Steven MacKenzie
Steven MacKenzie
Steven has worked for The Big Issue for close to a decade, becoming Features Editor in 2016 and Deputy Editor in 2020. His articles focus on social issues and culture interviews. For the magazine he has spoken to a wide variety of celebrated figures ranging from Oscar-winning actors and directors, Olympic gold medallists, government ministers, multiple Nobel laureates (including the Dalai Lama) and several famous Davids, including Attenborough, Lynch and Hasselhoff. Steven has also reported on international news stories across five continents; from deep inside the Arctic Circle to the Korean demilitarised zone.
Limmy: “I find tragic things funny”
Culture

Limmy: “I find tragic things funny”

Watch the Birdy
Music

Watch the Birdy

Daniel Radcliffe: “Maybe being dead isn’t so bad after all”
Film

Daniel Radcliffe: “Maybe being dead isn’t so bad after all”

Rebecca Miller: “Embrace the mystery of the universe to stay sane”
Film

Rebecca Miller: “Embrace the mystery of the universe to stay sane”

Richard Wilson: “The Brexit win was terrible”
TV

Richard Wilson: “The Brexit win was terrible”

Kacey Clarke: “Women are shamed if they act on their desires”
Culture

Kacey Clarke: “Women are shamed if they act on their desires”

Tiny houses: A small solution to a big housing crisis
Housing

Tiny houses: A small solution to a big housing crisis

Kate McKinnon: “Holtzmann is the Ghostbusters’ Ringo Starr”
Film

Kate McKinnon: “Holtzmann is the Ghostbusters’ Ringo Starr”

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – review
Books

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – review

Kevin Smith: “Comics often play on the lowest common denominator”
Film

Kevin Smith: “Comics often play on the lowest common denominator”

John Rhys-Davies: ‘We’ve created a subclass that only knows human misery’
Interview

John Rhys-Davies: ‘We’ve created a subclass that only knows human misery’

Ed Skrein: Deadpool’s very British villain
Film

Ed Skrein: Deadpool’s very British villain