Tempus Magazine UK Winter 2021

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ISSUE two winter EDITION

WELCOME! Hello and welcome to issue two of Tempus Magazine! This edition reflects on releases between December 2020 and Feburary 2021!

This winter has been a pretty bleak one, with Christmas ruined for so many by a sudden lockdown and the return of high numbers of COVID cases, it seemed that the end was nowhere in sight.

Despite all this music, arts and culture have still been pushing through the grime to provide us all with coping methods and some relief from all the doom and gloom.

As always, we’ve highlighted just a few stand out moments in music, arts and culture from this past season, we hope you enjoy!

THE TEAM EDITOR and designer- MYRTLE GOLDSMITH SUBEDITORS- CAITLIN WEBB & RACHAEL GARVEY WRITERS- Charley Murfitt, Izzy Sigston, Sam Challis, Ryan forecast, rachael garvey, caitlin webb, mason meyers, tonicha gilbert

CONTENTS ONE TO WATCH

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A Look Back on Veganuary

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At The Moonbase: Slaughter Beach, Dog

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SUCKAPUNCH: You Me At Six

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Alfie Templeman

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I Am: Yung Baby Tate

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Another Life: Sarpa Salpa

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Amperland, NY: Pinegrove

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Collapsed In Sunbeams: Arlo Parks

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WandaVision

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Bridgerton

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Disenchantment

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Alpha M Summer Fashion

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wanna feel

BY paris in may

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new addition to the Brighton scene, Paris in May, is a solo, pop music project created by the musical talents of the French singer-songwriter: Guillaume Salle.

Salle pins the inspiration for Paris in May down to artists that range from Pink Floyd and Queen to the Foo Fighters. Salle also compares the musical qualities of Paris in May to that of a Paris spring day as the musical production conveys Indie-Pop vibes paying homage to artists such as Mac DeMarco or Daniel Caesar.

After a move to Brighton from France, Salle became inspired by the multiculturalism of the city’s music and arts scene and the city’s quintessential passion for the arts.

Paris In May’s debut single Maniac Dreamer which was released last April has hit over a 1000 streams and he has since joined the Brighton based record label Pool Valley Music in late January. Paris In May will be releasing his second single Wanna Feel on the 12th of March 2021. The artist promises an exciting year for his music and is ready and raring to receive the love he deserves on his new single Wanna Feel.

Wanna Feel will be available on Spotify on the 12th March Instagram: parisinmaymusic Twitter: parisinmaymusic

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lthough the concept wasn’t introduced to the Western world until around 1920, veganism has had massive public uptake in the past 10 years or so. Ideologically, veganism is all about causing as little harm to animals as possible through diet and lifestyle. While this definition has been taken in many different directions – I’m looking at you, Freelee the banana girl – your average vegan wants good food as much as the next guy.

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Charley:

uring the past 3 years I’ve been vegan, the market for vegan alternatives has skyrocketed. When I first turned vegan, trying to find a restaurant that catered to us beyond chips and salad required as much research as a dissertation - I know it’s a personal choice, but I retain the right to complain about lackluster food. However, in the last two years there’s been a huge increase in vegan food’s widespread availability.

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s little as two years ago, getting a takeaway as a vegan meant awkwardly phoning the restaurant to ask if they had literally any vegan item on their menu, and then hanging up feeling disappointed. Fast forward to 2021 and we’re spoilt for choice. This is partly thanks to a scheme called Veganuary.

Veganuary is a challenge to go vegan for the first month of the new year. It’s had a steady increase of interest since it first began in 2014, and hit a new record of 500,000 sign ups in 2021. This month sees new creations and trials of vegan products in restaurants and supermarkets, and it’s the event that brought us the holy grail, the Greggs vegan sausage roll. And this year did not disappoint, with a plethora of new vegan options hitting the aisles. W

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Charley’s Rundown: Tesco Wicked range chocolate cookies: I snapped these up every time I went food shopping.

