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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ComedyDoug Stanhope: Saving Lives One Cigarette at a Time
Often bracketed as a caustic political comedian, we discover Doug Stanhope may have been plonked in the wrong pigeonhole Read more »| 29 May 2018 -
MusicApostille's Michael Kasparis on Choose Life
We speak to Night School Records founder Michael Kasparis about Trainspotting, George Michael and his latest solo record Choose Life under his Apostille moniker Read more »| 29 May 2018 -
Film
L’Amant Double
François Ozon's sex thriller L’Amant Double is neither as sexy nor smart as it thinks it is Read more »| 29 May 2018 -
FilmMy Friend Dahmer
The troubled home and school life of a teenage Jeffrey Dahmer is explored in this creepy coming-of-age biopic that will get under your skin Read more »| 29 May 2018 -
Art
iQhiya @ Transmission Gallery, Glasgow
South African collective iQhiya's Glasgow International exhibition is a DIY-feeling show that considers the histories and reality of poor representation of black womxn artists across the Glasgow cultural scene and beyond. Read more »| 28 May 2018 -
Tv Radio
Stephen Fry’s Great Leap Years and 5 more brainy podcasts
Great Leap Years, Stephen Fry’s new fact-filled podcast series, is witty and likable but oh so dull. Instead, you might want to take a great leap on to these other IQ boosting podcasts Read more »| 25 May 2018
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Music
Natalie Prass – The Future and the Past
On her new album, Natalie Prass beautifully channels a host of influences whilst feeling incredibly fresh Read more »| 25 May 2018 -
Books
Aliens & Anorexia by Chris Kraus
I Love Dick author Chris Kraus' latest book to hit the UK covers a kaleidoscope of subjects with empathy, vulnerability and wit Read more »| 25 May 2018 -
Theatre
Ask Auntie Act: How Can I Be Original?
For this month, beloved Auntie Trash hands over her opinion column to new national treasure Courtney Act Read more »| 25 May 2018 -
Tv Radio
Donald Glover's Atlanta, post-This Is America
In the wake of his scintillating treatise on the state of America, we revisit the first season of Donald Glover's game-changing comedy as it airs on BBC Two Read more »| 25 May 2018 -
Clubs
Telfort on his Rooms For Speculation EP
We meet Edinburgh-based DJ and producer Sam Telfort ahead of the release of his new EP Rooms For Speculation Read more »| 25 May 2018 -
Art
From the Ground Up: Scotland's Architecture Fringe
Architecture Fringe organiser Andy Summers and participant Gunnar Groves-Raines describe the exciting plans for this year's Fringe, and what makes it so distinctive from other festivals of its kind. Read more »| 25 May 2018 -
Music
Japanese Breakfast @ Mono, Glasgow, 21 May
A disruptive crowd during Phillip Taylor's support slot sets the night off on the wrong foot, but Japanese Breakfast still manages to deliver a stunning performance Read more »| 24 May 2018 -
Musicblood blood – The Fool (Video Premiere)
Watch the new video for The Fool by Davey Gwynne's blood blood, shot by Julie Fern Crawford and Catriona Clegg Read more »| 24 May 2018 -
Film
How Revenge subverts the rape-revenge thriller
Coralie Fargeat plays with the familiar tropes of the rape-revenge film in Revenge, and it's a refreshing look at the genre through a female gaze Read more »| 23 May 2018