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The Great Critic Study Drug Review
Posted 12:16am Friday 13th September 2019 by Critic
Phenylpiracetam I was given this in an antique jar, as if it had come straight from the apothecary as opposed to out of some dude’s giant delivery from the dark web. Unsure of how to consume ‘racetam, I jumped online to find that snorting nootropics such as these wasn’t the way Read more...
The Great Critic Sleeping Pill Review
Posted 12:12am Friday 13th September 2019 by Asia Martusia King
Sleeping is supposed to be the most basic of human activity, but for some reason one in four people really fucking suck at it. While a variety of scientists have dedicated time to helping us pass out, as a budding insomniac, how do you know what chemicals to shovel into your brain goo? Here’s Read more...
Be PrEPared
Posted 11:39pm Thursday 12th September 2019 by Caroline Moratti
If you’ve cried while watching Rami Malek serenade the camera in Bohemian Rhapsody, then it goes without saying that you know how shit HIV is. In the ‘90s, treatment for HIV became available to help treat the virus, which although a lifetime obligation, was treatment nevertheless. But Read more...
Sexual Assault in OUSA Clubs: Creating a Safe Space For All?
Posted 12:39am Friday 6th September 2019 by Sinead Gill
Content warning: sexual violence We all know that university is more than just a classroom. It’s about the skills you learn, the opportunities you take, and how much you get baked. For many students, OUSA clubs are where they make lifelong connections. But what if the Read more...
Critic Reviews North Dunedin’s Milkshakes and Only Throws Up Once
Posted 12:37am Friday 6th September 2019 by Charlie O’Mannin
All the milkshakes will be Spearmint because get the fuck off my back, Spearmint’s great. Your life has been exclusively missionary sex and Chocolate milkshakes, with Strawberry on special occasions. Branch out, give some meaning to your pointless bland existence; fuck doggy and drink Read more...
Sending Out an SOS: Understanding Basic Science is Mandatory if You Insist on Making Decisions that Affect the Environment
Posted 12:33am Friday 6th September 2019 by Grace Cowley
I don’t go out of my way to chat to climate change deniers. As a Marine Science student and environmentalist, little frustrates me more than the blatant disregard for decades of peer-reviewed scientific evidence (which speaks volumes about how much fun I am at parties). But the last place I Read more...
Waste Not, Want Not: The Abysmal Food Wastage in Our Halls
Posted 12:05am Friday 6th September 2019 by Caroline Moratti
A recent UoO Meaningful Confession claimed to be a kitchen worker at an unspecified college, and mourned having to throw out an outrageous amount of food: “Entire tray of rice? Bin. 15 legs of chicken? Bin. Tray of veggies, salad that has barely been touched, and oohh, that one time I had to Read more...
The Funny Bone of the Nation: A Chance Encounter With Comedian Tom Sainsbury
Posted 12:02am Friday 6th September 2019 by Chelle Fitzgerald
Unless you’ve been living in one of New Zealand’s proudest backwards communities (Gloriavale or Balclutha), you’ve probably enjoyed a good chortle courtesy of the country’s premier comedian du jour, Tom Sainsbury - Comedian and Snapchat Dude. Tom is an entertainment Read more...
Master of Memes
Posted 11:36pm Thursday 29th August 2019 by Chelle Fitzgerald
If you want to waste away hours of your life on prime time entertainment, look no further than the Otago University’s Department of Economics (DE) Facebook meme page. There are memes. There are awkward, blurry and sideways photos of people at functions. There are Minions. It goes where other Read more...
Get Fucked: The Great Critic Contraceptive Review
Posted 11:25pm Thursday 29th August 2019 by Critic
As we all know, uni is a great time for experimenting with your junk, and the junk of other people. The best way to get your start in a career before ruining your life with kids is to use contraception religiously, so here are our thoughts on some of the more popular contraceptives out Read more...


