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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Tv RadioThe Skinny's TV Shows of 2024
Our writers pick out the TV shows you should have been watching this year (and should catch up on over Christmas!) Read more »| 10 Dec 2024 -
MusicHope of the States @ Stereo, Glasgow, 5 Dec
Reuniting for a handful of shows 18 years after their split, Hope of the States sound as riotous and invigorating as ever before, hinting at new music to come Read more »| 10 Dec 2024 -
FilmScotland on Screen: Review of 2024
It's been a horrible year for arts funding in Scotland, but our film festivals and programmers continue to keep the scene vibrant with their rich and diverse curation and events. We speak to some of our favourites to hear their highlights of 2024 Read more »| 10 Dec 2024 -
MusicWuh Oh on major labels, lost albums, and new project Ferguson
With his debut album as Wuh Oh finally released, we talk to Pete Ferguson about his experiences in the major label game, and look to his future as Ferguson Read more »| 09 Dec 2024 -
BooksWandering Stars by Tommy Orange
American novelist Tommy Orange's latest is a masterful exploration of intergenerational trauma and displacement as told through the eyes of one Native family through the centuries Read more »| 09 Dec 2024 -
FilmQueer
Luca Guadagnino continues his hot streak with this trippy and compassionate adaptation of William S. Burroughs's second novel Queer, with Daniel Craig brilliant as Burroughs stand-in 'Lee' Read more »| 09 Dec 2024
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MusicFontaines D.C. @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 4 Dec
Playing to a sold out Hydro at the end of another huge year, Fontaines D.C. prove they were made for the big time Read more »| 06 Dec 2024 -
ComedyBig Laughs: The Skinny's Comedy Picks of 2024
The Skinny's Comedy Team give us the lowdown on their favourite funny moments of the year Read more »| 06 Dec 2024 -
ArtGabrielle Goliath on new exhibition Personal Accounts
We meet Gabrielle Goliath, the artist behind Personal Accounts, a decolonial and collaborative project of repair now on show at Talbot Rice Gallery in Edinburgh Read more »| 06 Dec 2024 -
MusicSpotlight On... Dubinski
Following the release of their latest single Downtown Operation, we catch up with Edinburgh four-piece Dubinski Read more »| 05 Dec 2024 -
MusicCharli xcx @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 2 Dec
After raving around the world, this year’s biggest pop star finishes her victory lap in Glasgow. More than brat summer, this was the year of Charli xcx, and she’s here to show the Hydro just what it means to be a 365 party girl Read more »| 05 Dec 2024 -
ArtThe Art of Climate Action: Waters Rising at Perth Museum
Waters Rising, a newly-opened exhibition at the Perth Museum, explores the story of the flood through the lens of ecological breakdown Read more »| 05 Dec 2024 -
BooksThe Skinny's Books of 2024
Our intrepid book team tell us about their favourite books of the year – get ready to make that pile of books by your bedside even bigger Read more »| 05 Dec 2024 -
MusicThe Skinny's Scottish Albums of 2024
We polled our writers for their favourite Scottish albums of the year, and the results are in... Read more »| 05 Dec 2024 -
FilmGuy Maddin, Evan Johnson & Galen Johnson on Rumours
We chat with Guy Maddin and his regular collaborators Evan and Galen Johnson about Rumours, their new comedy about a crisis at the G7 Summit. They tell us how they embraced a more conventional film style without losing any of their puckish surrealism Read more »| 04 Dec 2024