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Moaningful Confessions | Between Two Bogans

Posted 3:48pm Sunday 4th October 2020 by Critic

It was a sunny summer Saturday, one of the last before I returned back to dunners this year. Of course, this Saturday was not out of the ordinary as it involved some pretty hectic day drinking and the shenanigans that go along with it. This story begins after a good old-fashioned game of truth or Read more...

Moaningful Confessions | Fucked My Way Into Boyfriend Territory

Posted 3:31pm Sunday 4th October 2020 by Critic

We had known each other in high school. Back then, I was the captain of the boys' team, She was the captain of the girls' team. We also sat next to each other in English so safe to say the sexual tension was already through the roof. I barely paid attention in that class. It started as most Read more...

Bone Apple Teeth: Banoffee Pie, with homemade caramel

Posted 2:04am Friday 2nd October 2020 by Caroline Moratti

Well, this is it. The last Bone Apple Teeth. It’s been such a joy to cook and write for you over the past year. Though at times the journey was not easy (especially when we live so close to Willowbank hot chips), the resulting dishes were always, always delicious. Too good not to share. For Read more...

Booze Reviews | Boundary Road: Chocka Hopa

Posted 2:00am Friday 2nd October 2020 by Chug Norris

I consumed my slab of BrB: Chocka Hopa on Tuesday night. I’m not sure whether it was the atmosphere the snow created or the stunning quality of the brewing, but the first can of beer really hit the spot. There has been an increase in mid-tier breweries over the past few years which market Read more...

EDITORIAL | L8r Bol

Posted 1:48am Friday 2nd October 2020 by Sinead Gill

This is the final issue of Critic for 2020, and my last Critic forever. After seven years at this glorious institution and three with your student magazine, it’s finally time for me to graduate from student media and student politics. It took me a long time to decide what my final editorial Read more...

EDITORIAL: We’re About to Have the First Māori OUSA President in 22 Years, and That’s a Huge Deal

Posted 3:01pm Sunday 27th September 2020 by Sinead Gill

Otago students are never going to have a student executive that is fully representative of all of their interests. This is ultimately because representative democracy is, for the most part, a sham. Politicians are always going to be promising things that they can’t deliver because, at the end Read more...

Vape Review | Simply Salts Mango

Posted 9:45pm Thursday 24th September 2020 by Critic

Today my Co-Star told me “you were born to make history”, and that really stuck with me. At first, I felt overwhelmed with the pressure my Co-Star bestowed on me. How am I, a loser from Dunedin, going to make any sort of emblematic change to our historical narrative? The pressure seems Read more...

Moaningful Confessions | Cruise Club Daddy

Posted 9:43pm Thursday 24th September 2020 by Critic

When the Critic asked us to spill our most scandalous sexcapades I didnt know where to start. I still don’t. So many stories, so little words. Do I start with the 3-way in a sauna which ended with more than sweat dripping down my body, or the 12-man orgy in which I could only make out the Read more...

Bone Apple Teeth | Breakfast Burrito: the Best Hangover Food of Your Life

Posted 9:34pm Thursday 24th September 2020 by Caroline Moratti

Hangovers are tricky. Once you get past the nausea, the shitting and the headaches, rapid hunger sets in. Whilst Macca’s and KFC are iconic options, I really, really don’t want to leave my house, even in a car (and no I don’t want to pay $20 on UberEats for a $3 cheeseburger). So, Read more...

Booze Reviews | Tiger

Posted 9:32pm Thursday 24th September 2020 by Chug Norris

I consumed Tiger while watching Cindy and Judy slog it out at the leaders debate on Tuesday. The debate was dull, but the combination of Tigers and talking shit about both major parties made for a great night. Because of the marketing of the drink, I envisioned the origins of Tiger as a Read more...

Booze Reviews | Yeah the Boys Lager

Posted 4:41pm Sunday 20th September 2020 by Chug Norris

I consumed Yeah The Boys lager on a Wednesday evening over a chill game of cards that quickly escalated into an intense game of bullshit. The beer itself is alright, but it’s a bit pricey and nothing to rave about. The marketing of the drink is a different matter. The packaging contains a Read more...

Editorial: Why Aren’t You Voting Yes?

Posted 4:37pm Sunday 20th September 2020 by Sinead Gill

CW: Addiction When you vote in the cannabis referendum, you should vote yes. Not just for yourself, but for your family or friends who use it, whether or not you know that they do. Vote yes so that the people who already use cannabis - medically or recreationally - don’t have their lives Read more...

Vape Review | Bogan Brews Coorong Cola

Posted 9:37pm Thursday 17th September 2020 by Critic

Okay, here’s a question for you: what the fuck does ‘cola’ taste like? No seriously, if you had to explain to someone what cola tasted like without saying cola, how do you describe it? Does it even have its own tasting notes? Every time I drink something cola flavoured, all I can Read more...

Bone Apple Teeth | Stir-Fry: Impossible to Fuck up

Posted 9:35pm Thursday 17th September 2020 by Caroline Moratti

Assignment time is upon us, my sweets, and what we all need is a salty, quick meal to sustain the study grind. Stir-fries are the ultimate student delicacy. It’s cheap, quick and easy, just like me. It’s the perfect meal to clean your fridge out of all the random bits about to go off and Read more...

Moaningful Confessions | It's Always the Hot Ones

Posted 9:34pm Thursday 17th September 2020 by Critic

It all started during lockdown, ya know when your girl was bored, lonely and especially horny... I was desperate and re-downloaded tinder and started swiping right on everyone, which I must admit was a marginal move from myself.  Anyway, the weeks dragged on throughout lockdown and I Read more...

Editorial | Let Students Vote On A Day Without Exams

Posted 3:53pm Sunday 13th September 2020 by Sinead Gill

None of this is a hot take: Once you’re at the ballot box, all you have to do is tick a couple of times. Once for the person you think would best represent Dunedin, another for which party you think would best make decisions for the country, and then either a ‘yes’ or Read more...

Vape Review | Sadboy E-Liquid Butter Cookie

Posted 10:26pm Thursday 10th September 2020 by Critic

Honestly, the biggest cultural reset occurred in 2013 when Yung Lean dropped the videos for his two singles, ‘oreomilkshake’ and ‘Ginseng Strip 2002’. This fucking kid comes onto the scene, bucket hat and all, and drops the chillest of trap beats. His videos were surrounded Read more...

Moaningful Confessions | Team Rawdog, right, babe?

Posted 10:23pm Thursday 10th September 2020 by Critic

Met a guy on tinder. Really witty, messaged me with more than a hey and I was hooked.  After 6 months of feeling like an incel, all I needed was a root and boot. Quickly organised drinks, knowing that ya girl is a loose goose on the piss. The night rolls around, and I get picked up by this guy Read more...

Bone Apple Teeth | Takakau Paraoa (Flat Bread) and Motumotu (Doughboys)

Posted 10:20pm Thursday 10th September 2020 by Kaiya Cherrington

It’s Spring time, and that means it’s time for bread. That’s a lie - it’s always time for bread. When it comes to Māori bread, the first thing that may come to people’s minds is fry bread or rēwena bread, but most of the time, takakau bread goes unnoticed. Read more...

Baltika-9

Posted 10:15pm Thursday 10th September 2020 by Chug Norris

While the name is more suitable for an abandoned Soviet nuclear facility than a beverage, it turns out Baltika-9 is also more suitable as a life lesson than as something to drink. After lugging the enormous 900mL can to the top of Queen St and drinking its contents, I found myself regretting the Read more...