El Hunt

How Big Thief found a new flow and entered ‘Double Infinity’ After the departure of their longstanding bassist, the celebrated indie band needed to recalibrate to move forward. They tell NME about that period of adjustment

I really enjoyed this chat with a fairly jetlagged Big Thief www.nme.com/features/mus...

oh my god, the stickers are great - need one for my laptop

‘Nothing else quite like it’: why DEBS is my feelgood movie The next pick in our series of writers highlighting their favourite comfort watches is a box office dud from the 2000s that became a queer cult classic

"They're calling you a hero, when really you're a slut! A gay slut!" - I wrote about my love of box office flop turned queer cult classic DEBS for The Guardian www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...

The long black: will this soon be the UK’s favourite coffee order? Fans of the drink, brewed differently from an americano, say its taste is vastly superior – and are turning a niche product into a bestseller

Enjoyed doing something a little different to usual and delving into the world of specialist coffee for this Guardian piece www.theguardian.com/food/2025/fe...

The Traitors finale on BBC One review: is the show losing its spark? Though there’s still plenty of comedy gold, the show needs a serious shake-up, and more scheming Faithfuls, to retain its appeal

I reviewed #TheTraitors final for The Standard!!! The write-up doesn’t reveal the final winner, but if you’re not totally up to date otherwise, maybe don’t read it yet! www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfi...

One to watch: jasmine.4.t The Manchester-based singer-songwriter emerges from a seismic few years with a gorgeous debut album produced by US supergroup Boygenius

I really like jasmine.4.t’s music, and her upcoming debut (out Jan 17 and produced by boygenius) is just gorgeous. I’ve written about her for The Observer! www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

Ones to Watch 2025: the music acts set to break out this year From Ceechynaa and Wishy to Rachel Chinouriri – these rising stars are set to make a splash

On new music for 2025 duty for @thelondonstandard.bsky.social - my predictions and top picks here, featuring the likes of Wishy, Getdown Services, Alemeda, Allison Ponthier, and many many more! www.standard.co.uk/culture/musi...

Nanalan is the trippy Canadian kids' show taking over TikTok All together now - "who's that wonderful girl?"

And finally, meeting the creators of Nanalan! www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfi...

Inside London’s lesbian renaissance Spaces for the capital’s queer women have long been overlooked, but as El Hunt reports, a wave of inclusive, dyke-friendly nights are on the way

Thanks to working on this piece on London’s lesbian renaissance, I managed to get the word “dyke” into the Evenjng Standard
www.standard.co.uk/going-out/ba...

Love Lies Bleeding star Katy O’Brian: 'I love a good muscle mommy' The breakout star of gory new thriller Love Lies Bleeding on the importance of flawed queer characters, feeling typecast as an actor, and shooting *that* jaw-dropping fight scene

Ditto Love Lies Bleeding star Katy O’Brian www.standard.co.uk/culture/film...

Anjana Vasan: 'Malala's a pro. She was up for anything' The star of punk comedy We Are Lady Parts talks ‘minor key’ characters, her most unlikely fans, and working with Paul Mescal

I loved meeting the insightful and super talented Anjana Vasan www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfi...

Shania Twain: 'The Glastonbury Legend slot? It’s a holy s**t moment!' From taking on the festival circuit’s biggest booking, to revealing news of a biopic ain the works, everything’s coming up Shania this summer.

Tbh the thread could start and end here - interviewing Shania Twain was a bucket list moment! Let’s go, girls! www.standard.co.uk/culture/musi...

Bit of a funny year for me work-wise between leaving The Standard and getting stuck into something a bit different in the charity sector, but quite a few bits and bobs I’m pleased with along the way! Here’s a run down of some of the pieces I enjoyed writing, because honestly why not

Really taking the lyrics of ‘360’ and really holding space with that and feeling power in that

more like muscle granny 2092 in my case

I MADE IT! Pumped to continue shitposting about muscle mommy winter, but this time unhindered by Elon's bots

Hello btw - very excited to have yet another place for my miscellaneous grumbles to live!

A baffling BBC Sound of selection this year. Don't get me wrong, I really like loads of these acts - but future festival headliners with Mercury Prize wins and number one albums under their belt already are well past having their big breakthrough moment