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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.
Review: Circus of the Night - Tricks and Bits Galore
Picture credit: Circus of the Night Words by Chloe Eichler (they/she) The circus is in town, but it might be a little different than you...
Chloe Eichler
Feb 19, 20243 min read
Review: The Cyranoid
A tale as old as time: men can’t talk to women… Picture credit: Phoebe Robertson Words by: Guy van Egmond (he/him) Turning a five-act...
Guy van Egmond
Feb 18, 20243 min read
Review: The Forever Wave, a radio play
A case study on what dystopian fiction can be. Picture credit: Estrella Suerte Productions Words by: Phoebe Robertson (she/her) Inspired...
Phoebe Robertson
Feb 16, 20242 min read
Review: Exes and Nos
Words by: Phoebe Robertson (she/her) Picture Credit: Crooked Love Productions Editor's Note: For the full experience, we recommend...
Phoebe Robertson
Feb 9, 20242 min read
Review: No Hetero
Words by: Phoebe Robertson (she/her) Picture Credit: Crooked Love Productions Editor's Note: For the full experience, we recommend...
Phoebe Robertson
Feb 9, 20243 min read
The Children Yearn for the Mines: Confessing to my Minecraft YouTuber Past
Words by Phoebe Robertson (she/her) CW: Online Sexual Harassment. Ah, nostalgia—that bittersweet sensation that tugs at our heartstrings...
Phoebe Robertson
Oct 9, 20234 min read
Unearthing Pacific Literature: Talemaot Solomon Stories of Peace and Conflict
Words by Jasmine Navala Waleafea (she/her) The earliest form of literature was said to be cuneiform scripts on clay tablets, created by...
Jasmine Navala Waleafea
Sep 24, 20232 min read
I Know That You Know That We Know
Words by Vaetoeifaga Apelu (she/her) What comes to mind when folks talk about Pasifika arts and culture? It’s food, fashion,...
Vaetoeifaga Apelu
Sep 24, 20232 min read
Pasifika Creatives in Business
Interviews by Wesley Potogi (he/him) Tulipe’s Studio (@_tulipestudio) Mālō le soifua maua ma le lagi e mamā. O lo’u igoa o Vienna Futi,...
Wesley Potogi
Sep 24, 20233 min read
WE LEAVE OUR ISLANDS
Words by Porita Fruean (she/her) This piece is dedicated to a piece of my heart that I had to leave home; my community, my village, and...
Porita Fruean
Sep 24, 20231 min read
Sidewalk Spotlight: The Stories Behind Wellington's Street Performers
Words by Jia Sharma (she/her) I always get a feeling of excitement when I begin my hike up Cuba Street and hear music playing. My pace...
Jia Sharma
Sep 18, 20235 min read
Behind the Curtain: Investigating a Wicked Underbelly
Words by Phoebe Robertson (she/her) Theatre brings fantasies alive on the stage: a sentiment particularly true for Wicked, a production...
Phoebe Robertson
Sep 18, 20236 min read
A Trailer for Tomorrow: A Prediction For Gen Z Cinema
Words by Alfie Hartshorne (he/him) Smash cut to the late Cold War, and James Cameron and Christopher Nolan are children growing up in the...
Alfie Hartshorne
Sep 18, 20235 min read
Pissing your Pants… Extravagantly… In a Supermarket Aisle… at Age 14
Words by Pippi Jean (she/her) Imagine the feeling of pissing your pants. In public. Seriously, okay, I know you’ve just picked up ...
Pippi Jean
Sep 18, 20236 min read
The Ru-Paulification of Drag
Words by King Markiss (he/him) Nothing is stopping me from getting into drag. At 16 years old, alone in my bedroom, five hours into a Ru...
King Markiss
Sep 18, 20236 min read
Professional Wrestling is High Art, Change My Mind
Words by Narik Letap (he/they) Whether it be oil splatters on a blank canvas, leaps and pirouettes on the stage, or lyrics crafted from...
Salient Mag
Sep 18, 20235 min read
Kuia/Moko
(Words by Tessa Keena - She/her - Te Ātiawa) Kuia Sometimes, I spend so much time looking in the mirror trying to see you. I make too...
Tessa Keena
Sep 11, 20233 min read
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Words by: Ruaputahanga Takiari (She/her - Waikato/Tainui, Ngaati Maniapoto, Ngaati Raarua) 7AM — 7 degrees and a southerly. Hauling...
Ruaputahanga Takiari
Sep 11, 20232 min read
KATHYJCUISINE: Putting Kelburn’s Culinary Creations to the Test
Words by @kathyjcuisine (hall/food) My fellow Katharine Jermyn Hall inmates will testify that good food is hard to come by, especially on...
@kathyjcuisine
Sep 4, 20233 min read
Twelve Meals, Four Critics, One Sitting: Eating My Way Through Wellington’s Newest Food Court
Words by Ethan Manera (he/him) Willis Lane flaunts itself as “an exceptional curation of bars and eateries” with an “eclectic ensemble of...
Ethan Manera
Sep 4, 20235 min read
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