5 Star Books: In Memoriam and Wandering Souls
In March this year, two of the most incredible debut novels I have read were published, In Memoriam by Alice Winn, and Wandering Souls by Cecile Pin. Last month, both books were shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2023, an award created for exceptional debut novels voted for solely by booksellers.
Sh!tfaced Shakespeare Review
If you want a classy night filled with beautiful, intricate, sometimes highfalutin soliloquies in Shakespearean tongue, you may want to give this one a miss. Although, plied with half a bottle of Jim Beam and five pints of Birra Moretti, there will certainly be one actor whose language you struggle to understand…
Come on, Barbie let’s f*ck the patriarchy
It would be impossible not to know a thing about Greta Gerwig’s latest masterpiece, Barbie before going to view it. Whilst I was eager to make my own judgements about the film, I couldn’t help but read over 10 different reviews. I tried to refrain myself, I really did. In the media, the main discussion surrounding the film seems to be based on whether or not the film is ‘feminist’ - and if it is, is it feminist enough?