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Chasing the Big O – Issue 1

If you thought I was gone, think again…Your favourite columnist is back yet again so we can all talk about our favourite topic, a.k.a. SEX.  If you’re a newbie to Nexus, nau mai! This column is for you, the middle-aged man reading covertly in the library corner; for you,...

What Happened To Sports In 2020? – Issue 22

A Game of Two Halves Let’s not fuck about here, COVID happened. What started out as a year with huge potential turned out to be an absolute catastrophe for everything. It started out promising, Liverpool were set for a huge victory in the Premier League, Sam Cane was named...

How to Get Over Someone – Issue 21

Heartbreak hurts like a mother fucker. Sometimes you see it coming, other times it sneaks up on you like a Prius. Whether you were the rejector or the rejectee; whether it ended in good faith or bad faith; whether it was a five-year relationship or whether it was a...

Vox Pops – Issue 21

Mele – Bachelors of Education, Majoring in Human Development Nexus: Do you think it will be easy to get a job once you graduate? Mele: Depends I guess, yes and no. If I wasn’t working at the moment, probably a no, but for me personally yes because the job...

Looking for Love Online – Issue 19

Online dating gets a bad rep. I think almost anybody would agree that it’s preferable to meet your partner in person, the old-fashioned way, like perhaps by having your parents set you up in exchange for the family goat. But beggars can’t be fucking choosers. I mean, in an...

Sexual Myths: Porn and Ethical Representation – Issue 19

One way or another, porn is a touchy subject. Its ideological battleground runs the gambit from people who equate porn with rape, seeing it the two as theoretical and practical sides of the same coin; to self-identified feminist pornstars, who insist that their career is empowering. It’s just as...

You Never Forget Your First

These are the brutally honest and personal thoughts I have as a first-time voter. It’s timely that my first-time vote just so happens to be during the most soap-opera-like election New Zealand has ever seen. From Ashley Bloomfield memes to National’s many candidates who have been and gone. But...

Vox Pops

Shiv – Bachelor of Laws Enrolled to vote? Yep.  Who are you voting for?  Labour, I think the Prime Minister is doing a pretty good job of it, I want it to keep on going. I’m not a fan of the National leader that’s running as well. She looks like...

For Mullets VS Against Mullets – Issue 17

For Mullets Mullet. Let it sink in. Doesn’t it just make the hairs on your neck stand up? In a really aroused way? Some countries have national birds or national anthems, but New Zealand has a national haircut. You’ll hear from the everyday social observer that mullets are coming...

Breather Briefing – Issue 17

Editorial  As the 21st season takes it toll on my liver and education (and therefore, the rest of my life), I’m reminded on why we have a 21st. It marks the beginning of the end. One minute you’re staring down the shaft of a yard-long glass of piss, bursting...

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