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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MusicBelle & Sebastian – How to Solve Our Human Problems (Part 3)
How to Solve Our Human Problems (Part 3) goes some way to encapsulating the ethos of the project and is in turn the most assured and enjoyable of its three EPs Read more »| 12 Feb 2018 -
MusicOught – Room Inside the World
Ought's third album is a joyous philosophical cacophony that finds new ways to inform, excite and challenge the listener Read more »| 12 Feb 2018 -
MusicSuperchunk – What a Time to Be Alive
With What a Time to Be Alive, Mac McCaughan's Superchunk offer a timely reminder that punk’s greatest trick has always been to make the isolated feel less alone Read more »| 12 Feb 2018 -
MusicJustin Timberlake – Man of the Woods
After some time to truly digest JT's woefully awful fifth album, we take a closer look at Man of the Woods Read more »| 12 Feb 2018 -
Comedy
An Anatomy of Red Dwarf in 12 Episodes
Red Dwarf celebrated its 30th anniversary by winning British Comedy Guide's Best Returning Sitcom award for Series XII. Using one episode from each of its twelve series, we look back at the sitcom's long history Read more »| 12 Feb 2018 -
Tv Radio
Alan Partridge finally gets that second series
This Time With Alan Partridge is coming to BBC One later this year Read more »| 12 Feb 2018
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Film
Lynne Ramsay discusses her brutal Joaquin Phoenix thriller
Lynne Ramsay is back with crime thriller You Were Never Really Here. The Scottish director tells us about channeling Sam Fuller B-movies, collaborating with Jonny Greenwood and getting a performance from Joaquin Phoenix that's both brutal and tender Read more »| 12 Feb 2018 -
Theatre
Fame the Musical
Attention please, the Class of ‘84 is in session and ready to put in some hard work, thanks to Edinburgh University Footlights Read more »| 12 Feb 2018 -
Music
The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life
The Wombats offer up sunshine-filled and catchy hooks on their fourth full-length offering Read more »| 12 Feb 2018 -
Books
Dark Pines by Will Dean
The first book in this new crime fiction series is a compelling and deftly written crime drama Read more »| 12 Feb 2018 -
Art
Eunjoo Lee: The Skinny Showcase
We take a look inside the portfolio of illustrator and textile graphic designer Eunjoo Lee Read more »| 12 Feb 2018 -
Art
Three exciting Scottish design collaborations
Collaboration, both local and international, is a real strength in Scottish design. We take a look at three current partnerships creating exciting new products for 2018 Read more »| 10 Feb 2018 -
Theatre
Ask Auntie Trash: What is Love?
More wise words from Auntie Trash. In the month of Valentine's Day, we find out what theatre can teach us about love Read more »| 10 Feb 2018 -
Music
Ought's Tim Darcy talks Room Inside the World
"I don’t try to write intentionally political music. It’s very much for us an organic side effect of what we care about as individuals" Tim Darcy Read more »| 10 Feb 2018 -
Film
The 15:17 To Paris
Following Sully, Clint Eastwood delivers another ripped-from-the-headlines tale of valour. The twist here is he casts the real-life heroes behind the news story in his movie Read more »| 09 Feb 2018