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Aimee Goldblum After the 2026 London Book Fair, there was one name on the public’s lips, and it wasn’t a traditional novel. Written throughout 2017 and 2018, All the Young Dudes is a fanfiction detailing the lives and loves of the ‘Marauders’, characters from the Harry Potter franchise. The... -
Tarik Mohammed El-Sayed When I was given the opportunity to highlight and analyse an album cover of my choosing, ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’ stood out to me immediately. This 2015 album by Kendrick Lamar follows themes of the American government’s exploitation of black art, the effects of success, and... -
Micah Sorae Bad Bunny has been unavoidable so far this year. From closing 2025 as Spotify’s most-streamed global artist, a record he has now achieved four times following previous wins in 2020, 2021 and 2022, to, within a matter of weeks, headlining the Super Bowl Halftime Show and winning... -
Lucy Vanes I think when people hear ‘the beauty of film’ they tend to picture Interstellar, La La Land or The Grand Budapest Hotel, all of which, of course, are beautifully made, timeless and re-watchable films for a reason. It’s probably unusual, therefore, for an animated film about a... -
Love Island All Stars, when announced as a concept back in 2023, was a highly anticipated show for avid fans of reality television, fans looking forward to a thrilling reunion of their favourite iconic contestants from previous series. Despite this, though, it has struggled to captivate audiences in the...
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Sally Rooney debuted her first novel in 2017, when she published ‘Conversations with Friends’, followed closely by the publication of ‘Normal People’ in 2018. Since then, due to the rise of ‘BookTok’, and the production of Normal People as a romantic psychological drama television miniseries, Rooney’s popularity has soared....
