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Abby Saywell

Oct 810 min read

THE TEA ON POSTGRAD

Everyone wants to know: ‘what are you going to do after you graduate?’

Ryan Cleland

Oct 73 min read

The Salacious Side To Wikipedia

present to you the best gossip channel, the agony aunt of Encyclopedias! Our very own humble Wikipedia.

You’re not Crazy: An Anorexic's Philosophical Reflections on Injustice and Eating Disorder

Meredith Ross-James

Sep 305 min read

You’re not Crazy: An Anorexic's Philosophical Reflections on Injustice and Eating Disorder

The process of female socialisation can be fucking traumatising, and the philosophers agree.

Cassia Percival-Day

Sep 305 min read

A Diabetic’s Guide to Partying

This advice has come from my experiences of festivals, gigs & parties but could be applied to anything: one epic night, or a multi-day fest

City of Amputees: How Israel Weaponises Disability against Gaza

Will Irvine

Sep 303 min read

City of Amputees: How Israel Weaponises Disability against Gaza

By permanently disabling massive portions of society, Israel places a long-term strain on Gaza’s already destroyed healthcare system.

PCOS: The Invisible Chronic Illness No One Sees

Elyshia Bedwell

Sep 305 min read

PCOS: The Invisible Chronic Illness No One Sees

Coming to terms with having a chronic illness changed my whole outlook on life, and made me more empathetic towards others.

Disabling Paradise ‘for the greater good’

Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold

Sep 304 min read

Disabling Paradise ‘for the greater good’

Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynolds (she/they) CW: Nuclear Testing, Colonialism, Suicide, Henry Kissinger Global imagery of the Pacific has long been...

MY BODY IS A WASTELAND(and yours might be too)

Guest Writer

Sep 304 min read

MY BODY IS A WASTELAND(and yours might be too)

There’s not been a day in my life since I was about seven or eight years old when I haven’t been in pain.

Why I'll never Give Way to a Ringing Bell

Kyle Cloete

Sep 304 min read

Why I'll never Give Way to a Ringing Bell

Unless you expect me to paint my head with PVA glue, it is impossible to wear hearing aids 24/7. I have not yet met a person who does.

Emily Gambrill

Sep 235 min read

A Curated People

Hello, my name is Emily, and I recently deleted Tik Tok. The findings of my abstention have been less than promising.

Jay Lee-Guard

Sep 234 min read

A One Star Review Of A Literary Classic

Ah, Goodreads: the internet bastion of literary genius, where sophisticated readers flock to leave insightful and witty reviews—not.

Indoctrination of Youth Into The Alt-right via Social Media

Pipiana Coventon

Sep 234 min read

Indoctrination of Youth Into The Alt-right via Social Media

The increasing use of social media in the past two decades has fostered a cyclical system of indoctrination of youth into the alt-right.

Will Tickner

Sep 236 min read

The Fun and Heinous of TikTok Famous

Oh my god you guys … Will is TikTok famous!” I choke on the bag of chips I’m wolfing down. I look up from the bean bag I’m sitting on.

Abby Saywell

Sep 233 min read

AI: LOVES ME, LOVES ME… BOT?

Just the idea of joining a dating app is daunting enough. Now you’re telling me there’s an added risk of being catfished by a supercomputer?

Emily Bull

Sep 233 min read

Poptropica: Fuck Yeah 👿🦅

I’d like to take a moment to reminisce on the golden days of Poptropica.

Dan Moskovitz

Sep 233 min read

CNZ: Sticking it to The Man Since ‘59

65 years young, and with a unique voyage to being the advocacy group it is today, Consumer New Zealand is a useful organization to be aware

Salient Mag

Sep 233 min read

Stop the Scroll

Going to bed for most of my life has been a difficult process.

Ko te ako tahi o te reo Māori: he haerenga reo, he haerenga aroha

Shay McEwan

Sep 163 min read

Ko te ako tahi o te reo Māori: he haerenga reo, he haerenga aroha

Ko te whakaako reo, ehara mō te kupu noa - engari ko tāna mahi he tuiui i tētahi hononga hōhonu ake ki te ahurea, ki te tuakiri.

Te Rātā Campbell

Sep 161 min read

Mihi: He Poroporoaki

Tiwhatiwha te pō, tiwhatiwha te ao! Whakaeke mai ko roimata, kō hūpē, i ngā mate o te wā nei.

Sterling Maxwell

Sep 165 min read

KO WAI

We are the seed that will blossom. We are the sum of our experiences, a blend of our triumphs and our tribulations.

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