A love Letter to Nexus Readers
My Dearest Reader, Permit me a moment of shameless vulnerability. I have been noticing you – your curiosity, your late-night scrolling fatigue, your quiet suspicion that the world is louder than it is wise. And I must confess: I was made for you. While others compete to be first, I long to be thoughtful. While they shout, I […]
Not Just a Pretty Scar
I received the text that toppled my world in the early hours of August 28th, 2025. Wrapped in a blanket and clutching the bear he’d bought me, I read the unwelcome words over and over again. My Love: I don’t think this is going to work. In shock, still a little drunk from the party I just attended, and feeling […]
Munich Security Conference
Two weeks ago, World Leaders gathered to state their goals and directions in this turbulent time in political history. These ranged from speeches about ‘values’ and ‘facing reality’ from Germany to the nonsensical dogma of the current American administration. The most curious thing to me as a political science student is listening to the speech of the […]
Laneslay: A Review of the Worlds Gayest Festival
The popular four-stage touring festival Laneway came to Auckland once again on February 5th. If you’re WLW, this year’s festival probably felt like Coachella’s cooler, gayer cousin: Chappell Roan, Wet Leg, Lucy Dacus, and Wolf Alice all gracing Western Springs for what turned out to be a long, glitter-dusted day of music, sunscreen, and light emotional damage. Doors cracked […]