They’re not too sickly and the texture is lovely but I’m still waiting for a cookie that rivals one from Millie’s Cookies.

Krispy Kreme original glazed vegan dozen: Alexa, play ‘So this is Love’ from the Cinderella soundtrack. I never thought Krispy Kreme would do the vegan world such a solid as to make vegan donuts, but here they are. They are exactly how I remember the original glazed donuts, and I get a wonderful hit of nostalgia eating them.

Starbucks Beyond Meat Breakfast Sandwich: Everything you want and more. An arc de Triomphe of sandwiches.

Specially Selected No Beef Bourguignon Pie Aldi: This came out of nowhere but my god it is amazing, and I so hope they’re keeping it. I am not much of a pie person but this one stole my heart. Love at first bite.

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Tonicha’s Rundown: KFC – Vegan Burger: I’m not sure what vegans did to deserve this burger being removed from the menu for almost a year, but it’s back now. She’s still beautiful as ever.

Domino’s Chick-Ain’t Vegan Pizza & Nuggets: Solid 10/10 for maintaining the classic Domino’s pizza base taste AND providing a Vegan Garlic and Herb Dip. Domino’s have done a decent job here. The vegan chicken pieces don’t quite taste like chicken, but the meaty texture was adequate enough. I was impressed by the nuggets; I only wish they would offer more than seven.

Nando’s – The Great Imitator Wrap: Like KFC, Nando’s decided that vegan options were unnecessary during the pandemic. The introduction of this wrap, alongside their new Garlic Perinaise being plant-based, slightly made up for their incompetence.

Subway – T.L.C (Tastes Like Chicken) Wrap: This is Subway’s third vegan sub option, which is a very strong effort. The ‘chicken’ gave me the absolute FEAR as it is very realistic, but after some inspection I was reassured it was vegan. The texture is comparable to jackfruit and it doesn’t have a strong taste, which is fine as you’d have all your additional fillings too.

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AT THE MOONBASE

BY SLAUGHTER BEACH, DOG 10

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ince the announcement of Modern Baseball’s indefinite hiatus in 2017,Slaughter Beach, Dog has taken centre stage. What was originally supposed to be a side project for Modern Baseball’s former co-creator, Jake Ewald, has now evolved into a fully fleshed band with a fourth album under its belt. At the Moonbase follows in SBD’s previous footsteps in its commentary on past relationships and the nostalgia that accompanies them.

Ewald has a talent for making the mundane and often overlooked parts of a relationship seem incredibly important. The first track on this album Are You There is a key example of this as it loosely speaks of the narrator’s fleeting and sudden sexual interactions with his partner (“Fumbling with keys to the door / On the 94thfloor”). Songs such as My Girl also achieve this romanticisation of the mundane in lyrics such as “She’s in no rush / Using my toothbrush”, highlighting the comfort one feels in these specific and everyday scenarios that occur during a relationship.

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laughter Beach, Dog’s music often focuses on past relationships and the nostalgia the past holds. In the track Do You Understand(What Has Happened To You) the first thing he states is “Today I remembered all the things that I’d forgotten”, listing specific objects and aspects of a relationship gone by, as if retelling them in a conversation (“Black mould on the bath rim” and “Annie’s anarchist brochures on the sill”). Songs like this spend a lot of time stuck in the past and reliving old memories, but with tracks such A Modern Lay, a song about the freedom of hook ups and the connection one can feel with acquaintances, Ewald for once focuses on others and suggests that living in the present is just as euphoric.

In the grand scheme of things, At the Moonbase succeeds in carrying on the themes of past relationship and nostalgia, acting as an entertaining listen filled with impressive storytelling on Ewald’s part. While to some listeners these topics may be becoming stale, I believe the familiarity in said themes is more of a comfort.

Words by Rachael Garvey

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uckapunch released January 15th 2021 and debuted at no. 1 on the Official UK Album Charts, scoring You Me At Six their second UK no. 1 album following 2014’s Cavalier Youth. The album was preceded by five singles.

