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Science, Bitches | Issue 26

Posted 1:49pm Sunday 5th October 2014 by Elsie Jacobson

I’m pretty sure everyone reading this has had antibiotics before. To be honest, they’re pretty great. But the way we use them has to change. When Louis Pasteur first noticed a fungi killing his bacteria, the arms race between bacteria and antibiotics began. In 1928, he noticed that a compound the Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 26

Posted 1:49pm Sunday 5th October 2014 by Kristen Stewart

Battle of the sheep took place right under our noses, with “Big Ben” taking the win. Old time favourite Shrek had his unofficial world record for heaviest fleece nabbed by Big Ben’s 28kg wool load. ODT reports that there were no hard feelings between the two. Maybe because Shrek the sheep has Read more...

Editorial | Issue 26

Posted 1:49pm Sunday 5th October 2014 by Zane Pocock

With letters flooding in to Critic, it is high time to address the feature “Call Me Crazy,” published in Critic Issue 24 (22 September). Before I go on, if I’m honest with myself, there is a balance in my opinion here. On one hand, without the benefit of hindsight, I would likely have Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 25

Posted 2:58pm Sunday 28th September 2014 by Lovebirds

Critic’s infamous blind date column brings you weekly shutdowns, hilariously mismatched pairs, and the occasional hookup. Each week, we lure two singletons to Di Lusso, ply them with food and alcohol, then wait for their reports to arrive in our inbox. If this sounds like you, email Read more...

Too much screens | Issue 25

Posted 2:58pm Sunday 28th September 2014 by Sam Fleury

An ungodly amalgam of basically the two most disparate genres one could think of — sketch comedy and hospital soap — Green Wing was basically conceived on a dare. A full hour-long in length, each episode of Green Wing is like a little oasis of strange, with comedic scenes of interpersonal drama and Read more...

Queer Eye | Issue 25

Posted 2:58pm Sunday 28th September 2014 by Sir Lloyd Queerington

Firstly thanks to the readers of Queer Eye who responded to the guest columns on Lesbian Sex. My guest columnist appreciated the feedback and the discussion it inspired about the diversity of the queer community. In relation to this feedback I need to make the following declarations: the following Read more...

Defending the kingdom | Issue 25

Posted 2:58pm Sunday 28th September 2014 by Elisabeth Larsen

More and more people are rejecting the “absolute” nature of veganism. The “all or nothing” attitude can be very alienating, and even put people off considering going vegan. And it’s difficult in today’s world as well. We aren’t growing our own crops, instead relying on the integrated markets. Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 25

Posted 2:58pm Sunday 28th September 2014 by Audrey Nelson

“We have got a body in that RV, and it's getting warmer outside, understand? And we have got to do something about that soon. And in a way that no one will ever find it. Now that last part is very, very important. Therefore, it seems to me that our best course of action would be chemical Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 25

Posted 2:58pm Sunday 28th September 2014 by Kristen Stewart

A young woman has been awarded a literary award for tweeting. What a sad time we are in, when tweeting is being acknowledged as literature. It won’t be long until they start awarding the best YouTube comments. Even this woman stopped her limo on the way to get married to make her vote Read more...

Editorial | Issue 25

Posted 2:58pm Sunday 28th September 2014 by Zane Pocock

In some of the most significant (and rare) space news to reach the public recently, it was revealed that India’s satellite now orbiting Earth’s near neighbour Mars cost the equivalent of only NZ$95 million. Meanwhile, US military spending last year alone cost NZ$804 billion, all the while funds to Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 24

Posted 3:00pm Sunday 21st September 2014 by Lovebirds

Critic’s infamous blind date column brings you weekly shutdowns, hilariously mismatched pairs, and the occasional hookup. Each week, we lure two singletons to Di Lusso, ply them with food and alcohol, then wait for their reports to arrive in our inbox. If this sounds like you, email Read more...

Defending the kingdom | Issue 24

Posted 3:00pm Sunday 21st September 2014 by Freya Sawbridge

My friend posted a video of a group of girls torturing some birds in a local park. She was outraged by this act. Fair enough. Nonetheless, for me, the incident highlighted the idea that if one person is unkind to an animal it is considered to be cruelty, but when a lot of people are unkind to Read more...

Queer Eye | Issue 24

Posted 3:00pm Sunday 21st September 2014 by Lesbi-Honest

As promised, here is the follow up to last week’s “Lesbian Sex 101” column! This week we are looking at the top four lesbian sex positions. These positions were chosen based on a combination of Internet popularity, as well as my own personal preference, so they do not reflect all lesbians. Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 24

Posted 3:00pm Sunday 21st September 2014 by Hannah Twigg

If you’re not a coffee drinker, you’re probably a tea person. What do these delicious beverages have in common? One of society’s favourite drugs: caffeine. If we take a look at the plants these beverages come from, they look pretty different. Why is it, then, that these two species of plant produce Read more...

Too much screens | Issue 24

Posted 3:00pm Sunday 21st September 2014 by Sam Fleury

Two per cent of the world's population disappears in the blink of an eye. Those who disappeared don't really seem to have anything in common, morally or otherwise, as they were taken equally and at random from all across the globe, and the world is left grasping around in the dark for answers. HBO's Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 24

Posted 3:00pm Sunday 21st September 2014 by Kristen Stewart

Nearly 10,000 people aged between 18 and 34 in Dunedin are not enrolled to vote. Was the cover of last week’s Critic not clear enough? This is one way to raise money for a new children’s playground: lure people to an old derelict hospital, bring it to life as a creepy asylum, and Read more...

Bouncing off the halls | Issue 24

Posted 3:00pm Sunday 21st September 2014 by Staff Reporter

Let’s crack into it, shall we? We begin with breaking news: an underground, black-market nightclub has sprung up at the very heart of one of Dunedin’s most prestigious halls. At Studholme – okay, I lied about the prestigious part – one student turned his bedroom into a Read more...

Guest Editorial | Issue 24

Posted 3:00pm Sunday 21st September 2014 by Josie Cochrane

Elections are over! By the time you read this, you'll know who is the new top dog of the Government. I'll keep my election talk to a minimum here, it would be painful to both you and I to spend any more time on that topic. But in the middle of the political shit storm that has occurred over the Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 23

Posted 4:38pm Sunday 14th September 2014 by Lovebirds

Critic’s infamous blind date column brings you weekly shutdowns, hilariously mismatched pairs, and the occasional hookup. Each week, we lure two singletons to Di Lusso, ply them with food and alcohol, then wait for their reports to arrive in our inbox. If this sounds like you, email Read more...

Defending the kingdom | Issue 23

Posted 4:38pm Sunday 14th September 2014 by Elisabeth Larsen

As a student, I’m always keen to scope out cheap restaurants. Circadian Rhythm on St Andrew’s Street (just down from Starbucks, Auckland girls) is one of my favourites. The food is excellent value for money, the staff are lovely, they have adorable hipster-friendly board-games and squashy couches, Read more...