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Viewers Gross’d Out By New Grill’d Ad

Responsible meat eating, or just icky?

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The Ten Best Summer Festivals in 2013-14

Harvest may be gone, but festivals are anything but dead.

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Concrete Playground’s Guide to New Year’s Eve in Melbourne 2013-14

10 places to ring in your New Year — whether you're a foodie or a fireworks lover.

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Imbibe Wine and Knowledge at the Vinomofo Pop-Up Shop

A group dedicated to getting you well jolly this Christmas.

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Win Tickets to See 20 Feet From Stardom

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Pretty Shady Cares For Your Skin with Free, Well-Designed Sun Protection

Slip on a Lister tee and slap yourself down beneath a Basil Bangs shade.

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The Six Best Ways to Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in Melbourne

Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival) in Melbourne by hitting up cultural performances, noshing on mooncakes, and gathering together a big group mates for a yum cha feed.
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Twelve of the Best RISING 2024 Events That Will Help You Get Out of the House This Winter

RISING 2024's most-exciting events include an absurdist dinner party, a massive festival within the festival and a heap of different one-off parties.
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Six Spooky Indie Games to Get You in the Mood for Halloween

If your favourite facet of Halloween is getting into some spine-tingling horror, we've assemble a list of spooky indie games guaranteed to give you goosebumps.
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Six Ways to Get Your Gaming Fix at the First-Ever SXSW Sydney

SXSW is loading up a whole week of gaming events — here are our top picks, from a celebration of crab games to a chance to flex your voice-acting skills.
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Ten of Our Most-Anticipated Games to Check Out at SXSW Sydney's Gaming Festival

With over 150 games to check out at SXSW Sydney, we're taking out the stress of choosing with 10 recommendations.
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Ten Must-Catch Talks and Panels That You Don't Want to Miss at the Inaugural SXSW Sydney

What does the executive producer of 'Bluey' think of horror movies? What's the future of Chinatown? How do you communicate the magic of music? All these and more will be answered at SXSW Sydney.
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Five of the Best Australian Video Games That You Should Play Right Now

From mischievous geese to intergalactic rock stars, here's five standout homegrown video games to have a crack at.
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Group Dining: The Best International Restaurants for Celebrating the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023™

Get the gang together to fully embrace this footy season with a culinary journey throughout Sydney.
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CP Picks: How to Have the Weirdest and Wildest Dark Mofo 2023 If You're a Last-Minute Planner

If ever there's an arts festival that's all about embracing the unexpected, revelling in the moment and making last-minute plans, it's this one.
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Embrace the Indoors: Ten Activities in Melbourne's Inner South for When the Weather Isn't Cooperating

Rug up and be entertained this winter whether you're looking for ideal coffee spots in Albert Park or hot yoga in St Kilda.

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Win the Smartphone-Controlled Robot Toy Sphero 2.0

Add a smart-ball to your life.

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Your First Look at the 2014 Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Oh good, Wil Anderson has made another pun about his name!

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Buy a Piece of the Opera House and Help Build Its Future

Own a tile for $100 - and you'll even get to play with it.

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Hipster Santa Takes Selfie with You

Santa Claus is coming to town, but he's not how you remembered him.

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Raise the Stakes in Your Pretentious Convos with New Metagame

A game that asks the eternal question, 'Which feels like first love: Pride and Prejudice or Hungry Hungry Hippos?'

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Perfect your Christmas with Victor Churchill’s ham glaze

Take advantage of this mouth-watering offer courtesy of MasterCard.

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White Night Returns With More Round-the-Clock Art Partying

A night like no other, Melbourne's city streets get set to party from dusk till dawn.

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World’s First Exclusively Online Writers’ Festival Announced for 2014

The inaugural Digital Writers' Festival has been announced for 2014. We got the twitterview.

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Concrete Playground’s Summer Reading Guide 2013

Read books this summer. Read these books.

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Slap Some Art on Your Face with Beastman x Colab Sunglasses

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Julian Assange Opens for M.I.A in New York

The Wikileaks founder also does warm-up acts.

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15th-Century Dutch Church Converted to Epic Bookstore

This must be one of the world's most gorgeous bookstores.

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A Melburnian’s Guide to Turning Japanese

We've come a long way since sushi.

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Christos Tsiolkas Wants You to Fail

Australian author Christos Tsiolkas is back another novel Barracuda sure to get the nation talking.

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Five Tips for the Best Taste of Melbourne Experience in 2013

Melbourne's foodie Mecca is back as the city's best restaurants converge on Albert Park.

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Robot Bartenders Mix Manhattans in San Francisco

Now robots can get you drunk.

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Win NYE in NYC

Enter for a chance to win a trip for two to the Big Apple for NYE.

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