Lead single What’s It Like features electronic sounds and shares a resemblance to the work from the band’s previous album VI. MAKEMEFEELALIVE, however, returns the band to rock with it’s Nothing But Theives-esque instrumentals and harsh, distorted vocals.

The title track SUCKAPUNCH takes on uncharted territories for the band, featuring an EDM beat all throughout the track with very little instruments to compliment it until the chorus hits halfway through the track. It’s You Me At Six’s first attempt at a dance track and it wouldn’t feel out of place in an EDM DJ’s set. Adrenaline is a more traditional rock track with its consistent guitar and bass throughout and punchy drum beat. Beautiful Way is the biggest anthem to come from the album featuring fast guitars and drums and powerful vocals that truely show off Josh Franceschi’s vocal abilities, Beautiful Way builds into a huge, incredibly catchy chorus that was most definitely created for fans to scream back to whenever concerts return.

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utside of the singles, the other tracks on the album hit just as hard.

Opening track Nice To Me starts the album off with a punky edge that prepares the listener for what Suckapunch is about, with its repeated chorus drilling itself into the listeners head. WYDRN continues with the more electronic influenced songs on the album, featuring synthesizers throughout. Glasgow seems to be the most emotional and personal song featured on the album; it builds up from a slow, acoustic track into a huge, explosive finale featuring Franceschi’s more impressive vocal performance on the album.

Suckapunch is You Me At Six’s most consistently high quality album to date. Every song stands on its own and they all come together to make a coherent listen. The power of the likes of Beautiful Way combine perfectly with the emotionalness of the likes of Glasgow combine incredibly well. Suckapunch is truly deserving of its No. 1 album position and will go down for years to come as one of the Surry band’s greatest accomplishments.

Words by Sam Challis

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SUCKAPUNCH

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Forever Is’nt Long Enough With a release of his mini album fast approaching, Izzy Sigston chats; gig grievances, TikTok and Tears For Fears with indie’s imminent hailer, Alfie Templeman.

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“i’d never really want to sign to a big label”

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feel sorry for Alfie Templeman. As a recently celebrated eighteen-year-old with a shining music career ahead of him, he should be sinking pints down the pub and playing live music around the country. Instead, he is locked in his family home sitting in front of Zoom, talking to me; a recently graduated journalist, who has just attempted to calm their nerves with four mere drops of rescue remedy.

Unsure whether it was the herbal potion that’s just been doused on my tongue or Templeman’s spectacularly calming aura, I am immediately put at ease after approximately one minute of bonding with indie’s newest sweetheart about our shared experience of having the Pfizer vaccine. “It’s good that your arm hurts because it signifies that it’s gone in and your body has reacted to it” Templeman reassures me, after he was given his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination only recently thanks to a lung condition which has left him shielding throughout the pandemic.

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fter showing an immersive interest in music upon discovering his dad’s impressive collection of guitars at a young age, Templeman began dabbling with instruments and eventually writing and self-producing his own music.

If you think back to when you were at school, what were you doing? It’s probably far too embarrassing to even bare thinking about. Whilst we daren’t even delve back into memories of that age, Alfie Templeman is blessed enough to look back at his thirteen-year-old self with an overwhelming sense of achievement, “I decided to put my music out on Bandcamp about 5 years ago when I was about thirteen, I started chucking stuff up and thought, you know what, I should actually try and see if people enjoy it and start listening and sharing it”. And it paid off more

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“MUSIC IS A BIG THING THAT IS KEEPING THE ECONOMY GOING, MORE THAN PEOPLE REALISE, AND WAY MORE THAN THE GOVERNMENT REALISE” - Alfie Templeman -

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than he could ever imagine, whilst studying for his GCSE’s he was offered the position of support act for his predecessor Gus Dapperton, “I remember I had to get out of school for a couple of days, my Headteacher let me do it, he was like ‘yeah, we’ve got to sort this out, we’ll totally let you because this is sick’”.

