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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BooksScottish Books Events: August 2024
There's two book festivals in town this month, as Edinburgh International Book Festival and Book Fringe take over Edinburgh. In Glasgow, meanwhile, the likes of Helen Charman and Emily Wilson launch books Read more »| 30 Jul 2024 -
ComedyElysian Dreams: Elysian Theatre and the Fringe
We chat to folk at The Elysian Theatre, LA – the venue behind some of our favourite recent Fringe hits Read more »| 29 Jul 2024 -
BooksReal Boys by Thomas Stewart
In his debut poetry collection Real Boys, Thomas Stewart explores ideas of identity, masculinity and sexuality and the complications of grief and guilt Read more »| 29 Jul 2024 -
BooksThe Book of Disappearance by Ibtisam Azem
In her second novel, Palestinian author Ibtisam Azem imagines a near future where all Palestinians suddenly disappear Read more »| 29 Jul 2024 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: August 2024
Parties across the country that should be on your radar throughout August. Our top picks include Special Guest DJ & Ben Bondy, Tom Carruthers, Loose Joints, and Q’iwa Read more »| 27 Jul 2024 -
MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: August 2024
August brings a wave of city festivals to Glasgow, a bunch of Edinburgh Festivals-related shows, and a clutch of big touring names – here are our highlights Read more »| 26 Jul 2024
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MusicSpotlight On... The Twistettes
Following the release of their fired-up Tory Cunts single, and ahead of the single launch show at Wee Red Bar, we catch up with The Twistettes' Jo D'arc Read more »| 25 Jul 2024 -
FilmI Saw the TV Glow
Alternate horror director Jane Schoenbrun transmits a cautionary tale of identity, electrified by horrors both domestic and demonic, in I Saw the TV Glow Read more »| 25 Jul 2024 -
MusicPop Mutations Festival, Glasgow, 18-21 Jul
With live music across five venues in four days, the 2024 edition of Pop Mutations showcases some of the most exciting new acts in Scotland Read more »| 24 Jul 2024 -
ComedyFringe Anxiety and Joy with Kemah Bob
We chat anxiety, tiny crowds and supporting marginalised artists with hotly-anticipated Fringe debutante Kemah Bob Read more »| 23 Jul 2024 -
MusicPorter Robinson – SMILE! :D
Porter Robinson's third album, SMILE! :D, is his most intimate yet, full of maximalist ambitions and aching honesty Read more »| 23 Jul 2024 -
MusicSquirrel Flower @ The Glad Cafe, Glasgow, 19 Jul
Being in a packed out (and sweaty) room at Glasgow’s Glad Cafe for Squirrel Flower on a Friday night isn’t the party you might expect... Read more »| 22 Jul 2024 -
MusicAlex Izenberg – Alex Izenberg & The Exiles
On his full-band debut, Los Angeles singer-songwriter Alex Izenberg delivers a meticulously crafted soundtrack for hazy summer nights Read more »| 22 Jul 2024 -
BooksClinical Intimacy by Ewan Gass
Ewan Gass's debut novel is a masterclass in storytelling, exploring one man through a series of interviews with people close to him, building a portrait of his character through negative space Read more »| 22 Jul 2024 -
FilmAbout Dry Grasses
Turkish auteur Nuri Bilge Ceylan returns for his ninth feature, which centres on a schoolteacher accused of abuse by a female student Read more »| 22 Jul 2024