LIGHT/DARK MODE

The Nature of NZ Writers

It's a hard gig wanting to be part of the 1%. Being an award-winning writer or novelist in NZ h…

Tate McRae & the revitalisation of POP ☆

If you're a 90s/early 00s baby then YOU KNOW the nostalgia of The Pussy Cat Dolls and Britney S…

Journaling through Europe with Gabby 🖉

"As I travel through twenty different countries over three months I grapple with the constant …

How NZ is embracing the fluidity of style: BRATTY COSGROVE 👄

Bad wardrobes result from sensible societies and we often see rigidness siding with uniformity ( Na…

POEM: Spotlight

I used to hide in bushes  waiting eagerly for the spotlight torch,  crouched in foliage,  sitting s…

Media literacy: When a point is taken

'It Ends With Us' may have a bad ending as director Justin, and Blake Lively seem to be feu…

The Arts Matter 💃

Ah, a tale as old as time - the Arts are contested! I read an interesting paper by Michelle Johanss…

Art brut with Rosa-Lee O'Reilly 🖼

This segment is inspired by Jean Dubuffet's art brut movement, displayed at the Los Angeles Cou…

LA & the peripheral 🎨

Airports are so tedious. Why does no one ever include this in their holiday-10-pic-dump? So after f…

HOT ON THE PRESS

In no particular order, here are the books ya’ll are reading! Pick one of these as your next read. …

POEM: 'Grandad, the young man' 💛

Keith loved conversation. He would host large escapades with his friends and anyone else who would …

Life is a f*ckboy in your 20s 💔

Being in your 20s is a constant state of an icebreaker activity, where you are thrust into rooms fu…

BRAT: Adjusting the FEMININE cultural/social landscape 💋

brat set list BRAT is for the feral club rats who grew up with sequins, cheetah print, toe rings, s…

Carrie Bradshaw is the WORST

from pinterest Old habits die hard and end with the smut city train.  On the event of 26 years sinc…

Interviewing Yzzy Maindonald: Ego Hardware & Spirituality ★★

So Yzzy, you have gone through some pretty epic spiritual changes over the past few years. Talk to …

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