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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MusicAngel Olsen, Forever Love
No conversation of love in art is complete without Angel Olsen. We explore how her views on love have shifted over the last decade, informing the shape of her identity as she came out Read more »| 07 Feb 2024 -
BooksAgustín Fernández Mallo on his eclectic catalogue of love
We chat with Spanish author Agustín Fernández Mallo about his novel The Book of All Loves and his atypical exploration of one of literature’s most familiar themes Read more »| 07 Feb 2024 -
BooksPity by Andrew McMillan
The legacies of a small mining community take centre stage in this remarkable, intergenerational debut novel Read more »| 07 Feb 2024 -
FilmThe Taste of Things
The Taste of Things is lovingly prepared but a little staid; it's beautiful to look at, but removed from a deeper emotionality Read more »| 07 Feb 2024 -
FilmGlasgow Film Festival 2024: Industry Focus and After Dark events
Scottish filmmaker Kevin Macdonald headlines Glasgow Film Festival’s increased Industry Focus this year, and new strand After Hours introduces a GFF karaoke night, ceilidh and 2005 disco Read more »| 06 Feb 2024 -
MusicBig City 2024: Mogwai announce Glasgow festival
Glasgow post-rockers Mogwai unveil the inaugural eclectic lineup of their very own hometown festival, Big City Read more »| 06 Feb 2024
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MusicLes Amazones d’Afrique @ Saint Luke's, Glasgow, 2 Feb
With songs rooted in feminist empowerment and liberation, West African supergroup Les Amazones d'Afrique deliver a compellingly fun show as part of Celtic Connections Read more »| 06 Feb 2024 -
FilmHippFest 2024 programme revealed
The Hippodrome Silent Film Festival is back with another knockout lineup of silent cinema, featuring early cinematic visions of Scotland, some of the biggest stars of the silent era and loads of rarities, all performed with live music Read more »| 06 Feb 2024 -
ArtMonumental Manifestations: Josie KO on the year ahead
We catch up with Josie KO, the recipient of The Skinny Prize 2023, to find out more about her practice and her exciting plans for 2024 Read more »| 06 Feb 2024 -
BooksAlphabetical Diaries by Sheila Heti
Sheila Heti's meticulously alphabetised editing of a decade's worth of her diary entries is a cerebral, romantic exploration of the connections and questions that weave throughout her life Read more »| 06 Feb 2024 -
MusicKali Malone – All Life Long
US composer Kali Malone returns with an album that seeks to wrest devotional music from its religious connotations Read more »| 06 Feb 2024 -
MusicChelsea Wolfe – She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She
She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She is another successful reinvention from the Californian artist who continues to be an impenetrable force Read more »| 06 Feb 2024 -
MusicDepeche Mode @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 31 Jan
A reinvigorated Depeche Mode sock it to an eager Glasgow crowd with new material and a host of old favourites Read more »| 05 Feb 2024 -
ComedyPaddy Young and Dan Tiernan on Success in Comedy
Both nominated for Best Newcomer by The Edinburgh Comedy Awards, northern lads Paddy Young and Dan Tiernan are taking their hit debut hours on tour Read more »| 05 Feb 2024 -
MusicZara Larsson – Venus
Out of step with the current pop landscape, Larsson’s fourth studio album is something Capital FM would’ve eaten up ten years ago Read more »| 05 Feb 2024