Ella Collins, Lauren Griffen and Alona Thomas recommend their favourite Christmas movies Elf: A Holiday Classic That Spreads Cheer and Laughter Buddy, played by Will Ferrell, is accidentally brought to the North Pole as a baby and raised by Santa's elves, believing he is one of them. Buddy grows taller and realising that he does not fit in with the other elves, discovers that he is from New York City. He embarks on a heartwarming and hilarious journey to [...]

Lucy Samuel explores the ancient roots of Christmas As we enter winter and approach Christmas 2024, it’s easy to forget how significant this season has been for thousands of years. Today, billions of people celebrate Christmas in December, but this wasn’t always the case. Before the rise of Christianity, many early cultures celebrated winter as a time of hope and renewal. From Greece to Rome, the traditions of the ancient world are fascinating to investigate as Christmas comes once [...]

Valentina Sulpizi reveals how the lens can find beauty in the everyday life Street photography records life in public spaces. Street photographers don’t have to have a social purpose; they are merely interested in preserving a single moment which, could easily be forgotten. This is the beauty of what they do. They dwell on those little things we do not pay attention to, which are often the most important. These moments are an integral part of our lives, but [...]

Lucy Samuel explores the importance of Greek myths in the 21st century The ancient Greek myths are increasingly popular among this generation, with many retellings emerging in the last twenty years such as the Percy Jackson series, The Song of Achilles and The Silence of the Girls. Ancient mythology has inspired countless pieces of art, theatre, music, and architecture – it is essential in the study of any humanities subject. Even though they are thousands of years old, we are still [...]

A short story by Emily Green “Tulips, I think.” It was a new house and Jackie was looking down at their new garden from the balcony pointing out the different flowers to her daughter: roses, bluebells, violets, sunflowers, every flower imaginable lined the newly cut grass lawn. She stared at the view but only for a few moments, slowly stepping back away from the aureate balcony into the faint smell of a new house. The scent lingered in the [...]

Read A Level French student Izabella Buergin's winning entry of this year's French Flash Fiction Competition Rouge  Oh, comme je déteste la couleur rouge  Rouge, comme la robe qu'elle portait la première fois que je l'ai vue  Rouge, comme ses cheveux dans la lumière du matin  Rouge, comme ces chaussures qu'elle portait lors de notre premier rendez-vous  Rouge, comme ses joues lorsqu'elle riait de tout son être  Rouge, comme le nœud attaché dans ses cheveux la première fois que [...]

Once every fortnight, Bexclusive Magazine come together to create pieces of flash fiction inspired by the same prompt in ten minutes. This week’s prompt was, ‘He knew he must keep very still while he waited.’ This is what we wrote… The Horror of Waiting by Stevie Adams He knew he must keep very still while he waited. He could hear his wife calling out his name from downstairs. She was pacing around the rooms, calling repetitively. What could he [...]