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From the Back of the Class | Issue 16

Posted 2:27pm Sunday 19th July 2015 by Finbarr Noble

Bartholomew “Black Bart” Roberts was the most successful pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy, taking over 470 “prizes” in a career spanning just three years from 1719 to 1722. Three years is a pretty decent innings for an eighteenth-century pirate, and Roberts amassed a Read more...

Unzipping the Myths | Issue 16

Posted 2:24pm Sunday 19th July 2015 by T. Antric

Pubic hair exists for a reason. It is a line of defence against various nasties down there. Shock horror, it even grows on vulvas and the surrounding areas. But, some time between the bush-whacking 70s and today, pubic hair on a vulva became persona non grata.  Maybe the obsession with pubic Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 16

Posted 2:22pm Sunday 19th July 2015 by Sam Fraser

Einstein once speculated that if bees were to become extinct, the human race would die out in six years. While Einstein was by no means an expert biologist, he was alluding to the remarkable significance of bees to the world’s ecosystems. Bees are most well known for their ability to produce Read more...

Sceptic Schism | Issue 16

Posted 2:19pm Sunday 19th July 2015 by Howard Yuno

If you tune into the History Channel, you get anything but history. Instead, outrageous pseudo-archaeological documentaries about aliens and Atlantis tend to take up the programming. One of the new darlings of the pseudo-archaeological scene is a man named Graham Hancock. Hancock’s theory Read more...

Editorial | Issue 16

Posted 10:33am Sunday 19th July 2015 by Laura Munro

I’m writing this editorial as a somewhat goodbye to Critic. Next week is my final issue as News Editor, so this guest editorial was subtly forced upon me (thanks, Josie). It took me more than long enough to decide what to write about. I considered multiple topics, but when you have been Read more...

Love is Blind | Issue 15

Posted 3:13pm Sunday 12th July 2015 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, Read more...

Dear Ethel | Issue 15

Posted 3:06pm Sunday 12th July 2015 by Student Support

OUSA’s Student Support Centre wants to help you with your issues: from dodgy flatmates to unfair grades, email your questions to ethel@critic.co.nz and she will respond to them for you each week, right here in Critic. Dear Ethel, We need some help with a rogue flatmate. There are five of Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 15

Posted 3:03pm Sunday 12th July 2015 by Steph Taylor

A Dunedin woman has found the latest BYO accord hard to swallow, labelling it as having “sexist limits” towards women. Research that really is just common sense has discovered if you exercise, you are more productive. Miserably failed at last semester’s exams? Never fear, one Read more...

From the Back of the Class | Issue 15

Posted 2:52pm Sunday 12th July 2015 by Finbarr Noble

Dunedin is beautiful, the people are hospitable and, unlike in other so-called cultural metropolises, you can still get an actual pint for less than the down-payment on a house. However, it was not always so idyllic. Many of the streets we walk upon, like High Street, Stuart Street and the suburb of Read more...

David Clark | Issue 15

Posted 2:50pm Sunday 12th July 2015 by David Clark

It is hard to believe a week has passed since the Highlanders’ historic first Super15 win. I was lucky enough to be at Forsyth Barr Stadium for the semi-final win over the Chiefs. Suddenly anything looked possible. Although the final was tense viewing, my hunch proved right, my bets were well Read more...