Category: Features


  • Rom-coms: formuliac or inspiring?

    I’d take Andrew Lincoln at my door holding signs telling me he loves me over a Netflix and chill text any day.

  • “If you act like an arsehole, your mum is going to be angry with you”: An interview with Will Varley

    Features Editor Camilla chats Southampton’s gig scene and his ability to predict the future with folk favourite Will Varley.

  • Why Dominic Treadwell-Collins’ departure from EastEnders is its biggest cliffhanger yet

    Following the announcement of his departure from the soap, our writer James discusses exactly why he’ll miss the show-running talents of Dominic Treadwell-Collins.

  • The Edge’s Fictional Dream Date

    Who would we love to wine and dine this Valentines Day? Well we all want to date David Duchovny, apparently.

  • Why the Netflix-Marvel villains are in a league of their own

    News Editor Anneka discusses why the villains in Marvel’s Netflix shows are perhaps more menacing than any other bad guy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so far.

  • Romantic subplots – the real villain of superhero movies

    The Natasha Romanoff’s of this world deserve better.

  • Editorial Expressions: Beyoncé – Queen of the marketing machine

    Editor, Natalie, takes a look at the expert marketing from camp Beyonce and how she owns her black heritage.

  • Studio Ghibli – a delve into one of the most successful Japanese film studios

    Editor, Natalie, takes a look at why Studio Ghibli is the perfect introduction to non-western animation.

  • A definitive ranking of all my secondary school English books

    Being an English Literature student, it goes without saying that English had long been one of my favourite school subjects during my time in secondary school. However, that doesn’t mean that I enjoyed every book I had to read and study. But how do they all compare to each other? Here is a definitive ranking of […]

  • The top 10 Superbowl halftime shows

    Can Coldplay top these?

  • Beautiful brain fuel: foreign language music

    David Bowie, in Portuguese, is rather breathtaking.

  • Making a Murderer: Five reasons why you should watch the most fascinating crime story you’ve never heard of

    Harrowing, evocative, gripping – why Making a Murderer is making an impact.

  • “I’m more of a spaghetti hoops man”: An interview with Beans On Toast

    The Edge caught up the a cornerstone of English folk, in the now infamous Joiners backstage.

  • “There will be a pristine wall of posters and someone will have to draw a penis somewhere”: Interview with Eliza And The Bear

    An interview with an indie folk five-piece, without a single member called Eliza.