Editorial

Black Penises, White Supremacy

Posted 4:36am Monday 19th September 2011 by Julia Hollingsworth

Every city seems to have a Rugby World Cup-related controversy, and Dunedin is holding its own with the Rachael Rakena’s phallic work erected in the Octagon just in time for the hoards of sports fans. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the purpose of the work has been overshadowed by comments Read more...

IT'S A MAN'S WORLD

Posted 3:04am Monday 15th August 2011 by Julia Hollingsworth

Or at least, a Men's Issue. Rather than resting our laurels with last week’s women’s issue, we’ve decided to outdo ourselves and make a men’s issue too. Because, well, we like men as well, and sexism can go both ways. Watch out for that. Feeling a little out Read more...

Work work fashion baby

Posted 4:19am Tuesday 26th April 2011 by Julia Hollingsworth

Welcome to the fashion issue. As you may be aware, Planet Media (the umbrella parent company of both Critic and Radio One) underwent a review last week. While the recommendations are not yet public, there is a strong possibility that the panel will recommend that Planet Media be assimilated into Read more...

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Posted 3:44am Monday 23rd August 2010 by April Dell

Art and politics – two things that don’t mix. The geniuses at OUSA scheduled Art Week and the elections in the same week. We wanted to cover both so we’ve bought you a magazine that tries to pay both service. Indeed, we are your one stop shop for all your OUSA election needs (sorry, we’ll return to Read more...

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Posted 2:00am Monday 23rd August 2010 by Ben Thomson

Being a celebrity in New Zealand is like being a virgin at St Margaret’s – it’s not that hard and they’re, well, everywhere. This week we explore this country’s recent infatuation with the cult of celebrity, which is fuelled more than ever by the gossip pages in the Sunday papers. Read more...

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Posted 2:26am Monday 9th August 2010 by Ben Thomson

YOU ALL LOOK RIDICULOUS Draaaaaama!    The fall-out from the referendum continued last week, and depending on which way you looked at it, it was hilarious, pathetic, or both. I’m going with both.    For the uninitiated: two weeks ago a referendum was held and Read more...

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Posted 1:34am Monday 26th July 2010 by Ben Thomson

Last week was historic for student politics at the University of Otago. The Critic office sits in the Union Building slightly apart (and most definitely aloof) from the OUSA offices that inhabit the same building. Once a year, when elections are on, the place turns into a hive of activity as Read more...

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Posted 12:23am Monday 12th July 2010 by Ben Thomson

Welcome back. This week we look at the death of the Scarfie dream. Whether rugby fiend who chugs down funnels of bourbon in your gruts or the very word ‘Scarfie’ makes you cringe, you cannot deny the culture has had an impact on your time here at Otago. And that culture is under threat. Read more...

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Posted 9:40pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Ben Thomson

This week we bring you the Travel Issue. What better way to procrastinate from exams than by day-dreaming about all the places you would rather be? We’ve run with the travel theme this week because there is no better time to book a summer holiday than during the depths of despair that is studying Read more...

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Posted 7:50pm Sunday 11th July 2010 by Ben Thomson

AN EDITORIAL ABOUT FACEBOOK.     Facebook rolled out yet another round of changes to its privacy settings last week, creating another blitz of reporting in the media. If it were a country, Facebook would be the third largest in the world behind China and India. The Read more...