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Editorial | Issue 21

Posted 5:55pm Sunday 31st August 2014 by Zane Pocock

The great Oil spill of 2014 has spread to the students, with recent email conversations released by the anonymous Twitter account @whaledump indicating a conspiracy by Cameron Slater and his buddy Aaron Bhatnager (who is inextricably tied up in Judith Collins’ latest of many headaches) against an Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 20

Posted 12:53am Monday 18th August 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 20

Posted 12:53am Monday 18th August 2014 by Sam Fleury

The Larry Sanders Show is set in a very particular time and place, namely the world of US late-night talk shows between 1992 and 1998, when the show was airing. The formula has remained largely unchanged for decades now: a man (it’s always a man) wears a suit, and sits behind a desk for an hour, Read more...

Queer Eye | Issue 20

Posted 12:53am Monday 18th August 2014 by Sir Lloyd Queerington

I like to think that I give a crap about people living in poverty. I give monthly to charities, I sign petitions, I educate myself and try to help educate others. I am pretty much a saint, but I don’t know what to do to help queers in poor countries. I sometimes wonder what motivates me to Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 20

Posted 12:53am Monday 18th August 2014 by Elsie Jacobson

A fish splashes around a saltwater marsh in California, its silvery flank flashing like a mirror in the sunshine. An ant quietly slips away from its colony in the canopy of a Thai forest. And a mouse in New Zealand suddenly loses its fear of cats. All of these animals are the victims of mind Read more...

Defending the kingdom | Issue 20

Posted 12:53am Monday 18th August 2014 by Christian Hardy

From 4–8 August the University of Otago chapter of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF) hosted “Animal Law Week 2014.” You may have noticed some of our posters around campus, especially in the vicinity of Richardson Building. You may even have gone to a few of our events. But who exactly Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 20

Posted 12:53am Monday 18th August 2014 by Kristen Stewart

Seriously? It appears the ODT has got reoccurring beef with Kim’s large frame. Only 30 minutes? That definitely doesn’t give enough time to fully convey the complex procedure that is hand-washing. On first glance, we wondered how someone could look so happy when holding a Read more...

Te Roopu Maori column | Issue 20

Posted 12:53am Monday 18th August 2014 by Te Hau White

The New Zealand general election is fast approaching and there are an abundance of storylines and sideshows regarding it. On 20 September everyone over the age of 18 who is a New Zealand citizen can have a say in whom they believe can represent them in our parliament. As a politics major I often Read more...

Bouncing off the halls | Chronicles of Castle

Posted 12:53am Monday 18th August 2014 by Staff Reporter

Due to the great success and controversy of last week’s Bouncing Off the Halls, Critic is back with more stories of booze, boobs and bodily fluids. This time we’re moving away from the stomping grounds of Dunedin’s filthiest freshers to the drunk, disorderly, disgusting and Read more...

Editorial | Issue 20

Posted 12:53am Monday 18th August 2014 by Zane Pocock

It has always intrigued me that you can receive a barely-passing mark for an assignment and have no idea what you did wrong. I recently got such a report back. The “Discussion” section had only ticks – with a mark for the section of 13/30. Yet another section not only had the same saturation of Read more...

Love is Blind | Issue 19

Posted 9:16pm Sunday 10th August 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 19

Posted 9:16pm Sunday 10th August 2014 by Sam Fleury

Review stars Andy Daly as Forrest MacNeil, a man whose job it is to review life experiences. The context (not to mention the reality) of this job is uncertain. We know that he has a production team around him, and that what we are watching is the finished product, but his family and friends from Read more...

Queer Eye | Issue 19

Posted 9:16pm Sunday 10th August 2014 by Sir Lloyd Queerington

across all hook-up apps. This column will not tell you how to get the finest cock or tit from Tinder but will instead dispense advice on staying safe. That might not sound like as much fun, but it has the potential to save you from life-threatening diseases and those creeps out there who want to do Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 19

Posted 9:16pm Sunday 10th August 2014 by Laura Illston

If you live fast you will probably die young, and one day the universe will come to an end. Both of these facts are examples of science telling you things that you didn't want to hear. But science wants to make it up to you! This week it will attempt to cheer you up with some good news: you know all Read more...

Defending the Kingdom | Issue 19

Posted 9:16pm Sunday 10th August 2014 by Elisabeth Larsen

“But, it can’t be that bad if it’s legal!” We irritating bleeding hearts hear this quite regularly in regards to Factory Farming and its continued legality in New Zealand. We even do stuff like rally against it – like we did a couple of weekends ago in New Zealand’s five biggest cities. Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 19

Posted 9:16pm Sunday 10th August 2014 by Kristen Stewart

Woo! it’s about time they provided some choice on Andersons Bay road in South D. A new Wendy’s is opening for times when you don’t feel like McDonalds. Or Burger King. Or Subway. Or KFC. Or Hell Pizza. Fatty Lane, you have a serious rival. See, ODT, you can come up with Read more...

Editorial | Issue 19

Posted 9:16pm Sunday 10th August 2014 by Zane Pocock

As reported by the ODT on Friday 1 August, Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis has called for video surveillance of Scarfie-ville to “prevent vandalism.” There is a huge problem with this, and it’s because of how much students have improved their behaviour recently. Largely driven by a Read more...

Love is Blind | Issue 18

Posted 9:43pm Sunday 3rd August 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 18

Posted 9:43pm Sunday 3rd August 2014 by Sam Fleury

Before Mystery Incorporated, the Scooby-Doo franchise had the dubious honour of being much loved, but without any real examples of greatness. The previous series had a lot to love about them, but they firmly existed in an episodic world, designed to keep kids entertained on a parent’s bleary Read more...

Queer Eye | Issue 18

Posted 9:43pm Sunday 3rd August 2014 by Sir Lloyd Queerington

The other week there was a piece in The Press about the homophobia faced by a young man called Jay Claydon when he was playing semi-professional rugby. Jay’s story, and others’ like his, highlights the entrenched issues we have in our society in relation to masculinity, sexuality and gender Read more...