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Mona Larry?

Posted 3:59pm Sunday 21st July 2013 by Sam O’Sullivan

My burgeoning interest in the nature of gender identity began in Patong – a detestable tourist haven in Phuket, Thailand. In the company of good friends and the comfort of a pleasant alcoholic haze I decided to see what Patong nightlife had to offer. It wasn’t long until we stumbled into a Read more...

From Banter to Intimidation: Drawing the Line

Posted 3:59pm Sunday 21st July 2013 by Clare Curran

When I was younger and walking home from work one night I was attacked. It was a classic “man leaps out from behind a bush and confronts woman, then grabs her, his intentions clear” situation. New Zealand has the highest rate of rape and domestic violence in the OECD. Often these assaults are Read more...

The Cosmo Cock-Tales

Posted 3:59pm Sunday 21st July 2013 by Josie Hallas

Bombarded with messages from "sexperts" about their inadequate sexual expressions, Josie Adams and Tristan Fernando gave in to Cosmopolitan magazine’s tips for spicing up their sex life. Armed with questionable advice, the two Cosmonauts embarked on a weekend of terrifying sexcapades. Here, in Read more...

Sniffles and Sex: The Dark Truth about Student Wellbeing

Posted 3:59pm Sunday 21st July 2013 by Baz Macdonald

In my time at university I have had an unfortunate number of conversations in which a fellow student has described their common cold as bronchitis, or has lamented over a patch of eczema while wondering which fatal illness it may be symptomatic of. Sure, these examples are a tad hyperbolic, but the Read more...

Obscure Sports Are Obscure

Posted 8:23pm Sunday 14th July 2013 by Irrelevant Irvine

Critic is bringing back its sports coverage – but because our incredibly lanky editorial team is all hipster and shit, we’ve decided to bring you a roundup only of the world’s most obscure sporting endeavours. If you’ve ever wondered what Bo-taoshi is, or whether being a stoner is a sport, or who Read more...

Dreaming of Electric Sheep

Posted 8:23pm Sunday 14th July 2013 by Sam McChesney

Fantastical new inventions are just around the corner, and we enjoy an ever-increasing ability to solve the problems nature throws at us. But is the dream of a technological utopia realistic, and is it wise? Sam McChesney dons his sci-fi specs and his philosopher’s beret, and takes a hard look at Read more...

3D Printing is a Thing

Posted 8:23pm Sunday 14th July 2013 by Zane Pocock

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is the act of building three-dimensional objects from a digital model. As opposed to traditional manufacturing, which involves moulds and the removal of material, 3D printing produces no waste material – which seems so obvious when you think about Read more...

An Island is an Island

Posted 8:23pm Sunday 14th July 2013 by Loulou Callister-Baker

Stuck on an island that even a film crew for Survivor found too rugged (or dull) to film, Loulou Callister-Baker’s head has become swamped with thoughts of the existential-crisis variety. In a quest to maintain her relevance, Loulou explores what it means to be both psychologically and Read more...

A Weekend Trolling

Posted 6:05pm Sunday 7th July 2013 by Ines Shennan

Ines Shennan attempted to teach herself in a day how to become an Internet troll. Employing techniques from the utterly pretentious to the obviously ignorant, what follows is an account of what happens when someone tries to abuse Internet anonymity. It all started with Tunnel Bear. An Read more...

Life Online - It's a Beach

Posted 6:05pm Sunday 7th July 2013 by Loulou Callister-Baker

A MetaphorHow I use and regard Facebook is similar to the experience of driving alone down a very long street. A person alone in a car is isolated from society by the physical barrier of the car, but that person must still carefully abide by certain rules. The street, called Facebook, is crowded Read more...