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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ArtDesigner dreams with pyjama brand Irregular Sleep Pattern
We speak to the founders of Glasgow-based pyjama and bedding brand Irregular Sleep Pattern, Jolene Crawford and Mil Stricevic, to find out more about their eclectic patterns, dazzling colourways and new collection In Your Dreams Read more »| 18 Jan 2024 -
TheatreScottish Ballet: Cinders! @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Scottish Ballet presents a thoughtful re-imagining of Cinderella that breaks from ballet conformity with an exciting, experimental twist Read more »| 18 Jan 2024 -
ClubsCelebrating 25 Years of Optimo
One of the country’s most cherished parties has reached a quarter of a century – cause for a new compilation and a wee chat with one half of the duo behind Optimo, Jonnie Wilkes Read more »| 17 Jan 2024 -
MusicBring Me the Horizon @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 14 Jan
Sheffield's finest metallers are at the peak of their powers at a packed-out POST-HUMAN performance in Glasgow Read more »| 16 Jan 2024 -
BooksThe Promised Party by Jennifer Clement
Jennifer Clement follows up Widow Basquiat with another perfect time capsule Read more »| 16 Jan 2024 -
FilmScotland on Screen: Jack Archer on Bill Douglas: My Best Friend
Jack Archer’s documentary Bill Douglas: My Best Friend explores the friendship between Scotland’s greatest filmmaker and his lifelong companion Peter Jewell through interviews and Douglas's unseen 8mm home films. Archer tells us more Read more »| 16 Jan 2024
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ComedyUrooj Ashfaq on her Fringe win and debut UK tour
Mumbai-based stand-up Urooj Ashfaq on her 2023 Fringe win, festivals versus tours, Edinburgh versus Glasgow, and what the near-future brings Read more »| 15 Jan 2024 -
BooksThe History of My Sexuality by Tobi Lakmaker
This sharp and beguiling debut novel by Dutch author Tobi Lakmaker explores ideas of gender and sexuality with a frank and clear-eyed gaze Read more »| 15 Jan 2024 -
MusicSleater-Kinney – Little Rope
A chronicle of loss and howling lead lines, Sleater Kinney’s signature two-prong songwriting style is raw but still leaves us hankering for more Read more »| 15 Jan 2024 -
FilmThe Holdovers
Director Alexander Payne balances emotional realism with retro fun and biting comedy as he teams up with Paul Giamatti once again Read more »| 15 Jan 2024 -
MusicKali Uchis – Orquídeas
Orquídeas is a display of bravura and an entire album of sweet spots Read more »| 12 Jan 2024 -
MusicThe Vaccines – Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations
The Vaccines are back to their best on Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations, an album full of singles Read more »| 12 Jan 2024 -
MusicJohn Maclean, Red Clydeside & Radical Remembrance
Ahead of Celtic Connections' John Maclean Centenary concert, we speak with writer and activist Henry Bell and musician Kapil Seshasayee Read more »| 11 Jan 2024 -
BooksYou Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue
Álvaro Enrigue's latest novel is a hallucinatory reimagining of fateful violent events in colonial Mexico Read more »| 11 Jan 2024 -
MusicThe Skinny On... swim school
Ahead of what sounds like a pretty big year for the Edinburgh band, swim school's Alice Johnson takes on our January Q&A Read more »| 10 Jan 2024