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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MusicRóisín McCarney @ King Tut’s, Glasgow, 30 Oct
Róisín McCarney blends charisma, candour and a commanding stage presence in an uplifting performance at King Tut’s Read more »| 04 Nov 2025 -
ArtScottish Art Highlights: November 2025
Fruitmarket presents a major posthumous exhibition dedicated to activist-artist Juane Quick-to-See Smith, while Rae-Yen Song 宋瑞渊 transforms Tramway into a sub-aquatic world Read more »| 04 Nov 2025 -
FilmDiscover Eva Victor's must-see debut Sorry, Baby on MUBI
Eva Victor rewrites the script on films about trauma with their funny, tender drama Sorry, Baby. Discover this fresh new voice in cinema and their essential black comedy Sorry, Baby while it streams exclusively on MUBI Read more »| 04 Nov 2025 -
FilmFrench Film Festival UK 2025: Top Five Picks
The long-running and much-loved French Film Festival UK has an exceptional lineup this year. Over 60 films screen at over 40 different locations across the UK. We suggest five films to seek out Read more »| 04 Nov 2025 -
BooksDalia al-Dujaili on her memoir Babylon, Albion
We chat with author Dalia al-Dujaili about her migration memoir Babylon, Albion ahead of her appearance at Edinburgh's Radical book fair Read more »| 04 Nov 2025 -
MusicScottish New Music Round-up: November 2025
It will come as no surprise that November is incredibly busy for new Scottish releases. We look forward to albums from Claire M Singer, Peter Cat, Slime City, Vagrant Real Estate and loads more Read more »| 04 Nov 2025
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ArtPoster Modernism: INTL and the radical world of posters
To commemorate eleven years of INTL festival bringing together Scotland's graphic design community, we speak with founder James Gilchrist Read more »| 04 Nov 2025 -
BooksNoopiming: The Cure for White Ladies by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Anishinaabe author Leanne Betasamosake Simpson articulates the enduring spirit and colonial struggles through which their characters operate Read more »| 04 Nov 2025 -
FilmLynne Ramsay on Die My Love
Lynne Ramsay is back after eight years away with Die My Love, which takes her fans on another atmospheric trip into a disturbed psyche. The Scottish director discusses working with Jennifer Lawrence and lacing her intense movie with gallows humour Read more »| 03 Nov 2025 -
MusicDanny Brown – Stardust
Danny Brown's sixth solo album is a rejuvenated, feature-packed return to form for one of the most innovative rappers around Read more »| 03 Nov 2025 -
MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: November 2025
The SAY Award, a fresh batch of festivals, album launches for Simone Seales, Admiral Fallow and Swim School, and more – here's our November gig guide Read more »| 03 Nov 2025 -
MusicRic Herrington’s Audiatic Orchestra – PROCESSION: The Environmental Symphony
On PROCESSION: The Environmental Symphony, Ric Herrington’s Audiatic Orchestra create a lively and charming tapestry of natural sounds Read more »| 03 Nov 2025 -
FilmScottish Film Events: November 2025
This month's highlights include Noirvember double bills at Filmhouse, Melodrama practically everywhere and possibly too many film festivals Read more »| 03 Nov 2025 -
BooksThe Wax Child by Olga Ravn
International Booker Prize-shortlisted author Olga Ravn returns with a new novel that's by turns delicate and visceral, pleasurable but disjointed Read more »| 03 Nov 2025 -
FilmScotland on Screen: David Mackenzie on Relay
David Mackenzie returns with the sharp and twisty Relay. We catch up with Scotland's most prolific filmmaker to discuss his success in the States, his channelling of 70s paranoid thrillers in Relay and why he tries to avoid repeating himself Read more »| 31 Oct 2025