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    Some Women Trailblazers in the Music Industry
    The Mary Word
    • Mar 23
    • 3 min

    Some Women Trailblazers in the Music Industry

    Clare Horan Music. When words fail, people flock to music to make sense of the world. Wherever you go, music is universal. Not only does...
    55 views3 comments
    Loreto’s Hottest 50: Voting Open!
    The Mary Word
    • Mar 23
    • 1 min

    Loreto’s Hottest 50: Voting Open!

    Emilia Weeding We’ve all heard about triple j’s hottest 100 where there is a massive countdown of 100 songs voted by Australians....
    103 views0 comments
    Poem: Charta Domum (Paper Home)
    The Mary Word
    • Mar 23
    • 1 min

    Poem: Charta Domum (Paper Home)

    Rose Cunningham By our books we were taught that women who ruled can be cool But, badge on her chest, they followed the boy without one...
    33 views1 comment
    Would Olivia Rodrigo exist without Taylor Swift?
    The Mary Word
    • Mar 23
    • 2 min

    Would Olivia Rodrigo exist without Taylor Swift?

    Alannah Hawkins-Munro Everyone knows Olivia Rodrigo as the teenage sensation that wrote the viral album “Sour”. She was also in the TV...
    67 views0 comments
    How Has Tiktok Changed the Music Industry?
    The Mary Word
    • Mar 23
    • 2 min

    How Has Tiktok Changed the Music Industry?

    Tahlia Moses It’s ironic really, that TikTok has changed the music industry completely. A social media app that has taken the world by...
    58 views0 comments
    K-pop beyond BTS and Blackpink
    The Mary Word
    • Mar 23
    • 3 min

    K-pop beyond BTS and Blackpink

    Camila De La Cruz K-pop has gone global over the recent years with Korean artists such as BTS and Blackpink debuting on the Hot 100...
    30 views0 comments
    Hyperpop 101: Who, What, When, Where, and Why?
    The Mary Word
    • Mar 23
    • 4 min

    Hyperpop 101: Who, What, When, Where, and Why?

    Emma Frank If you don’t think it’s an interesting time for music - you haven’t been paying attention. A new era of pop has emerged, one...
    43 views2 comments
    How does music affect animals?
    The Mary Word
    • Mar 23
    • 3 min

    How does music affect animals?

    Makenzie Plunkett I’ve been wondering about this question for a while now and well, I think now’s the time to find out the answer. I’ve...
    16 views0 comments
    Social Media Star or Musician?
    The Mary Word
    • Mar 23
    • 4 min

    Social Media Star or Musician?

    Georgia Angell and Isobel Parry With the recent rise of the social age, people with little to no talent have gained popularity by...
    31 views0 comments
    On its 50th anniversary - The History of the Music Festival
    The Mary Word
    • Mar 23
    • 6 min

    On its 50th anniversary - The History of the Music Festival

    Avery Benbow The big day is almost here… the Music Festival. One of the cornerstones of the Loreto Normanhurst year, just around the...
    167 views1 comment
    Love this popular artist? Listen to this underground artist
    The Mary Word
    • Mar 23
    • 3 min

    Love this popular artist? Listen to this underground artist

    Jess Ingham and Charli Davis What are Underground artists? Simply put, an underground artist is a musician who hasn’t yet achieved...
    41 views0 comments
    Is media featuring unconventional or complex female characters damaging?
    The Mary Word
    • Mar 23
    • 4 min

    Is media featuring unconventional or complex female characters damaging?

    Feronia Ding With the increasing popularity of works featuring unconventional or complex female characters, I’ve recently come to...
    23 views0 comments
    Poems: Sweet Vanilla / Valentine's Day
    The Mary Word
    • Mar 23
    • 1 min

    Poems: Sweet Vanilla / Valentine's Day

    Nat Hardwick Sweet Vanilla Porcelain walls held a winter-like aesthetic, Mahogany drawers like bare trees in a landscape so poetic. An...
    10 views0 comments
    What music I think the staff at Loreto Normanhurst listen to
    The Mary Word
    • Mar 23
    • 4 min

    What music I think the staff at Loreto Normanhurst listen to

    By Saoirse Hickey Let's be honest, we all sit on the ‘friend activity’ section of Spotify from time to time, doing a quick checkup on...
    187 views3 comments
    The Perfect Album: A Veneration of Joni Mitchell's 'Blue'
    The Mary Word
    • Mar 23
    • 3 min

    The Perfect Album: A Veneration of Joni Mitchell's 'Blue'

    Chiara Prinsloo What makes an album perfect? Maybe it's lyrics, composition, the music itself, or the emotion that it sparks. Maybe, it’s...
    25 views2 comments
    Casting Teachers: Musicals Edition
    The Mary Word
    • Mar 23
    • 1 min

    Casting Teachers: Musicals Edition

    Disclaimer: This is just a joke! Frozen - Religion 1. Snowgies Ms De Mattia 2. Duke Weselton Mr Madigan 3. Olaf Mr Currao 4. Kristoff Ms...
    191 views1 comment
    𝄞 How Music Affects the Brain? 𝄞
    The Mary Word
    • Mar 23
    • 6 min

    𝄞 How Music Affects the Brain? 𝄞

    Avery Benbow & Lizzie Ead In light of the upcoming Music Festival, two curious students decided to explore the science behind how music...
    19 views0 comments
    How to spice up Music Fest!
    The Mary Word
    • Mar 23
    • 4 min

    How to spice up Music Fest!

