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    Lapalux

    Friday, May 24, 2013

    Alhambra Lounge, Fortitude Valley

    Electronic wunderkid Lapalux has similarities to Iggy Azalea and Justin Bieber. Stay with us on this one.

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    Helen Bird: The Making of a Modern Craftswoman

    We talk to Helen Bird, the recently announced winner of Ketel One’s Modern Craft Project, about transforming the humble food bicycle-cart into a literal vehicle for empowering migrants from disadvantaged backgrounds and how she plans to establish a lasting legacy with the $100,000 prize money.

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    Blurb Publishing Events

    Tuesday, May 14 - Thursday, May 16, 2013

    Various locations, Sydney

    Add published author and photographer to your resume this weekend.

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    2013: A Space Oddity as Astronaut Sings Bowie in Space

    Social media darling and astronaut Chris Hadfield takes David Bowie to new, dizzying heights.

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    Obama Plays Daniel Day-Lewis Playing Obama in Spoof Video

    Obama adds comedian and method actor to his already dazzling resume.

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    Les Bains, Paris: The Best Street Art Collection No-one Can See

    Derelict Parisian nightclub Les Bains plays host to the world's most respected street artists - but alas, you're still not on the guestlist.

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    What’s So New About SBS2?

    SBS2 does TV that's made for Goldilocks — not too old, not too young, but just right.

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    A Clockwork Orange – Action to the Word

    Tuesday, May 28 - Sunday, June 9, 2013

    QPAC, South Bank

    Anthony Burgess's dystopian tale of teenage anger, desire and boredom turns 50.

  • News

    US Gun Lobbyist Makes John Howard Look Progressive

    Two Johns team up to bamboozle US gun lobbyist and general loose cannon Philip van Cleave.

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    Monocle Does Coffee Now

    The magazine-gone-global brand synonymous with cool is now serving designer lattes to savvy Londoners.

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    Sydney Writers’ Festival 2013 Boasts More Storytelling Events and Molly Ringwald

    The thinker's answer to Glastonbury launches a dynamic program of events that celebrates the pleasure of a good old-fashioned story.

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    The Art of Book Club

    Choose books over looks, every time.

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    Six Unbelievable Things You’re Missing at SXSW 2013

    From a talking show courtesy of Google to a vending machine that lets you choose the party beats, SXSW 2013 opened with a bang.

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    Be Transported by Smithsonian Magazine’s 10th Annual Photo Contest Finalists

    Forget the official winners or the Reader's Choice Award, we present Concrete Playground's best of the Smithsonian Photo Contest.

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