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Editorial | Issue 13

Posted 7:40pm Sunday 27th May 2012 by Joe Stockman

In 1913 Henry Ford had a problem with his new Model T. There simply weren’t enough people who could afford to buy it. He also had issues with worker attrition. Overworked and underpaid staff would quit, or simply fail to turn up. What Ford did revolutionised industry in the US. He doubled the wage Read more...

Te Roopu Māori | Issue 12

Posted 7:58pm Sunday 20th May 2012 by Lisa Pohatu

Working away in my office at Te Roopū Māori whare you hear a lot of things. Mondays are usually interesting hearing about the events of the weekend; but of late so are Thursday mornings due to the new “reality” TV show The GC. For those that don’t know, it’s a show that follows a Read more...

How To: Be a Muso

Posted 7:58pm Sunday 20th May 2012 by Staff Reporter

Breaking into the music scene is a huge challenge, especially in a country as small as NZ. You need the right sound, the right look, good timing, and that certain something that sets you apart from the crowd. But fear not aspiring musicians! Critic has put together an easy guide on how to be a muso Read more...

Objection Overruled | Issue 12

Posted 7:58pm Sunday 20th May 2012 by

Copyright exists by virtue of someone having authored or created a work. It exists in literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works, sound recordings, films, communication works and typographical arrangements of published editions. Copyright attaches automatically to all original works. You Read more...

Proctology | Issue 12

Posted 7:58pm Sunday 20th May 2012 by Callum Fredric

This week in Wacky Student Antics™, two young gentlemen decided to climb one of the 30-metre lighting towers by the railway station, presumably to gain a panoramic view of the picturesque landscape of car repair shops and courier depots. Police arrived to negotiate their return to ground level, Read more...

Straight Up | Issue 12

Posted 7:58pm Sunday 20th May 2012 by La Dida

So Obama has outed himself as a supporter of marriage equality. I am not really queuing up to shake his hand for this. Really, that should have been a given, if there was to be any consistency with the rest of his message. I have written previously that gay marriage is not my priority – it Read more...

Classic Film | Issue 12

Posted 7:58pm Sunday 20th May 2012 by Kathleen Hanna

Director: Terrence Malick I do not write this piece as a Terrence Malick fan. In fact I find his films insufferably pretentious: The “profound” voiceovers delivered invariably by a murmur, a child, or a murmuring child; the randomly-interspersed Beautiful Shots Of Nature (which for all we Read more...

Diatribe | Issue 12

Posted 7:58pm Sunday 20th May 2012 by Isaac McFarlane

How do you write a diatribe on music? A rant. An angry opinion. Complaints. How can you passionately be upset about anyone’s opinions on a subject that is entirely subjective, a subject that is all opinion? Upset or angry are words that should not crop up in music discussions. It’s like Read more...

Me Love You Long Time | Issue 12

Posted 7:58pm Sunday 20th May 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 Little India to add a little more Read more...

The Tory Templar | Issue 12

Posted 7:58pm Sunday 20th May 2012 by The Tory Templar

Whilst the world worries about whether the Eurozone will last the month, and the rest of New Zealand worries whether our women are truly the sluts that Colin Craig claims they are, we here in Dunedin are rather preoccupied with a certain fiberglass-like structure. Yes, the stadium, built as the Read more...

Red and Starry Eyed | Issue 12

Posted 7:58pm Sunday 20th May 2012 by Red and Starry Eyed

Dunedin’s stadium, far from being “world-class”, may be overshadowed by a stadium in Christchurch that will also be covered. Shame. It seems future Dunedinites will look at Forsyth Barr from afar and see it as a relic of a council that did not listen to its voters, and spent well out of its budget, Read more...

Editorial | Issue 12

Posted 7:58pm Sunday 20th May 2012 by Joe Stockman

As you can (maybe) tell from the photo, I finally graduated on Saturday. It was a long and at times hard road, and it is pretty satisfying to be done. And while the actual graduation ceremony can drag a bit, the expensive alcohol and gourmet food afterwards made it all worthwhile. Graduating Read more...

Every Day I’m chapil’n | Issue 11

Posted 7:08pm Sunday 13th May 2012 by Mike Wright

What do you notice? What do you notice as hold this copy of Critic in your hands; as you start to read this column? Take a minute to look around. Who or what do you see; the colours, the light and shadows? Listen. What do you hear; close by and further off? What smells do you notice? And what do you Read more...

Scarfie Chronicles | Issue 11

Posted 7:08pm Sunday 13th May 2012 by Josie Adams

This week in scarfie shenanigans: increased nudity! As the days grow colder, one man seemed to feel the need to fight his developing winter blubber: He was spotted running naked up the Dundas hill one crisp Friday evening. The current theory as to why is eyebrows. Witnesses reported that he seemed Read more...

Diatribe | Issue 11

Posted 7:08pm Sunday 13th May 2012 by Staff Reporter

Every week a small group gathers on the Otago Union Lawn to openly smoke cannabis as a group. Many people can’t understand why we do this. Some people support us, but think we are crazy for putting our necks on the line and risking arrest. Others just think we are degenerate criminals. Either way, Read more...

Swillable | Issue 11

Posted 7:08pm Sunday 13th May 2012 by Pilbo Swaggins

Taste: 8/10 Price: 12 for $20 (on special) Percentage: 5% As winter creeps in the ease with which a cold beer can be consumed increases noticeably. With many Scarfie flats dipping below the temperature of the fridges in them it becomes convenient to just leave the box in the lounge, not Read more...

Straight Up | Issue 11

Posted 7:08pm Sunday 13th May 2012 by La Dida

My friend Sam had this awesome idea last year. Instead of buying decorations for his Christmas tree, he and his partner decided to make sparklies of their own. Rather than plastic angels and itchy tinsel, Sam created special queer/trans Christmas decorations. His Christmas tree kind of became a Read more...

Classic Film | Issue 11

Posted 7:08pm Sunday 13th May 2012 by Theo Kay

Director: Mary Harron American Psycho tracks the life of Patrick Bateman. He is 27 years old, has a group of work-hard-play-hard Wall Street friends, a fiancée (Reese Witherspoon) and listens to Huey Lewis and the News. He has a meticulous morning regiment of facial scrubs. But like the herb Read more...

Geekology | Issue 11

Posted 7:08pm Sunday 13th May 2012 by Robbie Masters

If there’s one foodstuff that everyone should be required to consume at least once in their life, it’s guaranteed to be chilli peppers. Maybe a cayenne pepper or perhaps a habanero? If you’re particularly brave, you could opt for the one of the world’s hottest chilli peppers, the Naga viper or the Read more...

Me Love You Long Time | Issue 11

Posted 7:08pm Sunday 13th May 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 Little India to add a little more Read more...