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Rebellious Vaper on Campus Claims They “Don’t Give A Fuck, Man”

Posted 7:45pm Thursday 2nd May 2019 by The Critical Tribune

Jonathan ‘The Cloud’ Matthews insists that the Vape Free signs around campus won’t keep him down. “It’s like, a human right dude. It can’t hurt you,” said Matthews, in between rips of vanilla-cola flavoured vapour. Campus Watch responded to his continual Read more...

American Exchange Student Really Excited to Show You Their New Tattoo

Posted 7:43pm Thursday 2nd May 2019 by The Critical Tribune

“I got it because I just really, really care about the ocean, and, like, the environment and stuff. Yeah,” says American who thinks the only way to express something even somewhat meaningful to them is by getting it permanently detailed on their skin. “I just got it done in Read more...

Classmate You Think is Smart Actually Just Blindly Confident

Posted 7:41pm Thursday 2nd May 2019 by The Critical Tribune

Think about it. You know the person I’m talking about. You trust what they say when they give you advice because it sounds good, not because it’s obviously correct. They don’t even believe what they’re saying, they’re just using you as a sounding board to see if you Read more...

It’s Time to Return All the Dishware You’ve Been Hoarding in Your Bedroom to the Kitchen

Posted 7:41pm Thursday 2nd May 2019 by The Critical Tribune

You know who you are. This is your wake-up call. It’s seriously disgusting and the flat needs the other half of their dining supplies. People are starting to get desperate. Yesterday, one of your flatmates used their textbook as a plate because you’ve got the other six stacked up next to Read more...

UoO Moaningful Confessions | Admission to Submission

Posted 6:45pm Thursday 2nd May 2019 by Critic

It all started with my drunken admission of my dream threesome with my two besties, Elle* and Jay*. To put this in context, my dry spell had lasted months and was now bleeding into my first year of Uni. Surprisingly this suggestion actually led somewhere. It is decided that the threesome shall be Read more...

Critic Blind Date | Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore

Posted 6:42pm Thursday 2nd May 2019 by Critic

The hopeful lovers on the Critic Blind Date are provided with a meal and a bar tab, thanks to Mamacita. If you’re looking for love and want to give the Blind Date a go, email blinddate@critic.co.nz     Adam Sandler My date greeted me with a nervous but sweet smile and a Read more...

Top 10 ways to tell someone you have an STI

Posted 6:33pm Thursday 2nd May 2019 by Critic

Emojis. There’s no better way to tell your Tinder hookup from a month ago about your pubic lice than sending a crab and eggplant emoji side by side. Hire a sky writer to write a message announcing your chlamydia. The sky’s the limit. Make a public declaration on Facebook. Bonus Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 09

Posted 2:06am Friday 26th April 2019 by R. RY, Bachelor of Arts

This week the ODT are being heartbreakingly self-aware.   For some reason, there was a lot of feet related content this week.     Really? Because when I walked into the polling booth on my hands and picked up the pen with my prehensile toes, they called me an Read more...

UoO Moaningful Confessions | Bloody Hell

Posted 9:04pm Thursday 25th April 2019 by Critic

Two years ago, I had been out on a date with my (now ex) girlfriend. We'd gotten back into her sleep out at her parents place and were going at it like a couple of pornstars. Despite both of us being really into it, we'd be going for awhile, and didn't have any lube. As we were doing Read more...

Horoscopes | Issue 09

Posted 8:56pm Thursday 25th April 2019 by Critic

Aquarius Jan 20 - Feb 18 Pluto is going to be in your spiritual zone until exam time so be careful about going to $3 lunch from now on. One more “hello smiley” directed at you might send you over the edge and before you know it you’ll be the one in the kitchen chanting while Read more...

Critic Booze Reviews | Speight's

Posted 8:40pm Thursday 25th April 2019 by Sinkpiss Plath

In ye ol’ Dunedin, there used to be three icons of the metropolitan city. One was the beloved Cadbury factory, blessed be her name. Gone but not forgotten. Another was the albatross colony, until people realized that they were just like seagulls if you squint a bit. Last but not least, Read more...

Critic Blind Date | Clarke and Jacinda

Posted 8:38pm Thursday 25th April 2019 by Critic

The hopeful lovers on the Critic Blind Date are provided with a meal and a bar tab, thanks to Mamacita. If you’re looking for love and want to give the Blind Date a go, email blinddate@critic.co.nz     Clarke I discussed the criteria of an ideal date with my flatmates, Read more...

Confused Freshers Go To Hyde - Central Otago

Posted 8:36pm Thursday 25th April 2019 by The Critical Tribune

“You going to Hyde this weekend?” “Yeah bro!” In what can only be described as a ‘wholesome fuckup’, Middlemarch native Harry Henderson (18) drove down State Highway 87 to the small Central Otago township of Hyde after hearing heaps of hype for Hyde. While Read more...

Leith River Found to Contain Traces of MDMA

Posted 8:33pm Thursday 25th April 2019 by The Critical Tribune

In a recent study undertaken by KnowYourDrugsNZ, the Leith has been found to be 7% MDMA. Experts theorise the recent Hyde Street Keg Party is largely to blame, with an “influx of pingers” hitting Dunedin streets (and apparently the rivers). Students are gearing up for what looks to be Read more...

Man Who Wore Sombrero to Flat Party Not Actually Mexican

Posted 8:32pm Thursday 25th April 2019 by The Critical Tribune

“It’s true. I’m not Mexican,” revealed Jackson Whitely, while wearing a sombrero and maracas to a local, un-themed flat party. When asked what his ethnicity actually is by Tribune reporters, he responded “Cantabrian.” In an independent investigation, it was found Read more...

Conditions Worsen in Communist East Dundas

Posted 8:32pm Thursday 25th April 2019 by The Critical Tribune

If you look at Dundas Street from space (and really, why else would anyone ever go into space), you’ll see a tragic sight. One side of the Dundas Wall is sparkling and joyful, with many lights burning in a homage to the glories of unbridled capitalism. On the other side, however, in Communist Read more...

Top 10 Ways to Remind your Flatmate to do their Dishes

Posted 8:30pm Thursday 25th April 2019 by Critic

1. Put a sad face on a post-it note 2. Message the group chat a friendly reminder, hehe! 3. Do it for them! Surely they'll remember next time!!!! 4. Lock the dishes in a cupboard that only you, the keeper of keys, know the combination to. They will only get access once they prove their Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 08

Posted 1:55am Friday 12th April 2019 by R. RY, Bachelor of Arts

This week, the Otago Daily Times came to the ground-breaking discovery that and ODT Watch is sure there’s no old men at the ODT.   In other news: But still not confident enough to make the first move. Get it together, Simon. She’s waiting for Read more...

Horoscopes | Issue 08

Posted 6:40pm Thursday 11th April 2019 by Critic

Aquarius Jan 20 - Feb 18 To be a breather is not simply to breathe. To be a breather, one must step into the shoes of those that came before them, step back out of those shoes, pour a Billy Mav into said shoes, and sip upon the sweet nectar from sole to soul. Are you ready for your holy Read more...

Cockroach Living Behind Rubbish Bin in Kitchen Agrees, You Definitely Needed to Add More Garlic to that Sauce

Posted 6:33pm Thursday 11th April 2019 by The Critical Tribune

“I mean, Christ on a crisp, the stuff was bloody bland, feel?” muttered the cockroach. “I been living here a year and a half, and the last girls that lived in this flat were making risotto, baking pies… Hell, they even spilled wine on the regular. I loved mopping that shit Read more...