When it comes to climate change, I’ve been feeling a bit deflated about my efforts to make a difference for a while. Every thing that I could buy...
According to Caroline Calloway, Instagram captions are art . At least, her Instagram captions are art. She puts a lot of time into documenting her...
One of the great myths of the palatable modern feminism that we’ve all become accustomed to is this: women should never criticise other women,...
If I hear the word ‘Avatar’ I don’t think of blue people in a jungle.
I think of my siblings and I crammed into a two square-meter study...
These last few months, we have seen nations enact a collective response in the face of a global threat, showing us similar action is possible in...
In 2018, inspired by the #MeToo movement and an onslaught of...
I’ve been a part of various feminist Facebook groups for a while now...
Know Your Place , Golriz Ghahraman’s memoir,...
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
How many times were you asked that as a child? How many times, as an adult, have you asked a...
“In university, you find your tribe.”
Among other less welcome, more invasive pieces of advice that...
You know him. One of him. If you’re involved in feminist conversations, you will have encountered a version of him.
He thinks women should...
In 2012, I was accepted for admission to Seoul National University’s College of Humanities. I never ended up going that spring, choosing instead...
I’m 23 years old, and for at least a month this year, I was an avid user of Tik Tok. Don’t judge me, okay? We all got bored in lockdown.
...
I’ve always been late to the play. Last year, deciding the time had finally come, I decided to read the Harry Potter series. It wasn’t that I’d...
There’s always a line for the fitting room on the days I shop, though I have been thrifting a lot more lately. Most...
With the Black Lives Matter movement gaining steam (and achieving results) across the globe, Black media...
Though posting on social media and showing up for protests are important ways to show solidarity, it’s important we’re mindful to not engage in...
In 2020, celebrity culture seems to be crumbling before our very eyes. What with the tone deaf videos of millionaires singing “Imagine” from their...
I know NZ likes to think that we are different.
Our government is competent, as the last two months...
Undergarments have always been about more than just fabric for your private parts. Reflecting the spirit of the times, lingerie has evolved over...
No cops, anywhere, should have guns. That much is simple. But it would take major upheaval to remove weapons from the militarized police forces...
Pop stars are constantly evolving. It’s almost like they’re human or something. I find it fascinating to watch pop stars teasing their latest...
As Aotearoa went into alert level three, and then four, a lot of medical professionals considered buying our own scrubs to wear at work. I was...
When you were young, did anyone ever tell you that they loved you? That’s a question court cultural report writer Associate Professor Khylee...
The porn industry of the 1970s, headquartered in the San Fernando Valley in California, was a...
Over the past eight weeks, I bet an awful lot of work has been completed by people wearing pyjamas. Good work. Work that would otherwise have...
I’m scared of hammers. It’s embarrassingly ridiculous, but it’s true. Over the past year or so, I’ve surprised myself by completing a few DIY...
Growing up, I understood the world in a black and white context. Things were right and wrong. Police officers were the goodest, most law-abiding...
It was a moment almost sacriligious – when many booklovers quietly and guiltily mused that perhaps Margaret Atwood didn’t deserve to win the...
“There’s no hair dye, just saying…”
Six little words that said so much. When Newshub asked...
I’m white. My family is white. A lot of my friends are white. A lot of my parents’ friends are white. As a result, I’ve spent a lot of time...
At the other end of a Skype call, Em-Haley Walker — better known as homegrown superstar Theia — greets me with double Dutch braids and a small...
Let me just address this from the jump: I certainly don’t want to move back into lockdown. For one thing, I’m not sure if New Zealanders could do...
What if I told you that Survivor is the only thing getting me through these “unprecedented times”? Yes,...
I’m lucky to live near a fantastic West Auckland library. It’s one of the newer ones, with the high ceilings and glass walls. It’s not Devonport...
Content note: Suicide
Suicide is something we seldom talk about. It’s a difficult conversation at the best of times. Now, as we enter our...
Supporting small businesses and our local economy has never been more important. If you’re looking to buy something new (for yourself or as a gift...
Small local businesses have been hit hard by Covid-19.
Most are classed “non-essential”, some depend on physical sales and others charge...
You probably don’t want to watch Normal People with your mum.
If possible,...
If you know Girls Related - After Dark (a.k.a. GRAD), then you will understand my struggle at putting the group into words. If you don’t know GRAD...
So what happens next?
What happens when there’s no 1pm Jacinda-and-Ashley Show? When there’s no wage subsidy? When we’re allowed to go out...
If this pandemic has made one thing clear, it’s that there are certain people and professions that society simply cannot survive without, aptly...
What a hand we’ve been dealt, huh?
I often get to thinking that, had I been born around a decade earlier, I would have hit the sweet spot...
Whether you’re looking for ways to fill your time while social distancing, having an acute case of wanderlust within the confines of your bubble,...
When I saw a tweet that claimed dolphins had returned to the Venice canals , my heart felt the...
It’s pretty rare for a female celebrity to be liked, universally.
I mean, no one...
As indisputably reckless and inexcusably selfish as it is for people to travel to their holiday homes during lockdown (#stayhomeNZ), on some level...
Because of the lockdown, I’ve finally had time to get around to watching Parasite (a cinematic...
As the number of new cases drops each day, the consensus is pretty much clear: New Zealand has done a pretty good job so far with this whole Covid...
Let me start by addressing that headline. This article is not...
The messaging around COVID-19 has been crystal clear: stay at home. Don’t interact with others. It’s simple and easy to follow and everyone should...
Once upon a time, entering Auckland’s Academy Cinema was like entering a prohibition-era speakeasy. The first challenge was finding the door (and...
Obviously, there’s never a good time to have body image issues or a history with eating disorders, but this feels like a particularly shitty time...
We’re all being inundated with information about the novel coronavirus right now. It’s been happening for weeks, and it seems that every Tom, Dick...
For many New Zealanders, the lockdown is starting to grind at our nerves. We’re anxious, irritable...
We’re all stuck in our houses, which leaves plenty of time for... not much,...
New Zealanders are social people. Even I, a card-carrying introvert, can attest to that.
It’s not just that we like to have a yarn – we...
For something that affects 10% of people who have a uterus, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) does not get a lot of airtime. I have PCOS. I know...
We’re living in scary times, have you heard?
For the last few weeks I’ve been pretty much addicted to the news. I’ve become entirely...
