March against expanding prisons, overcrowding, and the unjust punishment system! – No Pride in Prisons
The prison population in Aotearoa has just reached 10,000 for the first time. The recent Ombudsman’s reports have revealed that…
The Liberal Agenda
Commentary examining neoliberalism, economic inequality, and the political forces shaping modern New Zealand society.
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MUST WATCH: Meryl Streep’s incredible Golden Globe’s Anti-Trump speech
Wow Meryl Streep goes to the mountain top with her Award at the Golden Globes and it’s beautiful. She destroys the claim of cultural elitism and argues for compassion and empathy against Trump.
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AUCKLAND LIVE SUMMER IN THE SQUARE FEBRUARY LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT: KEEPING THE GOOD TIMES ROLLING ON!
AUCKLAND LIVE SUMMER IN THE SQUARE 1 DEC – 24 FEB Free in Aotea Square Starting today, Auckland Live Summer…
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Subversive and darkly comic, REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. makes it NZ premiere
Silo Theatre presents REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. Written by Alice Birch REVOLUTIONISE THE BODY. REVOLUTIONISE THE WORK. REVOLUTIONISE THE…
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Final Act Added to Laneway 2017: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
We are thrilled to welcome the incomparable Melbourne act KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD to St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival…
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OUTDOOR SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL EXPANDS – BURSTING WITH PERFORMANCE, ART AND MUSIC!
Auckland Outdoor Summer Shakespeare are ramping up the festival feel with even more on offer from 14 February – 11…
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MOVIE REVIEW: Moana vs Sing
Now with any review of Moana, we need to acknowledge upfront that the cultural appropriation by a multi billion dollar monstrosity like Disney is an abomination. Rich white buggers ripping off another peoples culture to make a buck is sickening and we all wish for plague to infect them and their families for their heteropatriachy white cis male interpretations of Pacifica People etc etc etc.
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THE ADVENT OF THE EGO ACTIVIST
If you do not know what an Ego Activist is let me explain. You will have one, or if you’re unlucky, more than one on your timeline. But even if you don’t interact in social media the fact is this year they even infiltrated main stream media.
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This scene is why Princess Leia was such a pop culture feminist icon- RIP Carrie Fisher
…to many of us Princess Leia was the first real embodiment of a feminist character whose equality with men wasn’t even in question. The groundbreakingness of Fisher’s role reset pop culture narratives and gave us a glimpse of a different voice.
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RIP George Michael
RIP George- you hated what Thatcher did to Britain, you supported the Miners Strike and workers rights, you opposed Tony Blair’s wars, and you took on the coppers trying to entrap gay people and soft drug users.