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ince 2016, Templeman has been approached by various labels off the back of his self-produced releases, Universal Music Group amongst others have showcased their interest for the young musician. He is now signed with Chess Club, as he admits “I’d never really want to sign to a big label”. Maintaining the real essence of an indie musician, he humbly explains his decision, “I was literally just a one-man band, not just musically, I was making all my own CDs myself and I began to think, ‘whoa, this is too much’. So, it’s nice to just have a small team who can help you with it”.

Four EPs down the line, Alfie Templeman announced the release date of his mini album Forever Isn’t Long Enough on February 16th. “It’s the first record I was completely out of school to make, I’ve completely stepped away from my kid-self and now I’m here looking back on my life and it’s like ‘damn, there it goes’, but to be honest, it’s 20% that and 80% the fact that it sounded cool” Templeman admits through a cheeky grin that’s enough to make butter melt.

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ebut single Everybody’s Gonna Love Somebody, takes a step back from the lo-fi indie drizzles which have captivated Alfie Templeman’s fans over the years and progresses to a luminous eighties, windows down, sunglasses on kind of ambience. With confident self-assurance, which is anything but cocky, Templeman elucidates, “This is probably my favourite song I’ve put out so far people always say, ‘well you say that every time’ but it’s like, yeah, each song I put out should feel like that”. The self-professed ‘prog-rock nerd’ cringes, as he goes onto reveal the catalyst for his love of music, bands such as Rush and King Crimson led him down a musically fuelled platform which slowly but surely branched off down the avenues of pop and indie. More than happy to admit, Templeman continues to draw metaphorical lines and conclusions to his heavy influences, more recently in Everybody’s Gonna Love Somebody, he explains that Tears For Fears have played a huge role, “I wanted to make something full out eighties whilst also having quite a commercial sound, like a TikTok song without being a TikTok song - I’m too scared of TikTok fame”. And he makes a fair point, is there anything worse than hearing the absolute arse being kicked out of an originally decent song?

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“I wanted to make something full out eighties whilst also having quite a commercial sound, like a TikTok song without being a TikTok song - I’m too scared of TikTok fame.”

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020 and 2021 so far, has been a real life nightmare for the entire world, but if there’s an industry who are suffering more than the rest, it’s the arts. With COVID-19 putting a halt on live music until at least mid-June 2021, bands and artists have had to continue to cancel and re-schedule gigs, a living hell for any emerging artist. And as if it couldn’t get any worse, the UK government have recently announced the Brexit tour package, adding more chaos and catastrophe to musicians’ lives “It’s going to make everything so much harder” Alfie Templeman sighs, “you need about 26 different visa applications to get into each place to play”.

As we continue to mumble and grumble like a pair of old men, Templeman vocalises a message which I can’t help but resonate with, “Music is a big thing that is keeping the economy going, more than people realise, and way more than the government realise”. A sour yet thought-provoking statement for an eighteen-year-old who speaks truer than any middle-aged man in parliament.

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I Am

By yung baby tate

Words by Caitlin Webb

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s if in direct response to the negative energy that plagued 2020, rap royalty Yung Baby Tate has put her best foot forward going into the new year.

Aided by the power of manifestation, Tate and fellow self-love advocate Flo Milli dropped I Am at the back end of 2020, but it really picked up steam in the early days of the new year as thousands of users on platforms like Instagram and TikTok used the song’s lyrics to encourage a better start to the year.

Over a bright, semi-playful beat, the two fierce performers assert their selfconfidence in the vein of 2020’s wave of almost untouchably badass female MCs. There’s no room for argument or insults with their hook that begs for listeners to chant along: “I am gonna go get that bag and I am NOT gonna take your shit”.

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Another life

By sarpa salpa

Words by Charley Murfitt

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he UK alt-pop quintet, Sarpa Salpa, have released the third single of their self-described new era. The song is a swift departure from previous releases, that were grounded in a more authentic sound, whereas Another Life boasts an 80’s synth sound from the very start. It is clear throughout the record that the band are experimenting with their style; Sarpa Salpa are trying to find their feet in a new era, and therefore a new sound.

