Park, Glasgow, 26 Jun
Premier pop storyteller Lana Del Rey delivers an impressive debut stadium outing in Glasgow Read more »| 30 Jun 2025 -
TheatreThe Croft @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
The Croft, directed by Alastair Whatley, is a claustrophobic Highland ghost story to get lost in Read more »| 30 Jun 2025 -
FilmScottish Film Events: July 2025
This month, check out the newly renovated Filmhouse, celebrate Pride at GFT, enjoy some alfresco cinema at Queen's Park and catch lots of films on 35mm Read more »| 30 Jun 2025 -
ArtScottish Art Highlights: July 2025
As we edge closer to August (AKA Edinburgh Art Festival), a flurry of exhibitions open across the capital Read more »| 30 Jun 2025
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MusicKatie Gregson-Macleod – Love Me Too Well, I’ll Retire Early
After parting ways with a major label, on her latest EP, Katie Gregson-Macleod shows us exactly what direction she should take with her music Read more »| 30 Jun 2025 -
ComedyBehind the Mic: Brass Tacks Comedy
Katie Palmer, head honcho at Brass Tacks Comedy, tells us how the production company came about and her big summer plans Read more »| 30 Jun 2025 -
BooksSasha Debevec-McKenney on her poetry collection Joy Is My Middle Name
In her poetry collection Joy Is My Middle Name, American poet Sasha Debevec-McKenney navigates the tragedy and comedy of both past and present Read more »| 30 Jun 2025 -
FilmThe Shrouds
David Cronenberg explores the burials of the future in a personal, nightmarish meditation on tech and flesh in new film The Shrouds Read more »| 30 Jun 2025 -
ArtPalestine Museum Scotland, Edinburgh
A permanent space for Palestinian art and stories in Edinburgh's New Town explores themes of resistance and perseverance in the face of brutality Read more »| 30 Jun 2025 -
Art'A profound rift': Anger grows over CCA's response to Palestine protests
Art Workers for Palestine Scotland (AWFPS) have made a statement contradicting CCA's version of events following the arts centre's closure due to AWFPS's pro-Palestine protests, while Scotland's arts community react to CCA's handling of the situation Read more »| 27 Jun 2025 -
MusicOn Lorde, Virgin and running away
In celebration of new album Virgin, Anahit Behrooz takes a deep dive into Lorde's back catalogue exploring its relatability through a constant negotiation of pleasure and limitation, freedom and responsibility Read more »| 27 Jun 2025 -
MusicThe Hard Quartet @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 25 Jun
Saint Luke's welcomes the stewed 'supergroup' featuring Stephen Malkmus and Matt Sweeney for a night of indie nostalgia, ample goofing and seriously massive guitar moments Read more »| 27 Jun 2025 -
MusicLorde – Virgin
Lorde may not break entirely new ground on fourth album Virgin, but its warmth and texture make it consistently compelling and quietly brilliant Read more »| 27 Jun 2025