Every year, usually around September, there is a marked change in the air. ‘Is it spring?’ you think to yourself. Maybe. Possibly.
All...
#MeToo .
#BelieveWomen .
#WomenBoycottTwitter .
Most of us know what these hashtags are, and the unspeakable vileness...
It’s been an interesting evolution of the demise of Hollywood producer and studio head, Harvey Weinstein. In case you’ve been living under a rock...
There comes a time in every year when I want to crawl into bed with a bottle of wine, a full season of my current Netflix addiction, a tub of ice...
Thank f*ck it’s finally finished. It’s been a dirty, long-winded, teeth-grinding, soul-destroying few months, but...
This year, on September 23, New Zealand will vote on who gets to lead the country for the next three years. Over the past few months, Villainesse...
This year, on September 23, New Zealand will vote on who gets to lead the country for the next three years. We've watched the unbelievable...
The story of Cinderella is...
UPDATE: On August 21, Peter Dunne announced his resignation from politics. He will not be seeking re-election.
This year, on September...
UPDATE: On August 9, Metiria Turei announced that she would step down as Co-Leader of the Green Party and resign from politics at the election....
UPDATE: On August 1, Andrew Little stepped down as Leader of the Labour Party. He remains at Number 3 on the Labour list.
This year, on...
“Are you retarded?”
Let’s be honest: we’ve all heard the above. And most of us know it’s incredibly offensive. So why do we keep saying...
It was the tape heard around the world: then-US presidential candidate Donald Trump, allegedly believing he was off the record, graphically...
These days, most of my emails begin with: “I’m so sorry for the late reply! I’ve been snowed.” At the surface level, the expression sounds quaint...
Imagine this: you’re hanging out with your flatmates or friends at a pub, and one of them makes a comment about the outfit a woman at the other...
My favourite colour is pink. I’m not talking dark tones that look more like plum or maroon than anything else, either – no, I’m talking shockingly...
The pill was perhaps my favourite form of contraception – it was low-fuss, timing my period by its packaging made me feel even more excessively...
North Korea. Russia...
From The Hunger Games to 1984 , dystopian fiction has always been a bestseller....
I’m blaming the Kardashians. Or maybe Donald Trump. Definitely social media.
I need to blame someone because I’m so fucking angry....
It still feels like something out of a bad sci-fi novel depicting a dystopian hell: a bully with an orange face is the president of the United...
First published on Saturday the 7th of May, 2016, this piece comes in at number 2 in the top 30 most read Villainesse stories of 2016.
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First published on Sunday the 11th of September, 2016, this piece comes in at number 8 in the top 30 most read Villainesse stories of 2016....
First published on Saturday the 4th of June, 2016, this piece comes in at number 11 in the top 30 most read Villainesse stories of 2016.
First published on Friday the 22nd of January, 2016, this piece comes in at number 15 in the top 30 most read Villainesse stories of 2016....
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First published on Saturday the 2nd of April, 2016, this piece comes in at number 19 in the top 30 most read Villainesse stories of 2016....
First published on Sunday the 6th of November, 2016, this piece...
First published on Monday the 19th of September, 2016, this piece comes in at number 27 in the top 30 most read Villainesse...
How many of these (or variations thereof) have you seen lately?
Wear this blouse and be the belle of all the Christmas balls!
At this stage of the game, it’s really a miracle that I can still string a sentence together. I’m limping to the finish line sustained only by...
"Tinder is how people meet. It's like real life, but better."
For those of you like me, who have been around the ol’ Tinder wheel of...
*Warning: Contains strong language.
I am many things: a musician, a columnist for the New Zealand Herald , the editor here at Villainesse...
Just sit back for a moment. What’s the first thing you think of when you think of...
In 2016, as in pretty much every year since the beginning of time, a pair of ovaries may as well be a ‘discounted’ sticker in the New Zealand job...
The people of Colombia are in shock. The South American nation, a country with...
“I’ve always been super different from all my sisters,” Kendall Jenner confessed during her Vogue...
If there’s one thing you can pretty much guarantee about an election, it’s that plenty...
America was never “great.”
Sorry, Donald Trump...
Over the past several months, we have been collaborating with Variety - the Children's Charity on a campaign about child poverty in New Zealand....
“I’m gonna to beat you up. I’m gonna to give you a bloody nose and a black eye.”
“I thought you were going to make me spew today?”...
I began combat sports when I was 19. That's six years of being punched, kicked, choked and thrown around like a ragdoll. My goal was to become...
Thanks for letting me know that I’m intimidating. Thanks for letting me know that my glasses, my nonconformist curly hair, dark eyebrows, and...
It all began on a bone-achingly cold night in Dunedin. I was away on business, sitting in my hotel room and watching the fall-out from the Brexit...
New Zealanders. You could almost say we have aviation fuel in our blood. If there’s a far-flung land to fly to, you can bet there will be a bunch...
Another day, another mass shooting. Another person of colour gunned down by police. Another hate-filled speech by the yellow-fuzzed presidential...
Back in the day, discovering countries was something of a big deal. Britain especially was really into it. At a certain time, you could basically...
In the aftermath of the Brexit, the shockwaves have spread across the globe. Even in the Leave camp, there...
In the wake of the court ruling which saw convicted rapist Brock Turner slapped with a six-month prison sentence, a petition has sprung up calling...
Oh, America. You proved me wrong.
I thought after Sandy Hook, after Aurora, after Charleston and San Bernardino, nothing could surprise me...
Marlborough Girls’ College reportedly has some concerns for its students’ “comfort” and “safety”, though it appears to care very little about the...
If you haven’t seen the Tea Consent video (above), there is probably some gaping vortex in your social media life snaffling away viral content...
