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BREAKING NEWS: VC Dawn Freshwater Resigns
Vice-Chancellor Dawn Freshwater has handed in her resignation.
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Film Review
How to Train Your Dragon (2025): A close reading about live-action remakes
Or how this 2025 live-action remake embraces its CGI qualities as a valid form of digital myth-making.
Craccum
Voting Now Open for Issue #8 People's Choice!
The first round of our People's Choice theme vote starts now!
She Gave Herself To The Sky
A reflection on the loneliness and strength of womanhood, this piece weaves personal memory with Taiwan’s forgotten feminist history.
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Monsters? Not Quite. Magic? Absolutely.
Monster Songs teased chaos, but delivered tight vocals, glam moves, and unexpected warmth. With Stevie Wonder, Radiohead, and a killer Britney cover, this was a night of polish, punch, and pure fun.
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A Must See Extravaganza: Haus Of Yolo Review
What do you get when a circus, a fashion show, and a comedy gig walk into a bar? I recount my wild night at the Dust Palace's "Haus of Yolo"
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Sambachella: Mall Grab at Auckland Town Hall
Mall Grab lit up Auckland Town Hall on Friday night with a euphoric, high-energy set. Immaculate vibes, sharp production. How good.
Film Review: The Watermelon Woman
While this film's title is a play on the 1970 movie Watermelon Man, Cheryl Dunye's The Watermelon Woman does not play around its traversal of memory, race, gender and sexuality.
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The Fantastic Villain Setup of Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian
I'm pretty sure the Anime and Manga Club and the UoA Film Society are out to kill me now.
Interview
Glory Whole: Behind the Viewing Hole with Grecco Romank and Copper MaeSteal
Craccum sat down with Grecco Romank members Bille Fee and Damian Golfinopoulos and drag creature Copper MaeSteal to discuss their upcoming collaboration ‘Glory Whole.’
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Theatre Review: Snart by Luka Piripi
A review of Luka Piripi's 'Snart,' featuring an exploration of living with Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
Come along to Lottes Lästige Leichen!
From Tuesday 15th-Saturday 19th July at the UoA Drama Studio, the German Drama Company is putting on the hilarious play Lottes Lästige Leichen (Lotte’s Annoying Corpses). Come along for an unforgettable night, tickets available below.