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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BooksDeath Valley by Melissa Broder
Melissa Broder's third novel is a blackly comic exploration of grief via cavernous cacti and talking rocks Read more »| 24 Oct 2023 -
MusicHinako Omori – stillness, softness...
Hinako Omori finds herself amidst a darker, more driven soundscape on stillness, softness..., a natural progression from 2022's a journey... Read more »| 24 Oct 2023 -
FilmTypist Artist Pirate King
Monica Dolan brings energy and conviction to her performance as unsung artist Audrey Amiss in this biopic road movie from Carol Morley Read more »| 24 Oct 2023 -
FilmBeyond Utopia
A heart-stopping documentary taking us inside North Korea following the people taking the treacherous journey to escape its totalitarian regime Read more »| 24 Oct 2023 -
TheatreDracula: Mina's Reckoning @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
The National Theatre of Scotland's ambitious, genderqueer retelling of the classic tale of Dracula offers interesting elements, but some flat characterisation lets it down Read more »| 23 Oct 2023 -
MusicGlen Hansard – All That Was East Is West of Me Now
On his latest album, Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard reveals another one of his multiple selves Read more »| 20 Oct 2023
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MusicSpotlight On... Lloyd's House
Ahead of releasing their latest EP, The Masochist, we catch up with Glasgow outfit Lloyd's House to find out more Read more »| 19 Oct 2023 -
MusicCortnë @ The Glad Cafe, Glasgow, 13 Oct
Southside singer-songwriter Cortnë celebrates her first EP Florescence with a sold-out show at The Glad Cafe Read more »| 18 Oct 2023 -
MusicPriya Ragu – Santhosam
Priya Ragu's Santhosam is a self-assured debut of an artist who has fully arrived and is ready to carve out a distinctive space of her own Read more »| 17 Oct 2023 -
ArtMirrl & Half Year Studio: Capitals
October ushers in Capitals, an exciting new collaboration in lighting by Mirrl and Half Year Studio, celebrating two of Glasgow’s most iconic historic designers – Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson and Charles Rennie Mackintosh Read more »| 17 Oct 2023 -
MusicEvian Christ – Revanchist
The decade-long wait for Evian Christ’s debut LP pays off; Revanchist is a work of real beauty and apocalyptic intensity Read more »| 17 Oct 2023 -
MusicCarla J. Easton – Sugar Honey
Anger is an energy, and on Sugar Honey, Easton is channeling every negative emotion into making these tracks soar Read more »| 17 Oct 2023 -
FilmKillers of the Flower Moon
Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Lily Gladstone star in the epic true-crime saga Killers of the Flower Moon, which sees Martin Scorsese exploring the shameful treatment of the United States' Indigenous population Read more »| 17 Oct 2023 -
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MusicOvermono @ SWG3, Glasgow, 13 Oct
As Overmono's tour reaches the doorstep of Glasgow's SWG3, their ambitious sonic landscapes and homage to the UK sound make for an unforgettable night Read more »| 16 Oct 2023 -
ComedyPaul Foot @ The Stand, Glasgow, 8 Oct
Dissolve is a multifaceted, uplifting show about recovery one moment you’re absorbed in his fascinating story, and the next you’re laughing your head off. Read more »| 13 Oct 2023