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Film
Listen to The Cineskinny podcast!
The Cineskinny is the film review podcast from The Skinny – on our latest episode, reviews of The Fall and In Camera, and a chat about our favourite cinematic follies from Days of Heaven to The Room Read more »| 03 Feb 2022 -
Film
Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival returns for 2024
Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival brings some of Spain's most exciting recent filmmaking to Scotland – we look at this year's programme Read more »| 30 Sep 2024 -
Books
The Great When by Alan Moore
The undisputed king of comic books returns with a new novel set between two different worlds Read more »| 30 Sep 2024 -
Music
Godspeed You! Black Emperor – NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024, 28,340 DEAD
Godspeed You! Black Emperor's latest album, in all of its warped, noisy instrumentation, is the embodiment of music as art Read more »| 30 Sep 2024 -
Film
Scottish Film Events: October 2024
In Scotland's cinemas this October, high-octane action films, cinema of the surreal, a load of scary movies and, perhaps, too many film festivals Read more »| 30 Sep 2024 -
Things To Do
Get The September 2024 Issue of The Skinny!
Looking for a copy of our September 2024 magazine? Here's where to find one in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee Read more »| 02 Sep 2024
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Books
Building bridges with Scottish International Storytelling Festival
The connective power of storytelling is at the heart of the 35th Scottish International Storytelling Festival, with its theme of Bridges Between. We chat with the head programmer and performers about what it means to tear down walls and build bridges Read more »| 30 Sep 2024 -
Theatre
Scottish Theatre Highlights: October 2024
Some top picks for spooky season courtesy of Edinburgh Horror Festival, plus a whole host of other theatrical highlights in our October round-up Read more »| 30 Sep 2024 -
Music
Yasmin Williams – Acadia
Yasmin Williams’ follow-up to 2021’s Urban Driftwood is an ambitious record that showcases the guitarist’s wide range of musical influences Read more »| 30 Sep 2024 -
Books
Scottish Books Events: October 2024
As autumn sets in, there's a plethora of book launches, workshops and readings to get stuck into – here's our October book events guide Read more »| 30 Sep 2024 -
Clubs
Scottish Clubbing Highlights: October 2024
It’s cold outside, but the clubs are only just heating up. October’s top club picks include The Hacker, Machinedrum, Pinch, Beatrice M. & Ema, and Daniel Avery Read more »| 30 Sep 2024 -
Comedy
Scottish Comedy Highlights: October 2024
October’s a jam-packed month for comedy fans across the Central Belt with comedy celebrating Black History Month, some alt comedy legends and a spooky standout for the whole family Read more »| 27 Sep 2024
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Music
Spotlight On... Zerrin
With the video for Zerrin's latest single Spring Cleaning released today, we catch up with the Glasgow-based Australian artist to find out more Read more »| 26 Sep 2024 -
Things To Do
What's On Scotland 26 Sep-3 Oct: Samizdat Film Festival & more
Samizdat Eastern European Film Festival lands in Glasgow next week, with a gorgeous programme of films. Elsewhere, Cosmo Sheldrake plays Summerhall and the inaugural Days Festival takes over the Pitt Read more »| 26 Sep 2024 -
Film
Subversive Shorts: How Eastern Bloc animators evaded Soviet censors
This year's Samizdat Eastern European Film Festival opens with a programme of animation made during the tail end of Soviet rule. Czech filmmaker Michaela Pavlátová tells us how artistic freedom and creativity for animation flourished during this era Read more »| 24 Sep 2024 -
Festivals
Tarsem Singh on arthouse epic The Fall
From the archives, our 2008 interview with The Fall director Tarsem Singh on the inspirations behind – and reaction to – his globe-spanning epic Read more »| 24 Sep 2024