Too much screens | Issue 27

Posted 11:58pm Sunday 12th October 2014 by Sam Fleury

Free your mind for a moment of whatever you know of Hannibal Lecter from the cinema. Let go of Anthony Hopkins and fava beans. Don't let go of them completely, because they'll be relevant soon enough, but for now, set them aside. In their place, I want you to picture Mads Mikkelsen in an Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 27

Posted 11:58pm Sunday 12th October 2014 by Hannah Twigg

Well, we’re finally here. The final column for 2014. We hope you’ve had an excellent year, because we’ve had an awesome run and a great couple of years bringing science to Critic. We thought we’d take our final column as time to reflect on the science we’ve brought to the column, and all the fun Read more...

Defending the kingdom | Issue 27

Posted 11:58pm Sunday 12th October 2014 by Elisabeth Larsen

What did you do in the last 15 minutes? Walk to Uni, waste time on facebook, take a long shower that annoyed your flatties? 15 minutes feels eternal from a Monday morning lecture theatre, but in the grand scheme it’s a fraction of a microsecond. Yet every 15 minutes something happens that is very Read more...

Queer Eye | Issue 27

Posted 11:58pm Sunday 12th October 2014 by Sir Lloyd Queerington

Looking back over my last five years as a queer rights activist, I have noticed that I face the same ignorant bullshit from people. Here are my top five: So like now you have marriage equality, what is left to fight for? There is this idea out there that achieving marriage equality was the Read more...

A trip on the wild side

Posted 11:58pm Sunday 12th October 2014 by Albert Hoffman

It all started with a little square of paper. It was about the size of a 20-cent coin with a little corner cut out for “beginner reasons.” I held it up to the light with equal parts fear and excitement. I was going to join the hallowed ranks of those who had dared to plumb the hidden levels of human Read more...

Residential halls, paper thin walls and jerking your balls

Posted 11:58pm Sunday 12th October 2014 by Eugene Baker

When I was shown down the floor of my residential hall, the first thing I noticed was how tightly packed the rooms were to each other, with the slightest movement giving away our activity. At first, the only concerns I had about this was how much sleep I would be able to get and if my music would Read more...

Freedom to offend

Posted 11:58pm Sunday 12th October 2014 by Lucy Hunter

"Don't read it. I don't think you should read it,” said my friend while reading American Psycho. “It will upset you. There’s eye-gouging and ... stuff.” He meant it as a well-intentioned warning. But immediately my mind went to “‘Stuff,’ huh? What could this ‘stuff’ be?” As someone who is a Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 27

Posted 11:58pm Sunday 12th October 2014 by Kristen Stewart

Very perceptive, ODT. Examination period has truly begun. Yes, we suppose students could get their applications in earlier. Or the government could pull its head in and give Studylink the resourcing it needs. Not that we don’t like listening to an entire Brooke Fraser album while Read more...

Editorial | Issue 27

Posted 11:58pm Sunday 12th October 2014 by Zane Pocock

The title says it all: due to the complete exhaustion that follows the constant sprint that is producing Critic every week, I genuinely wish this final editorial were a fluff piece. But thanks to a seemingly indestructible rape culture in our country, it seems unjust to waste an opportunity to Read more...

Love Is Blind | Issue 26

Posted 1:49pm Sunday 5th October 2014 by Lovebirds

BoyWell, we didn’t have sex. I thought I would save you all the time by just coming out and saying that. But for those who want to read on … It was as I went to the Octagon that I realised that I didn’t know where Di Lusso was. Resembling a man with his thumb up his arse, I managed to Google Read more...