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Girls Behind the Games

Posted 9:38pm Friday 11th May 2018 by Lisa Blakie

Lisa Blakie is a Community Manager and AWARD WINNING Narrative Designer in the video game industry. She work at Runaway Play, a mobile games studio located right here in Dunedin. Together with colleagues Caroline, Zoe, Emma and Leanne, she started a global viral campaign, called Read more...

If I’m Anxious

Posted 9:33pm Friday 11th May 2018 by Eliana Gray

I’ve been wishing hard On every seed catch wooden railing first star For those moments I’m afraid of For the moments that I love It’s like dust The way the terror settles on everything The way you forget that it’s there Until you run your fingertips and come up Read more...

Game Review: Dad of War

Posted 9:29pm Friday 11th May 2018 by Lisa Blakie

The last time I played God of War was when I was a small high school bean. I was really into Greek mythology because I was a fucking loser nerd and was PUMPED to play a video game surrounding the myths and legends I had come to love. Mainly due to the silly quicktime sex scenes (hello, remember I Read more...

Boy Beat Makeup: How to Look Good and Do Other Shit Good Too

Posted 5:59pm Saturday 5th May 2018 by Zoe Taptiklis

What’s going ONNN bitches? Not much? That’s cool. The Boy Beat is a look coined by Beyoncé’s make-up artist in her Formation video. The premise of this look is to look like shit. But in a hot way. You know how dudes have that ‘I didn’t even try’ rugged Read more...

Eliana Gray: Dust & Thread

Posted 5:37pm Saturday 5th May 2018 by Jessica Thompson Carr

The story of Dust & Thread starts last year when I did my first illustrated chapbook, A Certain Knowledge. I’d already been writing poetry since I was old enough to write creatively, but when I was about 17 some really difficult things in my life were happening and my mental illness was Read more...

Go Get Your Bits Wet

Posted 5:33pm Saturday 5th May 2018 by Alex Halifax

I’ve masturbated for as long as I can remember. I honestly cannot think of a start date. I used to lie in bed at night and think I had an addiction. I would swear to myself, every time I slept with my soft toys, I wouldn’t do it. Because there was no way I could possibly subject them to Read more...

Poem

Posted 4:17pm Saturday 5th May 2018 by A.M.

Wednesday’s child grew from the earth fully formed and raw, tiny fingers curled into palms until perfect nails tore away ribbons of skin. she was a beer-drinker’s daughter and another father’s burden and then, layered in sunscreen, he named the mountains and rivers for Read more...

A Close Look at Annemieke Ytsma and Underground Sundae

Posted 2:18am Monday 30th April 2018 by Paul Whiley

DIY jewellery brand, Underground Sundae, which originated right here in Dunedin, produces alternative and stylish pendants, rings, necklaces and earrings. The brand has been developing a cult following over the past few years, and making waves around the world. Transcending beyond mere trinkets, the Read more...

Charlotte Goodyear, Dunedin's ID Fashion Week's first openly trans model

Posted 2:14am Monday 30th April 2018 by Victoria Ransom

Upon first glance, Charlotte Goodyear appears to be your typical model. She’s a tall blonde with big brown eyes who walks with self-confidence. It’s hard to believe that there was once a time when she was very unsure of herself. Charlotte has had to face many obstacles to become the Read more...

Where Does Stew End and Curry Begin?

Posted 8:11pm Thursday 19th April 2018 by Gordon Oliver

When you reach a certain age you begin to ponder the deeper, more meaningful questions in life. If you have some semblance of intelligence you will be able to work out what question I will be discussing from the title.   Encyclopedia Britannica defines stew as a “dish of meat, poultry, Read more...

Sexy Garfield: The Gift That Keeps On Giving

Posted 11:36pm Thursday 12th April 2018 by Critic

Hi Critic, in light of the recent light shined on the Sexy Garfield piece, I think it's time to come clean. Last year my friends and I nabbed 140 Critics from around Uni and covered my friend’s (now flatmate’s) room with them. He was out at football, and came back to a sexy pink Read more...

Introducing Paul Williams: Guy Williams’ Young, Better Brother

Posted 10:52pm Thursday 12th April 2018 by Joel MacManus

“I wrote this song on some software that I stole when I was 17 I thought that it might get me somewhere I'm still nowhere and I'm 23”   Paul Williams isn’t a household name yet. Maybe he will be soon, but for now all you need to know is that he’s Guy Read more...

Indi: Life After Doprah

Posted 10:42pm Thursday 12th April 2018 by Jessica Thompson

Stumbling into the bathroom of the Cook a few weeks ago, I encountered a small woman dressed artistically in shreds of white material, holding a crown. It was like a scene from a dream, and I was prepared for her to say something incredibly prophetic to me, when I realised it was Indi, the performer Read more...

Fuck Little Dicky

Posted 10:15pm Thursday 12th April 2018 by Callum Doyle

That is all. But seriously, Lil Dicky is one of the worst things to happen to hip hop since Vanilla Ice, and at least Vanilla Ice got hung out of a balcony by his ankles, which, let’s be honest, he absolutely deserved. If you’re lucky, right now you’ll be thinking, who is Lil Read more...

Dick and Jane Get Busy

Posted 10:13pm Thursday 12th April 2018 by Lyndon

Editor’s Note: This poem was originally published in Critic in the year of the Lord AD 2002. The notable thing about 2002 (apart from the release of The Wild Thornberrys Movie) is that the Critic Editor that year was Patrick Crewdson, who is now the Editor-in-Chief of Stuff. He is a real Read more...

Report: Most Snapchat Groups Are Just Hungover Dudes Talking About How Hungover They Are

Posted 5:39pm Saturday 7th April 2018 by A Scarfie

According to figures released by Snap Inc, upwards of 80% of male Snapchat group conversations are just dudes lying in bed dying of alcohol poisoning the night after they all got drunk together. Among the most common captions were “one massive pile of dust,” “fuck that was a big Read more...

The Man Behind the Mural

Posted 10:26pm Thursday 5th April 2018 by Waveney Russ

Artist Tyler Kennedy Stent had the privilege of becoming the ODT flavour of the week, as criticism regarding the appropriate distribution of taxpayer funds to pay for an Ed Sheeran memorial absorbed front page headlines. The mural, immortalising the pop star’s visit to the city during the Read more...

The Shambles: Our Energy Is Not Manufactured

Posted 10:24pm Thursday 5th April 2018 by Esme Hall

Ask The Shambles “how was your summer?” and whatever you did will be put to shame. From December to February the Dunedin-grown band road-tripped the length of the country, rocking the socks off audiences and accepting gifts of corn as they went. Critic caught up with front man Max Gunn a Read more...

Video Game Review: Tinder

Posted 10:23pm Thursday 5th April 2018 by Lisa Blakie

I don’t like Tinder very much because I’m a sensitive baby. I’ve dabbled, but mostly found it an uncomfortable experience. Something about the instant chatting making you reveal more about yourself to hold the other person’s attention, mixed with putting the best version of Read more...

Critic interviews Dizzee Rascal

Posted 9:32pm Thursday 22nd March 2018 by Jamie Green

UK Hip Hop superstar Dizzee Rascal arrived on New Zealand’s shores in February for Splore festial in Tapapakane Park, Orere Point. Jamie Green caught up with him before the show.   What are your greatest memories of NZ? Just really positive people that really know the music Read more...