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Queer Eye | Issue 13

Posted 2:07pm Sunday 25th May 2014 by Sir Lloyd Queerington

So last week I had a little rant about the experience I had attending an administrative meeting of the Anglican Church of Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia. What I should have stressed is that my experience would have been much worse if I attended a similar meeting of nearly any other Christian Read more...

Hi Dr. Nick | Issue 13

Posted 2:07pm Sunday 25th May 2014 by Dr. Nick

Hi everybody, In 1964, M Poppins et al reported on the effects of sucrose on the gravitational properties of pharmaceutical products. Further studies have failed to demonstrate that a spoonful of sugar does indeed help the medicine go down, but it raises an interesting point: medical Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 13

Posted 2:07pm Sunday 25th May 2014 by Kristen Stewart

This article goes on to lament the burnt-out couches, empty booze bottles and pigsty houses, rhetorically questioning if decimating Dunedin in the name of having fun is really desirable. We’d like to point out this man’s first and foremost mistake: taking a Sunday drive through Castle Street Read more...

Defending the kingdom | Issue 13

Posted 2:07pm Sunday 25th May 2014 by Rosie Cox

Does your flat want to give an animal a home? Yes, you say, but if you get one (or more) will you treat it as a cuddly companion or as a commodity? For whatever reason you and your flat may want a pet, or why you have a pet already, it is crucial to recognise the enormity of your decision and that Read more...

David Clark | Issue 13

Posted 2:07pm Sunday 25th May 2014 by David Clark

The fact that I inhaled as a student has been canvassed previously by this magazine. As Barack Obama famously quipped, “that was the point.” I should also say that I am glad to have supported the ban on synthetic cannabinoids recently put through Parliament. On account of the miserable tales Read more...

Editorial | Issue 13

Posted 2:07pm Sunday 25th May 2014 by Zane Pocock

It’s remarkably common these days for figureheads such as politicians and business people – even in little old New Zealand – to confess to having smoked marijuana. In fact, it basically seems like everyone has, and reporting on the issue has rapidly become so ubiquitously pro-legalisation that it Read more...

Love is Blind | Issue 12

Posted 4:32pm Sunday 18th May 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...

Science, Bitches | Issue 12

Posted 4:32pm Sunday 18th May 2014 by Laura Illston

Are plants, birds and even our own cells keeping a secret from us? While human minds struggle to grasp the unintuitive nature of quantum physics, do other creatures perform quantum feats with no thought whatsoever? For answers, we must look to the emerging scientific field of quantum biology. Read more...

Queer Eye | Issue 12

Posted 4:32pm Sunday 18th May 2014 by Sir Lloyd Queerington

“Justice delayed is justice denied” is a legal maxim with a long and varied history. It is first found in the Mishnah dating back to the first century BCE. It was popularised by Martin Luther King Jr. in his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and has since been used to support a range of issues. It Read more...

Hi Dr. Nick | Issue 12

Posted 4:32pm Sunday 18th May 2014 by Dr. Nick

Hi everybody, For the last year and a half I’ve spent my chunk of this fine publication mixing health advice with bad puns and needlessly obscure, protracted similes. Like a homophobic English professor lecturing on the undertones of Othello, there’s one theme I never wanted to discuss, too. Read more...