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.
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Welcome to the Salient blog! Here you'll find every piece of writing we've published this year. Browse by category, or just go for a scroll.
Cassia Percival-Day
- 4 days ago
- 5 min
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
Will Irvine
- 4 days ago
- 3 min
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.
Elyshia Bedwell
- 4 days ago
- 5 min
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.
Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold
- 4 days ago
- 4 min
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...
Guest Writer
- 4 days ago
- 4 min
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.
Kyle Cloete
- 4 days ago
- 4 min
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 23
- 5 min
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 23
- 4 min
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.
Pipiana Coventon
- Sep 23
- 4 min
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 23
- 6 min
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 23
- 3 min
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 23
- 3 min
Poptropica: Fuck Yeah 👿🦅
I’d like to take a moment to reminisce on the golden days of Poptropica.
Dan Moskovitz
- Sep 23
- 3 min
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 23
- 3 min
Stop the Scroll
Going to bed for most of my life has been a difficult process.
Shay McEwan
- Sep 16
- 3 min
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 16
- 1 min
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 16
- 5 min
KO WAI
We are the seed that will blossom. We are the sum of our experiences, a blend of our triumphs and our tribulations.
Kimihia Garcia-Grace
- Sep 16
- 6 min
He aha e whai ake nei?
Papaki ana ngā peka tārewa ki tā Ata kanohi i tana ngōki haere i te ngāhere e kapi ana i te hiwi.
Harris Puanaki Devon
- Sep 16
- 6 min
Kia Puāwai te Pā Harakeke
From the rope that hauled up the North Island, to the piupiu adorning our kaihaka, our pā harakeke symbolise the strength of Ngā Māori
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