Zoe Mudd

Fangs and feelings: a review of Vampire Therapist

Whilst ‘vampires’, ‘cowboys’, and ‘therapy’ may not immediately spring to mind in any games of word association, Little Bat Games’s Vampire Therapist will leave you questioning why this eclectic list of topics has never been made into a joyous combination before. For a visual novel to strive for an accurate...
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Posted Nov. 7, 2024

Yeat, rave, repeat: rising star thrills at Birmingham

O2 Academy, Birmingham, 6 October Palpable excitement floods into a sold-out O2 Academy Birmingham as a youthful crowd adorned in oversized merch and balaclavas, a fashion accessory integral to the Yeat image, start mosh pits to the pre-show playlist in the absence of an opening act. Following the release of...
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Posted Oct. 17, 2024

Betterhelp yourself: the lacklustre world of online therapy 

Despite a spiking demand for therapy, with reports of Brits suffering from mental health problems skyrocketing by 20 per cent from 1993 to 2014, England finds itself with an overwhelmingly bleak therapy climate. With the NHS taking up to 18 weeks after referral for one talking therapy session and private...
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Posted Aug. 19, 2024

Book banning: warnings the UK must heed

The epidemic of book banning continues to flourish across Western libraries, with 3,362 books banned in the US just last year[1]. The terrifying prevalence of this issue grows as it dominates discussions of freedom of speech and censorship in the US, disproportionately silencing authors from marginalised groups, including women, people...
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Posted Apr. 15, 2024

Why comics are literature

The long-standing debate about if comics are a serious enough literary medium to be officially designated as ‘literature’ has raged for decades, incensed by Pulitzer Prize winnings for Art Spiegelman’s Maus and Alan Moore’s Hugo Award win for Watchmen. Despite winning these prestigious awards, many in the literary sphere still...
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Posted Dec. 21, 2023

Why Victoria’s Secret will never be too inclusive

After a four-year hiatus, the infamous Victoria’s Secret fashion show graced the runway once again on 26 September 2023. This reinvented iteration of the show was released alongside a documentary, Victoria’s Secret World Tour; yet before its release, the new line-up of ‘Angels’ already garnered significant attention from many online....
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Posted Oct. 22, 2023