[Like many articles on here this may pop up as more recent than it was originally posted - for posterity's sake this went up 25/10/22....

No, this isn't World War Three. This is still really, really bad. Once Putin has bossed Ukraine into submission, what will he do?

The second year running of political awards. This year, we're not confined to Aotearoa anymore - Frozen Peaches is going international!

The sequel to last year’s presentation of good reads. Please flick any recommendations of good articles or websites my way! Happy New 2022!

I finished writing all this leadership speculation, checked the news and found the race ended 20 minutes ago in a way I didn't predict. FML.

Breaking news! National leadership ructions! The sun rose this morning, the earth is turning, people need air to breathe and water is wet.

In 2017, Jacinda Ardern brought stability and unity to a warring Labour Party...but she will want to move on at some point. What comes next?

Warning: this entire article is about two things: sexual harm and transphobia. As always, reader discretion is advised.

Frozen Peaches is a year old. Here’s six reflections on the last year of blogging!

I haven’t seen any real evidence that we as a nation are especially sick of lockdowns. How have things gotten any worse than in 2020?

I tuned into Canada's English-language debate. Here are my thoughts on how the party leaders performed, and who'll be in power after Monday.

Sirhan Sirhan shot Robert F. "Bobby" Kennedy, and has been in prison since 1968. A California prison board recently recommended his parole.

The long, complex, and exhausting story of how a few flukes magnified a tragedy to define much of our modern world.

Stalingrad is perhaps the critical battle of the Second World War. Beevor does a marvellous job collating stories of soldiers and civilians.

Farewell Kabul is my favourite non-fiction book ever. Now seems as apt a time as any to review it, eh?

In which I accomplish the rare feat of getting annoyed at the government, the opposition, parents, rainbow advocates and allies all at once.

Hate speech laws are overblown by their detractors and overrated by their supporters. Warning: this article uses slurs for LGBTQ+ people.

Many of us know COVID is bad, but think we're home safe and will never get it, so we're unmotivated to get the vaccine. That must change.

I don't know why it is that I shouldn't be proud if a trans woman was born with incredible strength for a woman and excels in a competition.

The Luminaries is a legendary work of NZ literature. Its exceptional writing means it cannot be processed like any other book. No spoilers.