Having just finished National Eating Disorders awareness week (February 26th – March 4th, 2017) and now entering Self- Harm awareness month (March 1st – 31st, 2017) it seems essential to highlight mental health and learn […]
Review: Broadchurch is Back With a Bang
David Tennant and Olivia Colman returned as the dynamic duo, DI Alec Hardy and DS Ellie Miller in ITV’s eagerly-anticipated return of Broadchurch. ITV have said that this will be the third and final series, […]
The Edgy Veggie: Baklava
One thing that I always get asked when I tell people I’m Turkish is ‘do you know how to make baklava?’ The answer is yes I do, but not in the traditional way where I […]
The Return of Blue Planet
Are the never ending essays crushing your spirit? Is the impending doom of Brexit, Trump and society as we know it getting you down? Do you need an escape? Well, fear not, as the BBC […]
Review: The Santa Clarita Diet
Zombie films might be on the decline after nearly a decade of rising popularity, but TV series on the subject are still going strong. Joining the likes of The Walking Dead and iZombie is the […]
Review: The Bear and the Nightingale
The story starts off with a tale of a beautiful girl who bravely faces the winter demon Morozko and is rewarded riches beyond imagination. This old folktale slowly unravels in the novel to be the […]
Review: The Moorside
As it marks nearly a decade since the appeal and search for nine-year-old Shannon Matthews in 2008, BBC One’s two-part series, The Moorside, revisits the unusual event that grasped the attention of the local community, […]
Review: Powerless, With No Power Comes No Originality
DC’s attempt at breathing some comedy into its universe falls somewhat flat, with hollow humour, hollow characters, and a hollow story. The premise of DC’s latest TV series Powerless sounds interesting enough: it promised superheroes […]
Review: Here’s Looking at You Kid
Helen Burke is a seasoned poet and has amassed an impressive array of competition successes over the years. Valley Press have released an anthology of her most requested poems… Here’s Looking at You Kid is […]
Twenty-First Century Romance
Long gone are the days of flower bouquets and dinner dates; it seems dating in the 21st century is all about Pokédates and phone apps. Georgia Ryan explores romance in the modern age… Released in […]
Underrated Television Romance
If you’re put off the idea of TV romance by an episode of How I Met Your Mother or Vampire Diaries, don’t worry, there’s plenty more on screen romance that’s a lot more genuine and […]
Review: Is Legion as ‘Marvel’ous as expected?
Gritty and realistic, Legion shows the dark side of super powers. But does the new series live up to the hype? Marvel’s new television show is a far cry from its Netflix counterparts. Legion, which […]