Flatting is hard. I’m glad I don’t have to do it anymore. Even if rents weren’t soaring, they are still difficult. You are in a very long running episode of Big Brother with no prizes, but way more drama. All of this can affect one’s mental health. I still can’t
I know that after years of me identifying as gay, this may come as a shock and it’ll be difficult for the family to recover from the news, but it’s something I need to say and get out there. Please understand that this wasn’t an easy thing to come to
Whenever I think of someone trying to live out their dreams and fight their way to the top, it’s always an Eminem song that plays in my head. I’ve been brainwashed. There’s always some lyrical fragment involving whether I should take that one shot, or something or other about Mum’s
I am much more a cat person. This is lucky, because we have twenty of them. However, our four puppies (I say puppies but the youngest is seven years old) have grown on me. Because of this, I think black dogs in particular have gotten a bit of a bad
Lately I’ve been asked for my opinions on Jordan Peterson. They are not good. Particularly worrying is that pseudo-intellectuals on the left seem to be on his side. Don’t get me wrong, he is a very smart man. But smart in the same way that a stoat is smart. A
Gary. Not a name you associate with heroes, but there is one Gary in particular who deserves that moniker. He is a hero amongst heroes. He was Carrie Fisher’s (Princess Leia in Star Wars, for those who go outside) emotional support dog. That’s right, the princess’ puppy in waiting. Gary
Long before I had the amazing support network I have now, there has always been something that has been there for me. It has stood by me during my toughest challenges. When all was lost, it was there to support me. Of course, I’m talking about WWF Wrestling.
With the launch of the Frank Power Company ads, I felt optimistic. Here was an advertising campaign that appealed to my working-class sensibilities and no-nonsense approach. The ad has my favourite NZ comedian Cori Gonzales-Macuer in it, and is actually funny. There’s a dude in a funny asterisk costume leading
This one is definitely for any men who are reading, but ladies, I’d greatly appreciate your input too in case I’ve got this wrong. Guys, our gender is in trouble. As a group, we’re assholes. More specifically, we’re assholes towards women. And before any of you do the whole “bUT
HEADS UP: THE FOLLOWING COLUMN DEALS WITH UNALIVE-ING, AND CONVERSATIONS AROUND MENTAL STRESS. PROCEED WITH CAUTION, OR NOT AT ALL. When I was 17, I drank a very good beer. It was a very good beer, bought with a fake ID, my name was Brian McGee, I stayed up