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NewsThe Spirit of Youth Awards Set to Grow in 2011/2012
With the competition's expansion into unprecedented categories, there are now more opportunities for Australia's finest creative minds to showcase their work to the world.
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NewsWIN /// Concrete Playground and Jameson Present ‘A Movie Night’
What happens in the world’s largest trash city will transform you.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to the Hola Mexico Film Festival
Foreign films don't have to be so foreign, which is why we are giving you amigos a helping hand - señors and señoritas, we have 25 double passes to the Hola Mexico Film Festival to give away.
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NewsBenetton Receives Hate for its ‘Unhate’ Campaign
The United Colors of Benetton are the centre of controversy after their new 'Unhate' campaign showed some of the world's leading figures locking lips.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to Tiger Translate
Concrete Playground has ten double passes to give away to attend the artistic, musical and beer-infused extravaganza that is Tiger Translate.
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NewsHemingway’s: A Literary Drinking Hole in Manly
A far cry from the back lanes of Darlinghurst or even the fame of King Street, this bar is firmly situated on Manly's main strip, right across from the beach.
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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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NewsFood Trucks Come to Sydney
The food truck revolution has well and truly taken hold of the U.S. and Sydney is set to finally get its own fleet.
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NewsIt’s Just a Plant: The Children’s Book on Marijuana
The story of a young girl's educational journey as she comes to understand cannabis, explained to her by her parents, a doctor and a kind gang of Rastafarians.
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NewsNew Years Eve with Yuksek
Skeptic or not, 2012 might be the last year for all of us so why not celebrate the beginning of the end with a bang?
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NewsThe New Seven Natural Wonders of the World
With so many fantastic places to visit around the world, it's often hard to decide where to possibly go. The New7Wonders makes it a little easier for you.
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NewsCockatoo Island Turns Into a Cocktail Haven
This weekend Cockatoo Island officially transforms into Cocktail Island, a two-day long festival celebrating all the best bits of bar and cocktail culture.
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NewsConcrete Playground Interviews Geoffrey O’Connor
Geoffrey O’Connor is bringing his polite heartbreaker brand of cool to Sydney.
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NewsWin Tickets to an Adventuresome Afternoon Tea with Hendrick’s
The very epitome of legend, Jon Muir will tell his esteemed tales of exploration and adventure.
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NewsConcrete Playground talks to Photographer David Stewart
Concrete Playground recently caught up with one of England's most respected photographers. Here's what he had to say.
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NewsWin a Priceless Night Out with Florence + the Machine
Win the ultimate night out on the town for you and three friends.
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NewsThe Ten Best Bars in the World
Your local favourite may not be on the list, but rest assured that all fifty are well worth the visit next time you find yourself in one of the world's culture capitals.
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NewsBen Turnbull’s Real Life Superheroes
This British artist's work serves as a bridge between collective fantasy and the harsh truths of the society we live in.
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NewsConcrete Playground’s Guide to Sydney Festival 2012
The reinvigorated Sydney Festival has completely transformed our city in summer and it’s made Sydney a truly amazing place to be in January.
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NewsA Musical Guide to Sydney Festival 2012
The Sydney Festival has brought us some truly spectacular performers in years gone by, and this year's fanciful roster of artists brings another exciting bunch to Sydney in 2012.
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NewsAn Artistic Guide to Sydney Festival 2012
The artistic side of the Festival is in the mix from the beginning, with the Art Gallery of NSW staying open late to play with the Festival First Night crowd.
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NewsA Theatrical Guide to Sydney Festival 2012
Anchoring Sydney Festival 2012 are some international heavyweights from the world of theatre and dance.
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NewsEdinburgh Gardens
With endless grassy lawns canopied by sheltering trees, Edinburgh Gardens caters to a diverse range of picnicgoers.
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NewsPaula Scher’s Amazing Maps
Scher's pieces offer an individual distortion of the world and strong commentary about our society and often chaotic lifestyles.
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NewsWendy’s Secret Garden
Wendy's Secret Garden is a small testament to heartbreak hidden amongst the skyscrapers that line the city's foreshore.
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NewsKangaroo Point Cliffs
On any given day, locals and tourists flock to the area to soak up the sunshine.
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NewsThe Ten Best Melbourne Cup Destinations in Sydney 2011
When it comes to that annual event of indulgence, the Melbourne Cup, there's more important things to decide than which horse to back.
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NewsBeautiful Paintings of Graffiti on Vans
New York artist Kevin Cyr paints the artfully graffitied vans and vehicles of his Brooklyn neighbourhood.
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NewsNo Years Announce the Second Line-up of Artists
If you’re going to be in Brisbane in the waning hours of 2011 then to fulfill your requirements of getting loose/having fun you’ll need to be at the Powerhouse for No Years.
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NewsSpike Jonze Directs Stop-Motion Skeletal Love Story
The acclaimed director's latest short film has you falling in love with a pair of horny skeletons who come to life one night in a French bookshop.
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NewsSteve Jobs’ Biographer Interviewed on 60 Minutes
Walter Isaacson shares the story behind the story.
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NewsA Summer Guide to Men’s Fashion in Sydney
Summer is fast approaching, and for many this means a total review of your wardrobe. Here we've compiled a list of stores around Sydney that will help you look the part in the coming months.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to See Bill Cunningham New York
The documentary follows the life and work of 80-year old Bill Cunningham, photographer for The New York Times and candid fashion icon.
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NewsThe Mona Lisa Recreated with a Single Line
It's incredible the things an ordinary person can do if they just have the appropriate felt-tip pen.
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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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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.
