Everyone Fries Chicken Wrong and You Need to Stop

Posted 7:03pm Thursday 19th July 2018 by The Scarfie Chef

If there’s one mistake that you’ll see over and over again from newbie cooks in Dunedin’s student flats, it’s awful chicken. You know the kind – cubes of grey-ish white, bland, tough meat that nobody enjoys. Chicken is fucking delicious, but if you’re frying it Read more...

Scrumpy Is an Arsehole of a Drink

Posted 6:32pm Thursday 19th July 2018 by Swilliam Shakesbeer

Scrumpy is an arsehole of a drink. It’s the fake friend who pretends to be your mate, and then talks shit about you to all of your friends and family (I’m talking about you, Steve). It’s labelled sweet, but it’s as sour as my ex that one time I took her to Macca’s on Read more...

Love Is Blind | Scarfie and Scaffolder

Posted 6:31pm Thursday 19th July 2018 by Critic

The hopeful lovers on the Critic Blind Date are provided with a meal and a bar tab, thanks to Ombrellos and Cello. If you’re looking for love and want to give the Blind Date a go, email critic@critic.co.nz     Scarfie  This was a terrible idea. I’m a Read more...

Dear Aunt Kell and Mamma Zo, I’m throwing my first red card this weekend, what do I need to know?

Posted 6:27pm Thursday 19th July 2018 by Zoe Taptiklis-Haymes and Kelly Davenport

Make sure you clear the entire day, even if the party starts late in the morning at like 5pm. And always have a bevvie or two before your guests arrive so your guests know that you’re out for a fun time and not just out to be a control freak.  Red cards need a unique theme. For Read more...

Selwyn College Ends ‘Sexist and Bullying’ Tradition

Posted 5:58pm Thursday 19th July 2018 by Charlie O’Mannin

Selwyn College has shut down its controversial tradition of second years secretly voting on and publicly awarding nicknames to freshers at their AGM after previous recipients accused the awards of being “sexist and bullying”. Among the awards were “best rack,” “awkward Read more...

OPINION: Is It Just Me Or Was Re-Ori Kinda Shit This Year

Posted 7:07pm Thursday 12th July 2018 by Bryn Massey

Am I just an ancient out-dated old-timer refusing to let go? No, no it is the kids who have gotten boring.  What happened to Re-O Week? Isn’t it supposed to be second semester’s version of O-Week or is the name just for fun? I'm not saying Mario Kart isn’t neat, or the Read more...

Mr. Sandler, Bring Me a Dream | The Wedding Singer

Posted 7:04pm Thursday 12th July 2018 by Henessey Griffiths

In the last review I wrote, I talked about how Adam Sandler’s filmography can be divided into Old Age and New Wave. After diving into New Wave Sandler with Grown Ups, it seems only reasonable to take it back a notch, to let’s say 1985, to examine peak Old Age Sandler. Read more...

Stop playing Beer Pong with water.

Posted 7:02pm Thursday 12th July 2018 by Joel MacManus

EDITORIAL: It’s a new semester in the wonderful world of North D. The clouds are out, the frost is on the ground, and the rain glitters on the footpath. All is good in our peaceful corner of the world.  The new semester also brings with it a fresh batch of exchange students to Read more...

ODT Watch | The Week the ODT Urinated All Over Tauranga

Posted 6:18pm Thursday 12th July 2018 by Charlie O’Mannin

Welcome back. This week the ODT is reporting on some ground-breaking research,       In sinister news,     I’ve seen the Lord of the Rings; I know how this ends.      Next, the ODT wrote a front page story about Read more...

Dunedin's Bar Stereotypes

Posted 5:46pm Thursday 12th July 2018 by Chelle Fitzgerald

Starters: Name: Jess 18 years old. Has a REAL I.D. Also seen in: St David, Arana, Central Library. Lives on Vodka Cruisers and Jägerbombs. Shows up at 9:30. Has way too much energy. Puts everything on daddy’s credit card but still complains about being “a broke Read more...