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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Books
Everyone In: Vicky Spratt on her new book, Tenants
We talk to Vicky Spratt about Tenants, her eye-opening new book looking at renters and their experience of Britain's housing emergency Read more »| 27 May 2022 -
Film
Cannes 2022: Stars at Noon
Margaret Qualley and Joe Alwyn make for uninspired romantic leads in this deeply disappointing and stagnant thriller from Claire Denis Read more »| 26 May 2022 -
Theatre
All Of Me @ Tron Theatre, Glasgow
With its portrayal of human complexity, All Of Me is a truly touching representation of mental illness Read more »| 26 May 2022 -
Books
We Had to Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets
Hanna Bervoets tries to flesh out the world which surrounds content moderation, but the core questions she proposes feel somewhat out-of-date Read more »| 26 May 2022 -
Music
Spotlight On... Theo Bleak
Almost a week on from releasing her debut EP Fragments, we have a very open and honest chat with Katie Lynch, the musician behind Theo Bleak Read more »| 26 May 2022 -
Books
Vladimir by Julia May Jonas
Bold, confident and sexy, Julia May Jonas' debut novel Vladimir tells two interweaving tales of desire and betrayal Read more »| 26 May 2022
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Books
More Fiya edited by Kayo Chingonyi
More Fiya is a passionately curated anthology showcasing a breadth of Black British poetics Read more »| 26 May 2022 -
Film
Crimes of the Future
Crimes of the Future is a David Cronenberg body horror that just doesn’t feel disgusting enough Read more »| 25 May 2022 -
Music
Beach House @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 23 May
Beach House dazzle at the Barrowlands with spectacular visuals and a forward-thinking set spanning their back catalogue Read more »| 25 May 2022 -
Film
Cannes 2022: Armageddon Time
James Gray returns to his New York City roots with Armageddon Time, a coming of age film set in 1980s Queens Read more »| 24 May 2022 -
Comedy
Simon Amstell @ Tramway, Glasgow
In his new show Spirit Hole, Simon Amstell pokes fun at the ego, with razor sharp self awareness paired with an assured delivery Read more »| 24 May 2022 -
Music
Yama Warashi – Crispy Moon
Every 2022 album release has been shaped by pandemic society (how long will it be before music journalists run out of new ways to say a song was written duri... Read more »| 23 May 2022 -
Music
Just Mustard – Heart Under
Just Mustard's second album is an ear-piercing piece of intuitively crafted work Read more »| 23 May 2022 -
Film
Aftersun
Premiering in Cannes' Critics' Week, we take a look at the first feature from Scottish director Charlotte Wells, which centres on Normal People's Paul Mescal as a young father with an uneasy relationship with his pre-teen daughter Read more »| 21 May 2022 -
Clubs
700 Bliss discuss their debut album Nothing To Declare
After a four-year hiatus, DJ Haram and Moor Mother revive 700 Bliss, a collaborative project marrying forward-thinking noise rap with experimental club sounds Read more »| 20 May 2022