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Female Serial Killers:

Posted 3:55am Monday 13th September 2010 by Staff Reporter

Female Serial Killers: Countess Elizabeth Bathory:     Born in 1560, and a countess from the renowned Bathory family, Elizabeth Bathory certainly etched her name in history. The ‘Blood Countess’ is alleged to have lured young, attractive women to her dungeons in Read more...

Vibrators: A History

Posted 3:49am Monday 13th September 2010 by Caitlyn O'Fallon

We think of the Victorians as the epitome of prudishness. The end of the nineteenth century was a time when table legs wore skirts and the Queen was said to have told her daughter that the only way to endure the marital bed was to “lie back and think of England.” So it comes as a surprise to most Read more...

Critic's Contemporaries

Posted 11:39pm Sunday 5th September 2010 by Susan Smirk

As Critic reaches the ripe old age of 85, we decided to have a chat with some other 85-year olds about some of the highs and lows of their lives. Susan Smirk chatted to Jenny Lambert, who used to go dancing every night; May Munro, who once caught a 385-pound shark; Len Robinson, who taught Read more...

The 85 Best Sentences in Critic History

Posted 11:28pm Sunday 5th September 2010 by Thomas redford

Sir,    It is with growing honour and rising gorge that I view the scandalous increase of the use of trousers by women. Trousers are the outward hallmark of man’s estate. Not content with cutting short their hair, smoking cigarettes and, God forbid, even pipes, women have Read more...

Dredging sucks*

Posted 5:20am Monday 23rd August 2010 by Caitlyn O’Fallon

For several years now, turmoil has been brewing in Dunedin. The fate of Otago Harbour lies in the balance. Some groups claim that dredging the harbour will be a step forward for Dunedin; others say it will destroy it. Caitlyn O’Fallon looks into it. The plan that sparked the controversy Read more...

Exploring Otago by Bicycle: Three Suggested Adventures

Posted 5:17am Monday 23rd August 2010 by Jennifer Turek

Bike Touring: The Otago Central Rail Trail    Difficulty: Medium    Distance: 150 km    Time: 4-5 days recommended (could do faster or slower, depending on interests/ability)      Located in our own backyard, the Otago Central Rail Read more...

GREEN DIETS - How your plate affects your planet

Posted 5:08am Monday 23rd August 2010 by Susan Smirk

There are ever so many reasons to change what you eat, ranging from the laughable to the admirable. We make eating choices for the sake of our weight, our wallet, our health, our image ... or sometimes (and perhaps less often) our beliefs. Animal rights crusaders have campaigned long and hard to Read more...

Critic Exclusive: interviews with Presidential candidates

Posted 10:35am Thursday 12th August 2010 by Ben Thomson and Julia Hollingsworth

Critic Editor Ben Thomson and OUSA Correspondent Julia Hollingsworth sat down with the four presidential hopefuls and grilled them about all of the important issues. Read more...

Dog days are over

Posted 12:09am Tuesday 10th August 2010 by Georgie Fenwicke

You'll never believe me, but I'll tell you anyway. I went to see Florence and the Machine live in Auckland. A friend had told me via some sort of Facebook link that they were coming back to New Zealand. After much to-ing and fro-ing, another friend and I decided to invest. It is the best $220 I have Read more...

Taking their place in the world

Posted 11:56pm Monday 9th August 2010 by Georgie Fenwicke

Dunedin is a city at the bottom of the world. It is cold, wet, and lacks sunshine. For the most part, it has an aging population, excepting an annual injection of fresh blood and student allowances. Granted, it is also home to Cadbury, Fisher & Paykel, and a manufacturing hub in Mosgiel. Read more...