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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BooksThe Longest Fight by Emily Bullock
Set against the backdrop of gritty post-war London, The Longest Fight tells the story of former boxer Jack Munday. As a teenager, Jack had no optio... Read more »| 02 Feb 2015 -
Books
My Dear Bessie by Chris Barker and Bessie Moore, edited by Simon Garfield
We’ve had a glimpse of this captivating love story before. A scant selection of the wartime letters between Chris Barker and Bessie Moore were interlea... Read more »| 02 Feb 2015 -
BooksNorthwest Book Highlights – February 2015
The month of love ushers in some of the finest poetry around, the undisputed face of spoken word and a romantic literary walk, as musical and poetic rhythms join together Read more »| 02 Feb 2015 -
Clubs
Northwest Clubbing Highlights – February 2015
Paleman, KiNK and a tribute to J Dilla prove worthy of digging out yer snowshoes Read more »| 02 Feb 2015 -
Clubs
Clubbing Highlights Scotland – February 2015
This month’s picks include Scratch Perverts and Barnt in Edinburgh, Bass Clef’s trip to Glasgow and Rahaan who’s headed for Dundee Read more »| 02 Feb 2015 -
ComedyCrystal Baws: February 2015 Horoscopes
ARIESWhen your wife asks you if her bum looks big in a new dress, always tell her the truth: that you are the Lord of Chaos and that upon the rising of the b... Read more »| 01 Feb 2015
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Art
The Skinny Showcase: Matthew Arthur Williams
Showcase: Matthew Arthur Williams "My work has always leaned heavily on the format of a journal. This body of work consists of a series of photographs, reco... Read more »| 01 Feb 2015 -
Film
Scotland Film Event Highlights – February 2015
Love is in the air this month, with romantic films new and old heading to your cinema screens. And if you look for passion, drama and repetitive sex scenes from your date night movie, look no further than Tommy Wiseau's The Room Read more »| 01 Feb 2015 -
BooksThe First Bad Man by Miranda July
Cheryl Glickman, lead lady in indie filmmaker Miranda July's debut novel, bumbles through life as a chaotic bundle of neurotic ticks and bad habits. A lot of... Read more »| 30 Jan 2015 -
Music
Scottish Gig Highlights – February 2015
We made it! Flush from the most joyous payday of the year, and released from January’s usual bout of forced frugality, we’re now free to irrespon... Read more »| 30 Jan 2015 -
Music
Variations on a Theme: John Carpenter interviewed
'The Master of Fear' John Carpenter meditates on recording Lost Themes, going digital, and who should be the next Snake Plissken (spoiler: nobody) Read more »| 30 Jan 2015 -
Film
Rabid
After the shock tactics of Shivers, Cronenberg’s next venture into body horror is more subdued, but holds up surprisingly well. When experimental surge... Read more »| 30 Jan 2015 -
Books
Criminal Enterprise: Helen Fitzgerald on her new novel The Exit
Helen Fitzgerald is no stranger to breaking taboos in her novels. She follows the infanticide of The Cry with equally sinister happenings in The Exit. She explains how these dark and provocative tales develop Read more »| 30 Jan 2015 -
Film
Northwest Film Event Highlights – February 2015
Our cinemas get dark this month: Grimm closes its Tim Burton season with the broodiest onscreen Dark Knight and opens its Stephen King season with teen horror Carrie. The biggest terror comes to FACT, however, in the form of Tommy Wiseau's The Room Read more »| 30 Jan 2015 -
Film
Big Hero 6
Set in gorgeously-designed futuristic city San Fransokyo, the world of Disney superhero animation Big Hero 6 is one big mishmash of Asian and American cultur... Read more »| 29 Jan 2015