Steven MacKenzie

United Kingdom

Deputy Editor at The Big Issue

Deputy Editor at The Big Issue (@BigIssue)

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Articles

The Honesty Box's Vicky Pattison: 'I grew up understanding you never vote Tory'

4 days ago | bigissue.com | Steven MacKenzie

TV The Honesty Box host on 90s music, growing up with the mining crisis and women's rights Vicky Pattison has been on our TV screens for almost 15 years. She burst into public consciousness in Geordie Shore then confirmed her reality superstar status with Ex on the Beach, with a crowning glory becoming queen of the jungle in the 2015 series of I’m A Celebrity… A decade on she’s an author, DJ and presenter of Channel 4’s latest dating show The Honesty Box.
Tim Minchin: 'I'd choose this career over a billion dollars 100 times over'

1 week ago | bigissue.com | Steven MacKenzie

Theatre His brother taught him to play guitar and sent him on the road to stardom. His talents are many, but his pleasures are simple Tim Minchin was born in Perth, Australia, in 1975. He is a songwriter, singer, pianist, comedian, actor and writer. In addition to his sell-out music and stand-up tours, he is the writer of Matilda the Musical and Groundhog Day, both of which won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical, and the co-creator of the award-winning TV comedy Upright.
Joe Lycett: 'Let's fix things in our backyard before we try and fix the world'

3 weeks ago | bigissue.com | Steven MacKenzie

TV The United States of Birmingham is an eye-opening look at the state of that nation from Joe Lycett There is more to Birmingham than Balti, Black Sabbath and bin strikes.
Operation Mincemeat creators: 'Fascism hits differently in America'

4 weeks ago | bigissue.com | Steven MacKenzie

Theatre Since it was first performed in 2019, it's become the most acclaimed show in West End history, but is Operation Mincemeat too British for Broadway? Operation Mincemeat was a masterstroke of misdirection. In 1943, British intelligence dressed a dead body as a Royal Marines officer, planted fake invasion plans then arranged for it to wash up on Spanish shores where enemy spies would feed the fake news back to Berlin.
Singer AURORA: 'Soundtracking the end of Adolescence was meant to be'

1 month ago | bigissue.com | Steven MacKenzie

Music Ten years since the Norwegian star's breakthrough song Runaway, she's soundtracking the TV show dominating the national conversation Norwegian singing superstar AURORA has a unique and enchanting voice. She played the secret siren in Frozen 2 and can be heard soundtracking the devastating denouement of Adolescence.
Poor mental health and feeling sad is a normal part of life, according to science

1 month ago | bigissue.com | Steven MacKenzie

Health With pressures on mental health services at breaking point, it's time to rethink our understanding of what is normal, says neuropsychiatrist Dr Alastair Santhouse Last month health secretary Wes Streeting said there was an “over-diagnosis” of mental health conditions.
How Myanmar's devastating earthquake turned the spotlight on a man-made disaster

1 month ago | bigissue.com | Steven MacKenzie

An earthquake grabs headlines but the hope that felt tangible in Myanmar left with the return of dictatorship I don’t recall the road to Mandalay as vividly as the journey from it. In 2012, my friend and I were traipsing around Southeast Asia. Myanmar was just reemerging as a travel destination after years of a widely held boycott to stop the tourist dollar going into the military dictatorship’s pockets.
Jeff Goldblum: 'The universe is a wondrous, mysterious place – appreciate it'

1 month ago | bigissue.com | Steven MacKenzie

Film Jeff Goldblum is a legend of the big screen. He’s also a talented and celebrated jazz pianist with a huge passion for music. Time for his bushy-tailed enthusiasm Jeff Goldblum was born in West Homestead, Pennsylvania in 1952. He moved to New York City at 17 to study acting and made his Broadway debut two years later, in Two Gentlemen of Verona.
Mark Rylance: 'Brian Haw sacrificed his mind and body for peace'

1 month ago | bigissue.com | Steven MacKenzie

Politics In 2001, Brian Haw started a peace protest in Parliament Square, London, to draw attention to the effect of British sanctions on Iraq. He stayed there for nearly 10 years Mark Rylance is the ultimate actor-activist. Just over two years ago, the Oscar-winning star of Wolf Hall and countless celebrated stage productions helped launch a campaign to raise funds to erect a statue of Brian Haw, which was finally unveiled this month.
Alison Hammond: 'My biggest regret? Not swiping right on Idris Elba'

1 month ago | bigissue.com | Steven MacKenzie

TV The beloved TV host was starstruck when she smelt what The Rock was cooking This Morning and Great British Bake Off star Alison Hammond takes on Big Issue’s Big Questions – covering RoboCop, Dua Lipa and The Rock’s chunky arms. What TV show was the biggest one in your household growing up?