6 Tips To Prepare Your Home for Spring
With the temperature steadily soaring higher and the little buds slowly popping out, we know for sure that spring is not far behind. (Although Auckland, you could really hurry it…
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Fusion Cuisine: Where Did Fusion Dishes Really Come From?
Across all the destinations he visited, the lesson that Anthony Bourdain taught us was simple: Food is perhaps the greatest gateway into a culture’s past and present. So, what do…
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Music Microgenres: A Brief History of Retrowave, Acid House, & Chillhop
For the entirety of human history, there has been music. From the early talking drums, to the advent of the synthesizer, we have been taking the sounds of the natural…
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Elevate Your Nighttime Bathroom Routine!
It seems pretty simple when we talk about bathroom routines—you undress, take a shower, brush your teeth, dry yourself with a towel, and voila! You’re good to go in your…
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Cultural Appropriation: Johnny Depp Savaged for Dior Ads
The spectacular flame-out of Dior’s Native-American-themed fragrance line seems predictable in hindsight (and foresight, and pretty much any other type of sight), but the fallout has given rise to some interesting questions about cultural appropriation in advertising.
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Combat Fast-Fashion with These Op Shopping Tricks
The trend forecasts are in. Fast-fashion and all its convenient, trendy glory is on its way out. This industry has been deemed one of the worst for our environment and…
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Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Responds to Harassment
If you still don’t know who Greta Thunberg is, you will soon. The 16 year-old climate activist has been pretty busy saving the world; her movement, Fridays for Future, has…
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Ariana Grande On Singing About Sex In Front of Younger Fans
By law, everything written about Ariana Grande is required to begin with the phrase “Ariana Grande has been through so much recently.” Here’s the thing; it’s f*cking true! The pop…
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Movie Review: Booksmart
The basic formula for the high-school film hasn’t changed much over the years. It’s been decades since the genre took shape with the likes of The Breakfast Club and Fast…
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New Zealand’s Doc Edge Films Are Making Their Way to Netflix
The 2019 Doc Edge International Documentary Film Festival has come and gone after successful runs in Auckland and Wellington. Fortunately, your chance to see some of the featured documentaries has…
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