While the single is more pop-like, within the song’s essence you can hear the original influences of the band, from the funky guitar solo to the drum beat. Another Life discusses relationships, giving your all to something that doesn’t work and is ultimately suffocating. The song is a throwback to the likes of Say Something but with a more light and airy feel, and these lyrics create a juxtaposition between the subject matter and the sound, a skill Sarpa Salpa has perfected over the years.

Another Life is the kind of song that would be quite at home in a festival set, definitely a single to get you excited for the (hopefully lockdown-free) summer.

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AMPERLAND, NY

BY PINEGROVE 24

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s pandemic life continues to slowly go by, I’ve realised that the one thing I miss the most is live music. Something that helps ease the loss of concerts are live albums, and Pinegrove’s Amperland, NY is one of the newest additions to an already vast collection out there, with the added bonus of an accompanying film.

Pinegrove have always been impressive in a live setting and this album shows off their abilities perfectly, as it leaves no stone unturned with the sheer number of songs included across their discography. From some of their earliest tracks on the anthology album Everything So Far to their newer releases, every box is ticked in the Amperland, NY performance. One key aspect to be congratulated with the music itself is how similar the live versions are to the original recordings, even down to the welcomed return of Nandi Rose Plunkett’s backing vocals.The music is incredibly tight and the atmosphere of the album gives the impression that this performance acts as a shred of normalcy for both the band and audience in our lonely, virus centred, climate.

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mperland, NY acts as the accompanying soundtrack to Pinegrove’s fundraising film of the same name which was released on YouTube alongside the album. I won’t focus too much on the film, as this is an album review, but I will say this: to see live music in any aspect nowadays (whether it be a well thought out process or something along the lines of NPR’s Tiny DeskHome Concerts) is a very welcomed sight.

Admittedly, the plot of the film mixed with the live setting comes across as odd to me, but it’s hard to reject something that is sorely missed. Amperland, NY acts as a well-earned revisit on Pinegrove’s work so far and goes as far as to adding something new to certain songs that we may be used to. In a time where live music is both scarce and in legitimate danger, it seems to me that live albums like this are more necessary than ever before.

Words by Rachael Garvey

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hen the clock struck 00:00 on January 1st, 2021, I think a lot of us expected the world to phenomenally transform and turn a bit more fruitful at the least. It’s by no surprise to anyone that the glass half full approach didn’t exactly go as planned. However, in times of desperation there’s always something reassuring waiting around the corner, in January’s case, this happened to be Arlo Parks’ debut Collapsed In Sunbeams.

At just twenty-years-old, Parks’ has already been smothered with the ‘Voice of a Generation’ label, a daunting tag to live up to for sure. Despite this, there is no one more deserving of such an acclaim this year. Referring to herself as an empath, the poet finds ease and inspiration through channelling the raw feelings and emotions of others into her lyrics. She has been continually praised for the challenging and controversial episodes she writes about: mental health, body image and sexual identity/expression, a comfort for so many in today’s society.

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t’s widely recognised that more than a handful of musicians have begun their career establishing their musical sound, then gone onto work on their vocals to become a ‘one-man-band’. On the flip side, Arlo Parks isn’t your Celine Dion or Aretha Franklin but still furnishes the elements which allow her voice to effortlessly take centre stage. For an album which is so culturally important, the delicate subjects are illuminated with warmth and delicacy through Parks’, gentle vocals, melodic guitar hums and soulful basslines. It’s the equivalent to the hug you desperately mourn for when you have those down days. Arlo Parks offers solace in Hope “you’re not alone like you think you are” and positive affirmations in Portra 400 “making rainbows out of something painful”, just the kind of compassionate sentiments we all need to hear a lot more of.

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COLLAPSED IN SUNBEAMS

BY ARLO PARKS

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andaVision stars the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s (MCU’s) favorite supercouple Wanda Maximoff, played by Elizabeth Olsen, and Vision, played

by Paul Bettany, following the events of Avengers Endgame.

