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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BooksBabel by R.F. Kuang
R.F. Kuang returns with a triumphant, harrowing fantasy examining the entanglement between academia, language and colonialism Read more »| 24 Nov 2022 -
BooksBlood Salt Spring by Hannah Lavery
Edinburgh Makar Hannah Lavery's debut collection shows her deft ability to marry the personal with the political Read more »| 24 Nov 2022 -
MusicSpotlight On... No Windows
We catch up with new Edinburgh duo No Windows, who played one of their first ever shows at this year's Connect festival, and find out all about their debut EP, Fishboy Read more »| 24 Nov 2022 -
MusicAndrew Wasylyk – Hearing the Water Before Seeing the Falls
With beautiful arrangements and incredible density, Andrew Wasylyk's latest album is deeply profound and completely compelling Read more »| 21 Nov 2022 -
FilmWhat Do We See When We Look at the Sky?
Two lovers are cursed by an evil eye in this witty and inventive modern fairytale set in the sun-dappled Georgian city of Kutaisi Read more »| 21 Nov 2022 -
MusicWet Leg @ SWG3, Glasgow, 17 Nov
After an incredible year, tonight's sold out Wet Leg show should be a victory lap, but it sadly feels more like a band still trying to figure stuff out Read more »| 18 Nov 2022
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MusicMUNA @ SWG3, Glasgow, 15 Nov
MUNA bring their charm and big tunes to a packed SWG3, creating a fun environment and safe space in the process Read more »| 17 Nov 2022 -
MusicSpotlight On... Russell Stewart
Ahead of releasing Into View, Russell Stewart talks us through the EP track by track and gives us a first listen to its final single, You Move Me Read more »| 17 Nov 2022 -
MusicKode9 on Escapology and Astro-Darien
The soundtrack to a sonic fiction film exploring the breakup of the UK through the lens of a video game, Hyperdub label boss Kode9’s latest releases are his most ambitious yet Read more »| 17 Nov 2022 -
ArtA Mosaic of Memories: Norman Gilbert at Tramway
We reflect on Norman Gilbert's intimate paintings of his family and the characters of his native Pollokshields Read more »| 17 Nov 2022 -
ArtRecapping Our Stories Between the Myths and Memories
Stories connect us – through open conversations, a welcoming space, and joyful interactions, the weekender at David Livingstone Birthplace Museum showed exactly that Read more »| 16 Nov 2022 -
MusicShake Chain – Snake Chain
Screaming samples and a unique, gibbering vocalist do little to propel Shake Chain's simple melodies into the sonic depths they were hoping for Read more »| 15 Nov 2022 -
MusicFranz Ferdinand @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 10 Nov
Franz Ferdinand's hits are sharper than ever, even if arenas may be beyond the indie icons these days Read more »| 14 Nov 2022 -
FilmRip It Up: Building a better screen sector
Glasgow Short Film Festival's Sanne Jehoul argues that we need to build a radical new model for film – fair, diverse, full of passion, and free from neoliberal thinking Read more »| 14 Nov 2022 -
MusicPussy Riot: Riot Days @ Summerhall, Edinburgh, 8 Nov
"My hell, my rules" – Pussy Riot's new tour is a galvanising memoir of life before, during, and after their time in a Russian prison Read more »| 14 Nov 2022