    Eleanor Low Greetings, dear reader! Thank you for clicking on this article. I’ll keep this short and sweet; Music Festival is an awesome...
    44 views1 comment
    Loreto's Best Empowerment Songs
    The Mary Word
    • Mar 23
    • 1 min

    Loreto's Best Empowerment Songs

    Lucy Deloughery, Olivia Daly, Emerson Mitchell and Genevieve Bolster
    1,289 views3 comments
    The Importance of Female Directors
    The Mary Word
    • Nov 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Importance of Female Directors

    Feronia Ding As we are lucky enough to attend a school that emphasises the importance of women and their potential, we sometimes forget...
    48 views0 comments
    Sakura
    The Mary Word
    • Nov 30, 2021
    • 1 min

    Sakura

    Nat Hardwick Dark ebony branches swayed stiffly in the breeze, As the rosy blush buds bloom its sweet scent welcomes the bees. Many...
    21 views0 comments
    Summer Breeze
    The Mary Word
    • Nov 30, 2021
    • 1 min

    Summer Breeze

    Nat Hardwick Summer begins with a warm breeze, Gently swaying the new emerald leaves. The golden sun peaks over the distant skyline,...
    11 views0 comments
    My Top 3 Books
    The Mary Word
    • Nov 30, 2021
    • 3 min

    My Top 3 Books

    Clare Horan Stories and books have been the way humans express themselves for generations, and in many cases books have been written to...
    21 views0 comments
    My Favourite Horror Movies
    The Mary Word
    • Oct 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    My Favourite Horror Movies

    Feronia Ding As a huge fan of movies, horror is one of my favourite genres. So as Halloween is quickly approaching, I thought it would be...
    65 views2 comments
    My Favourite Halloween Songs
    The Mary Word
    • Oct 29, 2021
    • 3 min

    My Favourite Halloween Songs

    Saoirse Hickey 1 - Calling All The Monsters by China Anne McClain (the original) I believe that this song truly changed the music...
    67 views0 comments
    Gordi: an ex-Loreto student's success in the music industry
    The Mary Word
    • Jun 16, 2021
    • 8 min

    Gordi: an ex-Loreto student's success in the music industry

    By Arabella Ahearn and Feronia Ding With Loreto Normanhurst alumna ‘Montaigne’s’ recent success in Eurovision, the talents of other...
    482 views0 comments
    Celebrities at their first and most recent Grammy Awards
    The Mary Word
    • Jun 16, 2021
    • 1 min

    Celebrities at their first and most recent Grammy Awards

    By Inara Hossain
    26 views0 comments
    Lofi: the 'smooth beats' taking over the internet
    The Mary Word
    • Jun 16, 2021
    • 4 min

    Lofi: the 'smooth beats' taking over the internet

    By Camila De La Cruz (Image from “Lofi Girl”, formally “Chilled Cow” Youtube Channel) Lofi music has been increasing in popularity over...
    46 views0 comments
    The Influential Life of Dennis Brain
    The Mary Word
    • Jun 16, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Influential Life of Dennis Brain

    By Amy Saad On the 17th of May in 1921, the remarkable British French Horn musician, Dennis Brain, was born in London to a very gifted...
    57 views0 comments
    Can We Still Listen to Problematic Artists?
    The Mary Word
    • Jun 16, 2021
    • 5 min

    Can We Still Listen to Problematic Artists?

    By Charlotte Hartmann There’s no feeling of personal betrayal like discovering a favourite artist is problematic. I remember at the...
    74 views0 comments
    You Deserve To Own The Art You Make.
    The Mary Word
    • Jun 15, 2021
    • 1 min

    You Deserve To Own The Art You Make.

