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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BooksVladimir 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 -
BooksMore Fiya edited by Kayo Chingonyi
More Fiya is a passionately curated anthology showcasing a breadth of Black British poetics Read more »| 26 May 2022 -
FilmCrimes 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 -
MusicBeach 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 -
FilmCannes 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 -
ComedySimon 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
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MusicYama 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 -
MusicJust Mustard – Heart Under
Just Mustard's second album is an ear-piercing piece of intuitively crafted work Read more »| 23 May 2022 -
FilmAftersun
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 -
Clubs700 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 -
Music700 Bliss – Nothing to Declare
Moor Mother & DJ Haram reconvene as 700 Bliss for a patchy but bracing collection. Read more »| 20 May 2022 -
MusicSpotlight On... Bikini Body
Edinburgh post-punks Bikini Body share their new single Young Dad, and talk us through their plans for 2022, in this week's Spotlight Read more »| 19 May 2022 -
ArtJuli Bolaños-Durman & Aivaras Simonis on Spirited Waste
Juli Bolaños-Durman and Aivaras Simonis join forces to uplift discarded waste and render it into objects of beauty Read more »| 19 May 2022 -
BooksThe Arena of the Unwell by Liam Konemann
Liam Konemann perfectly captures a bygone era of indie sleaze in the stunning queer coming-of-age novel, The Arena of the Unwell Read more »| 18 May 2022 -
MusicCharli XCX @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 15 May
If tonight's Charli XCX show is a closing party of sorts for Crash, then it’s a hell of a way to go out Read more »| 17 May 2022