Bouncing off the halls | Chronicles of Castle

Posted 12:53am Monday 18th August 2014 by Staff Reporter

Due to the great success and controversy of last week’s Bouncing Off the Halls, Critic is back with more stories of booze, boobs and bodily fluids. This time we’re moving away from the stomping grounds of Dunedin’s filthiest freshers to the drunk, disorderly, disgusting and Read more...

Editorial | Issue 20

Posted 12:53am Monday 18th August 2014 by Zane Pocock

It has always intrigued me that you can receive a barely-passing mark for an assignment and have no idea what you did wrong. I recently got such a report back. The “Discussion” section had only ticks – with a mark for the section of 13/30. Yet another section not only had the same saturation of Read more...

Love is Blind | Issue 19

Posted 9:16pm Sunday 10th August 2014 by Lovebirds

Critic’s infamous blind date column brings you weekly shutdowns, hilariously mismatched pairs, and the occasional hookup. Each week, we lure two singletons to Di Lusso, ply them with food and alcohol, then wait for their reports to arrive in our inbox. If this sounds like you, email Read more...

Too Much Screens | Issue 19

Posted 9:16pm Sunday 10th August 2014 by Sam Fleury

Review stars Andy Daly as Forrest MacNeil, a man whose job it is to review life experiences. The context (not to mention the reality) of this job is uncertain. We know that he has a production team around him, and that what we are watching is the finished product, but his family and friends from Read more...

Queer Eye | Issue 19

Posted 9:16pm Sunday 10th August 2014 by Sir Lloyd Queerington

across all hook-up apps. This column will not tell you how to get the finest cock or tit from Tinder but will instead dispense advice on staying safe. That might not sound like as much fun, but it has the potential to save you from life-threatening diseases and those creeps out there who want to do Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 19

Posted 9:16pm Sunday 10th August 2014 by Laura Illston

If you live fast you will probably die young, and one day the universe will come to an end. Both of these facts are examples of science telling you things that you didn't want to hear. But science wants to make it up to you! This week it will attempt to cheer you up with some good news: you know all Read more...

Defending the Kingdom | Issue 19

Posted 9:16pm Sunday 10th August 2014 by Elisabeth Larsen

“But, it can’t be that bad if it’s legal!” We irritating bleeding hearts hear this quite regularly in regards to Factory Farming and its continued legality in New Zealand. We even do stuff like rally against it – like we did a couple of weekends ago in New Zealand’s five biggest cities. Read more...

Hello and welcome to my Soft Grunge wonderland

Posted 9:16pm Sunday 10th August 2014 by Alex Blackwood

Whatever Soft Grunge is, it seems to have originated on Tumblr around 2010. The hideous progeny of original Grunge and the Internet, Soft Grunge, unlike its parent, is less about music and all about image. Grunge, on the other hand, has a rich and complex history and ideology, avoided fashion and Read more...

The original Goth

Posted 9:16pm Sunday 10th August 2014 by Josie Adams

"Emo", short for “emotional,” was a phase some of us may have gone through in high school. If we were particularly angry, we might have been called “scene.” The dark hair and clothing, the misguided misanthropy, the multitude of heartbreaks; only a few people will pull through these phases to become Read more...

Bizarre cultural practices and local traditions

Posted 9:16pm Sunday 10th August 2014 by Anonymous Bird

You know how everyone has those little bits of useless trivia that they like to pull out at any given opportunity? Well, this is probably going to be a list of those types of facts – random bits of bizarre information about the rest of the world that we would find strange; an amalgamation of odd Read more...