5 Best Trends of 2026

5. Imported cigarettes – 20 dollars for a pack of Marlboro golds? Uhm, yes please! Yummy! 4. Aura Farming Battles – At least they are outside making friends 3. Vandalizing National Party signs – Just like a flag can only represent freedom if that freedom includes the ability for it to be burned […]
5 Worst Albums of 2026

5. Reality Awaits – The Strokes: This album is disappointment in a fucking CD case, we deserved better. 4. Music, Fashion, Film – Charli XCX: Honestly, Charli slayed so hard with Brat that everything else she makes is mid. 3. Daughter From Hell – Gracie Abrams: As a species, we, as humans, must come together […]
Best Music of 2026

5. Dancing on the Wall – Muna: Lans threatened to kidnap us unless we put this on the list, we have families too yk. 4. Nothings About to Happen to Me – Mitski: Hold space for her, she is beautiful. 3. The Mountain – Gorillaz: WE ARE SO BACK, BABY! THIS IS THE GORILLAZ WE […]
Good News

KNICKS IN FIVE The New York Knicks took home the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy as the victors of the NBA finals, beating the San Antonio Spurs 4-1 and becoming champs for the first time since 1973. WSU Got A Bakery?! If you didn’t know, the Yellow Bird Bakery opened on the Hamilton campus for a six-week […]
News Stories of 2026

landslide – January 22nd: Following extreme rainfall, Mount Maunganui (otherwise known as Mauao) suffers a devastating landslide, destroying both the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park, and the well-known hot pools. Six people die as the massive amounts of mud, silt, and water engulf the main amenities block, including a well-known Morrinsville teacher who was regarded as […]
Recipe: Salad

Basic Salad that’s actually really fkn’ good. Playlist: Something summery and fun. Santeria by sublime, in too deep by sum 41 and californication by the red hot chilli peppers are a good start. Ingredients: Method:
Maybe the Movie Doesn’t Have to Be Like the Book

There is perhaps no more terrifying sentence to say in a room full of English students than: “I liked the movie better than the book.” You can practically hear the collective gasp. Somewhere, an academic is clutching their copy of Middlemarch in distress. Book-to-film adaptations are often judged on one question: “Was it true to […]
Victor Songs

It’s time to rise and grind, mother fuckers. Trimester B is coming to an end, exams are approaching, and Nexus knows all you chads are in need of a killer playlist to fuel your winning aura. Don’t be a beta, become the alpha you were born to be.
Horoscopes – Issue 23

Aries: You will make a questionable decision this week. Fortunately, it will also be your most entertaining one. Taurus: Your bed is calling. Ignore it. You have things to do, allegedly. Gemini: Stop changing your mind. Actually, change it. No, wait. Keep the original one. Cancer: Someone will hurt your feelings. You will dramatically overthink […]
An Ode to Winter

Missing the cold, dark nights? Want to feel the warmth of a lovely winter dish again? Here is the cure to all your post-winter depression: Ingredients: Method: