Hi!! My name is Pia Rogers, I’m a surfer from Whangamatā. This trick is called a backhand snap, mostly performed by intermediate surfers as it is an easy trick to
I used to have a strange kind of superiority complex when it came to voting. The first time I voted in a general election, I took the time to teach myself how voting worked, what I was going to be voting on, and what I wanted to vote. I judged other 18-year-olds so harshly for not voting, and I wouldn’t listen to any excuse. While I still think that in a perfect world everyone would use their vote, I now understand that not every 18-year-old has the time and energy to do so.
Our world, where terms such as ‘Snapchat Dysmorphia’ coexist alongside plastic surgeons being in high demand to chisel away at our natural beauty in favour of mimicking the ‘Natural Beauty’ filter, seems just as unreal as the filters themselves. Accompanying the highly sought-after ‘Natural Beauty’ filter are other popular ones such as ‘Clear Skin’ and the subtly named ‘Pretty Face’ filter, amongst many others, which offer users an instantly made-up, blemish-free version of themselves to share with the world online.
Acclaimed NZ music producer Dave Rhodes mentors Mercury Bay Area School students for Creative in Schools programme “What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s a question
Have you ever heard somebody say to you, “You scream like a girl”? Growing up, I’ve always heard one particular phrase: “You throw it like…
Hi!! My name is Pia Rogers, I’m a surfer from Whangamatā. This trick is called
I used to have a strange kind of superiority complex when it came to voting. The first time I voted in a general election, I took the time to teach myself how voting worked, what I was going to be voting on, and what I wanted to vote. I judged other 18-year-olds so harshly for not voting, and I wouldn’t listen to any excuse. While I still think that in a perfect world everyone would use their vote, I now understand that not every 18-year-old has the time and energy to do so.
Our world, where terms such as ‘Snapchat Dysmorphia’ coexist alongside plastic surgeons being in high demand to chisel away at our natural beauty in favour of mimicking the ‘Natural Beauty’ filter, seems just as unreal as the filters themselves. Accompanying the highly sought-after ‘Natural Beauty’ filter are other popular ones such as ‘Clear Skin’ and the subtly named ‘Pretty Face’ filter, amongst many others, which offer users an instantly made-up, blemish-free version of themselves to share with the world online.
Acclaimed NZ music producer Dave Rhodes mentors Mercury Bay Area School students for Creative in
Have you ever heard somebody say to you, “You scream like a girl”? Growing up, I’ve always heard one particular phrase: “You throw it like…
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