    By Ava Carroll Who hasn’t dreamed of being a major international recording star? All you’ve got to do is write the songs, perform them,...
    17 views0 comments
    My favourite films from BIPOC directors
    The Mary Word
    • May 26, 2021
    • 3 min

    My favourite films from BIPOC directors

    By Feronia Ding Moonlight (2016) A tender coming-of-age story about a young boy discovering his sexuality, ‘Moonlight’ captures the...
    44 views1 comment
    Why you need to watch Miss Americana
    The Mary Word
    • Mar 4, 2021
    • 3 min

    Why you need to watch Miss Americana

    By Erin Longney In the bubble of my own social media echo chamber, until recently, I had been lulled into a false sense of security that...
    80 views0 comments
    Glass Eyes
    The Mary Word
    • Mar 4, 2021
    • 3 min

    Glass Eyes

    By Clare Horan and Remy Savell-McKean Some of you may have heard the name; Walter Keane, or you may have not. However, I can assure you...
    36 views0 comments
    The Mary Word
    • Mar 4, 2021
    • 3 min

    Women Speak Up - Year 9

    By Camila De la Cruz As part of a topic in English, “Women Speak Up”, Year 9 students have been studying feminism and why it is important...
    38 views0 comments
    Female Artists in the Music Industry
    The Mary Word
    • Mar 4, 2021
    • 5 min

    Female Artists in the Music Industry

    By Saoirse Hickey and Arabella Ahearn Even in 2021, female artists suffer from sexism within the music industry. Artists like Taylor...
    96 views0 comments
    Are These Films Feminist?
    The Mary Word
    • Mar 3, 2021
    • 4 min

    Are These Films Feminist?

    By Emma Frank and Feronia Ding Feminism in film is a grey area. Often it is hard to separate hyper-aware satire from work bombarded with...
    25 views0 comments
    'Summer', a poem.
    The Mary Word
    • Nov 25, 2020
    • 1 min

    'Summer', a poem.

    By Carissa Kidner Summer is the sun on my bright red cheeks. Summer is the laughter of people at the beach. The jacaranda falling around...
    52 views0 comments
    Student Newspapers, are they important? Advice from an ex-student
    The Mary Word
    • Sep 21, 2020
    • 4 min

    Student Newspapers, are they important? Advice from an ex-student

    By Inara Hossain School newspapers… They seem like an average extracurricular activity. But why exactly is this certain extracurricular...
    23 views0 comments
    The Mary Word
    • Sep 21, 2020
    • 6 min

    Favourite Coming of Age Films

    By Feronia Ding, Saoirse Hickey, Emma frank and Arabella Ahearns American Honey (2016) directed by Andrea Arnold By Feronia Ding Andrea...
    87 views0 comments
    Coming of Age
    The Mary Word
    • Sep 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    Coming of Age

    By Shannan Dower Truthfully, what does it mean? An obscure term for an equally obscure concept. Throughout history, age has been a...
    24 views0 comments
    The Mary Word
    • Aug 2, 2020
    • 4 min

    Your Top 10 Favourite Leaders in TV

    by Isabella Stewart Around this time of year, Year 12s are no doubt busy with university applications and questions like ‘Who is your...
    26 views0 comments
    Why these John Hughes movies are better leaders than our politicians
    The Mary Word
    • Aug 2, 2020
    • 4 min

    Why these John Hughes movies are better leaders than our politicians

    By Alessia Anderson It’s safe to say that American filmmaker John Hughes has developed quite a legacy for himself. From the Breakfast...
    34 views0 comments
    Leading Female Directors of our Generation
    The Mary Word
    • Aug 2, 2020
    • 2 min

    Leading Female Directors of our Generation

    By Feronia Ding 1. Sofia Coppola Born into a family of directors, Coppola made her film debut as an infant in her father's acclaimed...
    15 views0 comments
    The Mary Word
    • Aug 2, 2020
    • 1 min

    A Work so Revolutionary it Caused a Riot

    “A work so revolutionary it caused a riot” By Sophie Andreou Russian composer, pianist and conductor, Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) is one...
    10 views0 comments
    The Mary Word
    • Aug 2, 2020
    • 2 min

    Pink Milk

    By Laura Neilson One of the oldest memories I have, is crying at a farm my family was visiting. This was because my dad, who was milking...
    12 views0 comments
    15 Throwbacks from the 2000's
    The Mary Word
    • May 24, 2020
    • 1 min

    15 Throwbacks from the 2000's

    By Nikkie Yang I’m sure we all miss this era of music so, when else is better to listen to our favourite childhood throwbacks than now,...
    24 views0 comments
    The Mary Word
    • May 22, 2020
    • 3 min

    Is Greta Gerwig’s Little Women the Best Film Adaptation?

    By Feronia Ding Since Louisa May Alcott’s initial publication of her novel Little Women in 1868, there have been countless adaptions,...
    18 views1 comment
    The Mary Word
    • May 22, 2020
    • 2 min

    Remedy for a Tedious Playlist: Iso Discoveries Edition

    By Sophie Andreou Someone told me they enjoyed my article titled 'Remedy for a Tedious Playlist', so I thought I would make another...
    10 views0 comments
    Staying Connected in the Past
    The Mary Word
    • Mar 31, 2020
    • 2 min

    Staying Connected in the Past

    By Camila De La Cruz Communication hasn’t always been easy. In today’s world, it has never been easier to send a message to a friend....
    17 views0 comments