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Norwegian Buns

Posted 4:27am Thursday 11th August 2011 by Niki Lomax

These buns are an excellent winter treat. They take a wee bit of time and effort so they are a good option for procrastinators. I have no idea what makes them Norwegian; maybe it’s that they are baked in a roasting dish so they are rip-apart-able? It’s a bit like in first year when the hall claimed Read more...

Cafe Review - The Food Department

Posted 4:23am Thursday 11th August 2011 by Pippa Schaffler

20 Malcolm St, behind Student Health, 3/5. Prices: Flat White: $4, Long Black: $3.50, Mocha: $5 Why I came here: Many of my friends had been urging me to try out this relatively new Dunedin cafe. Atmosphere: Noisy, dark and a bit cramped. Service: We were served quickly Read more...

Captain America: The First Avengers

Posted 12:45am Tuesday 9th August 2011 by Nick Hornstein

Directed by Joe Johnston, (3/5). As its title hints at, this movie is the final appetizer for much-anticipated blockbuster The Avengers coming to a screen near you in 2012.   Captain America is an unashamedly old-fashioned film. The year is 1942, the look is sepia and the Read more...

Oranges and Sunshine

Posted 12:43am Tuesday 9th August 2011 by Cameron Roling

Directed by Jim Loach, (4/5). Oranges and Sunshine is the debut feature film from Jim Loach, son of iconic director Ken Loach (The Wind That Shakes the Barley). It deals with the story of the 'home children', who as orphans were relocated without choice from Britain to other parts of the Read more...

Precious Life

Posted 12:42am Tuesday 9th August 2011 by Dan F Benson-Guiu

Directed by Shlomi Eldar, (5/5). Talking about Palestine, renowned Israeli journalist and director of this film, Shlomi Eldar says it is “an hour’s drive away, but a world away.” Precious Life tells the story of Raida, a mother of four, the youngest of whom (Muhammed) suffers Read more...

Smokin’ Seventeen

Posted 11:37pm Monday 8th August 2011 by Sarah Maessen

Author: Janet Evanovich Smokin’ Seventeen is the latest instalment in the long-running Stephanie Plum series, a series that is a classic example of when an author didn’t know to stop. Evanovich jumped the shark long ago, as each book is more ludicrous and less plausible than the Read more...

Lure Gallery, 130 Stuart Street

Posted 11:35pm Monday 8th August 2011 by Hana Aoake

Located just down from the Octagon, Lure Gallery features the work of approximately twenty-five jewellers from around New Zealand. The space itself is a tranquil escape from the busy streets below, creating a strong sense of intimacy and warmth as golden light filters through its windows. Lure is a Read more...

IMPROS 11 – Late Night Improv

Posted 11:25pm Monday 8th August 2011 by Jen Aitken

Fortune Theatre Studio, (4/5). Comedy/Improv/General GCs Antisocial Tap have provided the Dunedin scene with a much needed injection of funny over the past few years. Their improvisation wing has really taken off, so to speak, and now has a new home at the Fortune Theatre Studio. Being Read more...

Do You Want to Hear a Secret?

Posted 11:23pm Monday 8th August 2011 by Jen Aitken

Directed and devised by Jacob McDowell. Devised and performed by Abby Howells, Dianne Pulham, Trubie-Dylan Smith and Jerome Cousins, (2/5). This is the first impression I had of Do You Want to Hear a Secret? -  ‘This weeks [sic] Allen Hall production is an experiment into the Read more...

Battles – Gloss Drop

Posted 5:09am Monday 8th August 2011 by Basti Menkes

It's 3 a.m. I'm 11 years old, sleep-deprived, watching C4. 'Battles – Atlas' appears onscreen. “What the fuck, Atlas? That Kiwi band who wrote that annoying song ‘Crawl’?! Wait. Ohhh, I see. What a stupid band name.” The thumping drums, alien keyboards and ultra-distorted vocals amuse me for a Read more...