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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MusicGlasgow's Comfort on gender identity and class disparity
Ahead of their appearance at Counterflows, we speak to Glasgow-based duo Comfort about using honesty in their lyrics to challenge gender identity and class disparity Read more »| 06 Mar 2020 -
MusicBig Thief @ Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, 2 Mar
The Brooklyn four-piece deliver another tremendous live show tonight, showing how they've cultivated so many passionate fans over quite a short space of time Read more »| 06 Mar 2020 -
ArtIsabella Widger @ CCA, Glasgow
Literary and historical references come together across imaginative drawings, poetry and theatrical set installation in Isabella Widger's CCA exhibition Read more »| 06 Mar 2020 -
TheatreGaelic Theatre Gu Leòr on language, loss and MAIM
We speak to Alasdair C. Whyte and Evie Waddell about the themes of climate change, culture and survival in Theatre Gu Leòr and WHYTE's new show Read more »| 06 Mar 2020 -
MusicDJ Shadow @ SWG3, Glasgow, 27 Feb
On his first live dates for two and a half years, DJ Shadow turns SWG3 on its head with a trippy, hip-hop masterclass Read more »| 05 Mar 2020 -
ComedyTim Renkow and Rosie Jones on accessibility in comedy
Ahead of Glasgow Comedy Festival, we speak with comics Tim Renkow and Rosie Jones about accessibility in the comedy industry Read more »| 05 Mar 2020
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FilmThe Skinny on... Caitlin Moran
Caitlin Moran's hilarious coming-of-age memoir How to Build a Girl is soon to hit the big screen, with Booksmart's Beanie Feldstein playing the Moran surrogate. Read on to discover Moran's fave Beatle, best interview subject and a secret about bums Read more »| 05 Mar 2020 -
BooksThe Inland Sea by Madeleine Watts
A personal crisis and an ecological crisis run parallel in Madeleine Watts' debut novel Read more »| 05 Mar 2020 -
MusicPublic Enemy and Kate Tempest to play Doune the Rabbit Hole
Public Enemy (Radio), Kate Tempest, John Cale, Dan Deacon and Nadia Rose join the already announced Belle & Sebastian at the 2020 edition of the Stirlingshire festival Read more »| 04 Mar 2020 -
MusicHeather Woods Broderick @ The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, 29 Feb
Heather Woods Broderick – regular collaborator with the likes of Sharon Van Etten, Lisa Hannigan and her brother Peter Broderick – arrives in Glasgow with sublime songs of her own to share Read more »| 04 Mar 2020 -
MusicThe Big Moon @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 29 Feb
The Big Moon illuminate a sold-out show at Summerhall with their pop-rock bangers and refreshing energy Read more »| 04 Mar 2020 -
MusicDIIV @ Academy 2, Manchester, 26 Feb
Zachary Cole Smith lays to rest the demons of 2016 with a scintillating return to Manchester Read more »| 04 Mar 2020 -
Tv RadioPsychokinesis: The Great Unwatched
In our search through some of the best oddities Netflix has to offer, a look at this Korean superhero movie in which a middle-aged security guard develops some surprising new abilities Read more »| 04 Mar 2020 -
Tv RadioGirlfriend's Day: The Great Unwatched
Bob Odenkirk is a greeting card writer embroiled in a Coens-esque web of violence and intrigue in Girlfriend's Day – we delve into the Netflix back catalogue to take a look Read more »| 04 Mar 2020 -
Tv RadioThe Haunting of Hill House: The Great Unwatched
We wander back into Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House in our new series highlighting some under-the-radar streaming shows and movies Read more »| 04 Mar 2020