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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BooksSharks in the Time of Saviours by Kawai Strong Washburn
Kawai Strong Washburn's debut novel blends Hawaiian myths and magic realism Read more »| 30 Mar 2020 -
ArtCoronavirus: Creative Scotland launch new bursary
The new Creative Scotland fund, which can award up to £2,500 to people affected by the coronavirus pandemic, opens today Read more »| 30 Mar 2020 -
MusicPurity Ring – WOMB
Megan James and Corin Roddick are happy to operate within their comfort zone on WOMB; it's a welcome return for Purity Ring Read more »| 30 Mar 2020 -
ArtDIY Art and Glasgow Zine Library
We chat with three artists programmed for the now-cancelled Glasgow Zine Festival to discover what makes zine culture and DIY arts institutions so powerful Read more »| 30 Mar 2020 -
Tv RadioHunters
Hunters – which sees a diverse band of Holocaust survivors hunting Nazis in 70s America – tries to have and do it all Read more »| 27 Mar 2020 -
Tv RadioNoughts + Crosses
The series about racial inequality loses its appeal as it zeroes in on a rushed, clichéd star-crossed romance Read more »| 26 Mar 2020
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FilmThe Invisible Man
Available to rent early due to its premature departure from cinemas amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Leigh Whannell's take on this classic story is deeply satisfying, despite the odd flaw Read more »| 26 Mar 2020 -
Tv RadioThe Trip to Greece
Coogan and Brydon's final fine-dining fling brings familiar warmth and palpable pathos Read more »| 25 Mar 2020 -
MusicSorry – 925
925 is a largely amorphous mass lacking in personality. Luckily, Sorry offer enough promise that forgiveness should be easy Read more »| 25 Mar 2020 -
MusicAll I See Is An Empty Circle – Midnight Rugs (Video Premiere)
Filmed at the Pianodrome, Leith Theatre and The Forge, watch the video for Midnight Rugs by Edinburgh's All I See Is An Empty Circle Read more »| 25 Mar 2020 -
MusicNap Eyes – Snapshot of a Beginner
Nap Eyes find new corners to explore on their latest album Snapshot of a Beginner. It might be their most focused and uplifting release to date Read more »| 25 Mar 2020 -
MusicLittle Dragon – New Me, Same Us
New Me, Same Us finds its vigour in the sweet spot between pure pop and Little Dragon’s more adventurous tendencies Read more »| 24 Mar 2020 -
MusicHoneyblood – Gibberish (Video Premiere)
Watch the music video for Gibberish, taken from Honeyblood's latest album In Plain Sight Read more »| 24 Mar 2020 -
BooksThe City We Became by N. K. Jemisin
A sci-fi love letter to New York City, The City We Became is a dynamic and immensely human story Read more »| 23 Mar 2020 -
MusicCatholic Action – Celebrated by Strangers
At times it feels like a strange fusion of medium and message but it’s a triumph that Catholic Action manage to imbue an increasingly staid format with some revolutionary zeal Read more »| 23 Mar 2020