Picking up strange vibrations

Posted 6:52pm Sunday 13th July 2014 by Anonymous Bird

It was in my first year at Otago when I first discovered the hilarity of looking at strange sex toys. I was innocently perusing the pages of Tumblr, with my flatmate at my side, when I came across a page called “Weird Ass Sex Toys.” I sheepishly turned to my flatmate and questioned whether I should Read more...

#PageantLife

Posted 6:52pm Sunday 13th July 2014 by Josie Adams

One day on George Street, two women intercepted me. The older one stared with such intensity that I felt sure she was a relative I’d forgotten about, and I slowed to meet her. “Excuuuse me,” she said, “I’m from Miss Universe New Zealand Otago.” Her voice was enduring, and loaded with upwards Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 15

Posted 6:52pm Sunday 13th July 2014 by Kristen Stewart

ODT reveals the Otago region’s most boast-worthy facts and figures … Which apparently don’t amount to much. The article highlights several, uh, “strengths” including that the average income for Otago households is $1,000 less than the rest of New Zealand, life satisfaction is lower Read more...

Editorial | Issue 15

Posted 6:52pm Sunday 13th July 2014 by Zane Pocock

Let’s be fair – as the editor of a student publication, I naturally love a bit of scandal. I’ve chased trouble by publishing my opinions since early high school. It will be no surprise, then, that I was initially having the time of my life last week when Critic Politics Editor Carys Goodwin’s Read more...

Love is Blind | Issue 14

Posted 1:08pm Sunday 6th July 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...

Interview: Peter Dunne - United Future Leader

Posted 1:08pm Sunday 6th July 2014 by Zane Pocock

You were the President of the University of Canterbury Students’ Association, so obviously you would care a bit about student politics. What do you see as the biggest issues for students at the moment? Why should students vote for you; what would you do about those issues? Well, if I go back Read more...

Defending the kingdom | Issue 14

Posted 1:08pm Sunday 6th July 2014 by Christian Hardy

On a cold Dunedin evening in June, the Centre for Science Communication hosted acclaimed British ethnologist and UN Messenger of Peace Dr. Jane Goodall at the Regent Theatre during her 2014 tour. Dr. Goodall is perhaps best known for her work on social and family interactions of chimpanzees in Read more...

Queer Eye | Issue 14

Posted 1:08pm Sunday 6th July 2014 by Sir Lloyd Queerington

While you were toiling over your examinations and then heading home for the break, your mate Sir Lloyd was undertaking a grand tour of the ancient world. In amongst the museums, Roman ruins and pizzeria visits, there was one thing that really struck me; that being the number of cocks I was looking Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 14

Posted 1:08pm Sunday 6th July 2014 by Hannah Twigg

Last semester we introduced you to our microscopic friend yeast and its excellent role in making beer. This week let’s talk about how else we can use these wee bugs to make another delicious treat: bread! First, though: what actually is yeast? The kind used in bread, baker’s yeast, is called Read more...

Baked pumpkin risotto

Posted 1:08pm Sunday 6th July 2014 by Sophie Edmonds

Risotto isn’t at all difficult to make. In fact, I think it is easier than a boring old bolognaise. At the end of the day a risotto of any flavour consists of a white risotto base with whatever other inclusions you want thrown in at the end. In this case it is cubes of sweet baked pumpkin. Pumpkin Read more...