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
Wimbledon Green by Seth
This book retains the zany sort of fun Seth must have had in writing it Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Film
The Upside of Anger
A fairly inconsequential romantic drama with several bitterly funny scenes. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Film
Dead Man's Cards
A promising debut which lands some hard-hitting blows. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Film
Rediscovered Classic - Manhattan
Manhattan displays a director at the very top of his game. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Books
Creative Writing: Five Glasgow Tanka
How wonderful – snowbright and short-lived descendingwith equal magicon the couple from Iranand our wide-eyed one year old. * The ice cube explodesin my... Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Music
Live Music Roundup for December
Bear witness to the last rites of Uncle John and Whitelock Read more »| 12 Dec 2006
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Books
Shenzhen by Guy Deslisle
Everyday life in the city that serves as a communist country's main trading post with the capitalist West Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Books
Pyongyang by Guy Delisle
Kim Il-Sung is the Eternal Leader of North Korea, whose death ten years ago still can't stop him from holding the presidency Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Books
Nobody Likes You by Marc Spitz.
A kind of 'My First Rock Biography' for the youthful audience it is obviously aimed at Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Books
Fun Home by Alison Bechdale
the cumulative impact is moving and profound - mature and graceful Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Clubs
Underground Playground, Red Vodka Club, Edinburgh, Every Thurs
One night is mounting a resistance against the Cowgate's tawdry image Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Film
Stranger Than Fiction
This is Ferrell's film and he pulls it off. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Film
Gone
Should be renamed Some Nutters Do 'Ave 'Em Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Film
I'm Being Serious!
Rain Man and Jane Austen on-screen with Frank the Tank? Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Film
Glasgow Film News
With Galileo orbiting in his grave, The Science Centre plays host this month to Glasgow's Christmas Party Read more »| 12 Dec 2006