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NewsBrooklyn Man Turns His Life Into An Exhibition in a Dumpster
In the ultimate act of not being able to let go, an artist has transferred the detritus of his past into a perusable dumpster.
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NewsHunter S. Thompson’s Hangover Cure
The infamous Gonzo journalist has something to cure your throbbing head.
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NewsDavid Bowie’s Face Graces the £10 Note
The face of Ziggy Stardust is now official currency in the London suburb of Brixton.
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NewsDesigns That Let You Sleep Anywhere, Anytime
Our society seems to be developing an obsession for sleeping in places that are not our beds.
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NewsJapan Tourism to Offer 10,000 Free Flights to Bloggers
At last, there may be a way to put your otherwise life-crippling Facebook addiction to good use.
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NewsBoozy Bears Emerge in South Dakota
Maybe confectionery giants should start selling candy in brown paper bags from now on.
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GuideGroup Dining: The Best International Restaurants for Celebrating the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023™
Get the gang together to fully embrace this footy season with a culinary journey throughout Sydney.
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GuideEight Vivid Sydney Highlights to Add to Your Diary If You Want to Farewell Winter with a Bang
Put these big-ticket items on your hit list, stat.
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GuideTen Sydney Solstice Highlights You Should Have on Your Radar This Winter
Don’t hibernate — head to debaucherous feasts, aquarium nightclubs and music-filled stargazing sessions instead.
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GuideSix Gigs to Catch During Sydney Solstice If You Can't Get Enough of Live Tunes
After so many months without live music, you've got some catching up to do — here's your chance.
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GuideNine Outdoor Adventures You Can Have in Sydney This Winter If You Unabashedly Love the Cold
Embrace your favourite season with laneway dance parties, harbourside ice rinks and kayak trips under the stars.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to See Midnight in Paris
Woody Allen’s latest film offers a snapshot of the world’s most adored city in its glory days, where avant-garde intersected with the everyday.
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NewsConcrete Playground Meets Norwegian Wood Director, Tran Anh Hung
We catch up with the acclaimed director ahead of the film's Australia/New Zealand release.
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NewsOccupy Wall Street Protests Start to Spread Around the World
How the American Dream has turned into a nightmare for a large proportion of U.S. citizens.
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NewsFeist, Chairlift and Laura Marling to Headline St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival 2012
If you like bands most people haven't heard of, then you will likely love the St. Jerome's Laneway Festival 2012 artist roster.
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NewsUntappd App Combines Social Networking and Beer
The perfect excuse to drink more beer and check your iPhone.
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NewsMessage in a Bottle: The Unusual Social Network
Harold Hackett has been sending messages all over the world, but unlike most of us he hasn’t been using a phone or a computer.
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NewsThe Land of Yes and The Land of No
Let me preface this by saying that I am by no means an expert in the world of movement. However, what I can offer to you dear readers is a review from the perspective of someone who appreciates dance but can’t tell the difference between a plié and a pirouette.
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NewsUnload Your Emotional Baggage and Get a Free Song in Return
This new site lets you unload your worries to a perfect stranger, who will in turn read it and send you a song they think will make you feel better.
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NewsWin Dinner and a Movie at The Beresford’s Italian Film Nights
In the lead up to balmy summer nights, The Beresford is screening a selection of Italian arthouse films every Monday.
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NewsWin Tickets to see Kursk at the Opera House
Step into the dark and witness the psychology of sailors trapped at the bottom of the sea at Kursk.
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NewsIPhone Bike Speaker Lets You Listen While You Ride
Play sweet music and use your iPhone as a GPS while riding through the town on your bike.
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NewsSlavery Footprint: Calculating How Many Forced Labourers Work For You
Cue the bright-eyed, pigtailed offspring of ethical consumerism and social media, Slavery Footprint.
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NewsThe Ten Best Things to See and Do at Art & About 2011
There's art everywhere, and Concrete Playground's sifted out the best parts of Art & About for you to get to.
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NewsSydney Theatre Company Launches 2012 Season
Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton have taken inspiration from movies, novels, the preoccupations of the world and the ingenuity of local artists to create Season 2012.
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NewsNewcastle Hosts Two Festivals In One Weekend
Yes, we do like to poke fun at our younger brother Newcastle now and then. But next week we have to admit he's winning big time.
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NewsJoin the Chocolate Wonderland at Baroque Bistro
We all have our weaknesses. And if there's one thing that could have me lying to friends and mortgaging a house, it would be chocolate.
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NewsDine on Wine and Dumplings at New Shanghai
We're talking a feast of delicious dumplings, including New Shanghai's genre-busting soupy and crispy Pan Fried Pork Buns.
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NewsSemi-Fictional Audio Guides Narrate New York’s Museum Mile
A conceptual sound collective and the French join forces to take you for a merry and blissfully confusing journey down Manhattan's Museum Mile.
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NewsMicro-Hotel Sleepbox Makes Being In Transit Appealing
The pod with bed and drop-down desk may mean the days of sleeping in airport food courts are well behind us.
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NewsExperience Slow Food at A Tavola
In this age of fast food, fast cars and fast women, there's something to be said for taking things slow.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to See The Whistleblower
Based on a true story, The Whistleblower, tells the story of human trafficking in a UN controlled post-war Bosnia.
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NewsWin One of Three VIP Passes to Parklife
The good folk at Barcardi are giving you and a friend the opportunity to get your hands on a VIP Parklife experience.
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NewsBelvoir and Griffin Theatre Reveal 2012 Seasons
Sydney's theatre companies have started rolling out their plans for season 2012, and they have us excited already.
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NewsThe Ten Best Festivals in Sydney
Get ready to dance kids, because summer’s coming. Here is Concrete Playground's shortlist of Sydney’s best festival experiences.
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NewsNike Release Back to The Future Sneakers
Nike has released a near-exact replica of the shoes worn by Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future 2.
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NewsWin Tickets to the Opening of The Standard
The Standard, Sydney's newest multi-purpose performance space, opens this Thursday.
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NewsNYC Artist Brings Subway Etiquette to Life
NYC artist Jay Shells' Subway Etiquette Posters pokes fun at commuter pet peeves.
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NewsSwiss Artist Injects Order Into the Everyday
Ursus Wehrli wants to put some order into your life.
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NewsWin Tickets to see Alan Ball at the Sydney Opera House
This discussion of the True Blood creator's process promises to be no less seductive than a naked Mena Suvari writhing around in a bunch of roses.
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NewsPost-it Note Wars Erupt in Paris
French corporate types are unleashing their creative sides in the French capital.
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NewsThe Web Wants to Know Your Secrets
As part of London's Ignite Festival, people are anonymously confessing their deepest, darkest secrets online.
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NewsThe First Photojournalist in Fukushima’s Power Plant
Photojournalist Kazuma Obara has taken some of the first pictures of the inside of the Fukushima Power Plant and the daily lives of the people who work there.
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NewsCollab Burger: Babekühl x Bill & Toni’s Pub Life
Sydney design trio Babekühl are collaborating with Bill and Tony's Pub Life in Surry Hills this week to bring us a burger of epic proportions.
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NewsInterview /// Concrete Playground meets Bangs
Bangs is the Sudanese refugee turned viral internet star who just wants to take girls to the movies and meet them on Facebook.
