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NewsStriking Animal Portraits
Tim Flach has captured wild animals in a way you may never have seen before.
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NewsAlfred and Constance Opens
Alfred and Constance is charming, versatile and laid back, with options to suit everybody.
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NewsBrisbane’s RosÉ Revolution
The Rosé Revolution is about to hit Brisbane, starting Wednesday. Winemakers Australia-wide have gotten together to celebrate the lesser-acknowledged but beautifully coloured sibling of red and white wine.
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News50 Years of Iconic James Bond Cars
Since his introduction into the world in 1953, audiences have fallen in love with 007, and his cars.
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NewsWhat Your Favourite TV Show Says About Your Politics [Infographic]
If this infographic is anything to go by it seems that our TV habits can be a useful barometer for understanding our politics.
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NewsWin Tickets to see Alex Cross
Alex Cross follows the action-packed journey of young detective/psychologist as he meets his match in a serial killer.
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NewsNine 2024 Emmy-Winning TV Shows That You Should Watch Immediately
Your new must-watch list of Emmy-winners includes 'Baby Reindeer' and its has-to-be-seen-to-be-believed tale, the history-making 'Shōgun' and, yes, 'The Bear'.
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NewsNine New Movies You Can Watch Right Now That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with Austin Butler's latest brooding role, serial-killer chiller 'Longlegs' and the animated antics of 'Inside Out 2'.
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NewsTwelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching Rashida Jones navigate a sci-fi mystery in Japan, Nicolas Cage face a post-apocalyptic future and a gripping Australian romance-scam thriller.
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NewsThe 15 Best Straight-to-Streaming Movies of 2024 So Far
From 2024's first half, you need to be catching an Oscar-winning documentary, Glen Powell as a fake assassin and plenty of horror shocks from your couch.
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NewsEight New Movies You Can Watch in July That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with 'Furiosa', the latest gem from Hirokazu Kore-eda and a hypnotic vision of an AI-dominated future.
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GuideMust-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far
Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024's standout shows that you need to see.
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NewsThe 15 Best Returning TV Shows of 2024 So Far
These are the beloved small-screen favourites to say "yes chef!" to, sleuth along with and giggle with — and get catchy songs stuck in your head from, too.
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NewsThe 15 Best Films of 2024 So Far
The best movies from 2024's first half include a meditative trip to Tokyo, a scorching neo-noir thriller, multiple Oscar-winners and a stunning robot story.
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NewsThe 15 Best New TV Shows of 2024 So Far
From gloriously surreal comedies and unforgettable true tales to stunning remakes and savvy sci-fi mysteries, 2024 has been filled with new small-screen highlights.
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NewsTwelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in June
Spend your couch time watching the delicious return of 'The Bear', Glen Powell playing a fake hitman and Lily Gladstone's latest excellent performance.
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NewsThe Five Best Vietnamese Restaurants in Brisbane
We are lucky to have a strong Vietnamese influences in the Brisbane dining scene, and here are Concrete Playground’s top five local picks.
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NewsIntroducing the Ketel One Modern Craft Project
Do you have a traditional craft, an enterprising spirit and a hankering for $100,000 cash prizes?
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NewsThe Five Best Gathering Spots in Brisbane
If you have a special occasion coming up and you don't know where to go, here are Concrete Playground's top five gathering spots to start you off.
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NewsVintage Halloween Costume Ideas
Perhaps the only thing scarier than your fake blood and broomstick are these vintage Halloween get-ups.
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NewsPhotographs That Shatter Your Image of Famous People
Ten photos that prove that sometimes what the spin media show us about famous people is not exactly the whole story.
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NewsWin Tickets to Bachelorette
Bachelorette combines humour, drunken romance and the dynamic of female relationships in a raunchy and intoxicated weekend.
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NewsTen Film-Inspired Luxury Getaways
We've reviewed the new releases and flipped through the DVD cabinet to bring you ten jaw-dropping locations.
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NewsDiscover the Favourite Hangouts of Your Friends Around the World
A social search engine that'll help you find the favourite places of your friends and friends of friends.
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NewsHistory’s Most Famous Photo Hoaxes
Long before Photoshop became widely available photo hoaxes were much more noteworthy and had larger repercussions for contriving fake events.
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NewsWin The Walking Dead
To mark the launch of season three, Concrete Playground has the ultimate catch-up giveaway.
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NewsTen Musicians On Why They Make Music
These ten quotes from ten songwriting legends provide a fascinating insight into what drives these musicians to be musicians
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EventRhys Darby: The Legend Returns
Wed, 30 Apr, 2025
Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba
The New Zealand comedian is bringing his first stand-up show in almost a decade to Brisbane.
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EventDendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema Christmas Classics
Sat, 14 Dec 2024 and Fri, 20 Dec 2024
Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema, New Farm
Get festive with 'Die Hard', 'Love Actually' and 'Elf' under the stars at Brisbane's only permanent year-round outdoor cinema.
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EventChristmas Actually — The Little Red Company
Tue, 10 Dec - Sun, 15 Dec 2024
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm
An end-of-year favourite, this supremely festive cabaret show sings through all the hits from 'Love Actually'.
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EventLifeline Bookfest — Summer
Sat, 18 Jan - Mon, 27 Jan 2025
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane
It's time to stock up on soap opera-themed cookbooks and other treasures you didn't know you needed — again.
