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.
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

Dolph Lundgren: “Computer games and movies may contribute towards violence”
Film

Dolph Lundgren: “Computer games and movies may contribute towards violence”

Neil Dudgeon: Lead piping, Latin and death by cheese
TV

Neil Dudgeon: Lead piping, Latin and death by cheese

Rebecca Ferguson: “We’re all battling things in modern life”
News

Rebecca Ferguson: “We’re all battling things in modern life”

Todd Haynes: ‘Cinema still has a problem with women’
Film

Todd Haynes: ‘Cinema still has a problem with women’

Sarah Wayne Callies: “Refugees’ lives are full of suffering, loss and pain”
Social Justice

Sarah Wayne Callies: “Refugees’ lives are full of suffering, loss and pain”

Ben Wheatley: “London will become a dead museum”
Film

Ben Wheatley: “London will become a dead museum”

Amélie director Jean-Pierre Jeunet: “People need positive stories”
Film

Amélie director Jean-Pierre Jeunet: “People need positive stories”

How Jeffrey Katzenberg sold pandas to China
Film

How Jeffrey Katzenberg sold pandas to China