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NewsConcrete Playground's Autumn Reading List
From hilarious local poetry to photography dissection and the war on drugs, this list seeks to satisfy every type of literary appetite.
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NewsThe Full Lineup Has Been Announced For The 2017 NZ International Comedy Festival
Expect half-naked solo shows, stream-of-consciousness rants and kitsch comedy.
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NewsYouTube is Bringing Live TV Streaming to All of Your Devices
The US service will allow viewers to watch live TV wherever they happen to be and enjoy unlimited recording.
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NewsBanksy Opens Walled Off Hotel in the West Bank
Set up in secret over the last 14 months and set to open on March 11, the Bethlehem guesthouse is expected to run for a year.
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NewsArt Month Sydney Is Hosting a Charity Ceramics Workshop
Get your hands on some clay with celebrated young artist Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran.
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NewsThe Best of Berlinale 2017: Ten New Films We Can't Wait to Hit New Zealand Cinemas
We hopped over to the Berlin International Film Festival to get the jump on what's coming soon to cinemas.
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The Best of Berlinale 2017: Ten New Films We Can't Wait to Hit Australian Cinemas
We hopped over to the Berlin International Film Festival to get the jump on what's coming soon to cinemas.
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NewsFive Formidable Recent French Films You Might Have Missed
Brush up before the Alliance French Film Festival rolls into town.
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NewsAustrian Street Artist Nychos Unveils Colossal Mural in Sydney
It's a homage to famous Victorian painting Flaming June.
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NewsWin Tickets to the Alliance Francaise French Film Festival 2017
Pick from over 45 formidable films, from the Audrey Tatou-starring Jacques Cousteau biopic to Venice Film Festival highlight Planetarium.
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NewsVivid Sydney Announces Fleet Foxes as First Artist on 2017 Program
Five years after their last Australian tour, the American folk-rock band will play four exclusive shows at the Sydney Opera House.
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NewsSydney Street Artist MCRT Is Taking Over the Walls at Paddington's Ampersand
Catch some live art this week over your morning latte.
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NewsCity of Sydney Announces Further Spending to Boost Live Music and Nighttime Economy
New small grants have been unveiled, as an addition to the council's Live Music and Performance Action Plan.
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GuideThe Six Best Things to See at Brisbane Comedy Festival 2017
From late night comedy gems to mainstage headliners, this year's program is brimming with festival favourites.
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NewsWhy La La Land Shouldn't Win Best Original Score at This Year's Academy Awards
And why you should care about the oft-forgotten Oscars category.
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NewsNGV Announces Most Ambitious Summer Blockbuster Exhibition to Date: The NGV Triennial
Featuring over 60 artists from around the world, including Yayoi Kusama, Adel Abidin, Guo Pei and more.
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NewsConcrete Playground's Annual Oscars Drinking Game: The 2017 Edition
The only way to get through the 89th Academy Awards in one piece.
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NewsNew App Choovie Aims to Bring Fluid Ticket Pricing to Australian Cinemas
If cinemas jump on board, audiences will drive demand — and, by extension, how much they pay at the door.
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NewsBatman v Superman Cleans Up at the 37th Annual Razzie Awards
The superhero showdown took home four awards, but missed out on worst film of the year.
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NewsLondon Could Be Getting a Permanent Public David Bowie Memorial
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched for a three-storey monument to the entertainment icon.
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NewsAustralia's Village Roadshow Is Seeking to Block 41 Additional Piracy Sites
After successfully blocking The Pirate Bay last year, the film company is expanding their efforts.
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NewsSecret Garden Festival Hosted Its First Ever Real Legally-Binding Wedding
Music and matrimony combined, complete with Peter Pan-themed vows and a confetti cannon.
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NewsStudio Ghibli's Hayao Miyazaki Is Officially Coming Out of Retirement
The acclaimed animator is currently preparing to make his next full-length film.
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NewsConcrete Playground's Helpful Guide to the 2017 Oscar Race
Who will win, who should win, and who got snubbed at the 89th Academy Awards.
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NewsHilarious Erotic Novel Podcast My Dad Wrote a Porno Announces Live New Zealand Show
The hysterical smut is coming Auckland in August.
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Hilarious Erotic Novel Podcast My Dad Wrote a Porno Announces Live Australian Tour
The hysterical smut is coming to our shores in August.
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NewsA Shortland Street Musical is Coming to Auckland Arts Festival
The most exciting development for the soap since 'penis-gate'.
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NewsThe Other Art Fair Is Coming to Melbourne
After events in Sydney, London's four-day accessible art fair is finally making its way to Melbourne.
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NewsConcrete Playground Meets Australian Multi-Instrumentalists Hermitude
Get acquainted with some Blue Mountains electronica and score a double pass to the group's show this Friday.
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NewsTen Brilliant Things to See and Do at the Auckland Fringe Festival
Look beyond your average night out at the movies.
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NewsTen Things to See, Do and Visit at Art Month Sydney
Conventional and unconventional spaces will be taken over by the city's best artists.
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NewsMelbourne Queer Film Festival Announces 2017 Program
Take your pick from 135 features, shorts and documentaries focused on LGBTIQ stories.
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NewsA White Night Itinerary: Ten Things Not to Miss
Step by step, we've planned out your all-night art adventure with the help of artistic director David Atkins.
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NewsConcrete Playground Meets Sydney Electronic Producer What So Not
The allure of making beats, how 'High You Are' came to life, his progress as a musician and plans for the future.
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NewsFive Must-See Films at the 2017 Mardi Gras Film Festival
From a love story between two Iraqi soldiers to porn scandals to horror comedies, this year's program is Queer Screen's best yet.
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NewsThe Workings of White Night: How to Run an All-Night Arts Festival in Melbourne
Pulling together a 12-hour city-wide show is no easy feat — we speak to artistic director David Atkins about how the White Night team pulls it off.
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NewsCity of Melbourne Allocates a Casual $2.6 Million in Public Event Funding
Supercharging Melburnian calendars, this funding focuses on making big-ticket events more accessible (and free).
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NewsFlume Wins First Grammy Award for Best Electronic Album
Harley Streten collects his first Grammy for lauded album Skin.
