How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Commercialism and Cynicism
Film & TV, Social Issues, Christmas Charlotte Lewis Film & TV, Social Issues, Christmas Charlotte Lewis

How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Commercialism and Cynicism

Christmas is a time we typically overspend and overstress. In the run-up to Christmas, stressed-out shoppers run riot. And to that end, the overworked staff in these retail spaces, who rarely get to spend meaningful time with their own family and friends at Christmas, get abused by customers daily. While shopping this year - keep that in mind!

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‘Everything I Know About Love’: A Review
Film & TV, Reviews, Book Adaptations Charlotte Lewis Film & TV, Reviews, Book Adaptations Charlotte Lewis

‘Everything I Know About Love’: A Review

Despite its mixed reviews, I was glued to the screen while watching the BBC adaptation of Dolly Alderton’s Everything I Know About Love — and it’s because I saw my own life recalled before me. I’m twenty-two at the time of writing this review, a couple of years younger than the show’s protagonist Maggie, but it’s like we were one of the same — from the career goals, messy situation-ships, relationships with illicit substances, down to the haircut. Maggie is an aimless graduate sharing a house with her three best friends, trying to bridge the gap between her partying student days and growing up into a full-time career with serious relationships. Her life is a little bit of a disaster at every turn, but her growing understanding of adulthood as she navigates her twenties is what makes the show so gripping and realistic.

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