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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BooksEveryone In: Vicky Spratt on her new book, Tenants
We talk to Vicky Spratt about Tenants, her eye-opening new book looking at renters and their experience of Britain's housing emergency Read more »| 27 May 2022 -
FilmCannes 2022: Stars at Noon
Margaret Qualley and Joe Alwyn make for uninspired romantic leads in this deeply disappointing and stagnant thriller from Claire Denis Read more »| 26 May 2022 -
TheatreAll Of Me @ Tron Theatre, Glasgow
With its portrayal of human complexity, All Of Me is a truly touching representation of mental illness Read more »| 26 May 2022 -
BooksWe Had to Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets
Hanna Bervoets tries to flesh out the world which surrounds content moderation, but the core questions she proposes feel somewhat out-of-date Read more »| 26 May 2022 -
MusicSpotlight On... Theo Bleak
Almost a week on from releasing her debut EP Fragments, we have a very open and honest chat with Katie Lynch, the musician behind Theo Bleak Read more »| 26 May 2022 -
BooksVladimir by Julia May Jonas
Bold, confident and sexy, Julia May Jonas' debut novel Vladimir tells two interweaving tales of desire and betrayal Read more »| 26 May 2022
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BooksMore Fiya edited by Kayo Chingonyi
More Fiya is a passionately curated anthology showcasing a breadth of Black British poetics Read more »| 26 May 2022 -
FilmCrimes of the Future
Crimes of the Future is a David Cronenberg body horror that just doesn’t feel disgusting enough Read more »| 25 May 2022 -
MusicBeach House @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 23 May
Beach House dazzle at the Barrowlands with spectacular visuals and a forward-thinking set spanning their back catalogue Read more »| 25 May 2022 -
FilmCannes 2022: Armageddon Time
James Gray returns to his New York City roots with Armageddon Time, a coming of age film set in 1980s Queens Read more »| 24 May 2022 -
ComedySimon Amstell @ Tramway, Glasgow
In his new show Spirit Hole, Simon Amstell pokes fun at the ego, with razor sharp self awareness paired with an assured delivery Read more »| 24 May 2022 -
MusicYama Warashi – Crispy Moon
Every 2022 album release has been shaped by pandemic society (how long will it be before music journalists run out of new ways to say a song was written duri... Read more »| 23 May 2022 -
MusicJust Mustard – Heart Under
Just Mustard's second album is an ear-piercing piece of intuitively crafted work Read more »| 23 May 2022 -
FilmAftersun
Premiering in Cannes' Critics' Week, we take a look at the first feature from Scottish director Charlotte Wells, which centres on Normal People's Paul Mescal as a young father with an uneasy relationship with his pre-teen daughter Read more »| 21 May 2022 -
Clubs700 Bliss discuss their debut album Nothing To Declare
After a four-year hiatus, DJ Haram and Moor Mother revive 700 Bliss, a collaborative project marrying forward-thinking noise rap with experimental club sounds Read more »| 20 May 2022