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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BooksRyan Gilbey on his new queer cinema book It Used to Be Witches
Film critic Ryan Gilbey talks to us about It Used to Be Witches, his playful new study of queer cinema history blending personal memoir, critical analysis and insightful new interviews with an eclectic ensemble of queer filmmakers Read more »| 03 Jun 2025 -
ArtBuilt Exchange: Architecture Fringe 2025 preview
We meet Architecture Fringe co-founder Andy Summers to learn more about this year's programme and their core aims of working in support of progressive social change Read more »| 03 Jun 2025 -
TheatreThe Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
A new adaptation of C.S. Lewis's classic story is compelling and uplifting Read more »| 03 Jun 2025 -
ArtGSA Degree Show 2025: The Review
From hedonistic hook-ups to the dynamism of Glasgow's streets, the Glasgow School of Art students translate their personal perspectives into painting, film and sculpture Read more »| 02 Jun 2025 -
MusicPulp – More
On their first album in almost 25 years, Pulp demonstrate that revisiting the past can yield genuinely uncompromising and organic rewards Read more »| 02 Jun 2025 -
MusicLittle Simz – Lotus
A confessional album that owes more to belief and soul-searching rather than a sense of direction, Lotus sees Little Simz blossoming from a dark spell into new light Read more »| 02 Jun 2025
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MusicKneecap: Why the backlash?
Following Kneecap's Mo Chara being charged with a terror offence, we take a closer look at the Northern Irish band's fervent support of Palestine Read more »| 30 May 2025 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: June 2025
Festival season is finally upon us. Find the best after-party spots once the sun goes down across the country. Top clubbing picks this month include Factory Floor (Live), Rinse FM, EHFM Pride Extravaganza, and Ben Vince Read more »| 30 May 2025 -
BooksScottish Books Events: June 2025
There's a sexy bookish lineup at Lighthouse Bookshop this month, as well as the relaunch of beloved literary magazine Extra Teeth at Mount Florida Books and The Portobello Bookshop, and lots more beside Read more »| 30 May 2025 -
MusicWet Leg @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 27 May
Universes away from the pigtails and prairie dresses of their debut, Wet Leg tease their sophomore sounds with something far beyond their signature sprechgesang Read more »| 30 May 2025 -
MusicWunderhorse @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 27 May
Fresh from supporting indie royalty such as Fontaines D.C. and Sam Fender, Wunderhorse prove they're here to stay Read more »| 30 May 2025 -
ArtGSA Degree Show 2025: Introduction
In collaboration with the Glasgow School of Art, The Skinny presents the GSA Degree Show 2025 supplement Read more »| 29 May 2025 -
MusicSpotlight On... Faith Eliott
Ahead of releasing their latest album, dryas, we catch up with Faith Eliott to talk poetry, songwriting and collaboration Read more »| 29 May 2025 -
MusicAesop Rock – Black Hole Superette
Having come up in the East Coast underground rap scene of the late 90s and early 2000s, Aesop Rock has a reputation to uphold with Black Hole Superette Read more »| 29 May 2025 -
MusicShura – I Got Too Sad For My Friends
The third studio album from Shura, I Got Too Sad For My Friends, is a lesson in melancholy, but that isn't the full story Read more »| 29 May 2025