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Feijoa Cupcakes

Posted 1:30pm Sunday 26th April 2015 by Sophie Edmonds

It’s that time of year when feijoas are in. I don’t know about you, but every time I gain control over my excess feijoa situation, I seem to acquire more as my friends’ mums try to palm them off on me. Want to know a secret? This is just a banana cake with some feijoas thrown Read more...

Laurence Aberhart

Posted 1:23pm Sunday 26th April 2015 by Loulou Callister-Baker

For those familiar with Laurence Aberhart’s work, the current show on at Brett McDowell on Dowling Street doesn’t feel “new” — in multiple senses of the word. And it’s not just because Aberhart refuses the digital through his use of a large-format camera. Planted Read more...

Horoscope | Issue 8

Posted 3:37pm Sunday 19th April 2015 by Madame McMystery

Aries For the entire month of May, drawing hopscotch on the pavement next to Union lawn will have the same effect as drawing a pentagram to summon demons — except instead of Balthazar the Belligerent, you’ll be summoning up new friends! Taurus Ever feel like your friends are Read more...

A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race, and Human History

Posted 3:30pm Sunday 19th April 2015 by Bridget Vosburgh

ATroublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race, and Human History, by Nicholas Wade, attempts to begin a discussion about the genetics of race and the impact of racism on studying them. Wade’s central premise is that the evolution of the human race has been recent, copious and regional, meaning that Read more...

Flight of the Navigator

Posted 3:26pm Sunday 19th April 2015 by Alex Campbell-Hunt

Classic Flight of the Navigator is the best live-action Disney film. It seems routine enough on the surface — a kid has some adventures in a spaceship — but the film is elevated by its dark atmosphere and its slowly unfolding plot. In 1978, 12-year-old protagonist, David Freeman Read more...

Marvel’s Daredevil, Season 1 (Episode 1)

Posted 3:22pm Sunday 19th April 2015 by Mandy Te

TV Following in the footsteps of the CW network, Netflix has recently released 13 episodes of its new superhero show, Marvel’s Daredevil. Created by Drew Goddard, this series takes on Stan Lee’s comic-book character but gives the Daredevil’s story a dark, modern-day twist Read more...

Dior and I

Posted 3:17pm Sunday 19th April 2015 by Maya Dodd

Rating: 4/5 When it comes to documentaries, I’m not a huge fan. It is no surprise then that I went into the cinema with considerably low expectations and the unnerving feeling that I was about to fail miserably at another test for ma classe française. Dior and I follows the Read more...

Furious 7

Posted 3:15pm Sunday 19th April 2015 by Shaun Swain

Rating: 4/5 The make-or-break factor when it comes to high-octane action films is the pacing. Master that, and you can demand all the suspension of disbelief that you want from your audience. The seventh instalment of The Fast and the Furious series proves itself, once again, as a very capable Read more...

Interview: Raiza Biza

Posted 3:06pm Sunday 19th April 2015 by Daniel Munro

Artist Raiza Biza has solidified himself in the New Zealand Hip Hop game with last year’s release of The Imperfectionist album. 2015 is set to be another big year for the talented artist so Critic caught up with him ahead of his show this Thursday night at ReFuel. Critic: To start, Read more...

Carl Barât & the Jackals: Let It Reign

Posted 2:58pm Sunday 19th April 2015 by Oliver Gaskell

Rating: 4/5 Carl Barât is best known as a member of The Libertines, a gang of British rock ’n’ roll rebels who, alongside bands like The Strokes and The White Stripes, were part of the 2000s garage rock revival. Darlings of the English music press, The Libertines captured the Read more...