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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Film
Alan Berliner
Wait a second, I'm just going to visit a fruit juice which I'm going to drink while we speak. OK. I got a terrible night's sleep last night. I had a sleeping... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Theatre
The Romeo and Juliet Syndrome
A play about lost love, Romeo and Juliet, fairies, librarians, Valentines Day and, worst of all, journalists, may not sound like an ideal way to start your c... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Clubs
Max Romeo Afterparty, Orange Street, Studio 24, Edinburgh, Aug 25
Romeo has lead a career spanning the highs and lows of reggae stardom and has featured samples in the Prodigy's Out of Space and Jay-Z's Lucifer Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
MusicThe Twilight Singers: Too Tough to Die
if I pull out a Whigs song at a show, you can bet your ass that my heart is all the way behind it Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Music
The Des Moines Riot & Graeme Mearns Band, Henry's Cellar Bar, Aug 8
Sorry, pseudo-rockers, but Hell's lounge has its bandstand reserved. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Books
Ekow Eshun
The new Artistic Director of the ICA will discuss cultural identity with Hari Kunzru Read more »| 14 Aug 2006
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Art
Marijke van Warmerdam: First drop
Somewhat radically in the world of contemporary art, Marijke van Warmerdam's First drop exhibition does not have an agenda. It appears to make no political s... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Art
Toulouse Lautrec and the Art Nouveau Poster
His contemporaries spoke of 'an artist conquering the streets of Paris' and it is easy to see why. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Art
Robert Mapplethorpe
gay', 'sex', 'S&M' and 'New York'. It sounds like the recipe for a rollicking good time Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Art
Anne Redpath and The Edinburgh School
Redpath's paintings capture the spirit of hot summers and happy holidays' Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Clubs
Maceo Parker, Aug 4, Queens Hall
Maceo sang a gorgeous rendition of Ray Charles' Georgia, accompanied by his flute Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Comedy
Stars - August 2006
Horoscopes Leo 23/7 – 22/8The charts predict that an opportunity to relax will bring you much joy but beware inexpertly applied suntan cream when combi... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Books
The Road to Reality - Roger Penrose
Shelve this one next to the Bible. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Art
Phoebe Cummings - Fragments
this exhibition certainly succeeds in conveying the rich mystery and history of the objects which surround us Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
Art
Kirsty Whiten - Schemie Centaurs
The plain ugliness of the eponymous Schemies, here depicted for our amusement as a threatening pack centaurs, comes across as rather patronising Read more »| 14 Aug 2006