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Bitch Planet

Posted 12:46pm Sunday 24th July 2016 by Anonymous Bird

This deeply feminist graphic novel is set in an alternate reality and somewhat dystopian future where non-compliant women are sent to an off-planet prison (AKA Bitch Planet). The comic follows a diverse group of women from different backgrounds. All of these women are watched and controlled by Read more...

Abe’s Oddysee

Posted 12:42pm Sunday 24th July 2016 by Ryan Collins

Rating: CLASSIC I first played Abe’s Oddysee on a demo disc that came with the original PlayStation. The demo showcased almost the entire first section of the game, which I played through several times before buying the full game—and its sequel, Abe’s Exoddus—sometime Read more...

We're all in this together!!!

Posted 12:34pm Sunday 24th July 2016 by Millicent Lovelock

I am sitting at my desk at work, and I am thinking about a clip of British “girl band” Little Mix shoving marshmallows in each others' mouths for a fluffy bunny challenge. I am so tired and all I want to do is go home to watch that video and maybe cry a little bit watching women Read more...

Chicken Fajitas

Posted 1:35pm Sunday 17th July 2016 by Kirsten Garcia

Fajitas are a grilled meat usually accompanied with onions and bell peppers and served on a tortilla. At most restaurants they’ll serve the meat and veggies to you on a sizzling plate. You then assemble the ingredients on to the tortilla yourself with as much extra cheese and guac your heart Read more...

Doom

Posted 1:31pm Sunday 17th July 2016 by Carl Dingwall

Rating: A Twenty-three years ago, the landscape of gaming was changed forever. Sure, there had been other first-person shooters before—id Software’s own Wolfenstein 3D among them—but none were as influential or widespread as the original Doom in 1993. It’s fast-paced gory Read more...

Cyber security (part one)

Posted 1:27pm Sunday 17th July 2016 by Anthony Marris

There are three topics that I will be discussing over the coming weeks that are all related to cyber security. They are personal cyber security, cyber warfare, and cyber crime. Cybersecurity is all about protecting yourself from your device being used against you. It is not just updating antivirus Read more...

Michael Parekowhai

Posted 1:23pm Sunday 17th July 2016 by Monique Hodgkinson

Several years ago, whilst working at Te Papa Tongarewa I was lucky enough to view Michael Parekowhai’s On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer, a magnificent sculpture installation coinciding with the 54th Venice Biennale exhibition. The installation included an enormous and intimidating Read more...

Tracks & Winter Reading

Posted 1:21pm Sunday 17th July 2016 by Millicent Lovelock

The semester break is when I like to catch up on my reading and my listening, and usually I combine these activities. So, for this week I’ve put together a summary of my winter reading list and some of the music that has accompanied it. TiO (Zayn) & A selection of poems in The Male Read more...

Me Before You

Posted 1:10pm Sunday 17th July 2016 by Halaevalu Maka

Rating: A Me Before You is a film based on the book written by JoJo Moyes and directed by Thea Sharrock. It follows Louisa Clark (Emilia Clarke) a local English woman who is unemployed and looking for a job to financially secure her family. In order to stabilise her family’s situation she Read more...

Finding Dory

Posted 1:07pm Sunday 17th July 2016 by Lisa Blakie

Rating: A Before I even begin to talk about Finding Dory, I NEED to yell about about adorable and flawlessly animated “Piper”. This was the short before the feature film and sends the very simple message of facing your fears and learning from others. The animation was so gorgeously Read more...