Random Audit – Health102
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Blocking the block on puberty blockers
A big bit of the rhetoric used to push the regulations of puberty blockers is the medical angle. “There just isn’t enough long-term research about the benefits and risks involved with supplying these drugs to young people with gender dysphoria” is the angle that this government went with. Is this really valid? I reached out to Dr. Steven Lillis to get a second opinion. 1. Is […]
Pride and Alleyship
To start off with, I think you need to talk about the difference between queer and being gay. Because being queer is the political identity that is rooted in the whakapapa of Stonewall Riots, which was black trans women leading the way. And when you take away the political agency that we have as queer people, you […]
The Moment
+4 Charli XCX’s new film The Moment is both a cringe-fest and a beautiful commentary on modern pop music, set to bratty beats we know and love. While the British popstar isn’t the greatest actress of all time, her ability to tap into emotions on a dime is admirable, and within the context of the film, she delivers a beautiful performance. The […]
Bridgerton: Do Better
1/5 The fourth season of Netflix’s Bridgerton takes us beyond the surface-level luxury of the Ton and into the servant’s quarters, showing us the Cinderella-esque Sophie Baek and her blossoming romance with one Benedict Bridgerton. While this author is unable to fault the season’s main event, the short and sudden side plots do have her questioning the show’s intentions moving […]
Heated Rivalry: It’s gay, not queer
-4/5 If you’ve had any internet access in the last few months, you would have heard of the mega-hit TV show Heated Rivalry. What you might not have heard about it, is that it’s pretty much total slop that turns a blind eye to the struggles of queer people internationally and deliberately excludes complex narratives in the name of making money. The difference […]
Recipe – Chicken and Rice
Cheap, easy Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Total time: 30 minutes Serves: a lot Estimated cost per serve: $ not much Why This Slaps? It doesn’t, in fact it’s quite shit, however when you’re sitting in your flat on Sunday night rethinking all your life decisions while the vomit stain on your carpet slowly fades, you need something easy and something cheap and it’s probably healthy idk. […]
Nexus Breaks the News – 09/03/26
The US, Iran and Israel are almost in full-blown war. I know there’s always a lot of chat going around about how WWIII is probably on the way at some point, but this genuinely feels like it is the beginning of really bad things. 48 Iranian leaders and 3 US soldiers dead in one day is usually not […]
Iran, So Far Away
Last issue, in a chat with Al Gillespie, it seemed like the possibility of conflict in Iran was 50-50. In the weekend between that mag going to print and arriving on stands on Monday, Israel and the United States carried out a bombing strike on Iran which has led to retaliatory strikes against the gulf […]
Horoscopes – 9/3/26
Aries: You will receive a complex and cryptic email from studylink this week. Begin gathering a group to decipher it. Taurus: Do not give in to the temptation of watching Heated Rivalry. If you’ve already seen it, don’t watch it again. Gemini: You will spend all of your McDonald’s points while hungover or drunk from O week. Prepare mentally for this. Cancer: Did you […]