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Moaningful Confessions | Signal Hole

Posted 5:24pm Sunday 2nd October 2022 by Critic

My partner and I were both the first people in our respective flats to get Covid. Because of this, it meant that once we were done with our isolation and our flatmates got Covid, we didn’t have to isolate, so we were able to see each other after their iso had ended. Being able to see them was Read more...

Horoscopes: Week 25

Posted 5:22pm Sunday 2nd October 2022 by Critic

Aquarius Jan 20 - Feb 18 Should you go out tonight? Yes. Yes you should. Go and buy yourself an aviation cocktail and be sexy and mysterious somewhere. The stars say so. Movie you should revisit: Kill Bill Vol. I.   Pisces Feb 19 - Mar 20 Don’t settle for being Read more...

Booze Review | Pure Blonde tastes like giving up

Posted 5:17pm Sunday 2nd October 2022 by Chug Norris

Pure Blonde Ultra Low Carb Lager is the type of beer that you drink when you are tired of life. When the joy that you used to receive from simple things like a cold beer has faded into the monotony of the semi-alcoholism of suburban BBQ culture.  But there is also something deeper. You buy a Read more...

Skuxx Food | Rice Paper Dumplings

Posted 5:15pm Sunday 2nd October 2022 by Rosie Joyce @skuxxfood

Ideal for when you want something fried but also haven’t eaten a vegetable in a while.  Makes 5-6 (1-2 servings) Ingredients:  150 grams (ish) mushrooms, finely diced  3 cloves garlic, minced  1 thumb of ginger, finely grated  ⅛ green cabbage, finely Read more...

In the Eye of the Beholders | Dunedin Art Reviews

Posted 5:09pm Sunday 2nd October 2022 by Esmond Paterson and Maddie Fenn

This column is supported by DPAG, but they have no influence on the reviews Every week, we send two writers to an art exhibit in Ōtepoti Dunedin. One of them will choose a specific piece, and describe it to the other without them looking. They’ll try to figure out what the piece Read more...

Local Produce: BO And the Constrictors

Posted 5:05pm Sunday 2nd October 2022 by Jamiema Lorimer

If you’re a breatha and spend your Thursday through Saturday nights at Dunedin Social Club, then you’re probably already familiar with BO And the Constrictors, who describe their sound as “modern vintage pop rock.” Hot off the release of their EP ‘Love’, Critic Read more...

How American Gun Culture Suppressed the Greatest Rock Anthem of our Lifetimes

Posted 2:15pm Sunday 2nd October 2022 by Fox Meyer

But it wasn’t well received in the States. Lots of radio stations refused to play it, because there’s a line that says “her boyfriend’s a dick, he brings a gun to school”. It was released on the one year anniversary of the Columbine massacre, and people did not want to Read more...

Moaningful Confessions | Chemical Warfare

Posted 2:16pm Saturday 24th September 2022 by Critic

Being Dunedin’s premier gay, I started my night by browsing my way through Tinder's flawless feed. Dodging the constant barrage of poor attempts at sexual ice breakers, I came face to face with the most handsome breather one could ever set their eyes on. His beautiful, sharp, chiselled jaw Read more...

Horoscopes: Week 24

Posted 2:15pm Saturday 24th September 2022 by Critic

Aquarius Jan 20 - Feb 18 To all my Aquarius baddies, your love life is set to intensify so get ready! May your life be filled with love, lust and liquor.  Check off the to do list: Vote in local elections.    Pisces Feb 19 - Mar 20 Sometimes, people can make you Read more...

Booze Review | Country Medium White Wine is a most exquisite vintage

Posted 2:09pm Saturday 24th September 2022 by Chug Norris

Goon has a reputation as a low tier, last-resort type of potation. But while this scurrilous reputation may hold true for pretentious European attempts at goon (see Chasseur), the New Zealand-made Country Medium White Wine is a cardboardeaux that excels and excites in taste, mouthfeel and, most of Read more...