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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Bookslayla-roxanne hill and Francesca Sobande on their book Look, Don't Touch
We chat with layla-roxanne hill and Francesca Sobande, the authors of Look, Don't Touch, about the politics of feeling in contemporary society Read more »| 12 Feb 2025 -
ArtTokens of Affection: Valentine's Design Gifts
Our design correspondent helps you to find your sweet spot as February brings the subject of love to the fore Read more »| 11 Feb 2025 -
ArtMaud Sulter and The Living Archive of Diaspora
Curator Pelumi Odubanjo tells us how she’s reimagining Sulter’s legacy through a participatory events programme at Tramway Read more »| 11 Feb 2025 -
MusicBiig Piig – 11:11
Reflecting on her past, present, and future, Biig Piig delivers catchy dance tunes as well as softer, laid-back and introspective tracks on her debut album Read more »| 07 Feb 2025 -
TheatreManipulate 2025: Puppets and Embodiment
As Manipulate Festival returns with another celebration of animated film, puppetry and visual theatre, we talk to Artistic Director Dawn Taylor about the programme and the radical potential of intimacy in theatre Read more »| 07 Feb 2025 -
ComedyBehind the Mic: All Mouth Comedy
The brainchild of Glasgow-based comics Rae Brogan and Kate Hammer, All Mouth is a monthly lineup of queer, funny folk with a dedicated following. We pop behind the mic to find out more Read more »| 07 Feb 2025
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MusicSpotlight On... Marcus Engwall
With a debut EP later in the month and its lead single out now, we catch up with Glasgow-based singer-songwriter Marcus Engwall Read more »| 06 Feb 2025 -
FilmMemoir of a Snail
Aussie animator Adam Elliot is back 15 years after his masterful debut Mary & Max with another tactile stop-motion tragicomedy where the animation is as idiosyncratic and imperfect as his characters Read more »| 06 Feb 2025 -
BooksMoshtari Hilal on her debut book Ugliness
We speak with Afghan-German writer Moshtari Hilal about her book Ugliness, and the politics of how beauty is constructed Read more »| 06 Feb 2025 -
FilmThe Brutalist director Brady Corbet is trying to save cinema
With his new film The Brutalist grabbing ten Oscar nominations and currently making a robust run in UK cinemas, we catch up with director Brady Corbet Read more »| 06 Feb 2025 -
ComedyChris Cantrill and Sunil Patel on their Rural Concerns podcast
As they both gear up for new projects, Rural Concerns duo Chris Cantrill and Sunil Patel talk podcasts, trifle and creativity Read more »| 05 Feb 2025 -
MusicKrept & Konan – Young Kingz II
Young Kingz II, the long-awaited second album from Krept & Konan, lives up to the promise of their debut Read more »| 05 Feb 2025 -
MusicJacob Alon @ The Caves, Edinburgh, 29 Jan
Backed by a quartet of musicians, Fife singer-songwriter Jacob Alon brings their debut tour to Edinburgh for a charming sold-out show at The Caves Read more »| 05 Feb 2025 -
MusicOklou – choke enough
choke enough, the debut album from French vocalist, producer and composer Oklou is mature and assured Read more »| 04 Feb 2025 -
MusicTzusan – Ponzu
Ponzu, another dose of depressive abstract hip-hop from Edinburgh's Tzusan, is less dystopian and more a commentary on the human condition Read more »| 04 Feb 2025