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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BooksRebecca Tamás ponders the anthropocene in Strangers
The impact of human existence on our planet is reaching its tipping point. Rebecca Tamás, whose new essay collection considers this era, ponders the true complexities of the relationship between the human and nonhuman Read more »| 04 Nov 2020 -
ClubsLuke Fowler and Vikki Morton introduce Sotto Voce
A collaboration between Glasgow gallery The Modern Institute and record label Redstone Press sees artists Luke Fowler and Vikki Morton come together for their first release as Sotto Voce. They tell us about the new project Read more »| 02 Nov 2020 -
BooksWhat You Could Have Won by Rachel Genn
Rachel Genn's deft tale of toxicity, in substances and relationships, will keep you hooked and discombobulated in equal measure Read more »| 02 Nov 2020 -
FilmThe Boys in the Band
Jim Parsons, Matt Bomer and Zachary Quinto are among the stars in this new production of the classic play set at a Manhattan birthday celebration Read more »| 02 Nov 2020 -
MusicOn the Rise: NOVA on her incredible year
In the wake of her SAY Award victory and ahead of a performance at this year's virtual SAMAs ceremony, we chat to Scottish hip-hop's fastest rising star, NOVA Read more »| 02 Nov 2020 -
ArtRajni Perera @ Tramway, Glasgow
Rajni Perera's visionary works project BIPOC bodies into a luscious, beautiful future of body modification and new forms of society Read more »| 02 Nov 2020
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ComedyICYMI: Krystal Evans on Tootsie
Stand-up comedian Krystal Evans gives a first watch to Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie for our ICYMI column Read more »| 02 Nov 2020 -
FilmPatrick
Peaky Blinders director Tim Mielants makes his feature debut with Patrick, a Coen-esque caper centred on a nudist camp's handyman and his missing tool Read more »| 30 Oct 2020 -
FilmAbout Endlessness
Swedish absurdist Roy Andersson returns with another series of bittersweet sketches that both amuse and move in equal measure Read more »| 30 Oct 2020 -
ArtShoving From All Sides: Edinburgh Art Festival Platform 2020
The annual showcase of emerging Scottish artists Platform returns for its 2020 edition, featuring four diverse practices. Mark Bleakley, Rhona Jack, Susannah Stark and Rabindranath A Bhose introduce their work Read more »| 30 Oct 2020 -
BooksThe New Abject edited by Sarah Eyre, Ra Page
This new anthology of psychological and social horror tackles 'disgust-inducing' everyday objects Read more »| 30 Oct 2020 -
FilmDigging Up the Past: Bassam Tariq on Mogul Mowgli
Bassam Tariq's electric narrative feature debut stars Riz Ahmed as a British-Pakistani rapper on the cusp of stardom when struck down by a debilitating illness. Tariq explains how he wanted to tell a story that dug deep into Pakistan's cultural heritage Read more »| 30 Oct 2020 -
MusicNOVA wins the 2020 SAY Award
Shaheeda Sinckler picks up Scottish music's biggest prize for her debut album, RE-UP Read more »| 29 Oct 2020 -
FilmRelic
Australian-Japanese director Natalie Erika James’ brilliant debut centres its horror on three generations of women as the developing dementia of the family's grandmother exposes unspoken resentments between the trio Read more »| 28 Oct 2020 -
FilmShirley
Josephine Decker channels the gothic atmosphere and horribly thrilling storytelling of Shirley Jackson's writing in this fictionalised portrait of the author Read more »| 26 Oct 2020