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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BooksThe Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova
Queen of the grotesque Camilla Grudova returns with a true-to-form collection of disgusting short stories Read more »| 01 Nov 2023 -
MusicThe Skinny On... David Duchovny
Best known for playing FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder in The X-Files, David Duchovny is also a musician. Ahead of his forthcoming European tour, we catch up with him over Zoom as he takes on our November Q&A Read more »| 01 Nov 2023 -
MusicActress – LXXXVIII
The latest album from Actress sees producer Darren Cunningham apply game theory and deep strategic thinking to his unique brand of experimental techno Read more »| 01 Nov 2023 -
FilmNot Your Usual: Adura Onashile on her path to filmmaking
Not Your Usual is a new series from The Skinny and Glayva highlighting innovative artists from across the Scottish scene. For our fourth instalment, we chat to actor-writer-director Adura Onashile over a warming Gallavant glocktail Read more »| 01 Nov 2023 -
Musicbar italia – The Twits
bar italia's second album on Matador this year is at its best where the individual ideas of its three members intersect Read more »| 31 Oct 2023 -
TheatreApphia Campbell on new play Through the Mud
Apphia Campbell speaks about her upcoming show, Through the Mud, an intergenerational story about the struggle for civil rights Read more »| 31 Oct 2023
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FilmMolly Manning Walker on How to Have Sex
Perhaps the strongest British debut of the year, Molly Manning Walker's How to Have Sex is a tale of liberating holiday shenanigans that descends into an ever-buzzing, neon-soaked hellscape of pressure to have more fun, more booze, and more sex Read more »| 31 Oct 2023 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: November 2023
November brings darker nights and DJ debuts across the country, amongst a plethora of birthday celebrations. Top picks include Hamdi, Joy Orbison, Clara! and DJ Stingray Read more »| 31 Oct 2023 -
MusicJockstrap & Taylor Skye – I<3UQTINVU
I<3UQTINVU is a beautifully werd mish-mash of sounds that typifies Jockstrap's experimental aesthetic Read more »| 31 Oct 2023 -
TheatreTreason: The Musical @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Ricky Allan and Charli Eglinton's Gunpowder Plot musical Treason is all tell, no show Read more »| 30 Oct 2023 -
TheatreScottish Theatre Highlights: November 2023
November offers a wide range of ambitious new work and classic favourites across Scotland's theatres Read more »| 30 Oct 2023 -
FilmScottish Film Events: November 2023
November sees a glut of film festivals including Scotland Loves Anime, the French Film Festival and Inverness Film Festival, plus the BFI's Powell and Pressburger season Read more »| 30 Oct 2023 -
BooksBlackouts by Justin Torres
Justin Torres' highly anticipated sophomore novel experiments with form to consider how we document and preserve queer histories Read more »| 30 Oct 2023 -
FilmHow to Have Sex
Molly Manning Walker’s debut feature, following three teen girls on a holiday in Malia, is a remarkable feat in modern social realism Read more »| 30 Oct 2023 -
MusicThere Will Be Fireworks – Summer Moon
There Will Be Fireworks' new album Summer Moon retains the most visceral and passionate elements of its predecessor, and blossoms new quirks and qualities Read more »| 30 Oct 2023