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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Clubs
Ugly Duckling, Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh, Nov 11
Whatever the reason they haven't hit it big time yet, it's certainly not because of the music. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Clubs
The Ruffness, RangZen Charity Night, The Bongo Club, Edinburgh, Nov 2
Roughing it with Lady Mac Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Film
Best of Later... With Jools Holland 2000-2006
Yet another compilation of performances from Jools Holland's eclectic music show, this time dealing with the last seven years of Later... Looking at the play... Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Art
Les Stone - Voodoo
The images work on both an educational and aesthetic level Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Art
Douglas Gordon - Insipidreadful?
At its worst, Gordon's art is painfully one-dimensional Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Theatre
Heroes
The hearts of a packed theatre go out to the three old codgers Read more »| 12 Dec 2006
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Theatre
Traverse Cubed3 (DESIGNER NOTE: '3' in superscript please)
Eerie, comic, challenging Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Theatre
Mary Stuart @ Royal Lyceum
Catherine Cusack fully convinces, here, in the title role àfull of anger, liveliness and passion. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Books
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
the cumulative impact is moving and profound - mature and graceful Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Music
White Heat @ Cabaret Voltaire
a heady mix of frenetic chord progressions, punchy bass lines and foot stomping drums Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
MusicIsis - In The Absence of Truth
their distinct formula is here in abundance Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Books
Wimbledon Green by Seth
This book retains the zany sort of fun Seth must have had in writing it Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Film
The Upside of Anger
A fairly inconsequential romantic drama with several bitterly funny scenes. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Film
Dead Man's Cards
A promising debut which lands some hard-hitting blows. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Film
Rediscovered Classic - Manhattan
Manhattan displays a director at the very top of his game. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006