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Courtney Smyth is an aspiring author with half a psychology degree and a wholehearted dislike for badly made tea. She can often be found hiding in her room writing and pretending under-researched opinions don't exist. You can find her other writings here: https://aseriesoferraticism.wordpress.com/

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10 Years On | Time Has Not Been Kind to Katy Perry’s One Of The Boys

Courtney Smyth Jun 17, 2018 1
Katy Perry’s first foray into pseudonymous stardom, One Of The Boys, turns ten this week -- and to be honest, it hasn’t aged well. Perry, who has spoken at length about her strict Christian upbringing leads a musical commentary on what life…
Film

Thank you, Mr. Gilbert | The Inbetweeners at 10

Courtney Smyth May 1, 2018 0
In 2008 our silver screens were graced with awkward adolescent comedy The Inbetweeners, which today is a stalwart depiction of what we now affectionately term ‘LAD culture’. Despite the script rendering itself incapable of going a single…
Music Features

Chester Bennington – Keep Me In Your Memory

Courtney Smyth Jul 28, 2017 0
‘You can’t miss someone you’ve never known.’ Perhaps. In music, we have heroes in head-spaces we can’t comprehend. We were recently rattled by the loss of Chris Cornell, and now, suddenly and just as tragically, the loss of Chester…
Topical

What even is a ‘Special Snowflake’?

Courtney Smyth Jan 21, 2017 0
Yesterday I was listening to the radio. I had just missed the beginning of a chat segment. As I tuned in, I heard the words 'whiny millennial snowflakes and their safe spaces' in such a divisive tone that I could only sit and stare at the…
Topical

Blue Monday | The Compound Problem of Suicide and Victim Blaming

Courtney Smyth Jan 6, 2017 0
Blue Monday. "The most depressing day of the year." It’s when we’ll see an influx of pieces talking about suicide, reaching out to services, and supporting each other. It’s one of two bi-annual media focuses on mental health alongside World…
Music

Take This To Your Grave: My Chemical Romance’s The Black Parade 10 years on

Courtney Smyth Oct 5, 2016 0
G F# B E   Whether or not you would consider yourself a musician, the distinct and arguably iconic opening bar of My Chemical Romance’s ‘Welcome to the Black Parade’ is the definition of zeitgeist, originating from the rock music…
Topical-Opinion

We Face This Land, And We Refuse To Drown

Courtney Smyth Sep 18, 2016 1
‘If she survives the drowning and floats, she’s a witch. If she dies, she’s a woman.’ On September 15th, ‘We Face This Land’ appeared on the Project Repeal youtube channel. Written by Sarah Maria Griffin, a Dublin-based author, and…
Topical News

Not On Our Watch | 10,000 Missing Children in Europe Need Your Help

Courtney Smyth Sep 7, 2016 0
Imagine your home was no longer safe. Imagine your country was war-torn, famine-stricken, and you and your family were witnessing regular murders of people you know and loved. Imagine trying to get your family to safety in Europe. Imagine…
Music

Incoming | The Devil Wants Her Swagger Back

Courtney Smyth Aug 24, 2016 0
The opening bars of ‘The Devil’s Whisper’, the first track on The Devil Wants Her Swagger Back’s upcoming EP Malice, set the tone for a visually evocative creation. A discordant, eerie piano intro instantly conjures images of darkness and…
LIterature Reviews

Literature on Film | 11 | Fear and Loathing with Hunter S. Thompson

Courtney Smyth Jun 18, 2016 0
To some, Hunter S. Thompson is massively overrated. To others, he is a shining beacon of God-like wonder; an embodiment of all that is good and right and just about drug culture. Of the two types of Thompson observers, I am the former.…
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