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Our Big Deal writers bring us the latest pop culture, films and books. Find out what you'll love, what you'll hate, and what might change your world...! Here's our selection of reviews.

pop culture reviews

go greener at Glastonbury!

Big Deal writer Leia says the best summer festivals are the clean, green ones!

Pure Gold? Lola says: 'buy Fairtrade gold!'

Lola (11) went to the Pure Gold? exhibition to review the pics for Big Deal - and she was pretty impressed!

Pure Gold?: Leia says "put an end to dirty gold!"

Leia (16) took a look at Pure Gold? the CAFOD photo exhib about the dirty gold industry - which launched in London and toured the UK in May 2008

Transformers

'All I could really remember from the cartoon was the song; ‘Transformers, robots in disguise’"... find out what Big Deal writer Ann made of 'Transformers' and saving the world

Green Day - 'American Idiot'

Big Deal music reviewer Kelly Hibbert listens to Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’, which reveals a lot about injustice in the world, and what we should do about it!

Book review - The Icarus Girl

Helen Oyeyemi’s ‘The Icarus Girl’ is a spooky and fascinating read, about growing up in a fragmented world, with an element of mystery. Read Mad's review!

your reviews of older stuff

Here are your reviews of great stuff that you loved when it was new, and you probably still love now it's not so new!