Earlier this year, NZ’s very own Allbirds announced that they had cracked the code on the world’s first net zero carbon shoe, aptly dubbed the M0.0NSHOT (hence the 0.0 in the name!) The M0.0NSHOT’s upper is fashioned in carbon-negative, regenerative wool sourced from Lake Hawea Station in New Zealand’s South Island. Wool doesn’t grow […]
Good news! We’re living longer than ever. According to the World Health Organization, the number of people living beyond 80 years of age is expected to triple between 2020 and 2050. Awesome! How on Earth did that happen? Well, there is no one particular reason, it’s more a series of events and changed attitudes that […]
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One We might be saying goodbye to Ethan Hunt after all these years. Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One was filmed back to back with its sequel, and is intended to be Tom Cruise’s swan song for his most iconic character. Ethan Hunt must finally confront how expendable his […]
Blockbuster stars have a certain quality that truly defy them. Daniel Craig, for example, is the sort of bloke that would ride a motorcycle through an explosion, break his arm in three places, stitch it back together using duct tape, flip a car, decode a nuclear warhead, punch a terrorist in the face and then […]
There have been very few times I have been homicidally angry in my life – in fact I can count them on the fingers of one hand: The first time was when Trevor Chappell bowled underarm to Brian McKechnie at the MCG in 1981… Grr. STILL rarked about that! The second was when Warner Brothers […]
This is what Super Yachts in 2030 will look like. Well. At least one of them will with any luck. Designed by award winning designer Jozeph Forakis, meet the Pegasus. This sleek little 288 feet long beauty is pegged to be the first 3D-printed Superyacht (integrated hull and superstructure) and is designed to be “virtually […]
In this essay on the movie Brown vs Brown, Box founder Dan Heyworth takes an unpopular populist stance. Words By Dan Heyworth | Photography by Sophie Heyworth Modernism sure has pulling power. A Remuera home designed by architect Peter Mark-Brown in 1960 sold this month for $3.5 million with six bidders fighting it out for […]
Dr. Judy Chu is the Chair of the Movember Men’s Health Advisory Committee and Lecturer in Human Biology and Affiliate of the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University. She discusses men’s health, the impact of societal messages about gender on boys and young men, and the implications of their developmental outcomes for society […]
Oftentimes, people only see the veneer of success that an entrepreneur enjoys—the trappings of wealth, recognition, and apparent success. However, the path to success is never linear; it’s usually littered with a litany of mistakes, problems, heartache, and much more. Having strategies to overcome challenges and persevere through these difficulties is critical. Here are the […]
When I was growing up I was so often told, you can have one OR the other and maybe because of that the notion of wanting this “AND” that felt wrong and greedy. My parents would have thought they were doing the right thing because that was a way of making everything go around and […]
Every cloud has a silver lining. So whether or not the sun sets on cryptocurrencies, its underlying technology, blockchain, has a bright future beyond just coins. Sam Bankman-Fried was the darling of the cryptocurrency world, then he became its black sheep. In November of this year, the cryptocurrency company he founded, Futures Exchange (known widely […]
Teething the Toothless The AirFly Pro brings all the devices with 3.5mm auxiliary jacks kicking and screaming into the 21st century, letting you use your airpods on practically anything. Simply plug the dongle into the 3.5mm port and pair them to your airbuds and you’re good to go. It can pair with up to two […]
Wehead When you’re in your bunker it’s nice to know that your loved ones will be able to remotely animate a head cobbled together out of four android phones. This is the Wehead, an abomination that gives remote workers “presence” at meetings. Be the most conspicuous person in the room without even being in the […]
When I told my friends that I was trialling the over-ear Logitech G Pro X 2 Lightspeed Gaming Headset I got nods of approval all round, till they found out I had the white pair. Apparently when it comes to headphones my friends will haze me if I get anything other than the black ones. […]
There have been droves of windows based handhelds coming out in recent years, but they’ve all fallen by the wayside as the Steamdeck gobbles up attention and more importantly, marketshare. Asus is coming out swinging with the Rog Ally. It’s top of the line and offers better performance across the board compared to the Steamdeck, […]
Since its inception in 1983, the Casio G-Shock watch has chiseled out a reputation as the toughest watch on the planet. However, its significance extends far beyond its durability. G-Shock has become a revered timepiece, god-tier as some would suggest – collected by a diverse range of individuals, from Navy SEALs to skaters to tech […]