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he first two episodes are entirely black and white and shot in the style of sitcoms of the 1950s and 1960s respectively. While seemingly innocent, strange hiccups occasionally occur, leading the watcher to realise that something is wrong. By episode three colour is introduced and the cracks in this perfect reality truly begin to show, with Wanda completing an entire nine month pregnancy in a single day and her friend Geraldine revealing that she knows of Wanda’s dead brother Pietro. Episode four takes a break from the sitcom antics to reveal what’s really happening; following her return from being snapped and realising that Vision is still dead, Wanda has taken over the whole town of Westview to create her perfect life with her deceased husband, surrounding the town with a forcefield referred to as the Hex. Special agent team S.W.O.R.D has taken to the scene with help from returning faces Jimmy Woo and Darcey Lewis, as well as Geraldine, now revealed to be S.W.O.R.D agent Monica Rambeau, who discover that Wanda’s life is being broadcast as sitcom episodes. The following episodes switch between Wanda’s sitcom life inside the Hex and S.W.O.R.D’s attempts to break through to free the town.

While thoughts on whether the MCU expanding to TV would work well or not varied, WandaVision proves that this way of story telling has its place. The show benefits greatly from being split up into weekly instalments; each episode leaves the viewer with questions that they have a week to ponder over before the following episode answers them while adding more. This keeps the viewers watching each week and this way of storytelling can’t be achieved with a two and a half hour movie. Despite being a series, the acting displayed throughout WandaVision is up to the MCU standard. Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany’s onscreen chemistry is incredible and it’s nice to finally see them in lead roles after being secondary characters in their previous appearances. Similar praise must be given to Kathryn Hahn who puts on an incredible performance as Wanda’s close friend and neighbour Agnes.

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ringing momentum back to the MCU after an almost two year break is no easy feat and WandaVision had some big expectations to fill, but it managed to deliver in spades, leading the way for future MCU TV shows and movies.

It also manages to show that the MCU can do so much more than just simple action movies and that Marvel shouldn’t be afraid to experiment with its future endeavors. WandaVision proves that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is very much not dead, in fact it’s only just beginning.

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f you have been living under a rock, or just don’t have a Twitter account, you might not know about Bridgerton. The long and short of it is that it’s a love story of the upper class from the early 1800s. This show has taken the world by storm, and if you’re anything like me, it’s influenced you to buy a corset and then be told by costume designers on TikTok that they are, in fact, not at all like the attire of the Bridgerton era– a very disappointing revelation.

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he show’s backdrop and set designs are so whimsical, gently leading you into this world of suitors, scandals and lavish parties. Many people’s valid criticisms of some of the show’s characters and anachronisms have been overshadowed by its enthralling story line, aesthetics, and the show’s many pieces of eye candy.

The show boasts a cast of British favourites including Nicola Coughlan, Julie Andrews and Phoebe Dynevor. The cast collectively bring ‘the ‘ton’ to life, as well as the scandals that blow in the wind.

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ridgerton is unlike any period piece I have come across. It has captured a generation and brought about a renewed interest in history and historical fashion. There is no doubt that, in the grand tradition of last year’s Tiger King and Selling Sunset, it is this lockdown’s show to watch.

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rom the pure annoyance of Elfo, to the rebellious charms of Princess Tiabeanie and the loveable evil of Luci, Disenchantment has conjured within itself a beautiful sense of laughter, shock and connection that is hard to find in more pedestrian, soulless animations. The third part of Disenchantment does well to stay true to what makes the series so special and memorable, offering us more of the same but in more detail, fleshing out the incredible world of Dreamland and beyond.

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his season sees us take on new worlds and meet new and exciting characters for better or for worse. The season begins slowly, easing us back into the beautiful kingdom of harrowing storylines that we left off with in season 2.

