Archive - Alicia McKay’s Current Fad

August 2025

Lopping my own poppy

Because this shit runs deep!

Aug 27 •

5:19

Poppy Loppers: Why Kiwis snark at success

Welcome to the first piece in a six-part series on The Ambition Recession. We’ll move from New Zealand to the wider world, exploring culture, politics…

Aug 27 •

"Isms" are not people

Does calling people racist protect racist systems? Maybe.

Aug 20 •

Four empires, one square

2,500 years of Athenian empire and colonisation compete with cheap tourist trash. Travel was the winner on the day.

Aug 15 •

You are who you aren't anymore

Straddling the ravioli ravine with a Nashville musician, wondering about the cost of becoming yourself.

Aug 12 •

If you're going to make your brother eat his kids' flesh, expect a run of family murders and eventual ruin, no matter how strong your city walls are.

Aug 7 •

Three wise men, three empty historic sites, one upturned rubbish bin

Aug 2 •

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