The Five Best Garden Eateries in Brisbane

With spring well and truly upon us, we at Concrete Playground thought it necessary to find the best garden cafes in Brisbane.

Vertigo-Inducing Views From One World Trade Center

Tour Manhattan from the 103rd floor of 1 WTC.

Covert Cocktails: A Perrier Tea Break

Presenting Concrete Playground's first covert cocktail, brought to you from Wendy's Secret Garden.

Hidden Sydney: SUFF Curator Katherine Berger’s Five Local Gems

Ten Helpful Hangover Cures

Rather than just waiting out the torture of the self-inflicted pain you have forced upon yourself, try some natural hangover cures...

The Best Photos From Bilbao’s Annual ‘Ugly Face Contest’

Stuffing fingers into eye sockets proves an effective distraction from the Basque County's economic woes.

A Bluffer’s Guide to Hosting the Perfect Dinner Party

Let us present to you our tips for the time poor and culinary challenged.

The Five Best Mexican Restaurants in Brisbane

Concrete Playground's handpicked guide to Brisbane’s top Mexican joints.

Win Tickets to see Beasts of the Southern Wild

Win a double pass to see one of the most talked about films of the year.

Psychedelic Photographs From Burning Man 2012

Radical, revolutionary and just downright ridiculous, this is the annual Burning Man festival in Nevada's Black Rock Desert.

You+1 Floating Festival with Steve Aoki, Rudimental and Flight Facilities

Sound waves meet ocean waves at Sydney's brand new floating festival.

The Best Places in Brisbane to Take Your Dad this Father’s Day

Here at Concrete Playground we want to make sure that if nothing else, your dad’s stomach is satisfied on his special day.

Win Tickets to see Hit & Run

Win a double pass to see Dax Shepard's new movie starring Bradley Cooper.

Amazing Aerial Images of Earth

The contours, shapes and colours that the topography the Earth's surface forms are breathtaking marvels.

Dan and Andy’s Hawthorne Garage Opens

Local brothers Dan and Andy have opened a one-stop shop in Hawthorne for all of your grocery needs (and more).

Camouflaged Bodyscape Photography

Jean-Paul Bourdier's breathtaking photos seamlessly integrate painted bodies into the background of wondrous natural topography.

Celebrities Photographed by their Famous Friends

Ten brilliant photographs of celebrities taken by their superstar friends.

Words of Wisdom from Famous Authors

Take a look at these invaluable words of wisdom from the mouths of some of history's best writers and poets.

Win Tickets to see Holy Motors

Holy Motors follows the life of Monsieur Oscar, a roving assassin who meanders between varying identities and lives.

The World’s Greatest Train Journeys

For people who know that the journey is always greater than the destination.

Boutique Winter Sun in Thailand

Step back to simplicity at Thailand's Zeavola Resort.

Concrete Playground’s Guide to Eating at the Ekka

We take you through all of the food experiences that the Ekka has to offer.

Bec Dean’s Top Five Artists to Watch in 2012

If you've ever marvelled at one of Carriageworks' stranger corners, you'll dig these five emerging artists.

Weird and Wonderful Celebrity Transformations

Musicians are notorious for their reason-defying epiphanies that are usually indicative of either groundbreaking creativity or mid-career slumps.

Ten Cool Artists From Across the Ditch

New Zealand artists have been making big waves recently in musical fields that have nothing to do with dubstep or flying anything.

How to Make the Perfect Dumpling

This recipe is based on the traditional jiao-zi dumpling originating in northern China.

The Five Best Cheap and Cheerful BYO Restaurants in Brisbane

When you’re trying to please everyone, often your best option is to go for the easiest and most fail-safe option.

14 Brilliant Business Card Designs

With designs that range from a balloon to a fortune cookie to a lego piece, here are some of our favourite creative business cards.

Philip Johnson Launches New Restaurant, One Eleven

One Eleven will be multi-faceted with an espresso bar for casual dining and a bistro for more formal dining.

Win a Copy of This Must Be The Place on DVD

Writer/director Paolo Sorrentino itched to create a character based on The Cure's Robert Smith, and this is the result.

A Virgin Experience of Splendour in the Grass

Concrete Playground New Zealand head off on their Virgin experience of Splendour in the Grass.

The Color Run is Coming to Australia

The Color Run offers runners a unique and colourful 5k race.

Positive Posters Use Design to Highlight Global issues

This creative initiative is a competition and exhibition asking designers worldwide what they think the most pressing global issues are.

Win Tickets to see Bernie

Bernie Tierde is a kind-hearted assistant funeral director who wouldn't hurt a fly. So how would he be able to murder a woman?

The Five Best First Date Spots in Brisbane

Concrete Playground's favourite places to take your newly beloved.

12 Spectacular Photos of Places You Need to Visit

Experience some of the most incredible and awe-inspiring sights, people and moments this Earth has to offer.

Win Tickets to see The Sapphires

The Sapphires is a feel-good, sparkle-spangled film uncovering the journey of four Aboriginal girls.

Virgin Mobile to Live Stream Splendour in the Grass

Australia's favourite mid-winter music festival kicks off this Friday, with some amazing acts gracing Belongil Fields in Byron Bay.

Win a Double Pass to See Electric Guest

Los Angeles duo Electric Guest are heading to Australia for Splendour in the Grass, fresh from touring around the world.

A Short Film Made Using Musical Bicycle Parts

Brooklyn artist Stephen Meierding has pulled bicycles apart in order to make his short film 'Bicycle Sounds'.

Weezer Announce Australian Tour

Despite a career spanning twenty years, the band has only been been to Australia once.

The xx Release New Song ‘Angels’

With their second album, Coexist, set to be released in September, The xx have given us a taste of what's to come with this new track.