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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...

Skuxx Food | Lemonade

Posted 2:07pm Saturday 24th September 2022 by Rosie Joyce @skuxxfood

The ultimate dust buster. Easy enough to make with only one brain cell. If you didn’t already know how to make lemonade, well, now you do. Vodka optional. Ingredients:  Juice of 3 lemons ½ cup sugar  3 cups water  10 ice cubes  Method:  Add all Read more...

Mr. Worldwide

Posted 2:06pm Saturday 24th September 2022 by Mr. Worldwide

This week, we have an image supplied by Jeff. We got last week’s correct, Ellie was at Prospect Point, Vancouver.  First thoughts: Looks like this photo was taken next to a populous harbour judging by the cargo ship in the background, possibly New Zealand? Analysing the size, shape Read more...

In the Eye of the Beholders | Dunedin Art Reviews

Posted 1:59pm Saturday 24th September 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...

It’s Our Fault

Posted 1:20pm Saturday 24th September 2022 by Fox Meyer

It’s fun writing about the Alpine Fault now because at some point in our lifetime it’s going to be all anyone is talking about. It feels like writing about the Christchurch earthquakes before they actually happened, or writing about how easy it would be to block the Suez Canal before the Read more...

Moaningful Confessions | Too spicy

Posted 9:17pm Sunday 18th September 2022 by Critic

So, we met on Tinder, as it goes. She was something pretty special, so after a few dates I decided to show off my skills in the kitchen with a candlelit dinner. I wanted to blow her (away) so I made the most creamy and decadent mushroom risotto a girl could ask for. I even got oyster mushrooms and Read more...

Horoscopes: Week 23

Posted 9:11pm Sunday 18th September 2022 by Critic

Aquarius Jan 20 - Feb 18 Aquarius, you should be proud of the progress you have made this year. Your journey of inner peace and comfort has been a great success, and you should give yourself a pat on the back for this.  Crime to investigate: Which flatmate stole your Read more...

The RTDs are coming for you and your loved ones

Posted 8:54pm Sunday 18th September 2022 by Chug Norris

Absolut Lime and Soda beats the record for the most generic RTD ever produced, but it is not alone. RTDs are multiplying at an alarming rate. Wine and beer now cower in the corners of liquor store fridges as piles of multi-coloured boxes with generic names like Grins, Larry, Dave, and Brins spread Read more...