Get The Skinny's December 2020 issue!

As we enter the last lap of 2020, our final issue of the year follows the usual three-way split: a look back at the events of the previous year, a look forward to Christmas, and a look sideways at some other stuff that is also occurring across Scotland's vast cultural scene.

For Christmas, we've put together an extensive gift guide featuring loads of our favourite makers, designers and independent, art-adjacent folk. If you have acquired some wealth this year and wish to spread that wealth, we have a directory of local initiatives, charities and mutual aid-type organisations who we're sure would appreciate the support. There are also four pages of cool illustrated wrapping paper inside the mag – truly, we've thought of everything.

If you need a recap of the events of This Most Cursed Year™, look no further than this month's cover illustration by the fantastic Lauren Morsley. Inside, we recap our Albums and Films of 2020, and look back on the year for the music and film scenes across the country. For the other stuff, we talk to Rod Jones about his roadie-supporting charity album, artist Nwando Ebizie discusses kink and accessiblity, Jain Edwards looks back on Spitting Image... 

All that, and a whole lot more, inside the magazine you can see in the JPEG below. 

Here's a list of the places you can find your free copy of the December 2020 edition of The Skinny in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee; we'll be updating this list as the month continues/ restrictions change etc. It's out this week (from 30 Nov), and it is, of course, free. 

Get your copy in Edinburgh

Sainsburys Murrayfield, Westfield Rd/ Gorgie Rd, EH11 2QW
Sainsburys St Andrew Square, Rose St/S St David St, EH2 2AF
Tesco Leith, Duke St/ Foot of the Walk, EH6 8HL
Tesco Newington, Nicholson St, EH8 9EW
Sainsbury's Meadowbank, Moray Park Ter, EH7 5TS

Villeneuve Wines, 49 Broughton St, EH1 3RJ
Artisan Roast, 57 Broughton St, EH1 3RJ
The New Town Deli, 42 Broughton St, EH1 3SA
Banana Row Studios 47 Eyre Place, EH3 5EY
Bross Bagels, 165a Bruntsfield Pl, EH10 4DG
Seeds For The Soul, 167 Bruntsfield Pl, EH10 4DG
Edinburgh Bookshop 219 Bruntsfield Pl, EH10 4DH
Cairngorm Coffee, 41a Frederick St, EH2 1EP
Fopp Records, 7-15 Rose St, EH2 2PR
Southern Cross Cafe, 63a Cockburn St, EH1 1BU
Pie In The Sky, 47 Cockburn St, EH1 1BS
Underground Solushn, 9 Cockburn St, EH1 1BP
Holyfood, 63 Holyrood Rd, EH8 8AU
ECA Library at Evolution House, West Port, EH1 2LE
Rudi's Sandwich Shop, 30 Forrest Rd, EH1 2QN
The French Institute, West Parliament Sq, EH1 1RN
Mums, 4a Forrest Rd, EH1 2QN
Let Me Eat Too, 7 Cowgatehead, EH1 1JY
Hula, 103 West Bow, EH1 2JP
Royal Infirmary, 51 Little France Crescent, EH16 4SA
Pizza Geeks, 19 Dalry Rd, EH11 2BQ
Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, 25 Hawthornvale, EH6 4JT
Roseleaf, 23/24 Sandport Pl, EH6 6EW
The Hideout Cafe, 40-42 Queen Charlotte St, EH6 6AT
Brass Monkey, 44 Queen Charlotte Street, EH6 7EX
The Shore Deli, 52 Shore, EH6 6RA
Leith School Of Art, 25 North Junction St, EH6 6HW
Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny St, EH6 8RG
Elvis Shakespeare, 347 Leith Walk, EH6 8SD
Vinyl Villians, 5 Elm Row, EH7 4AA
Little Fitzroy Coffee, 46 Easter Rd, EH7 5PJ
St Margarets House, 151 London Road, EH8 7TG
Assai Records, 1 Grindlay St, EH3 9AT
Voxbox Music, 21 St Stephen St, EH3 5AN
Oxfam Music, 64 Raeburn Pl, Stockbridge, EH4 1HJ
Dovecot Studios, 10 Infirmary St, EH1 1LT
Blackwells, 53-63 South Bridge, EH1 1YS
Black Medicine, 2 Nicolson St, EH8 9DH
Arts & Craft Collective, 83 Causewayside, EH9 1QG
Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, EH9 1PL
Cult Espresso, 104 Buccleuch St, EH8 9NG
Green Meadows, 137 Buccleuch St, EH8 9NE
Red Box Noodle Bar, 51 West Nicolson St, EH8 9DB
Edinburgh Uni Students Union, Teviot Row House and Potterow, Bristo Sq
The Mill House, 396-400 Gorgie Rd, EH11 2BF
Machina Espresso, 1 Brougham Pl, EH3 9HW
Bross Bagels, 19 Queensferry St, EH2 4QW

Get your copy in Glasgow

Sainsburys Buchanan Galleries, Buchanan St, G1 2GF
Co-op, Sauchiehall St, G2 3DD
Sainsburys Partick, Crow Rd, G11 7RY
Morrisons Crossmyloof, Titwood Rd, G41 4DA
Tesco Rutherglen, Dalmarnoch Rd, G73 1NY
Tesco Maryhill, Maryhill Rd, G20 9SH
Asda Parkhead, The Forge Centre, G31 4EB
Asda Govan, Helen St, G51 3HR

Get your copy in Dundee

Tesco Extra, Riverside Dr, Dundee, DD2 1UG
Tesco Extra, South Rd, Dundee, DD2 4SR
Asda, Milton of Craigie Rd, Dundee, DD4 7RX
Sainsburys, Tom Johnston Rd, Dundee, DD4 8XD

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