Defending the kingdom | Issue 09

Posted 1:58pm Sunday 27th April 2014 by Alex Carroll

Pigs have long been a human meal, being one of the first animals to be domesticated almost 13,000 years ago. Under domestication, pigs lived a similar life to what they had in the wild, bar only the fence around their enclosure. This way of farming pigs remained largely unchanged until the second Read more...

David Clark | Issue 09

Posted 1:58pm Sunday 27th April 2014 by David Clark

Not so long ago, Dunedin’s homeless were regarded as an idiosyncrasy, known by name to students, and looked out for. Now they are becoming too numerous to care about – or so it seems. People don’t stop to speak with the homeless. Instead of an idiosyncrasy, their ubiquity is turning them into an Read more...

Editorial | Issue 09

Posted 1:58pm Sunday 27th April 2014 by Zane Pocock

I sincerely dislike public holidays. I understand that many others do, too. Before I explain, I feel the need to emphasise that I am a big supporter of increasing workers’ rights. I’m not at all a fan of what currently seems to be an inevitable enslavement by employment, I understand the Read more...

Love is Blind | Issue 08

Posted 4:31pm Sunday 13th April 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...

Turning off the enlightenment

Posted 4:31pm Sunday 13th April 2014 by Hadleigh Tiddy

Exploring the three main obstacles on the search for enlightenment, Hadleigh Tiddy ventures back through his experiences of a meditation-fuelled spiritual quest. At some point in my first year of University, during a particularly bleak mid-winter-hide-under-the-covers-for-two-days binge, I Read more...

Lovemaking preachers and salvation at the checkout counter

Posted 4:31pm Sunday 13th April 2014 by Martin Baker

The reverend Martin Baker has practised as a minister for several decades and currently holds a position as the Assembly Executive Secretary of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand. But, despite his experience (or maybe because of it), it is still a simple interaction at a supermarket Read more...

The immorality of magical thinking

Posted 4:31pm Sunday 13th April 2014 by Lucy Hunter

Frustrated by how frequently those suffering will be told to "think positive" and pray, or be blamed for having bad karma, Lucy Hunter delves into the struggles of Zoe, a young woman living with a chronic auto-immune disease. Zoe was 15 when she was diagnosed with Granulomatosis Poliangiitus Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 08

Posted 4:31pm Sunday 13th April 2014 by Laura Illston

Invisibility would be an awesome superpower. Are you socially avoidant? Just throw on your handy invisibility cloak and you’re good to go! And maybe you don’t want to hide. Maybe you just want to conceal your peanut butter so your flatmates will stop stealing it. What does science have to say about Read more...

Queer Eye | Issue 08

Posted 4:31pm Sunday 13th April 2014 by Orion

Greetings, fellow humans: Today we set out to explain a relatively simple concept: not everyone is more attracted to one sex/gender than another. Let’s think of people as food. You like pizza, right? Maybe you don’t, but you’re not going to get up in my grill if I do. Some people also Read more...

Hi Dr. Nick | Issue 08

Posted 4:31pm Sunday 13th April 2014 by Dr. Nick

Hi everybody, Winter is coming. The white walkers are approaching, the Lannisters are sending their regards, and everybody you’ve grown attached to is being killed in the most gut wrenching of ways. Fuck you, George R. R. Martin. As winter approaches, not only do we see an increase in the Read more...