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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MusicEdinburgh Fringe 2023: Music Highlights
From immersive audiovisual feasts and K-pop to comedian DJ battles and DJ Yoda's love of Tarantino, we pick out some music highlights from the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe Read more »| 31 Jul 2023 -
FilmSam H Freeman and Ng Choon Ping on Femme
Directors Sam H Freeman and Ng Choon Ping explore myriad modes of masculinity in their bristling queer thriller Femme, which sees a drag artist out to exact revenge on a homophobic thug Read more »| 31 Jul 2023 -
BooksI Will Greet the Sun Again by Khashayar J. Khabushani
In Khashayar J. Khabushani's debut, a young boy navigates a queer coming-of-age against the backdrop of pre-9/11 America and post-revolution Iran Read more »| 31 Jul 2023 -
FilmKokomo City
Kokomo City is a timely and powerful documentary exploring the lives of Black trans sex workers Read more »| 31 Jul 2023 -
MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: August 2023
August offers up festivals galore – Core., Connect, EIF – plus dozens of great local gigs at Sneaky Pete's, King Tut's, The Hug & Pint and elsewhere Read more »| 31 Jul 2023 -
FilmScottish Film Events: August 2023
EIFF is getting the east coast excited, but there's plenty of cinema action on the west coast too, with big screen epics, a Lars von Trier season and a new festival celebrating artists' films made in Scotland Read more »| 31 Jul 2023
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ComedyEdinburgh Fringe 2023: 26 Comedy Shows to See
Our Comedy editor picks out a few highlights from this year's Edinburgh Fringe programme. OK, twenty-six highlights... Read more »| 28 Jul 2023 -
BooksScottish Books Events: August 2023
Edinburgh Book Festival returns, as does Book Fringe, while in not-Edinburgh there are chances to hear from William Keohane, Jenni Fagan and John Niven Read more »| 28 Jul 2023 -
ArtScottish Art Events & Exhibitions: August 2023
All eyes will be on Edinburgh in August, but Glasgow and Dundee also play host to excellent new exhibitions this month Read more »| 28 Jul 2023 -
TheatreScottish Theatre Highlights: August 2023
August sees an overwhelmingly large menu of live theatre – here's our pick of what's happening away from the Edinburgh Fringe Read more »| 28 Jul 2023 -
MusicCharif Megarbane – Marzipan
Charif Megarbane distills kaleidoscopic influences in Marzipan with an expert hand, while maintaining his characteristic DIY spontaneity Read more »| 27 Jul 2023 -
MusicThe 13th Note: What is a venue without its workers?
In light of its recent closure, to understand the legacy of The 13th Note we speak to a handful of musicians and workers who have passed through its doors over the years Read more »| 27 Jul 2023 -
MusicRed Hot Chili Peppers @ Hampden Park, Glasgow, 23 Jul
Red Hot Chili Peppers make their long-awaited return to Scotland, bringing all the staples of a classic show (minus one or two songs) Read more »| 26 Jul 2023 -
MusicNile Rodgers & CHIC @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 23 Jul
The godfather of good times, Nile Rodgers shows why he's been at the forefront of popular music for nearly 50 years Read more »| 26 Jul 2023 -
BooksTrouble by Lex Croucher
Lex Croucher's new queer Regency rom-com continues to break the rules of both propriety and gender norms Read more »| 26 Jul 2023