“WHAT IS LOVE? Baby, don’t hurt me. Don’t hurt me… No more.” I’ve always thought that when written out and separated from the music, the lyrics to Haddaway’s ‘What Is Love’ are desperately sad. Why do I mention this? Well, this post is mostly going to revolve around the latest…

What does Love Island’s latest love triangle tie into differing views on modern masculinity? (Or: Why are Eyal and Adam so awful?) Let’s do the thing that society does too much nowadays and discuss masculinity, largely because I spend a lot of time in these posts lauding Alex while complaining…

A discussion of how Love Island keeps changing itself, done at a time where it needed to change things the most. In Episodes Five to Seven, Love Island got rid of one character, disbanded it’s main love triangle, and added three new people to the mix. We have a word…

What are Love Island’s greatest virtues and flaws, and why do we like TV shows about idiots so much? Day Three, or: The Problem with Love Island‘s Contestants Three episodes in, the big issue with the programme has become the fact that there is still almost nothing to actually differentiate…

My first experience watching Love Island, and my slow realisation that it’s just Big Brother with sand. For some reason, the ITV2 reality show Love Island is a massive thing in my office. Every time a new season begins airing, a ridiculous amount of each day’s conversations start revolving around…