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Me Love You Long Time | Issue 18

Posted 2:15pm Sunday 29th July 2012 by Lovebirds

MILOCan’t say I’m nervous as I get dressed for the evening, of course the flaties help me. As I walk down the road to the bar I wonder who I’ll meet. Well I turn up 49 minutes early because being fashionably early is in these days. Finally I go into the bar, grab a seat and wait. I wait 15 minutes, Read more...

Editorial | Issue 18

Posted 2:15pm Sunday 29th July 2012 by Joe Stockman

I tried, oh how I tried, to get up on my high horse and write about the marriage amendment bill that will shortly be coming before Parliament, which will of course allow gay and lesbian couples to marry. But I just couldn’t get passionate about it. Not only is it highly likely that the bill Read more...

In 'da House | Issue 17

Posted 11:08am Sunday 22nd July 2012 by Holly Walker

I spent some quality time in Dunedin last week. After screening ‘Inside Child Poverty’ to a small but dedicated audience at Clubs and Socs (kudos to those who voluntarily chose to spend their Friday night with me in the Evison Lounge), I hung around for the weekend to revisit some old haunts: Read more...

Sex at The Dinner Table | Issue 17

Posted 11:08am Sunday 22nd July 2012 by Checker-out St Flat

Friday night had come again, and as the flat sat down together there was another person at the dinner table. She had slightly tanned skin and round doe eyes that whispered “No one realises this but I’m wet right now” every time they blinked. But we noticed all right — how could we not? Many planets Read more...

Diatribe | Issue 17

Posted 11:08am Sunday 22nd July 2012 by Red and Starry Eyed

The signs on doors and the casual “kia ora” all point to te wiki o Te Reo Māori. The weather will tell us we live in Otepoti, and news presenters will wish us a nice “ka kite” after the bulletin, but we should all wonder why we are doing this. Is one week of a few Māori terms really Read more...

Microbiographia | Issue 17

Posted 11:08am Sunday 22nd July 2012 by Toby Newberry

In the late 19th century, Alfred Russel Wallace independently produced a theory of evolution equivalent to Darwin’s, while also developing ecological ideas that have striking relevance today. Not bad for a working class boy with eight siblings. Wallace grew up in Britain in a state of Read more...

Te Roopu Māori | Issue 17

Posted 10:46am Sunday 22nd July 2012 by Lisa Pohatu

Tēnā Koutou Katoa ngā tauira o te Whare Wānanga o Otago. Ko tēnei te wiki o te reo Māori. Kia Kaha koutou ki te korero te reo Māori ki ō hoa, ki ō kaiako ki ngā tangata katoa. He kaupapa whakahirahira tēnei, Nō reira karawhuia! Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 17

Posted 10:46am Sunday 22nd July 2012 by

The ODT was all over drugs this week after the national statistics for a police drug haul were released. The student body can rest assured: This propensity resulted in a number of animals being admitted to a veterinary clinic after ingesting hash cookies, shrooms, and other tasty Read more...

Poetry | Issue 17

Posted 10:46am Sunday 22nd July 2012 by Staff Reporter

Do you remember that wild stretch of land with the lone tree guarding the point from the sharp-tongued sea? The fort we built out of branches wrenched from the tree is dead wood now. The air that was thick with the whirr of toetoe spear succumbs at last to the grey gull’s Read more...

For The Record | Issue 17

Posted 10:46am Sunday 22nd July 2012 by Lukas Clark-Memler

Now that I have your attention, let’s talk about music videos. When The Buggles penned the perennial jukebox favourite “Video Killed the Radio Star”, it’s unlikely they realised just how right they were. While it’s been almost forty years since the one-hit wonder ushered in a new era of television Read more...

Straight Up | Issue 17

Posted 10:46am Sunday 22nd July 2012 by La Dida

“I’m gay, and think your column is crap. Couldn’t you just write about something more positive, like Neil Patrick Harris? I’ll give you a gay reading list if you want. You focus on making well-meaning people feel guilty, and complain too much. I don’t think guilt is a Read more...

Notes on a Scandal | Issue 17

Posted 10:46am Sunday 22nd July 2012 by Brittany Mann

The 90s enjoy a special place in the hearts of Generation Y, and Y wouldn’t they? It was the decade of chatter rings, Pokémon, Saved by the Bell, and skirts worn over pants. But for the people of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, it was the decade they became famous for the veritable tidal wave of violence Read more...

Yes We Might! | Issue 17

Posted 10:46am Sunday 22nd July 2012 by Creepy Uncle Sam

Many things in life are confusing and esoteric – rugby, wine reviews, the word “esoteric”. So that the US election (and, by extension, this column) doesn’t become one of those, let me clarify a few things: New Zealand has a democratic system where the government is elected by the people and Read more...

Me Love You Long Time | Issue 17

Posted 10:46am Sunday 22nd July 2012 by Lovebirds

Critic’s blind date column has been running for a while now. We’ve all got some good laughs out of it, and at least a few people have scored themselves a night of romance. But here at Critic we feel that it’s time that we stepped it up a notch. The date is now at Metro to add a little more spice. If Read more...

Editorial | Issue 17

Posted 10:46am Sunday 22nd July 2012 by Joe Stockman

There were three issues in the media this week that got me thinking about the limits of free speech, and the difference between offending and harming someone. 01 | The Auckland University Students’ Association asked their members to vote on whether to exclude the group Pro Life after they Read more...

Chaplain Chat | Issue 16

Posted 5:14pm Sunday 15th July 2012 by Paul Winter

Dunedin is a pretty special place, and for many of us it will hold a lot of memories both now and when we are away from it. This time of year is about returning to lil’ ol’ Dunedin after a break away for the holidays, and after all that time of family, and probably a little more warmth, it can Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 16

Posted 5:14pm Sunday 15th July 2012 by

It was a big week for the ongoing love affair between Critic and the ODT. For the first time, at least in living memory, Critic got mentioned on the front cover, followed up a story about our Newsweek cover on page three. And not only did they mention us, but we got the full ODT pun treatment. Read more...

Poetry | Issue 16

Posted 5:14pm Sunday 15th July 2012 by Staff Reporter

Sliding into the dark room From the last bite of night air Jimmy Strong stared through the gloom And took account of all that was queer. Taking a seat and accepting a drink He asked permission, “Allowed to think?” “Who among you, he asked his congregation, Can claim to know the Read more...

In 'da House | Issue 16

Posted 5:14pm Sunday 15th July 2012 by Holly Walker

Parliament is in recess for two weeks. This is when MPs “connect with their constituents”, “engage with the public”, “get out and about” and other cheesy euphemisms for kissing babies, cutting ribbons, and holding poorly-attended events. I live in the Hutt South electorate, and I try to keep Read more...

Sex at The Dinner Table | Issue 16

Posted 5:14pm Sunday 15th July 2012 by Checker-out St Flat

The stupidest of the last remaining social taboos is masturbation. Paedophilia, necrophilia and bestiality are understandably discouraged, but having a fap or a fiddle? Everyone does it. Sticky seats in the Celebrity Squares of the library? Flushed students emerging from a hot lecture with Tony Read more...