Editorial: We Need to Talk About Gaza

We’re going to talk about Gaza. It would be a mistake to think that this is a decision Critic has taken lightly.  Editorship at Critic is constantly changing. Most editors only stay for one year, with former editor Fox breaking the mould by staying for two. And with each editor, the tone, content, and scope of the magazine changes — as you’ll no doubt notice. A dig through the archives will tell you that the shift goes...

Local Produce: Rosie Roaché

Rosie Roaché is a talented visual artist with a show coming to Dunedin Fringe. After the success of last year's candid photography exhibition ‘Flâneur’, Rosie is back with an innovative personal project involving Pasifika culture. ‘Brown Skin Girls’ is a showcase of portraits that come to life – heartfelt photos of Rosie’s Pacific muses performing cultural dances and songs, portrayed alongside...

Booze Review: 818 Tequila Blanco

What's better: Keeping Up With The Kardashians on a cold Friday or 818 Tequila on a Tuesday night and keeping up with a developing alcohol addiction?  Kendall Jenner's 818 Tequila has landed in Aotearoa, and we couldn't be happier – finally, I can reach my dream physique of a supermodel and end wars with a Pepsi. However, getting my mitts on some 818 was probably in the top 8 biggest mistakes. This shit put me to bed...

Moaningful Confession: Kiss'n Boob

I’m sure a lot of Dunedin’s Sapphics can relate. The situation here is fucking dire. The streets of Dunners appear to be void of any queer woman, as do the confessions here. So, I thought I’d contribute a story of my own for your lady-on-lady reading pleasure. Let me set the scene: Auckland, the summer break between my second and third year. I had come up to spend New Year’s with a uni mate and, low and behold, I was...

Debatable: Should the Vice Chancellor’s Salary be Removed?

Debatable is a column written by the Otago University Debating Society. The Debating Society welcomes new members and meets at the Business School every Tuesday at 6pm. For With the fucked-up state of academic institutions across the world in a neoliberal system where the Uni is run like a business, the relationship between the Vice Chancellor and the student body has degraded. How do we fix this? Simply remove the salary of the Vice...

ChatGOTH: Baby Gay

Hey ChatGOTH! I need advice. I’ve graduated from just being a bit bicurious to deciding that I’m definitely interested in dating other girls. Exciting, but also very scary! How do I go about doing that here? There are gay girls in Dunedin, right? Is it okay that I’m not experienced at all? I’m thinking of putting together a dating profile on Tinder or something, but I don’t know how to write one aimed at girls....

Do it your fucking self: How to fix a scratchy woollen jumper or flannel

Yeah, it’s still too warm for flannels but that just means that they’re dirt cheap at op shops. Wool (as in fibre...

Horoscopes: Week 4

Aquarius Aquababes, you are levelling up and recognising your worth. Financially you're doing amazing, finally curbing that wee spending habit. Stay focused and remember: just because it's on sale, that doesn't mean you're losing money if you...