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    Iron & Wine to Tour in April

    The "awesomely bearded" Sam Beam will headline at Sydney's Opera House and Melbourne's Forum Theatre.

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    Melbourne Theatre Company Thinks Beyond Mainstage in 2014 Season

    Next year's season at the MTC is full of new Australian voices and independent offerings.

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    Win Tickets to Psycho Beach Party at the Brisbane Festival

    A tongue-in-cheek homage that lovingly mashes up surf and horror films.

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    Win Tickets to the 2013 When We Were Idiots Walking Tour

    What might archaeologists of the future make of the 2010s? Find out on this comedy walking tour.

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    Win Tickets to a Special Doku Rai Readers’ Event at Carriageworks

    Enjoy drinks, talks and one of the most exciting performances of 2013.

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    Your 2013 National Young Writers’ Festival Planner

    With the festival turning sweet sixteen, you better bring your best party dress.

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    Watch a Film Set Entirely on a Computer Screen on Your Computer Screen

    Watch a movie about being online whilst online. META.

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    The Bluffer’s Guide to Sydney Contemporary

    We show you how to navigate Sydney's hottest new art event

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    Mind-Bending Timelapse Shows a Whole Life in One Face

    Imagine if you could see a full lifetime's ageing process happen before your very eyes. Well, you sort of can.

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    Sydney Theatre Company Shows Off New Tricks in 2014 Season

    Does Sydney's biggest theatre company also boast the most experimental season?

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    The Ten Best Things to Do at Sydney Good Food Month 2013

    A cacophony of events running the gamut from casual picnics to buzzing parties.

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    Take a Tour of Burning Man on the Back of a Drone

    Perhaps it's true you can only understand the festival if you've been. But this gets you pretty close.

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    Alfred & Constance Launch New Summer Menu

    Find us on the deck with a Jumbled Julep cocktail in one hand and a fork in the other. Hello summer.

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    Melbourne’s Five Best New Cafes

    So many breakfast adventures are calling.

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    Arcade Fire’s Mesmerising Smartphone-Interactive Video for ‘Reflektor’

    A short film whose visuals you can affect, just so long as you have three basics of the modern tech era.

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    Malthouse Theatre Draws Together Diverse 2014 Program

    Original Australian work, international direction and an injection of energy from some of the city’s unique independent collectives.

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    Billy Bragg Announces Australian Tour

    He's bringing the whole band.

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    See Julia Gillard Live in Conversation with Anne Summers

    Julia Gillard's first public appearance since her June farewell speech.

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    Win Tickets to See Stories We Tell

    We all have a family story to tell, but we can't all tell it like Sarah Polley.

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    The Ten Best Acts to See at BIGSOUND 2013

    BIGSOUND is the gold star on Brisbane's music calendar.

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    Last Hayao Miyazaki Film to Be Released in 2014

    There's good news, and there's bad news.

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    The Unexpected Poetry of Google Autocomplete

    Autocomplete results are often unintentionally hilarious and weirdly sad - but are they also art?

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    The Ten Best Things to See at the Melbourne Fringe Festival 2013

    The upside of an uncurated festival is access to the unlimited scope, diversity, and imagination of the independent scene, but the sheer number of artworks on offer can make it tricky to navigate. Here's our top ten picks.

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    Belvoir Reveals 2014 Season, with Two Oedipuses

    Belvoir is putting on two Oedipuses.

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    The Top Five Tracks to Hear This Weekend

    Farewell office, farewell pants being necessary and hello soundtracked weekend.

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    Boozing Now Acceptable at Breakfast Thanks to Spreadable Beer

    An Italian duo have done their bit to make the world a better place, engineering a chocolate-flavoured beer spread.

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    Luxury Hotels in Weird and Wonderful Places Around the World

    Here are 10 of Smith’s most interesting places to pass a night, picked just for Concrete Playground.

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    Win Tickets to See STC’s Romeo and Juliet

    A young, fiery team create a Romeo and Juliet to remember.

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    The Reuben Road Test

    Our Rain Man of Reubens quests to find a sandwich worthy of Katz's.

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    Longrain’s Martin Boetz to Head New Rushcutters Bay Restaurant

    The rumours are true: locally-minded, sustainably grown, expertly prepared cuisine is on its way to 10 Neild Avenue.

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    H&M to Launch First Australian Store

    High-end trends on a low-end budget.

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    Win Tickets to the Brisbane Festival

    A night of wining, dining and Circolumbia awaits.

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    Artist Joins Forces with Four-Year-Old Daughter to Create Whimsical Portraits

    Hollywood slug people brought to you by an artist and her genius four-year-old

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    SMH Good Food Guide Awards Hats for 2014

    The lowdown on this year's losses and gains for Sydney's gustatory movers and shakers.

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    Hidden Sydney: Urthboy’s Top Five Secret Spots

    Tim Levinson shares his love for the Inner West and local radio legends FBi.

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    Your Guide to Eating and Drinking at Brisbane Festival

    Enjoying live theatre, a gig or experimental art is never fun on an empty stomach, so with the annual Brisbane Festival kicking off this week we thought a pre-game feasting guide could help fill your tum right up. We also have a sweet giveaway to tempt you. Read on.

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    Win Tickets to See Blue Jasmine

    Cate Blanchett's compelling work lights up one of Woody Allen's darkest films.

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