Archive - Madeleine Holden

May 2025

April 2025

Porn, fist-fights and ASMR: What's English class like at a low-income high school?

I spoke to seven South Aucklanders who attended decile-one high schools about their reading habits and experiences in English class.

Apr 29 •

Madeleine Holden

Babies smoking durries

And other drugs for children (1750-1980).

Apr 23 •

Madeleine Holden

I would rather die than ask you to like and subscribe

People with self-effacing communication styles will flounder, and probably die out, in the creator economy—and the digital age more broadly.

Apr 16 •

Madeleine Holden

Greetings from Hanoi, Vietnam (xin chào)

ACAB includes the Vietnam People's Public Security.

Apr 7 •

Madeleine Holden

I'm in hell, and I'm happy

A Chappell Roan take, for my sins.

Apr 2 •

Madeleine Holden

March 2025

What's so bad about being mid?

The most reliably brutal burn is to call someone average. Why?

Mar 30 •

Madeleine Holden

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