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“I don't want to go back to what happened in Vegas”: Ferrari’s Feud and Friendship in Formula One
Qatar's press conference brings new light to Leclerc and Sainz's beef, even though it has forever seemed like they were actually 'besties'
Skyla Clarke
Nov 29, 20245 min read
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Skyla’s Suggestions for Surviving Senioritis
I can almost taste the summer holidays, yet I am seemingly confined to my desk. That’s right, even though school is ‘officially over’ we...
Skyla Clarke
Oct 31, 20244 min read
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Australia’s Sweethearts: Why the NRL Should Stop Phasing out Their Cheerleaders
A mixture of technical dance ability, glamour and encouragement, cheerleaders are an essential part of game day entertainment in the NRL.
Skyla Clarke
Sep 30, 20244 min read
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Book Reviews: Pride and Prejudice and If You Could See the Sun
A review of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang
Hazar Yousef
Aug 26, 20242 min read
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From Drugs to Drones, Why Olympic-Level Cheaters Should be Held More Accountable
A review of the Canadian Women's Football team cheating scandal, and how this links to the IOC's lack of action on their values.
Skyla Clarke
Jul 26, 20243 min read
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A Double Fortnight of The Tortured Poets Department
A review of Taylor Swift's most recent album, with my personal ratings of all 31 songs included.
Skyla Clarke
May 24, 202422 min read
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Are Trends an Excuse to Be Boring? A Review of Ball Dresses Over the Years.
Year 12s and 13s, it’s that time of year again. The time of year where nails are more important than upcoming chemistry internals, where...
Skyla Clarke
Apr 15, 20247 min read
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What Even is March Madness?
I’ve only just recently gotten into basketball, and not for the reasons you might think. Last year, my TikTok ‘for you’ page showed me...
Skyla Clarke
Apr 2, 20244 min read
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Who Was the Best Boyfriend in Gilmore Girls?
All too often I find myself arguing with girls my age about who Rory Gilmore should’ve ended up with at the end of the hit early 2000s TV...
Skyla Clarke
Mar 29, 20249 min read
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How The Eras Tour Celebrates Girlhood
When I saw those men walking out with their big colourful flower-style parachutes and listened to the speakers blast “It’s been a long...
Skyla Clarke
Mar 18, 20246 min read
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The True Excitement Behind the New Zealand Warriors
Last year, New Zealanders got a new addition to their vocabulary, with the circulation of the phrase “Up the Wahs”. It didn’t really have...
Skyla Clarke
Feb 25, 20244 min read
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Sephora 10 Year Olds Are Wasting Their Childhoods
We have all seen the Tiktoks. Children no older than 12 ravaging through beauty stores, mixing products, destroying testers and being...
Skyla Clarke
Feb 10, 20245 min read
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How Lewis Hamilton's Move to Ferrari is Going to Change the Whole Grid
Friday morning sent shockwaves around the entire F1 world. After a relatively boring winter transfer period in football, the news that...
Skyla Clarke
Feb 4, 20248 min read
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How Does Anyone But You Compare to Other Rom-Coms of the 21st Century?
Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield has been stuck in my head since Boxing Day. It’s a good song, but given that it was released in 2004 its...
Skyla Clarke
Jan 19, 20244 min read
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The Equality Issue with EAFC
We have all heard the story of the heroic female football player who grew up playing in a boys team, and is now a professional athlete...
Skyla Clarke
Oct 26, 20236 min read
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La Vacanza
In the fashion world there's never a pause, staying ahead of the times is the only way to stay relevant in this industry, something well...
Kayla Te Kani
Jun 30, 20233 min read
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Gilmore Girls
“Life's short. Talk fast,” is the life motto of Lorelai Gilmore. Life is short, so why not have an impromptu wedding? After 157 episodes...
Diny Zhou
Jun 4, 20236 min read
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The Caker - A Review
The Caker is a New Zealand owned business, which started when 21-year-old Jordan Rondel started a small blog in order to sell a few cakes...
Skyla Clarke
May 18, 20233 min read
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