Issue 22 – Vol 58.
Reviewing VMA Performances as a Pop Girlie
In no particular order, I was absolutely taken aback by some of the people who took the stage at the recent VMAs. My opinions are...
The Reality for Reality TV: Ink Master *GONG WRONG* (Not Clickbait)
The Season 15 finale of Ink Master became a trigger-point for conversations about art, bias, and representation in traditionally masculine spaces. At its centre was...
Commodifying Pop Culture (In The Form of Tattoo)
There’s something to be said about loving an idea so much that you feel the need to condemn it to permanence. We live in an...
Confessions of a Theatre Kid: Where are the Theatre Kids at Waikato?
HELLOOO??!! WHY IS THERE NO THEATRE CLUB AT THIS UNIVERSITY? I feel like I’m shouting into the void. Only answered by the strong but mighty...
Nexus Knows
Anonymous: How to survive a 9 am lecture? Nexus: The first step is to determine whether your routine needs to/ can change. Do you need...
Editorial – 22/58
Tattooing is one of the raddest, welcoming, quirkiest, creative, and friendly cultures I’ve ever encountered. I have twenty tats, nothing compared to Ruby or Lans...
POLITICS INTERVIEW
Do you think that young people may be less likely to vote in local elections if they see the white male dominated local councils? I...
Wuthering Heights
I’m sure we’ve all watched the erotic “Wuthering Heights” trailer by Emerald Fennell. While some may have been captivated by the bearded Jacob Elordi, Charli...
Under the Needle: A Conversation with Kaleb Satherley
Interview by Ruby Tocker – Photopraghy by Lans Mcgall Kaleb Satherley, or gypsy_tattooer, is a local tattoo artist who’s known for his clean blackwork. While...
News you may have missed
Donald Trump said he hopes the nation will heal following Charlie Kirk’s assassination. However, in an interview he stated that “a radical left group of...
A WIGNAT WALKABOUT
On August 31st, across Australia, something like fifty-two thousand pairs of feet, according to some estimates, come marching out onto the streets, toting the southern...
Tamaki’s big London holiday!
During Tommy Robinson’s London ‘Unite the Kingdom’ ‘Free Speech’ rally on Sunday, amid showcases of flags featuring America’s Don’t Tread on Me flag, songs calling...
Warding us from the bad path: A crash-course in Māori wards
Written by Te Paea Parengaio Maurirere A quick history: Let’s back up to 2001. Māori wards were introduced under the Local Electoral Act to give...
NEXUS BREAKS THE NEWS
OOPS, ALL PEDOPHILES Following multiple statements from the Trump admin calling the Wall Street Journal’s accusation of a lewd letter exchanged between the President and...
Lans and Ruby’s Very Official Tattoo Placement Pain Scale
Welcome to the ultimate tattoo placement pain guide where Ruby Tocker and Lans McGall professionally and seriously rate (most) body placements for tattoos. Below is...