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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Books
Francis Fukuyama (skinnyfest)
One of the most influential and controversial political theorists of our time discusses the failure of American neoconservatism and the war in Iraq. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Books
Book Ahead! [SKINNYFEST]
Festival director Catherine Lockerbie gives us the skinny on the festival and reveals her top picks of 2006. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Books
Banipal Live [Skinnyfest]
Discover the rich and diverse world of Arab writing with four of the finest Arab writers working in English. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
Tut's: Ross Clark
armed with only a mop of hair, an acoustic guitar and huge NHS specs, Clarke is a beguiling, captivating figure Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
We Are Wolves @ Nice'n'Sleazys
a raw, four to the floor synth blitzkrieg Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
The Pipettes / The 1990s @ King Tut's
proof that pop can be a great seducer Read more »| 14 Aug 2006
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Music
The Longcut @ King Tuts
their half guitar half dance led sound creates a pace that would suit a Hacienda club night Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
Fightclub @ Cabaret Voltaire @ Edinburgh
EVOL pinches one pin for most standout live-performance but since Goulage Beat put out the grooviest DJ set as well as the deadliest femme fatale ever seen on a stage, they clinch a worthy consolation point Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
The Common Redstarts - Save It For Your Friends
a swaggering stomp Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
Futuro - Keep It Short and Keep It Simple (Self-Released) (Print)
the most fresh-faced, intelligent and addictive EP heard by these ears so far this year Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
MusicMystery Jets - Diamonds In The Dark
A triumphant and classic pop song. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
MusicArctic Monkeys - Leave Before The Lights Come On
It's just a song about awkward drunken shags Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
Buy tickets Now: Let's Rock! Edinburgh
the only thing Ingliston will be trading on the 30th September is Rock n' Roll Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
Plan B @ King Tuts
An artist determined to share the raw and brutal realities of his own existence Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
MusicSteve Turner and his Bad Ideas - New Wave Punk Asshole
The (slightly disappointing) return of a real rock monster Read more »| 14 Aug 2006