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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FilmWatch eerie first clip from Blade Runner 2049
The first extended look at Blade Runner 2049 sees Ryan Gosling’s character wonder through a desolate wasteland Read more »| 11 Sep 2017 -
Music
Anna of the North – Lovers
Anna of the North’s debut album is a glistening journey through the spectrum of emotions associated with heartbreak. Read more »| 11 Sep 2017 -
ComedyCurb Your Enthusiasm season 9 trailer: Larry is back!
Rest easy, everyone; the new trailer for Curb Your Enthusiasm shows no sign Larry David has mellowed with age. In fact, he's more misanthropic than ever Read more »| 11 Sep 2017 -
Music
Sløtface – Try Not to Freak Out
Perky, punchy pop-punk gems make up Norwegian four-piece Sløtface’s debut album. Read more »| 11 Sep 2017 -
Film
On Body and Soul
Two work colleagues' dreams intertwine in this darkly comic drama from Hungarian filmmaker Ildikó Enyedi Read more »| 11 Sep 2017 -
MusicOpen Your Mind: Nasty P interview
Edinburgh producer Nasty P is passionate about Scottish hip-hop and raising awareness for his local scene, but as he tells The Skinny, he also has his own creative ambitions Read more »| 11 Sep 2017
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Books
Scottish Poetry News: September 2017
Our poetry columnist highlights the launch of Stairs and Whispers at the Scottish Poetry Library – an anthology from deaf and disabled poets. We also look at the best published poetry to have reached us this month Read more »| 08 Sep 2017 -
FilmMother!
Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem star in Darren Aronofsky's Mother!, a mind-bending shocker whose mysteries need to be unpacked and then unpacked again Read more »| 08 Sep 2017 -
Music
Cool Times: MC Almond Milk Interview
We speak to James Scott, aka MC Almond Milk, about his debut record under his nutritionally rich and nutty moniker Read more »| 08 Sep 2017 -
Film
It
The long-gestating big screen adaptation of Stephen King's iconic novel has excellent teen performances and is highly entertaining, even if it's not especially scary Read more »| 08 Sep 2017 -
Art
Jac Leirner @ Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
In her newest exhibition at The Fruitmarket, Jac Leirner shows the beauty of obsession Read more »| 08 Sep 2017 -
Art
Scotland's Design Language: The Skinny Showcase
What characterises contemporary design in Scotland? What is our ‘design language’ – do we indeed have one? Read more »| 07 Sep 2017 -
Clubs
Platform 18: The Depot Summer Rave @ The Depot, Glasgow, 29 Jul
Jeff Mills, Mathew Jonson and Gary Beck head an impressive line-up for Platform 18's summer party in Glasgow Read more »| 07 Sep 2017 -
Books
A Life of Adventure and Delight by Akhil Sharma
Akhil Sharma's new collection captures the complexities and contradictions of emotional life Read more »| 07 Sep 2017 -
Film
In praise of crime film poet Jean-Pierre Melville
Jean-Pierre Melville was the lone wolf of French cinema and the connective tissue between American film noir and modern day master directors like Michael Mann and Quentin Tarantino. Dive into his ice cool cinema with GFT's latest CineMasters season Read more »| 07 Sep 2017