Note from the Editors:

With much anticipation, The Mary Word editing team present the latest issue of The Mary Word. Marking this Valentine’s season of love, ‘Love Story (Mary’s Version)’ is inspired by the whimsical, light-heartedness of February 14th and a bit of Taylor Swift too. This issue has a collection of engaging articles, comics, quizzes and videos.

Never before has a Mary Word issue been released so early in the year- a testament to the hard work of the editing, writing and designing team. We hope you enjoy this latest issue and we look forward to upcoming issues too!

From The Mary Word Team

Feb 13

Taylor Swift's Top 5 Breakup Songs and Who They're About!

By Zuber According to Reddit Taylor Swift has written 29/83 heartache songs, equalling 34.93% of her songs. What more is that again...

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Feb 13

Valentine’s Day Wasn’t Always About Love

By Ava Martin To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine. Well,...

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A special Valentine's Day comic ‘Mia and Stella', proclaims the importance of self-love through humour.

By Katharine Monahan

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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 height of Covid lockdown, my dramatic teen self found great solace in the angst-ridden melancholy of The Smiths. In a time of grief, confusion, and literal isolation, their lyrics struck a chord with me - to the point where I did in fact fall asleep to ‘I know it’s over’ every night, but we don’t need to mention that. I was shocked to discover, h

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Aug 20, 2019
3 min

Not an “Us” versus “Them” issue

By Grace Pawsey Modern feminism has gained such prominence within our society in recent decades, that it has led to major cultural changes and viral social media campaigns. Social media campaigns, such as that of the #metoo movement, have granted a platform for women to speak out on oppression and sexual assault, while also challenging societal concepts based on women’s rights and equality. All of this has been much needed as it has redressed imbalances in the past where wome

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Nov 21, 2018
4 min

Modern Perspectives on Feminism

By Inara Hossain In our modern society feminism has caused many arguments and debates. Before I get into this topic, you should know what the dictionary definition of feminism is. feminism /ˈfɛmɪnɪz(ə)m/ noun the advocacy of women's rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes. synonyms:the women's movement, the feminist movement, women's liberation, female emancipation, women's rights; More This is the dictionary definition of the term ‘feminism’, and there are many pe

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