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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BooksTragedy & Triumph: Ali Eskandarian’s Golden Years
Oscar Van Gelderen – ‘the publisher with the golden nose’ – was also editor of Ali Eskandarian's modern beat novel Golden Y... Read more »| 15 Jan 2016 -
TheatrePUSH Festival: Kim Kardashian Confession
As PUSH festival prepares to kick off the New Year with some fantastic fringe at HOME Manchester, Mighty Heart Theatre talks Kim Kardashian, body image and confession Read more »| 15 Jan 2016 -
Film2016 Oscar nominations announced
The nominations for the 2016 Academy Awards have been announced, with Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road and The Revenant among the nominees for best film. The be... Read more »| 14 Jan 2016 -
FilmAlan Rickman dies aged 69
Alan Rickman, the much-loved actor famed for his bad guy roles in Die Hard and the Harry Potter films, has died aged 69 It has been confirmed today that Ala... Read more »| 14 Jan 2016 -
BooksAnd Yet... by Christopher Hitchens
And Yet... is Christopher Hitchens’ supposedly final collection of essays, most of which were written before the publication of his previous collection... Read more »| 14 Jan 2016 -
Clubs
The Place Outside: Alex Smoke on Love Over Will
No stranger to these pages over the years, Glasgow-based producer Alex Smoke discusses the enduring influence of classical music and his evolving relationship with dancefloor sounds on latest record Love Over Will. Read more »| 14 Jan 2016
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Art
Christopher MacInnes @ Generator Projects
Christopher MacInnes' Small Gate Infinite Field is well-executed take on the material conditions for digital existence. Read more »| 14 Jan 2016 -
Film
Creed
The Rocky franchise bounces off the ropes with a thrilling new entry from Ryan Coogler Read more »| 14 Jan 2016 -
Comedy
Crystal Baws: January 2016 Horoscopes
ARIESFor weeks you’ve complained to your partner of feelings of love, involuntary singing, clapping and speaking in tongues. In your hysteria you even ... Read more »| 14 Jan 2016 -
Music
Let's Start Over: Howes interviewed
His EP of summer 2013 got Manchester chattering, but young talent Howes has spent the last two years heading in a new direction. He tells The Skinny about his debut full-length LP, making connections through music and the wily ways of the modular synth Read more »| 13 Jan 2016 -
Art
Delaying Tactics @ House for an Art Lover
Birthe Jorgensen's group show makes good use of the space and includes interesting work, but at times misses the mark. Read more »| 13 Jan 2016 -
Music
Diet Cig / Bruising @ Broadcast, Glasgow, 10 Jan
If guitar-based pop music is so simple, then how come so many people make such a hash of it? The crucial ingredient that separates the wheat from the&nb... Read more »| 13 Jan 2016 -
Clubs
Party for the People on clubbing and philanthropy
Last year saw social fundraisers Party for the People – an initiative which directs money from ticket sales to a range of charities and causes – fly past their £30k milestone for donations. They told us their story so far Read more »| 13 Jan 2016 -
Theatre
Curtains Up: 2016 in Scottish Theatre
We pick out some of the expected highlights in Scotland's theatres in the first half of the new year Read more »| 13 Jan 2016 -
Art
The Skinny Showcase: Amy Stevenson
Amy Stevenson is an artist based in Manchester whose practice often attaches itself to ideas of commodity fetishism. Sculptures multiply, often becoming imme... Read more »| 13 Jan 2016