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Our Fancy Feast

Posted 12:09pm Sunday 2nd April 2017 by Lucy Hunter

In their time scouring op shops, my friends Mary and Reg have gleaned three relics of a particular point in the ‘70s where food got very, very strange. Critic wanted to know what those wacky old recipes tasted like, so, in the interests of our readers, we bravely concocted and feasted on some Read more...

The Ghost Boobs

Posted 12:56pm Sunday 26th March 2017 by Mat Clarkson

Angela had never been very good at making friends. Now that she had moved to a new town and knew barely anyone, she would have to dig deep and find the courage to be social. This gloomy town would be best enjoyed with at least one companion, she thought. One day in class, she got talking to a cute Read more...

Electric Eyes

Posted 12:52pm Sunday 26th March 2017 by Kirio Birks

8:35. Wake up. Check Reddit, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, emails, and texts. Sing your lungs out in the shower (you’re never too good for Adele). Send nudes to bae. Get dressed and pocket your phone. Head to lectures. More lectures. Lunch. Lectures. Get home and make dinner. Drink Read more...

Dawn of the Fog

Posted 12:30pm Sunday 26th March 2017 by Trevor Cokley

Dunedin disappeared under a blanket of fog before sunrise last Friday The thin edges of the fog reached the higher elevations of the hills on the Otago Peninsula making it possible for trees cast dramatic shadows over the fog.   The iconic Harbour Cone on the Otago Read more...

Survival of the fittest

Posted 12:05pm Sunday 26th March 2017 by Chelle Fitzgerald

Currently, across the world, there is a unique scattering of people who are probably sleeping rather soundly, safe in the knowledge that, should the shit hit the fan, they needn’t panic (much). Survivalists, also commonly known as doomsday preppers, are people who have contingency plans and Read more...

Clothes Come From Crops!

Posted 1:40pm Sunday 19th March 2017 by Paige Jansen

Consumerism within the fashion industry and how we can become more sustainable consumers.   The unaware shopper with a credit card: a fatal combo often seen wandering aimlessly along George Street, dabbling with the chain stores, purchasing $20 t-shirts. The act of shopping requires no Read more...

Vitamin MDMA

Posted 1:26pm Sunday 19th March 2017 by Anonymous

As well making sweaty clubbers realise that society puts us all into little boxes, Ecstasy could be useful in treating sufferers of Post Traumatic Stress disorder.   We had two caps of 500mg vitamin c, one of 200mg magnesium glycinate, one of 5HTP, a glass half full of Berocca, and a Read more...

Current

Posted 11:51am Sunday 19th March 2017 by Lucy Hunter

Current is an exhibition in which nine local artists and designers respond to pieces from the Otago Museum’s textile collection. The idea was planned to coincide with ID fashion week. Critic spoke to the Assistant Collection Manager of Humanities at the Otago Museum Jamie Metzger, who Read more...

The Cheapest Alcohol In Dunedin: A Critic Investigation

Posted 1:04pm Sunday 12th March 2017 by Swilliam Shakesbeer

When you’re a student expected to live on $176 a week from Studylink, every dollar counts. It’s a constant struggle to balance those optional extras, like rent and food, with the essentials, like coffee and alcohol. Getting a buzz on a budget is a delicate art – you want to drink Read more...

Evidence of Obstruction

Posted 12:53pm Sunday 12th March 2017 by Wee Doubt

The most astonishing thing about criminal accusations is that, despite the difference between a person being guilty and being innocent being so profound, the arguments either way can often be equally compelling.   Often the best methods we have to assess guilt or innocence is physical Read more...

Democracy Behind Bars: How Arthur Taylor is taking on central government from prison and winning

Posted 12:43pm Sunday 12th March 2017 by Joe Higham

One night in late 2006, whilst incarcerated at Mount Eden Prison in Auckland, Arthur Taylor, arguably New Zealand’s most famous living prisoner, had a vivid dream. It wasn’t quite a Martin Luther King type of dream; those pivotal moments were some time away yet. At the outset of our Read more...

Polyamory: Why Not Both?

Posted 12:04pm Sunday 5th March 2017 by Isaac Yu

Our world is different to that of our parents. While they were the first generation to pioneer the internet and begin the information era, we were born citizens. While they were the generation that maintained tradition, we are increasingly challenging old ideas. Ideas about what constitutes love, Read more...

Dating the seven foreskins of Christ

Posted 11:57am Sunday 5th March 2017 by Lucy Hunter

Can a spatter of ancient blood heal the sick? Is a piece of cloth useful in praying for the poor? Can desiccated eyeball help you get into heaven? I don’t know the answers to these questions, but I did talk to a man who leads a team investigating religious relics - the pieces of long-dead Read more...

Their Sea Or Ours?

Posted 11:48am Sunday 5th March 2017 by Sam Fraser-Baxter

Bottlenose dolphins, grey nurse sharks and green turtles were among the dead hauled out of shark nets around Sydney in 2015. The New South Wales government’s most recent performance report details the marine life captured by the Shark Meshing programme. 2015 recorded 748 “marine Read more...

All aboard the Big Fucking Rocket to Mars!

Posted 12:16pm Sunday 26th February 2017 by Chelle Fitzgerald

You may not have given any serious thought to whether or not you would choose to leave our planet, but one day, humans may have to. Our best option in the foreseeable future is to live on Mars, though nearly every aspect of the planet and the journey it would take to get you there is hostile to Read more...

Careers Advice for the Approaching Apocalypse

Posted 12:07pm Sunday 26th February 2017 by Mel Ansell

The house has the forcefully pleasant smell of an open home. Particularly, I imagine, one occurring after a graphic murder. Yes, you read about it in the newspapers and rubberneck at it from the street, but we have had the carpets professionally cleaned so there’s nothing to see here. This Read more...

Hey Sugar Sugar

Posted 11:58am Sunday 26th February 2017 by Louise Lin

Amy’s love doesn’t cost a thing, but her company does. Louise Lin talked to a Sugar Baby about what it's like to be paid to be somebody's girlfriend. Content warning: this story contains descriptions of sexual assault She's just your regular student. You've passed Read more...

Literary WWOOFING

Posted 11:11am Saturday 8th October 2016 by Jessica Thompson Carr

When I was ten my sister and I joined my parents as they took conferences around Europe and a few other places for six months. Of all the cities we visited, Paris was the one that ground its roots into my head. This was due in part to the charming architecture and array of romantic art galleries (I Read more...

The Village at the End of the World

Posted 12:11pm Saturday 1st October 2016 by Jean Balchin

In ancient Celtic carvings, on dappled rocks where moss has not yet crept, one may read of the primordial myth of Creation; a tale of Oran Mór, or The Great Melody. This haunting, mighty melody – the very breath of a long-forgotten god – sang Creation into existence, hewing Read more...

Draw Me Naked: Being A Nude Model

Posted 12:07pm Saturday 1st October 2016 by Louise Lin

The rhythmic rustle of charcoal on paper soothes me into a semi meditative state. In the background, Passenger croons - “when you can't get what you love, you learn to love the things that stop you dreaming”. I fix my stare at a mirror which reflects a student's easel – a Read more...