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...
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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.
Guy van Egmond
Feb 193 min
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...
Phoebe Robertson
Feb 172 min
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 102 min
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 103 min
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
Oct 9, 20234 min
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...
Jasmine Navala Waleafea
Sep 25, 20232 min
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...
Vaetoeifaga Apelu
Sep 25, 20232 min
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,...
Wesley Potogi
Sep 25, 20233 min
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,...
Porita Fruean
Sep 25, 20231 min
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...
Jia Sharma
Sep 18, 20235 min
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...
Phoebe Robertson
Sep 18, 20236 min
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...
Alfie Hartshorne
Sep 18, 20235 min
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...
Pippi Jean
Sep 18, 20236 min
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 ...
King Markiss
Sep 18, 20236 min
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...
Salient Mag
Sep 18, 20235 min
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...
Tessa Keena
Sep 11, 20233 min
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...
Ruaputahanga Takiari
Sep 11, 20232 min
18.3%
Words by: Ruaputahanga Takiari (She/her - Waikato/Tainui, Ngaati Maniapoto, Ngaati Raarua) 7AM — 7 degrees and a southerly. Hauling...
@kathyjcuisine
Sep 4, 20233 min
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...
Ethan Manera
Sep 4, 20235 min
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...
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