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Jul 27, 2026 ∙ 2 min
Screens, addiction, and being helicopter-parented by an LLM
FEATURE | ISSUE EIGHT | SCREENS Written by Polly Wenlock (she/her) | @p0lly2001 on Substack | Contributing Writer The artistic capacity of the human brain is, sorry - WAS a marvel. Every book, movie, show, artwork, song, recipe, blah, blah in history was born of human creativity, Until now. Screens are nullifying the power of the human mind: We’re getting dumber. Like any good thing in the modern world, it was only a matter of time until the brain too was retailed to the highest bidder, then...
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May 4, 2026 ∙ 2 min
How headphones are killing local music
FEATURE | ISSUE FIVE | PUORO O AOTEAROA / LOCAL MUSIC Written by Polly Wenlock (she/her) | @p0lly2001 on Substack | Contributing Writer Local music surrounds us constantly, though it may not be in forms we tend to celebrate or even acknowledge. I’m not just talking about your classic Kiwi chilled-out-summer-vibes garage-band, though they too deserve their accolades… I’m talking seasonal mall carollers, your optimistic main-street busker, the man who plays the bugle at your local Anzac dawn...
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Mar 23, 2026 ∙ 4 min
Why barefoot culture makes Kiwis the best travellers
The value of physically experiencing environments FEATURE | ISSUE THREE | WHENUA Written by Polly Wenlock she/her | @p0lly2001 | Contributing Writer Australia looks to be a land of sun-baked influencers. It looks like rolling surf, blue skies, gold sand. It looks just like the reels you scroll endlessly and wistfully on your 30-minute lunch break. But how does Australia feel? Australia feels like sand in every crevice, under every nail. Australia sounds like the chatter of kookaburra...
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