Anahit Behrooz

1 week ago | theskinny.co.uk | Anahit Behrooz

Following an incredible launch in 2024 in Edinburgh, the second edition of the Falastin Film Festival expands to Glasgow this year, with a programme of features, shorts and documentaries from 9-19 May, exploring the rich depth of Palestinian cinema – both contemporary and historic – across both cities. There's so much to discover, including films from recent rimes and hidden gems.

2 weeks ago | theskinny.co.uk | Anahit Behrooz

Sometimes I think about this guy from my past who I didn’t date, but had a weird romantic entanglement with. It feels like we are always brought back together in strange ways. How do I know whether I should trust this feeling or whether I’m being delusional? Babygirl, all love is delusional! Like, really!! Not in a bitter, jaded way – although let me tell you, I have every right to be a real bitch about it – but in a genuine, Lauren Berlant, all-love-is-a-product-of-fantasy way.

2 weeks ago | theskinny.co.uk | Anahit Behrooz |Peter Simpson

New Music? From Scotland? Is that right? Sounds wild but it's true – the fine folk behind the Wide Days music convention are back with New From Scotland, a pair of very exciting gigs in Edinburgh bringing together some of our favourite new bands from across the country. Thursday 1 May features atmospheric Glasgow trio her picture, excitable dance duo KuleeAngee (pictured), indie songwriter Theo Bleak and the captivating Indoor Foxes at La Belle Angele.

2 weeks ago | theskinny.co.uk | Anahit Behrooz

It’s a decidedly sexy time to be in books, as First Date, Edinburgh’s romance festival returns for its third year. This time, Lighthouse Bookshop are pairing up with Book Lovers Bookshop – Edinburgh’s dedicated romance bookshop – for two weeks' worth of events. Head there for everything from flash fiction workshops with Jj Fadaka and late night book markets to book launches with Jean Menzies and Sareeta Domingo.

3 weeks ago | theskinny.co.uk | Anahit Behrooz

The fourth edition of Pomegranates Festival, The Traditional Dance Forum of Scotland’s interdisciplinary festival of dance, is themed around masks, examining how masks have informed and shaped different traditions of dance from antiquity to the modern day. Running from 25-39 April across various different venues, highlights include a programme of short films exploring ideas of mythology and climate crisis and a hip-hop dance theatre solo show by Kalubi Mukangela-Jacoby.