The Secret History
Donna Tartt’s The Secret History is a masterful exploration of human ambition, moral decay, and the intoxicating allure of beauty and knowledge. Set in the cloistered world of Hampden College, the novel follows Richard Papen and a group of eccentric classics students whose pursuit of intellectual and aesthetic ideals spirals into tragedy. This darkly atmospheric […]
Love in the Future
My girlfriend blinks to awake as I roll over, the gloomy smog peering in through the slit in the curtains. “Good morning, how did you sleep?” Alexa asks, I mumble a response and shuffle out to the kitchen to prepare my nutrition substitute ration, I bring Alexa with me. As I go about my routine […]
I Met Love Island’s Callum Hole
My stomach was churning. The three beers I downed for courage were at war in my bladder, sloshing around with the valour and stubbornness of two battling nations. I could taste the tang of bile in my mouth, a lone country ready to cause a rebellion in my body. I took a deep breath as […]
EDITOR v EDITOR – Has Technology Shackled the Proletariat?
Dylan Jarrett – I believe technology can be used to unshackle the Proletariat. Toby Brockelbank – I believe technology shackled the Proletariat.
The End of a Papacy
Pope Francis passed after suffering a cerebral stroke which carried him into a coma and subsequent cardiocirculatory collapse during the morning of Easter Monday, at the age of 88. Francis’ tenure as Pope was marked as the first individual from the Southern Hemisphere to take on the position, as well as his commitment to marginalised […]
Tesla vs BYD
Elon Musk’s recent foray into American politics doesn’t seem to be jiving well with running an electronic vehicle company once praised by Western liberals for its mainstreaming of sustainable transport. As Musk’s sleepless tirades scare off new customers (Tesla sales plunged 13% within the first three months of 2025, coinciding with Musk’s tenure as head […]
Is It Really Those “Damn Phones”?
Is there really a boogieman behind the screen? Amira explores this question. Disclaimer: I am not an expert. This article also contains sensitive topics, self-harm, eating disorders etc that may be triggering for some readers. Every cell phone owning adolescent/young adult has heard it at some point: cell phones are bad for you, they’re the […]
Sports Centre – Issue 08
The Day After The Dream What happened when Edmond Hillary got off the Mountain? It is a question that has been plaguing me a lot lately. I’ve been fortunate to know many high-achieving athletes, and I have watched one of them recently grapple with the idea of what’s next. For context, it is someone who […]
Nexus Investigates Expanding Urbanization – Has the World Faded To Grey?
While contemplating the future, some of our writers reflected on whether society is losing its identity. Unique and often quirky, personality-filled spaces are replaced with homogenous, soulless, high-density buildings. And this isn’t a uniquely New Zealand problem. So instead of writing a News Story or a Thesis this week, we let some of the contributors […]