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The Shitz Live From Ellis (SOLD OUT): A Gig Review

Posted 5:53pm Thursday 17th May 2018 by Zoe Taptiklis-Haymes and Kelly Davenport

On one fated Saturday evening (last Saturday) (12thMay), (2018), The Shitz held their debut gig. Oh jeeze. The Shitz consist of Dave Borrie (guitar-ish), Jono Everts (guitar), Ryan Jones (not-guitar) and ex-head boy Sam Flannery (guitar).  It was a sharp career change from admins of the meme Read more...

Pania

Posted 5:50pm Thursday 17th May 2018 by Jessica Thompson Carr

We are robbed by dead people We used to be fish Now we are mermaids And I wouldn’t mind so much If they hadn’t hoisted me out  of the ocean onto dry sand And left me to flop and gasp With the hook still in my neck.   My favourite story was Pania of Read more...

Isle of Dogs Is Even More Problematic Than the Critics Are Saying

Posted 5:49pm Thursday 17th May 2018 by Esme Hall

I was excited to see Wes Anderson’s new film Isle of Dogs. I am a fan of Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Fantastic Mr. Foxand Rushmore. I love dogs and thought the film’s premise about how far we’ll go to protect our dog companions sounded cute. Read more...

Eilish & Co

Posted 5:48pm Thursday 17th May 2018 by Eilish Lie-Olesen

Eilish & Co started as a creative outlet for myself. My brain was going a little stir-crazy and wasn’t coping with the confines of working retail after the whirlwind of design exploration that was my degree. I’d been toying with the idea of starting something up for some time but it Read more...

Frequently Asked Questions About Improv

Posted 9:44pm Friday 11th May 2018 by Joel MacManus

Dunedin improv troupe “Improsaurus” – the professional arm of the Otago University Improvised Theatre Club – has just launched their ‘All-Stars’ season of fortnightly shows. While the closure of Fortune Theatre was a blow, their next show is at Allen Hall, and Read more...

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...