Following up from yesterday's update on the voting tournament for Issue #8 of Craccum 2025 (People's Choice), 11 of the original 46 proposed themes have now been permanently eliminated from the running following yesterday's vote:
Rodrigo Duterte, the sexist macho-fascist who told soldiers to shoot female rebels in their vaginas… advised Netanyahu to flatten Gaza into “the biggest cemetery in the world.” Mad minds think alike.
Following up from Monday's announcement that the voting tournament had begun for Issue #8 of Craccum 2025 (People's Choice), 23 of the original 46 proposed themes were voted out of the main tournament and knocked into the 1st loser bracket.
Xanthe Dobbie and Harriet Gilles, co-creators of the cult hit Queer PowerPoint, call on all nerdy queers and charactersfor a night of star-wipes and swan-transitions as part of F.O.L.A [AKL].
Vice-Chancellor Dawn Freshwater has handed in her resignation.
Or how this 2025 live-action remake embraces its CGI qualities as a valid form of digital myth-making.
The first round of our People's Choice theme vote starts now!
A reflection on the loneliness and strength of womanhood, this piece weaves personal memory with Taiwan’s forgotten feminist history.
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.
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"
Mall Grab lit up Auckland Town Hall on Friday night with a euphoric, high-energy set. Immaculate vibes, sharp production. How good.
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.
Review
I'm pretty sure the Anime and Manga Club and the UoA Film Society are out to kill me now.
Interview
Craccum sat down with Grecco Romank members Bille Fee and Damian Golfinopoulos and drag creature Copper MaeSteal to discuss their upcoming collaboration ‘Glory Whole.’
Review
A review of Luka Piripi's 'Snart,' featuring an exploration of living with Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
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.
News
The proposed merger between Law and Business is on hold. The new approach focuses on collaboration, cost-cutting, and reform—mainly targeting Law. This raises questions about the fairness and consistency of scrutiny across both faculties.
Archive
A humorous piece on University exams, espousing escapism and antagonism towards exam supervisors, who are generally harmless. Originally published in the October 1978 issue of Craccum.
Review
Sometimes you get three (!!!) more songs when you ask for one more.
Homemade butter, Eurovision chaos, Kim K’s legal glow-up, and Pedro Pascal’s quietly iconic protest tee. Plus: a serious note on Cassie’s bravery in the Diddy case. Pop culture, churned and served.
Sponsored
An insider looks into Auckland city's largest festival for writers, readers and all things literary.
UOA
With the graduation season just past, the question is - do you know if you'll graduate on time? Get to course planning and hitting those books, everyone, we're getting out of here!
Prose
A poetic essay on Taiwanese identity, loneliness, and historical memory, framed by the metaphor of a lost homeland and a self-awakening.
News
Content Warning: Article contains refrences to self-harm and suicide Last week on Tuesday, Craccum put out a post asking student to share their unfiltered thoughts on courses that they took this semester, thoughts that perhaps they weren't able to write on their actual SET evaluations. Only six people