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Proctology | Issue 17

Posted 4:45pm Sunday 28th July 2013 by Jamie Breen

“Think a bit before you do these dumb things.” – the Proctor, every interview ever. This week in “Proctology” is uneventful. According to the Proctor, “everyone’s been pretty good.” The only reason for this would be the cold weather and the ensuing lack of general motivation. Having said Read more...

Get Out Of The Ghetto | Issue 16

Posted 3:59pm Sunday 21st July 2013 by Phoebe Harrop

Trains are awesome. This might explain why so many people have weird obsessions with them. Irvine Welsh was one; he wrote a whole collection of short stories in heavy-going Glaswegian prose and called it Trainspotting (not actually sure why, as unless “heroin addict” is a weirdly-unrelated term for Read more...

Daily Grind | Issue 16

Posted 3:59pm Sunday 21st July 2013 by M and G

Rating: 4/5 Located across the road from Brunch ‘N’ Lunch on Frederick Street, this roastery headquarters should be the first port of call for those keen for a takeaway coffee around the Grange/ Leith/ Frederick Streets area. Behind the mysterious exterior lies a cosy café and store filled Read more...

Science, Bitches! | Issue 16

Posted 3:59pm Sunday 21st July 2013 by Bryony Leeke

This week, we’re bringing our scientific slant to the evolution of human sexual behaviours. It’s obvious that some of our sexual behaviours are different to those seen in most animals, so how did this come about? Does size actually matter? Humans certainly sport larger penises relative to Read more...

Hi Dr. Nick | Issue 16

Posted 3:59pm Sunday 21st July 2013 by Dr. Nick

According to Alanis Morissette, irony is like rain on your wedding day. In that sense, cancer is quite ironic: it is an unfortunate thing to happen, but completely unrelated to the literary technique that highlights the incongruity of the assumed nature and the underlying reality of things. What is Read more...

The Loose Guide | Issue 16

Posted 3:59pm Sunday 21st July 2013 by Campbell Ecklein

The recent snowfalls and generally icy weather conditions in our humble burgh have shed light on the gripping reality that Dunedinites aren’t prepared to deal with anything more serious than sleet. Situated at a latitude of almost 46° south, Dunedin somehow still manages to act surprised when snow Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 16

Posted 3:59pm Sunday 21st July 2013 by Lovebirds

FloTo be honest, I wasn’t expecting much from the night. The likelihood of a decent guy signing up for the blind date was small. So my flatmates and I spent the trip making plans for how to get me out of there in case I ended up with a boring guy in it for the free meal, or some creep just out for a Read more...

The More Things Change | Issue 16

Posted 3:59pm Sunday 21st July 2013 by Jessica Bromell

This week, numbers abound and humanity attempts to advance – to varying degrees of success. July 22, 1587: The second group of English settlers arrived at Roanoke Colony in the US in an attempt to establish a permanent settlement, and this was pretty much the last anyone in England ever heard Read more...

These Assholes Always Get Away … But Only For So Long | Opinion

Posted 3:59pm Sunday 21st July 2013 by Jacobin

As I write this column it is Bastille Day in France. Bastille Day is a celebration for anyone proud of the French Republic and what it stands for; or, more accurately, what the French Republic stands on, namely the dead bodies of kings and tyrants. After deliberative options had been exhausted, the Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 16

Posted 3:59pm Sunday 21st July 2013 by Jess Cole

In what had the potential to provide relief for anyone traumatised by Chucky or any of its incarnations, Tuesday’s headlines promised: Unfortunately, one of the biggest news stories of the week instead covered a doll auction accompanied by one of its creepiest images to date. Read more...