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Things To Do
How to support Black creative projects in Scotland
We spotlight some of the most exciting Black-led creative projects happening in Scotland and further abroad, including the Black Lives Matter mural and Fringe of Colour, and ways you can help out. Read more »| 03 Jul 2020 -
Things To Do
What's On Scotland 12-26 Feb: Curious About: Our Planet & more
There's a wealth of festivals in the second half of February, with Glasgow Science Centre's Curious About: Our Planet and Paisley Book Festival taking centre stage. And speaking of stages, there are gigs aplenty with Mogwai and DOPESICKFLY live streaming. Read more »| 12 Feb 2021 -
Music
Django Django – Glowing In the Dark
Django Django's latest effort doesn’t fully shrug off the creeping sense of familiarity, but for the first time marks a real step forward for the four-piece Read more »| 11 Feb 2021 -
Art
The Skinny Showcase: Lucy Grainge
In this month's Showcase, we highlight the work of visual artist and designer Lucy Grainge Read more »| 11 Feb 2021 -
Sexuality
How Asian food Instagram joyously resists racism
Lockdown and restaurants closing has devastated and isolated diaspora communities. We explore how food Instagram accounts have been keeping communities connected, celebrating heritage and fighting racism Read more »| 11 Feb 2021 -
Things To Do
Get The Skinny's February 2021 issue!
Pick up your free copy of the February 2021 edition of The Skinny at the following locations across Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee Read more »| 01 Feb 2021
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Art
The Skinny and Edinburgh International Festival launch emergent writers programme
The Skinny team up with Edinburgh International Festival for a new series of in-depth features exploring the arts in Scotland Read more »| 17 Dec 2020 -
Film
Into the Dark takes us into the Polar Night
American filmmaker and photographer Michael O Snyder plunges us into the Polar Night with his latest documentary Into the Dark, which follows a team of scientists studying the Arctic's hardiest marine life Read more »| 11 Feb 2021 -
Books
Made for Love by Alissa Nutting
From the author of Tampa comes a romp involving a billionaire tech mogul, a senior citizen park, a father's sex doll, and an attraction to dolphins, that ends up a tale of loneliness and reality Read more »| 11 Feb 2021 -
Film
Matthew Rankin on gonzo biopic The Twentieth Century
Matthew Rankin's wildly imaginative debut feature, The Twentieth Century, is a bizarro reimagining of Canada's most celebrated prime minister Read more »| 10 Feb 2021 -
Comedy
How The Simpsons Wrecked Ralph Wiggum
The rise and fall of a Valentine’s Day hero, and the sad demise of a classic TV comedy – we look at the downfall of The Simpsons and Ralph Wiggum Read more »| 10 Feb 2021 -
Music
The Skinny On... Stuart Braithwaite
Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite tells us who he thinks is the worst, what last made him cry and which celebrity he thinks he could take in a fight Read more »| 10 Feb 2021
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Food And Drink
Dining Zoom: Eating and drinking in lockdown
Sandwiches on fishing rods, dinnertime livestreams and enormous coffee tastings - here's what we've been up to in lockdown, and what's missing Read more »| 09 Feb 2021 -
Music
slowthai – TYRON
The two sides to slowthai are explored on TYRON, allowing him time for some much-needed self-reflection after a turbulent year Read more »| 09 Feb 2021 -
Books
Kink: Stories by R.O. Kwon & Garth Greenwell
Erotica can get a bad, 'Fifty Shades of Grey' rep, but Kink showcases the beauty of libidinous words in a brilliant anthology of short fiction Read more »| 09 Feb 2021 -
Music
Scotland's independent radio stations and the pandemic
We chat to some of the people behind Scotland's community radio stations to find out how they've been keeping the music scene connected during the pandemic Read more »| 04 Feb 2021