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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BooksSend Nudes by Saba Sams
A simple, sharp and chaotic collection of stories, exploring family, friendship, belonging and sexual tension Read more »| 01 Feb 2022 -
MusicLos Bitchos – Let the Festivities Begin!
Every second of Let the Festivities Begin!, the debut album from instrumental quartet Los Bitchos, is unconventional, rule-breaking, and mind-bending Read more »| 01 Feb 2022 -
MusicCate Le Bon – Pompeii
Cate Le Bon's latest record Pompeii is an expansive account of her continuing artistic growth Read more »| 01 Feb 2022 -
BooksScottish Poetry News: February 2022
February's poetry wrap includes new collections from Hannah Lavery, Bibi June and Shannon O'Neill, in-person poetry at Lovecrumbs and the chance to play Glastonbury (!) Read more »| 01 Feb 2022 -
FilmScottish Film Events: February 2022
Glasgow Film Festival bring the brilliant but underseen films of Patrick Wang to the big screen this month. Elsewhere, Valentine's Day brings out the romantic side of some Scottish programmers while Summerhall has the end of the world on its mind Read more »| 01 Feb 2022 -
ArtScottish Art Exhibitions and Events: February 2022
It's February, love is in the air (and at Embassy Gallery), and art FM radio station Radiophrenia is back on the airwaves, along with another half-dozen exhibitions handpicked for you to enjoy this month Read more »| 01 Feb 2022
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BooksThe Second Cut by Louise Welsh
Louise Welsh returns to the world of The Cutting Room in a noir that's as breathless and striking as you'd hope Read more »| 31 Jan 2022 -
BooksMona by Pola Oloixarac
Pola Oloixarac's Mona fearlessly confronts the absurdity of the literary establishment, and leaves the reader questioning whether all great art is inherently violent Read more »| 31 Jan 2022 -
BooksHow to be a modern man: Fuccboi and masculinity in fiction
As Sean Thor Conroe's Fuccboi arrives in a blaze of controversy, Katie Goh considers it in the context of the so-called crisis of male representation in contemporary fiction Read more »| 31 Jan 2022 -
MusicBlack Country, New Road – Ants From Up There
Black Country, New Road's second album Ants From Up There is a galloping, murmuring and exciting barrage of sounds and ideas Read more »| 31 Jan 2022 -
MusicMitski – Laurel Hell
Laurel Hell, Mitski’s bold return to music, brings enchanting beats, gut-wrenching honesty, and even more wisdom Read more »| 31 Jan 2022 -
FilmHonor Swinton Byrne on The Souvenir: Part II
Joanna Hogg's The Souvenir: Part II sees Honor Swinton Byrne return as Julie, the young filmmaker trying to find her way in 80s London. But this is a steelier Julie than we saw in Part I. Swinton Byrne tells us about her connection to the character Read more »| 31 Jan 2022 -
MusicDoune the Rabbit Hole 2022: Ten acts to catch
With the shocking reveal that Patti Smith is set to play at Doune the Rabbit Hole in Stirlingshire this summer, we pick out ten other acts not to be missed Read more »| 28 Jan 2022 -
MusicCaribou @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 24 Jan
The stars align to bring one of the most jubilant acts going to Glasgow on the very day we're allowed back in the club Read more »| 26 Jan 2022 -
MusicAround the World: Amadou & Mariam interview
We speak with one half of Malian duo Amadou & Mariam about collaboration, and representing Mali on the world stage Read more »| 25 Jan 2022