Issue 15 Feature articles Kung Fu Panda I've always been a Pixar man myself. DreamWorks Animation have just never had that spark of creative genius that take their CG features to a level above the pioneers at Pixar. Antz was good, but probably only because Woody Allen is my hero, and Shrek was good for a few chuckles. But other than that, DreamWorks have a very bad habit of stealing Pixar's ideas (Antz and A Bug's Life, Shark Tale and Finding Nemo) and trying to hide the lack of jokes and emotional depth with celebrity vo... Read More >> The poor mans flu remedy 2008 hasn't done me a world of favours on the health front, given that I'm now dealing with The Black Lung #4. The first instance of the lurgy crept upon me at the beginning of the year, and since then I've never quite shaken it. Now with the rampant winter chill in the air, it's progressed to tuberculosis. Exaggeration? Yes, but I'm mightily fed up with this blasted cough and when you've been sick as long as I have, you tend to blow shit out of proportion. ... Read More >> The Weekend without My Phone Have we all quit cigarettes and become addicted to a new cancer-giving pleasure!? Cellphones. I admit, I am just as bad as, well, everyone else. I wake up and my phone is the first thing I look at, my phone stays with me throughout the day, I'm constantly checking it, I rely on it, I need it! However, I don't think it's a particularly healthy habit. After a walk down Queen Street yesterday I realised there was never a moment when I didn't see a cellphone in someone's hand; our phone... Read More >> To Mo or Not to Mo When pre-pubescent boys look up at men, there is always an aspect of awe. Men are to boys what Ferraris are to Mazdas, and facial hair is the equivalent of that smooth Italian leather. I remember when I was just a littlin', and I remember how cool I thought I'd be with some manly sideburns or a well trimmed soul patch (I know both of those things are pretty awful). It's not as easy as turning 15 and getting sexy. Appropriate facial hair is a delicate art, and over the last couple o... Read More >> News this week Business Consultants and Case Competitions Blues For those of you who have been keeping an eye on our news section, you will have noticed a lot of stories about something called ‘Case Competitions'. Unfortunately, it turns out that not many of you know what these things are, so in order to enlighten you, here is a bit of background. Case Competitions are the hallmarks for many universities around the world, as platforms for them to showcase their brightest talents among their business students in terms of presentation, strat... Read More >> Student loans and allowances- something dear to our hearts So much do we love our debt that it hit the $10 billion mark earlier this year. More than 700,000 New Zealanders have borrowed from the student loan scheme since it was introduced in 1992. According to New Zealand Union of Students' Association co-president Liz Hawes, the total debt rises $1 billion each year. Does anyone else find it completely bullshit that we study to further ourselves, ultimately benefiting the country, yet we're sentenced to debt for the majority of our lives?... Read More >>