Western mothers across the globe are increasingly turning to micro dosing capsules of magic mushrooms to ease the stress of parenthood.

We all had strong feelings towards the cannabis referendum in 2020. So strong that the bill failed to pass by 0.7 per cent. So, what’s the story here? Why is it illegal? Why is it controversial?

One of the most common perpetrators was the classic bottle of Scrumpy, I’ve fallen victim to both the raspberry and original flavour. My very first time getting drunk was off a toxic combination of both flavours, with two good friends of mine we drank until our heads felt funny and we suddenly felt like a walk on the beach.

So, when did this seedy motherfucker slither its way into our ecosystem? Colonialism of course.

Escapism! Also known as Procrastination’s hotter older brother, is defined by the Oxford Dictionary as “an activity or form of entertainment that helps to avoid or forget about boring or unpleasant things”.

There are a lot of reasons to sign up for your local sports club, fitness, friendship and an excuse to kick people.

Disclaimer: A walk of shame isn’t shameful because you’re having casual sex. It’s shameful because the yo pros and seniors in your area get to see you at your absolute lowest. We’re talking crusty lips, smeared mascara, unzipped flies - the lot! And that is factually both funny and shameful.

So what makes men (I would say boys as an ode to most men's maturity level, but it may not be appropriate when talking about penis) so obsessed with the size of their shaft, the dimensions of the dick, the proportions of their penis?

One of the worst things to be on the receiving end of during sex, is pressure. And not the fun “wow there’s a hot person lying on top of me” pressure, but the nagging till you say yes kind.

The Romans didn’t make homophobia a trend: but they did make kissing a trend. The Romans loved kissing so much they were what made this lip smacking fun global.

There has always been a stigma around women watching porn online, something that is so often targeted towards the pleasure of straight men.

This week, I’ve sat down with some people who are living their lives in direct antagonism of stranger danger and the advice that our parents tried so hard to instil in us.

A lot of countries have been open to the rest of the world for a while now, so there was always an option to leave New Zealand, but getting back in was a different issue. 

Currently, we have our loving but rather frazzled mother Ardern, and slippery businessman Luxon both playing the match of the year and competing for the grand title of ‘cares the most about the poor’.

The Girl Boss trend rippled to the surface of our consciousness when white women everywhere began breaking the glass ceiling and taking their seat at the table.

There is a higher demand for help in dealing with mental distress, a lack of psychologists to meet this demand, and private clinical psychologists turning away up to sixty clients a month due to being already at capacity.

With a loveable boy-next-door charm paired with sexy, refined vocals, REID is an up-and-coming artist you need to look out for.

It’s a pretty basic principle really; something is causing you discomfort and you use medicine to treat it so that you can go about your day without being in pain. Antidepressants work the same.

When you’ve got so much going on, taking time out for you to just feel happy and have fun doing dumb shit doesn’t seem useful.

Psychology as we know it is largely based around one crucial but mildly questionable document - the DSM-V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders). Frequently labeled as the “bible of psychiatry”, the DSM-V provides framework for diagnosing mental illnesses and disorders.