I’ve recently noticed, in people of all ages, an unavoidable sort of ignorance. This particular ignorance is directed towards mental illness and its severity. There have been too many jokes with serious illnesses as the […]
‘If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.’ An old adage we all know well and are quite likely to have used ourselves. There has been much written about the tone argument […]
After the success of Hanna issue 1, I’m making a new zine, with the theme of eating disorders. It’s an issue that’s so prevalent in our society, yet shockingly there doesn’t appear to be many […]
From the late 18th century right up until 1996, Ireland and parts of the UK had various institutions run by the Roman Catholic Church, known as the Magdalene laundries or asylums. They were run to house […]
When peer tutoring a special needs class was accidentally put on my high school schedule, I didn’t know what to expect. The only interactions I had previously had with that class were passing them in the […]
I don’t understand people’s need to insist, “I’m still the same person I was before” or “I’m not gonna change”. Why on earth would somebody want to stay the same as they always have for […]
In recent years, we have a seen a movement that has annoyed a lot a people, amused a lot of people and has also been embraced by (some) people: The Hipster. Along with their infamous […]
Walking up the stairs at uni, I was looking at my feet. Though not really – I was looking at the ground. I watched my blue trainers on the black slab-like steps. Bar a few […]
On the morning of May 30, 1431, a 19-year-old girl was taken by cart to the marketplace of Rouen and tied to a tall pillar. She asked two of the clergy, Martin Ladvenu and Isambart […]
I first became interested in making art from material gathered from nature about 18 months ago, while I was living in Australia. I was volunteering my artistic skills as a lantern maker, taking part in […]
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