The gang are reunited underground and the arrival of the late queen has haunted us once more (along wither her sex crazed troll things known as ‘Trogs’). In a season that calls upon its longest serving characters to drive the main plot, the start was intriguing yet quite slow moving, still with great charm, but also with the added anxiety that would come along with a Steven King style Novel such as ‘Misery’. The gang needs to break free from the underground caverns they found themselves in at the end of the last season, a task which proves troublesome and repetitive at times. That in itself encapsulates the flow of the story in this season in particular, a classic situational response to a dire predicament, something that has become commonplace in the show’s lifespan.

The story then continues with the crowning of the new King Derek, a tragedy similar to when Tommen Baratheon takes control of Kings Landing, leaving the power up to the religious elders. The continuum again, plays upon the formula which very much gave Disenchantment its founding DNA, which is more than okay, however, instead of the audience seeing a natural progression into something much bigger than what we expected, we are treated to a predictable sit-com style of unfortunate events. Not hindering its ability to be an imaginative and beautiful show, but definitely stifling its potential from time to time.

We get an insight into the world of Steamland once more with season 3, depicting the beautiful yet rugged industrial cityscapes, giving us a greater feeling of depth into the lore and universe, with Richard Ayoade chipping in with a bit of voice acting. Whilst this return to a new and colourful place is insightful, the jokes and the semantics are more of the same. The alternative rebellious sex and drugs fuelled charm is still rife, but mixed with a world that at times struggles to develop with the exponential creativity the show has given it. In a world where absolutely everything exists, and absolutely all things can happen, Disenchantment sometimes suffers from its endless ability to pull rabbits out of a hat.

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verall, if you’re a fan of this charming Thrones style medieval cartoon then you will no doubt love and adore Part three of the series, however if you weren’t sold on the first two parts, nothing in this season is going to change your mind. Disenchantment part three is a massive success and bundles of fun for those who are complete stans of the series, but for those peeking through the window, I’m afraid it’s just more of the same, bending the knee, rather than reaching its ambitious window of potential and becoming the mother of dragons.

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fashion feature

With Alpha M

Words by Mason Meyers Art by @Cogz_Draws

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ith summer fast approaching again, it seems wise to begin planning for the warmer weather, especially if COVID restrictions are planning to be lifted by June. I decided to have a chat with fashion adviser and Youtuber, Alpha M, to see what he suggested would be best to keep cool and look good for this summer.

Short Hair Summer is a perfect time to take that hair as short as you have ever taken it! Summer is hotter, so it is a good idea to have a look that doesn’t require a lot of maintenance or a lot of product. In the winter months it is easy to achieve hair volume, but in the summer months your hair will get weighed down, so taking it shorter helps with this. This summer we are going to see a lot of casual styles that don’t take a lot of maintenance and maybe a lot of fringe or side partings.

Plain T’s Invest in some great plain white or black pocket crew neck T-shirts, they are always stylish; and they are always affordable. There are some

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amazing options out there that are a few dollars (or a few pounds) and even though they’re simple, as long as they fit really well, they are going to be amazing.

Shorts If you have shorts that are far too long, it is TOTALLY stylish to roll them up and cuff them. Or if you have old jeans or chinos that you just don’t wear anymore, cut ‘em off and roll them up a few times. Upcycle clothes you don’t wear anymore, for me that is one of the biggest game changers.

White Trainers A clean pair of white minimal sneakers (trainers) looks amazing with pretty much any outfit you could go for in the summer. They aren’t too expensive, and they are so minimal yet so clean.

Simple Short Sleeve Button Up Oxford Shirt There are so many great options for this, and they are so clean. They are also great for guys with a few extra pounds, because you can buy them tailored or as they are, and they will looks amazing either way. If you’re a little bit heavier go for a navy blue or something darker, it minimises the appearance of any extra weight. I would say for everyone avoid patterns.

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Tank Tops! Definitely tanks tops are a do not wear. Guys that work out embrace tanks tops a little more than they maybe should, so I would say go easy on the tank tops. Go for a short sleeve crew neck or a plain pocket T instead, it elevates your style without having your armpit hair or man boobs hang out.

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