Mensch and Übermensch – the unbareable whiteness of being.
Ever pretended you’re a white guy? For a laugh, to see what it’s like? If you’re passable. I have. Do…
Author: Tim Selwyn
-
-
NZ Politics 2023 Year in Review: Jacinda, Luxon and whatshisname
It began, as so many years do, in early January. Jacinda Ardern was Prime Minister: a rock star international leader…
-
The Harder They Fail: Are we there yet Pappa Smurf!?
Benedict Collins’ gaping open mouth breathing on Q+A yesterday morning wasn’t new. His dopey expression – worn like the credulous…
-
Awaiting the finals: Media pundits election forecasts and Winston’s scenario setting
As we await the torturously and unnecessarily delayed final results from last month’s (!) general election and ponder the possible…
-
Chips falling: Election preliminaries, specials, scenarios.
As I began writing this the day after the general election (15/10/2023) it became apparent to the voters that NZ…
-
The last debate , Election Eve predictions and how Labour lost 2023 Election
Election eve and all the country is looking at Chippy’s taught winces and those dreadful haunted, spooked eyes from last…
-
Blisskrieg – Winston’s provincial charm offensive
Winston Peters’ New Zealand First cavalcade fetched up in Opotiki yesterday afternoon (27/09/2023) at the Senior Citizens’ Hall. Former NZ…
-
RNZ REVIEW: Will Shrill Kim Hill Kill Thrill Still Fill Bill?
How much longer Papa Smurf? I first heard that Kim Hill was leaving RNZ in a text. I remember it…
-
RNZ Review: Children of the Undercurrent
Waking up last Sunday (23/07/2023) before 8am I turn on the radio. What is this strangely plodding narrative? Oh, the kids’…
-
RNZ Review – RNZ solid state
The precise moment the penny dropped that Radio New Zealand is first and foremost a government department and not a…