In a world where the demand for media is constant, where we can’t eat dinner without watching something on TV because, God forbid, we are alone with our own thoughts for 10 minutes, there are constantly new forms of entertainment and new tools to distract us from the pain of being alive. One of these glorious new forms of media is the podcast.

We’ve seen the invention of the iPhone, the development of vaccines, the introduction of Yeezys and the movement to legalise gay marriage and destroy segregation. Humanity has come so far, but unfortunately, we still have a long way to go. A harsh reminder of our flaws came in the form of a physical and verbal assault on a young Muslim girl from Otago Girls’ High School on 9 February.

It’s come to Massive’s attention that the Massey University Group has recorded an unaudited profit of over $25M during the 2021 financial year.

Every week I’ll be watching the worst rated movies on Rotten Tomatoes so you don’t have to.

CW: This article covers topics of drug abuse, mental illness, abuse, and suicide. HBO’s Euphoria is popping off at the moment. Covering abuse, drug addiction, mental illness and a whole heck more, it definitely leans on the morbid side. Even the cast agree the show can be hard to watch. Euphoria dares to tell the stories many shows would never touch. The line between romanticisation and representation is one that Euphoria walks like a tight rope.

After almost seven years of drag, the iconic Drag King Hugo Grrrl is semi-retiring to find his love for the arts again. George Fowler, known as Wellington’s Drag King Hugo Grrrl, announced to his 14.9k followers on Instagram that he would be leaving drag for the foreseeable future, instead working at South Pacific Pride in Auckland, crafting, playing with pets, and just being ‘boring’.

Solicited advice is a weekly column where an underqualified anonymous guru answers the questions you want answered.

“What did everyone do during all these lockdowns around the world? They listened to music, they watched movies or TV shows, they read books. All these things to fill up everyone else’s time was an art form which has now been left in the dust.” - Roxy Leppan. These feelings were reflected in the conversation I had with Carlos McQuillan,

Horoscopes March 7

Now, with Covid-19 cases climbing and protests prevailing, everyone is wondering whether life will ever be the same again. Although it doesn’t seem like it, Aotearoa is starting to take small steps towards repossessing its pre-pandemic freedom. On February 2nd, the Government announced its plan to re-open our borders and reunite our country with the rest of the world.

Free Fares is a campaign advocating free public transport nationwide for Community Services Card holders, tertiary students and under-25s. Not only would this mean we are left with extra coins in our pocket, but a cleaner carbon footprint and less congestion on the roads.

Horoscopes for the week of the 28th of February.

Confessions of a is an anonymous column that looks to unearth viewpoints from unique individuals at Massey University.

Welcome to the Worst of the Worst Movie Reviews. Every week I’ll be watching the worst rated movies on Rotten Tomatoes so you don’t have to.

So, you just left high school, moved into a flat or halls in a new city and now you gotta deal with Omicron getting in the way of everything? Maybe you’re like me, a third year who’s trying to navigate an ever-changing landscape of alert levels, while still wanting to have an absolute banger of a time with their mates that ultimately ends in 3AM trauma bonding, or just someone wearing a Jim Beam box on their head.

“I would not be going anywhere near there.” That’s what a Victoria Law student who works in parliament advises Wellington students. With Red Light restrictions limiting orientation, students are already struggling to enjoy their first week and protestors taking over the city aren’t making it any easier to explore.

Prison abolition is a subject that is generally considered utopian or idealistic – something out of reach and unachievable. For this reason, it is usually overlooked and dismissed with a sweep of the hand that implies without prisons, our society would be reduced to anarchy. This is actually far from the truth, and it is becoming ever more essential that Aotearoa divorces itself from its reliance on the prison system.

Most of us are familiar with sitting down to watch a couple of TikToks and blinking forward a couple of hours; or putting off an assignment we were excited to write until the thought of touching a laptop makes you want to drop out and pursue a career in stripping. These experiences are all to do with dopamine, a chemical most of us haven’t heard of, but have spent our lives chasing.

With open arms and numb fingers from the broken AC in our office, I welcome you all back to the sanctuary of student news, the haven of hot gossip, Massive Magazine. Over the summer break, you may have seen some controversy surrounding our magazine’s editorial independence. Today, after not being asked to share the first magazine with any old people, I can confidently announce we are as editorially independent as ever!