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    Concrete Playground Meets Charlie Murphy

    Charlie Murphy deserves some serious credit. Trying to forge a career as a professional comedian is pretty tough at the best of times, let alone when your brother is none other than Eddie Murphy.

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    Vivid Live Announces Plans For 2012

    Vivid Live has ditched the curator position and commissioned new work from Sufjan Stevens for its 2012 installment.

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    Moss Poetry Appears in Sydney’s Paddington Reservoir Gardens

    The walls of Sydney's historic reservoir are currently playing host to obscurely profound pieces of moss poetry.

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    Review /// NYC – Three Short Ballets from the Big Apple

    rtistic director Ethan Stiefel wanted to bring a taste of the Big Apple to New Zealand audiences for his programme debut at the Royal New Zealand Ballet and I'm so glad he did.

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    Feast of Thrones

    This Game Of Thrones-inspired menu is not for the faint of heart (vegetarians beware).

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    Take Your Dog to the Pub this March

    What really wins it for me is the idea of a dog sitting beside me at my favourite bar (on a stool, of course).

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    Win a Double Pass to see the Academy Award-Winning ‘A Separation’

    Critics have praised the film for its fast pace, weaving complexity and bravery for commenting on themes which have been kept hidden to much of the Western world.

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    Bondi Farmers’ Markets: Where The Farm Meets The Ocean

    The farmers' markets at Bondi may be a fashionable place to shop, but its popularity isn't a superficial evolution.

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    Concrete Playground Meets Photographer Dean Sewell

    Dean recently sat down with Concrete Playground to talk about the Lonely Station, photography and the usefulness of good rope skills.

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    Ten Must See Auckland Events for March 2012

    Concrete Playground picks ten must see events for March 2012.

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    Win a Double Pass to see Like Crazy

    Enter to win tickets to see the winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Picture at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.

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    Win a Double Pass to Playground Weekender 2012

    A four-day extravaganza in arguably the most gorgeous festival location near Sydney, Del Rio's Riverside Resort on the Hawkesbury.

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    The Ten Best Vintage Homewares Stores In Sydney

    We have compiled a list of the places we believe to be some of the most interesting and inspirational purveyors of vintage homewares, antiques and recycled cool stuff in Sydney.

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    Concrete Playground on the iPad

    Sydney: The Summer Guide is now available for the iPad in the Apple Store.

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    Win a Double Pass to see The Grey

    John Ottoway (Liam Neeson) is forced to lead a group of roughneck men in their fight for survival when the men come under attack by a pack of vicous, aggressive wolves.

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    A Progressive Valentine’s

    Righty ho fellas, this one’s for you. You can thank Hollywood for us girls’ heightened expectations of roses, chocolates and affectionate confessions.

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    Concrete Playground Meets Two of Sydney’s New Food Trucks

    Are Sydney's new food trucks prepared to cope with the frenzy of a city of people who really, really like their food and booze?

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    Concrete Playground Meets Wok+Wine

    We catch up with the team behind Wok+Wine ahead of their visit to Sydney, where they're teaming up with us to host an event.

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    Hotel Offers Champagne Baths for Valentine’s Day

    In what resembles a scene from a high-end gangster rap video, guests at London's Cadogan Hotel will be able to bathe in 122 hand-poured bottles of Dom Pérignon.

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    Michael Cera Takes the Stage at the Sydney Opera House

    Theatrical masterpiece 'This Is Our Youth' will undergo another celebrity makeover when the play hits the Sydney Opera House this March.

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    The Best Ads From Super Bowl 2012

    It's usually the off field antics and advertising that captures the imaginations of those outside of the 50 US states.

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    International Brands That Should Open Shop in New Zealand

    After the recent explosion pop-up stores cropping up in the Auckland 'burbs, we decided to compile a list of businesses and brands that New Zealand not only wants, but needs.

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    The Global Mail: Not-For-Profit News Site Launches

    Launched today, the not-for-profit news and features website will offer its readers public interest stories both locally and from around the globe.

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    Ten Brands That Should Open Shop in Australia

    After the recent explosion of interest in the In-N-Out Burger pop-up store in Sydney, we take a look at the other cult brands we hope hit our shores soon.

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    Stuart Ringholt’s Naked Art Tours Come to Sydney

    An art tour where all participants must turn up in the flesh, literally.

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    Design Your Very Own Pumped up Kicks

    Converse will offer it's fans the opportunity of designing their own pair of Converse's, and then enabling them to sell these shoes to their own friends, via their own storefront.

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    Win a Summer’s Supply of C Coconut Water

    Show us a plant that you can use to make medicine, soap, a mean green curry, alcohol (and a requisite hangover cure), and bikinis from, and we'll show you a coconut.

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    The Top Five Sydney Festival Shows It’s Not Too Late To See

    Sydney Festival 2012 may have wrapped up on Sunday, but you can still catch a number of Concrete Playground's highlights on stages around Sydney.

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    In-N-Out Burger Pops Up in Sydney

    Restaurant Barrio Chino in Kings Cross will undergo an American invasion today, as cult fast-food chain In-N-Out Burger will host a pop-up store for the day from 12 pm.

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    Food Trucks to Hit Sydney in 2012

    This is one government initiative that all Sydneysiders will welcome with open arms and open mouths.

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    Win a Double Pass to St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival Brisbane

    For those, like us, who like their festivals a little more niche and boutique, you can't go past St. Jerome's Laneway Festival.

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    Win a Double Pass to St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival Sydney

    For those, like us, who like their festivals a little more niche and boutique, you can't go past St. Jerome's Laneway Festival.

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    Win a Double Pass to See Best Coast

    Their upbeat indie sound is laced with surf rock, with lead singer Bethany Cosentino's fantastic voice carrying each song to glorious, summery heights.

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    Your Guide to Australia Day 2012 in Sydney

    Smack bang in the middle of summer, there is no better time to lounge yourself outdoors for a well-deserved day off.

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    Online Community Rallies Against the SOPA & PIPA Proposals

    Here are some of our favourite online reactions to the world's most controversial bills.

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    Life after The Bloggers 2011

    People have asked, what ever happened to the winners of The Bloggers 2011, so we decided to check in on our winners and see how life is treating them after what was a fascinating 2011.

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    Giveaways /// Win tickets to Killer Elite and Weekend

    From a boy meets boy, cinematic love story through to 'may the best man live' action thriller, Concrete Playground has five double passes to giveaway.

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    Win a Copy of The Summer Guide by Concrete Playground

    Well folks, it’s that time of year again, when the rising mercury sends us outdoors en masse, pumping our concrete playground with an energy of revelry and renewal.

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    Win a Double Pass to See Martha Marcy May Marlene

    A dark and magnetic exploration of human consciousness, Martha Marcy May Marlene exposes the unturned side of humanity that we fear to recognise.

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    Peats Ridge Festival 2011 Review

    It’s one-seventh the travel time to Woodford, one-fifth the number of Southern Cross tats at Field Day, as picturesque as Falls, and the local line up is without parallel.

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    Six Degrees of Separation? Try Five.

    Here’s a wee information nugget for you that’s fresh for the new year.

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