Category: Culture


  • You Motherclucker: Fried Chicken in Films and Television

    Robert Pratley looks at the impact of the South’s best export in film and TV

  • Showstoppers’ Amélie at the Annex Theatre

    Read Alex Tsherit’s exceptional review of Showstoppers’ first 2025 production: Amélie

  • Why Alice Oseman’s Nick and Charlie are Becoming Classic Literary Lovers

    Grace Challinor explores Heartstopper’s Nick and Charlie as 21st century literary lovers.

  • SUSU Theatre Group’s All My Sons at The Annex Theatre

    Read Alex Tsherit’s stellar review of SUSU Theatre Group’s All My Sons.

  • Quotes That Summarise an Entire Story

    Grace Challinor explores how certain quotes can encapsulate the entire feel of a novel.

  • In criticism of The X Factor

    After 15 years of “gracing” our screens, Rihanna Saglani, shares her problems with the show that was once a staple of British culture.

  • Review: Showstoppers’ Beauty and the Beast @ The Annex Theatre

    Showstoppers kick start their year with their ‘Fresher’s Show’ – a cast full of those who haven’t yet acted for the society. They showcase this group of novices (or so they claim) with Beauty and the Beast, in a production that was as delightful, charming, fearsome and frightening as the title might suggest… Beauty and […]

  • Author in Focus: Rick Yancey and ‘The Fifth Wave’ Series

    Hannah Billingsley-Dadd zooms in on what makes Rick Yancey’s literary series so captivating.

  • Perfect Christmas Read: Shari Low’s ‘One Christmas Eve’

    Grace Challinor writes about her favourite winter read.

  • Reality TV- Is it Just Fiction With More Emotion?

    Radu Sega questions what makes reality tv ‘real’ (or not so real).

  • Book Review: Cinematic Universe – A Celebration of DC at the Movies  

    Editor in Chief, Rosie reviews the latest celebration of DC.

  • Is ‘The Supernatural’ Still Relevant in Contemporary Fiction?

    Grace Challinor thinks about the theme of the supernatural in modern literature.

  • Review- The Marriage of Figaro

    “How things come to light in the dark!” The University of Southampton’s Theatre Group has put on yet another stellar production, this time it is the delightful ‘The Marriage of Figaro’. From the brilliant set design as you walk in, to the convincing and comical acting by the cast, ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ is a production […]

  • Big Brother UK 2024- My interview with Martha!

    Editor in Chief lives her best life interviewing Martha from this year Big Brother UK