Bridgerton: Do Better
1/5 The fourth season of Netflix’s Bridgerton takes us beyond the surface-level luxury of the Ton and into the servant’s quarters, showing us the Cinderella-esque Sophie Baek and her blossoming romance with one Benedict Bridgerton. While this author is unable to fault the season’s main event, the short and sudden side plots do have her questioning the show’s intentions moving […]
Heated Rivalry: It’s gay, not queer
-4/5 If you’ve had any internet access in the last few months, you would have heard of the mega-hit TV show Heated Rivalry. What you might not have heard about it, is that it’s pretty much total slop that turns a blind eye to the struggles of queer people internationally and deliberately excludes complex narratives in the name of making money. The difference […]
Recipe – Chicken and Rice
Cheap, easy Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Total time: 30 minutes Serves: a lot Estimated cost per serve: $ not much Why This Slaps? It doesn’t, in fact it’s quite shit, however when you’re sitting in your flat on Sunday night rethinking all your life decisions while the vomit stain on your carpet slowly fades, you need something easy and something cheap and it’s probably healthy idk. […]
Nexus Breaks the News – 09/03/26
The US, Iran and Israel are almost in full-blown war. I know there’s always a lot of chat going around about how WWIII is probably on the way at some point, but this genuinely feels like it is the beginning of really bad things. 48 Iranian leaders and 3 US soldiers dead in one day is usually not […]
Iran, So Far Away
Last issue, in a chat with Al Gillespie, it seemed like the possibility of conflict in Iran was 50-50. In the weekend between that mag going to print and arriving on stands on Monday, Israel and the United States carried out a bombing strike on Iran which has led to retaliatory strikes against the gulf […]
Horoscopes – 9/3/26
Aries: You will receive a complex and cryptic email from studylink this week. Begin gathering a group to decipher it. Taurus: Do not give in to the temptation of watching Heated Rivalry. If you’ve already seen it, don’t watch it again. Gemini: You will spend all of your McDonald’s points while hungover or drunk from O week. Prepare mentally for this. Cancer: Did you […]
One Foot Back in the Closet
The last time you read an editorial of mine I was out as a gay man. Now, I’m bi. What changed? Well, a lot really. It’s funny because people who have been in my life since high school weren’t really surprised by the change – like Ruby – because it was my third time coming out, lol. I was straight (by default) ’til halfway through high school, where I came out […]
Recipe – Chicken Patties
Alright gang, this is a snack that I grew up eating, and it is the best and easiest comfort food to make at home with minimal ingredients. Ingredients: Cooking Time: 2 hours Steps: Making the filling for the patties Your patties are now ready to enjoy!!
Horoscopes – 02/03/26
Capricorn: Aquarius: Pisces: Aries: Taurus: Gemini: Cancer: Leo: Virgo: Libra: Scorpio: Sagittarius:
Tauira Māori on campus
There’s a strong Māori presence on campus and plenty happening this week, from Cultural Hour to weekly wānanga and study spaces. If you want to meet other tauira, build your reo, or spend time in a Māori space between classes, there are kaupapa running across campus. Keep an eye on… Te whakahiapo – Maori law students association – @te_whakahiapo Te Waiora – @tewaiora.waikato Te Tini o Hakuturi […]