A Taylor & Lana Collab??? 💅
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Omg so I NEED to fill you in on how the roadie went on Friday! We got in the car bright and early (we are picking up the campervan tomorrow so for now we're still using my lil yellow car) to head to HAMILTON! We've not spend much time there so we didn't know what to expect but OMG HAMILTON... you pulled through! We had the most wholesome coffee catch up with a bunch of you (if you're on the fence about coming or don't have anyone to come with, let this be your sign to just COME ALONG) we've had so many people come alone and swap details with everyone, it's so cool and cute and makes me melt. I loooove this community. We also caught up with the Women In Business gals for a cheeky chat (I really wish I'd embraced club life while I was at uni) (I mean, I did embrace club life, but not academic club life.) Then we ran around and popped up posters all over the show, before an exhausted Luce, Rubes and Liv piled on back in the car to head back home and prep for the proper start to the roadie!!
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SYSCA roadie day 2: Hamilton!!! Coffee catch ups, women in business, and more posters!!! — www.tiktok.com
Now for the weekend!
I spent the whole weekend packing up my room/ my entire life because on the day I get home from the roadie we are literally MOVING OUT and NO ONE WILL GIVE US A PLACE TO LIVE!! At this point I've seen about 20 houses, applied for a BUNCH but there are just so many people looking for 2/3 bedroom houses that no one has accepted our applications. Property managers, if you're reading this, I'm very rent-to-able, I promise 🥺🥺🥺
Flo and I (in between packing and flat viewing) also watched Nope - and I actually really didn't like it??? Don't get me wrong, I ADORED Keke and Daniel's performances, and I got it - it just didn't grab me! This might be an unpopular opinion, but I can't help how I feel! I also read more of my book 'Carrie Soto Is Back' and I'm not gonna lie - I'm loving it. Such an easy read, and big rec energy from me.
Then, on Sunday I went to an event with The Inspired Unemployed Boys coz they're launching Better Beer here in NZ! It was at a bowls club and was super fun and now I'm... really hungover. Love that for me!
We're getting a Taylor Swift and Lana Del Ray collab
Remember when we all signed the pay gap petition??
Six face charges after Indonesian football stampede
Teenagers have been detained in Hong Kong under new national security law
COME AND SEE US ON OUR ROADIE!
Do you say 'in' 'on' or 'at' the weekend?
We're getting a Taylor Swift and Lana Del Ray collab
Friday night was a HUUUUGE one for any of my beloved Swifties because Taylor Swift dropped the names of the remaining tracks on Midnights, including a collab with Lana Del Ray for a song called 'Snow on the beach.' This is already my song of the summer (tho I'm also claiming 'Vigilante Shit')!!!
Here's the full tracklist:
1. “Lavender Haze”
2. “Maroon”
3. “Anti-Hero”
4. “Snow on the Beach” (featuring Lana Del Rey)
5. “You’re on Your Own, Kid”
6. “Midnight Rain”
7. “Question…?”
8. “Vigilante Shit”
9. “Bejeweled”
10. “Labyrinth”
11. “Karma”
12. “Sweet Nothing”
13. “Mastermind”
UGH I can't WAIT for this album!!
Remember when you all signed the pay gap petition??
Well - it's gonna be handed over to parliament tomorrow! This means you have one day left to sign it and make it mandatory for businesses to publish their gender and ethnic pay gaps!!
Sign it here!!
Six face charges after Indonesian football stampede
Last week, a stampede after a football match in Indonesia killed at least 131 people, after police released tear gas to stop people from coming onto the field. Now, six people - including police officers and organisers - are facing charges of criminal negligence causing death, which carries a maximum sentence of five years.
The incident has led to public anger, with much of it directed at the police and their use of tear gas. The local police chief in Malang, where the incident took place, was fired and nine others officers were suspended.
Those now facing charges include three police officers who had tear gassed fans, the head of the home club Arema FC's organising committee and one of the club's security officers.
More background on this story here!
Teenagers have been detained in Hong Kong under new national security law
I'll say it again: teenagers are so fucking brave and deserve to rule the world. Over in Hong Kong, five teenagers have just been sentenced to three years of detention for 'advocating overthrow of the Beijing government.'
Why?
Because the teenagers - aged between 16 and 19 - were members of Returning Valiant, a pro-Hong Kong independence group. And remember, in 2020, Hong Kong brought in those sweeping new laws that basically said you couldn't defy Hong Kong/ incite any notions of independence/ say anything against the state, or... this will happen:
Judge Wai-kin said he appreciated the defendants' "age and immaturity", which meant they were sentenced to a detention facility for young people - also known as a training centre - instead of going to prison.
This is the first time the new security laws have been used against people under 18, and it's honestly terrifying. I'm so in awe of these brave teens!
COME AND SEE US ON OUR ROADIE!
COME TO SOME OF OUR CUTE COFFEE CATCH-UPS!
On Thursday Oct 13th we’re in Wellington:
12-2pm at Egmont Street Eatery
On Monday Oct 17th we’re in Christchurch:
8-10am at Allpress Christchurch
On Wednesday Oct 19th we’re in Dunedin:
7:30-9am at Allpress Dunedin Roastery
Do you say 'in' 'on' or 'at' the weekend?
Before you say it... yes - I should have added 'during' and 'over' as options here. But:
65% say 'on'
10% say 'in'
24% say 'at'
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Taylor Swift & Romanticising Your Life (Culture Vulture)
Please read this, it's about Elons texts (No Mercy/ No Malice)
Here’s Why People Are Upset About Netflix's Jeffrey Dahmer Show (Buzzfeed News)
Protests in Iran: Two members of security forces killed (BBC)
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