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Meals on (my) Wheels: Food Delivery in the Gig Economy

Achim Hanne When you order that kebab from Abrakebabra, or a late-night McDonald’s, it’s unlikely that you spare more than a passing thought for the person dropping it at your door. The fleet of cars, motorcycles, and electric scooters moving through New Zealand’s cities may not seem very sexy, but in just a few short years they’ve become a key part of the growing “gig economy”: a sector defined by contract work, without guaranteed hours, holidays, or job security—offering in

THE MINDSTATE

Taine Knox Award-winning South Korean DJ Peggy Gou stands at the forefront of pop-house evolution. Her debut album, I Hear You, is another showcase of her retro-inspired euro-house style and its way of invoking her signature blend of energy, psychedelia, and nostalgia into the ears of listeners. After a decade of crafting her sound and style through multiple singles on multiple different record labels, she looked to firmly establish her place in the modern House circuit

Hunk Unc: What's your opinion: Can friends of the opposite sex still talk/hang out when one of them gets a partner (of the opposite sex)?

Now hear Unc out for a second. You ever watched Too Hot to Handle? Whole show is basically people acting like they physically cannot interact without it turning sexual. Entertaining, sure. But also… bleak. Because if you genuinely think you can’t be friends with someone just because you could be attracted to them, that’s a you thing. Not everyone you get along with needs to be put in that category. If it’s just a normal friendship and one of you gets a partner, nothing should

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