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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FilmTime Warp: Céline Sciamma on Petite Maman
Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Tomboy director Céline Sciamma returns to the world of childhood in her intimate time-travel film Petite Maman, in which a grieving eight-year-old girl meets her mother at the same age Read more »| 16 Nov 2021 -
MusicRina Sawayama @ SWG3, Glasgow, 13 Nov
Rina Sawayama’s sensational performance leaves lasting feelings of elation, togetherness and all-round queer joy Read more »| 16 Nov 2021 -
MusicCallum Easter on his new album System
One of Scotland's most beguiling artists, Callum Easter is back with a politically-charged, stylistically challenging new album Read more »| 10 Nov 2021 -
BooksThings We Do Not Tell the People We Love by Huma Qureshi
The first fiction collection from Harper’s Bazaar’s Short Story Prize winner Huma Qureshi pairs interwoven themes of family and homesickness with a confessional tone Read more »| 10 Nov 2021 -
ArtFresh Fruit of the Loom: Tapestry Makers Talk
We've woven together interviews with 21 tapestry makers to bring some insight into what it means to work with a medium that's often more associated with antiques than contemporary art Read more »| 10 Nov 2021 -
MusicOsees @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 8 Nov
John Dwyer brings his prolific, ever-moving ensemble to Edinburgh for raucous, energetic good times Read more »| 10 Nov 2021
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Tv RadioStef Smith on LGBTQ+ micro-drama Float
We speak to acclaimed playwright Stef Smith about her first TV show, Float – an innovative, heartfelt and mint fresh micro-drama centred on a tender lesbian romance Read more »| 10 Nov 2021 -
MusicDamon Albarn – The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows
Inspired by Iceland's otherworldly landscapes, Damon Albarn's new album is an arresting blend of ecopoetics and meditations on grief Read more »| 09 Nov 2021 -
FilmPlay Poland 2021: Festival preview
Play Poland returns after a four-year hiatus to bring the best of contemporary Polish cinema to Scottish audiences Read more »| 09 Nov 2021 -
FilmDénes Nagy on WWII drama Natural Light
Hungarian director Dénes Nagy discusses his bracing new World War Two film Natural Light, which follows a Hungarian soldier tasked with keeping order in occupied Ukraine at the behest of the Axis Powers Read more »| 09 Nov 2021 -
BooksMy Body by Emily Ratajkowski
Emily Ratajkowski’s new essay collection is an honest and thoughtful first-hand take on the patriarchy and commodification of the fashion industry Read more »| 09 Nov 2021 -
BooksRadical Archive: 30 Years of Glasgow Women's Library
We chat with Gabrielle Macbeth, the Volunteer Coordinator at Glasgow Women’s Library, about documenting erased histories, the rich community of Glasgow’s East End, and the importance of radical practices Read more »| 08 Nov 2021 -
MusicCourtney Barnett – Things Take Time, Take Time
Courtney Barnett's third album showcases a more intimate, pensive side to the Melbourne artist Read more »| 08 Nov 2021 -
BooksRead Think Act: Lighthouse on books and activism
Lighthouse Books have launched a video series looking to explore the connections between books and activism. We speak to Digital Campaigns Manager Jessica Gaitán Johannesson to learn more Read more »| 08 Nov 2021 -
ComedyComedy historian Robert Ross on his new book
Comedy historian Robert Ross talks to us about his new book, which shines an overdue spotlight on more than a century of overlooked comic greatness Read more »| 08 Nov 2021