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EventFestive High Tea
Fri, 1 Nov - Sun, 29 Dec 2024
Living Room Bar, Brisbane City
'Tis the season to build your own gingerbread house over festive-themed cocktails at Brisbane's W Hotel's Christmas high tea.
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EventSouth Bank Openair Christmas Cinema
Sat, 14 Dec - Sun, 22 Dec 2024
South Bank Cultural Forecourt, South Brisbane
Pack a picnic and enjoy Christmas movies from your childhood — and other favourite flicks — under the stars.
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Event$2 Summer Dips
Sun, 1 Dec 2024 - Fri, 28 Feb 2025
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane
You can enjoy a swim in Brisbane City Council's 22 public pools for just $2 all summer long.
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EventBrisbane Comedy Festival
Wed, 23 Apr - Sun, 25 May 2025
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm
Get ready to laugh: Rhys Darby, Ross Noble and Boozy Shakespeare are on the lineup when Brisbane's annual comedy festival returns for 2025.
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EventChristmas in Brisbane
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 - Fri, 31 Jan 2025
Various locations across Brisbane, Brisbane
From a festive maze to a free light and sound experience, here's how Brisbane's CBD and South Bank is celebrating Christmas in 2024.
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EventThe Enchanted Garden
Fri, 22 Nov - Sat, 21 Dec 2024
Roma Street Parklands, Brisbane
See one of Brisbane's most-popular spaces in a completely new light when this pre-Christmas favourite lights up Roma Street Parkland — and festive season.
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NewsThe Five Best Places to Eat French in Brisbane
Eating the French way means you can eat what you want, but in moderation. See Concrete Playground's top French picks.
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NewsTen Helpful Cooking Tips You May Not Know
Some unorthodox but incredibly helpful kitchen and cooking tips.
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NewsBehind-the-Scenes Footage From Seminal Films
Uncut, unreleased and unseen movie footage provide fans with a unique and fascinating insight into the creative process of cinema's great artists.
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NewsTen Scathing Reviews of Classic Books
Reviews really are a matter of taste. Here are ten books we now consider sacred, which - at the time of publication - received at least one scathing review.
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NewsFuture Music Festival Announces 2013 Lineup
The Prodigy, Dizzee Rascal and Azealia Banks headline Future's "biggest line-up yet".
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NewsWin Tickets to Searching for Sugar Man
Win tickets to see the incredible, heart-warming documentary about the mysterious disappearance of cult musician.
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NewsIncredible Maps Depicting Human Activity
Modern digital technology allows us to produce and manipulate visual representations of geography in simply astounding ways.
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NewsVintage Postcards Using Google Maps
Resembling vintage photos from a bygone era, these time-aged Postcards from Above are actually aerial images taken from Google Maps.
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NewsTen Weird but Wonderful Spas
Whether you use them for cleansing, decompressing or just some well-earned R 'n' R, spas have been a ubiquitous part of the tourism industry.
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NewsAwesome Underwater Photographs
A Canadian artist shows that the world is at its most bizarre and beautiful when viewed through water.
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NewsThe Five Best Fast Lunch Spots in the Brisbane CBD
Concrete Playground has selected five delicious, ultra-convenient and reasonably priced places from five corners of the Brisbane CBD.
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NewsConcrete Playground meets Actor/Writer Ian Meadows and his Climate-Change Rom-Com
Meadows explores the funny and terrifying ways an uncertain future can affect Gen X and Y's family planning.
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NewsWin Tickets to See Killing Them Softly
Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta and Ben Mendelsohn show us just how complicated it is to be a crim in modern America.
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NewsThe Five Best Spring Breakfasts in Brisbane
As they say, breakfast is the most important meal, so we have come up with Concrete Playground’s top five breakfast spots to put spring into your step.
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NewsSt Jerome’s Laneway Festival Announces 2013 Lineup
Bat for Lashes, Nicolas Jaar, Yeasayer and Perfume Genius among this year's headliners.
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NewsTen Images That Stopped The World
In the wake of the 11th anniversary of 9/11 here are ten more images that have stopped the world and ten stories that have shaped the course of history
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NewsHow to Get Out of Your Internet Ghetto
Often we end up in a little media bubble, never challenged by new information or opinions. Unless we go looking for it.
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NewsThe Five Best Italian Restaurants in Brisbane
Thanks to our culturally diverse city, Brisbane has many wonderful Italian restaurants to choose from. Here are Concrete Playground’s top picks.
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NewsThe Five Best Restaurants to Visit During Brisbane Festival
On your Brisbane Festival adventures we know you will be looking for a delicious bite to eat, so we have come up with our top five places for you to eat during this wonderful month in Brisbane.
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NewsWin Tickets to see On The Road
Win tickets to see Kristen Stewart, Sam Riley and Garrett Hedlund head up a stellar cast in the adaptation of cult novel On The Road.
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NewsBird’s Eye View of TV Show Apartments
Artist Inaki Aliste Lizarralde has transformed her TV fixation into beautiful hand-drawn blueprints of some of television's most beloved apartments.
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NewsA Surprising Infographic of the Ten Smartest People Alive
And the nature versus nurture debate rages on.
