Alex Casey is the Senior Writer at The Spinoff and host of the On the Rag podcast. Email her on alex@thespinoff.co.nz
Alex Casey woke up at 6am this morning to flick between the first episode for 2019 of both The AM Show and Breakfast. Here are some of the highlights.
How is Austin Powers still relevant in 2019? And why hire the Queen for your birthday party? Alex Casey talks to the movers and shakers of New Zealand's celebrity impersonator scene.
Alex Casey breaks down some of the most popular nicknames for vulvas in New Zealand.
Alex Casey guides you through the M. Night Shyamalan universe, and shares some tips on how you can live in it.
Toilet spray product VIPoo has haunted our televisions and pre-roll ads for over a year now. Alex Casey dissects one of the most challenging art pieces of the decade.
Alex Casey watches the joyous return of TVNZ1’s The Casketeers, a docuseries set in an Auckland funeral home.
Alex Casey takes you on a guided tour of the M. Night Shyamalan superhero universe to prepare you for the final piece of the Eastrail 177 Trilogy.
Can a person be both a lifelong hoarder and a Marie Kondo fan? Alex Casey tries, and cries.
Alex Casey dives into the murky world of crispy-cuppa-companion nomenclature in New Zealand.
The most anticipated reality TV event of the year, Celebrity Treasure Island may have just got its first castaway.
Ahead of the release of his new film Glass, Alex Casey looked back at the best twists in director M. Night Shyamalan's back catalogue.
Alex Casey goes on a speed dating mission to get to know the beautiful brains behind the beautiful bodies of Heartbreak Island.
Alex Casey gets to the bottom of a pop culture obsession: what's the deal with Doc Martin?
Working to combat New Zealand’s loneliness epidemic, Dinner Together matches volunteers with elderly people for a cup of tea and a spot of dinner.
Every day in the lead-up to Christmas, open the door to reveal a Spinoff writer’s short, sizzling commentary on a weighty subject. Our arbitrary and strictly enforced word limit: 365. Today: Alex Casey on the only social media influencer worth following.
The Spinoff partnered with UMR to survey the attitudes of our readers, and the nation as a whole. Today, how social are The Spinoff readers? And how much do we suck at chores?
Alex Casey talks to Medulla Oblongata following their shock elimination from House of Drag.
Alex Casey talks to the key players involved in one of the greatest moments in New Zealand television history.
Every day in the leadup to Christmas, open the door to reveal a Spinoff writer’s short, sizzling commentary on a weighty subject. Our arbitrary and strictly enforced word limit: 365. Today: Alex Casey on dreams.
Alex Casey talks to a Rose Young, a Wellington artist who sculpts teeny tiny meals.
While multiple New Zealand Christmas parades are maintaining the Dutch 'black Pete' character, one of the most famous has decided to end it. Willem van der Velde tells Alex Casey …
Speaking to The Spinoff’s On the Rag podcast, Clementine Ford predicted one man would turn up to protest her speaking event. What she didn’t anticipate... was four.
The latest forecast for our most beloved weather presenter? Cloudy with a chance of cheese rolls.
In the same week that a petition was launched to ban "sexist" ride-sharing app DriveHer, Uber has launched a new initiative to end gender violence in their cars.
Over 24 hours, The Spinoff received more than 100 stories from New Zealand women who have been made to feel unsafe in a taxi or Uber
Alex Casey talks to national treasure Suzy Cato about her new kids album, life after Dancing With the Stars and remaining zen about the pending future hellscape.
