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: