A Brief History of Time
Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time is the ultimate guide to understanding the universe—or, in my case, realising just how little I actually understand. It’s like Hawking sat down, took the most complex concepts in physics, and thought, “Let’s see how far I can push this before people’s brains short-circuit.” Spoiler alert: mine did. […]
Blood of Ink
Hardwood floor sparkles with the touchOf past midnightsThat cascadedWood running thick spilled candle waxOxytocin smears rubbed through thick waved carpet Strike bones and crack heartsHave you ever heard of the girl who fell in love with the words?She diedWith smudges under her nails Fail at CPRFlip off your ghostsFucking hated him anywayHave you ever heard […]
Love Island for Life (Literally)
Are you a struggling influencer? Are you too attractive for dating apps but not attractive enough for Instagram? Are you lonely? If you answered ‘yes’ to all of the above: I have the opportunity for you. It’s time to strip off your dignity and your clothes, add the terms ‘my type on paper’ and ‘pull […]
A Day In The Life of a 3rd-Year Engineering Student
The lecture theatre is too bright. The lecturer is droning on about some abstract concept, I’m not sure he’s using real words anymore: “orthogonal array” and “Ziegler-Nichol’s tuning”. I didn’t get enough sleep last night; I was up ‘till the wee hours of the morning finishing an assignment, another round of psychological trauma assigned for […]
Nexus Chat With Dr. Emmy Rākete
“They’d have to kill me before they could make me ashamed of who I am.” Nexus asked Emmy Rākete some questions regarding the Defying Destiny Day of Queer Power she helped to organise in protest against Destiny Church’s attempted silencing of Pride demonstrations. Emmy is a critical Marxist scholar working in the activist-academic tradition and […]
You Never Forget Your First – First Hangover
“I’m too fucked to drown myself in my work.” An annihilated Dylan sits in the light of the Ruakura McDonalds. The fluorescence pokes at my eyelids like a witch’s finger, wreaking all sorts of fucking havoc on my brain. What I remember – not a lot, and not anything I want to – is a […]
How to Survive a Party as an Introvert
They tell you the best part about ‘study life’ is partying every night. While socialising yourself with your new Uni friends is important, it’s fucking hard. I’m sure we’ve all gotten ourselves into the situation where you agree to go to a party because you didn’t know how to say no, or you were feeling […]
What Your Drink Choice Says About You
Vodka: You’re hot, but you’re insane. You’re the type of person to show up to the function with a 1L Smirnoff bottle and just straight raw-dog the entire thing way too quickly then be confused about why you blacked out. Also, give the noise beers a rest, will you? RTDs: You’re invited to everything, which […]
How to Party Like an Absolute Goddess 101
Step 1 – Get off from work at 6 pm in the evening absolutely famished – for a drink with your best friends, after dealing with rude and entitled customers all day. Fuelled with the fury of a thousand suns and determined to have a good time, you make your way to your mate’s place […]
Red Flags VS Green Flags – Flat Party Edition
We’ve all been there. You walk into a flat party, only to realise there’s a horde of business students gathered around a dude trying to mix some shitty DnB on second-hand decks. That’s the point at which I turn around and find somewhere else to drink. Here’s a list to refer to when deciding to […]