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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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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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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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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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Counterweight Vinyl & Espresso

32 Chambers Street, Footscray

Browse secondhand vinyl — the specialty is classic dance and bass — or sit down for a coffee and pastry.

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Slap Some Art on Your Face with Beastman x Colab Sunglasses

We got the scoop from Sydney artist Beastman on taking art from paper to plastic.

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Yourfork Wants to Let You Order Home-Cooked Food from Your Neighbours

Hooking up the home cooks and the take-out fiends.

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Stock Up on Sriracha Sauce as Factory Goes Into Shutdown

Fans of the spicy sauce might want to stalk up, or risk battling it out in the aisles.

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Win Tickets to the Ben & Jerry’s Openair Cinema Launch

Friends, beach, movies, ice-cream, free tickets. All the happy things.

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James Franco and Seth Rogan Emulate Kanye and Kim in ‘Bound 3′

Get ready for the most hysterically awkward love scene ever.

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Win Tickets to Maltesers Moonlight Cinema

Fancy scoring a double pass to this summer's Moonlight Cinema?

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National Spanish Paella Day at Anada

Sat, 28 Mar - Sun, 29 Mar 2026
Añada Bar & Restaurant, Fitzroy

Expect generous pans, complimentary wine and a lively vibe that evokes the best of sun-soaked Spanish lunches.
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Abbotsford Convent, Abbotsford

This April, swap screen time for something brighter as kids step into a glowing world of creativity and discovery.

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MFWF: Feast for Freedom — A Longer Table

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This one-night dining experience blends flavour and storytelling, bringing people together through refugee-led dishes that celebrate cultural richness.

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Vera Blue x Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Orchestral Veil

Sat, 11 Jul, 2026
Hamer Hall, Southbank

The groundbreaking Australian artist is once again reimagining her music with Victoria's top orchestra this July.
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'Body Worlds: The Anatomy of Happiness'

Sat, 28 Mar - Sun, 26 Jul 2026
The District Docklands, Docklands

If you’ve ever wondered what’s really going on beneath the surface, this confronting exhibition uses real preserved human bodies to explore anatomy and emotion.

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MFWF: Grana After Dark

Thu, 26 Mar - Sat, 28 Mar 2026
Grana, Brunswick East

Bringing a late-night edge to this neighbourhood deli and wine bar, this three-night affair features dimmed lights, cranked volume and a bespoke menu.

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Melbourne Design Week 2026

Thu, 14 May - Sun, 24 May 2026
Various Melbourne locations, Melbourne

With over 400 events to explore, the latest instalment of this design-lovers dream spans big ideas and hands-on experiences across architecture, food, fitness, tech and more.
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MFWF: Pizza Pronto — James Lowe at Figlia

Thu, 26 Mar, 2026
Figlia, Brunswick East

Bringing London-born pizza innovations to Lygon Street, this one-night takeover combines Michelin-led cred with crowd-pleasing slices.

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'The Vinyl Factory: Reverb' at Rising 2026

Fri, 22 May - Mon, 31 Aug 2026
ACMI, Melbourne

Indulge your wax obsession with this immersive vinyl-led exhibition, spanning multiple genres, continents and musical energies.

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Africa Film Festival Australia

Fri, 27 Mar - Sun, 29 Mar 2026
Cinema Nova, Carlton

Carlton's Cinema Nova will host three days of award-winning African films.

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Michel Gondry’s New Film Is Just Him Trying to Keep Up with Noam Chomsky

Michel Gondry doodles along to Noam Chomsky's deepest thoughts.

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Melbourne Gets a Tropical Treat at the New Olsen Pool Club

Beat the heat at this urban retreat - no membership required.

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NY Graffiti Landmark 5Pointz Is Dead; Long Live 5Pointz

Long Island's iconic graffiti landmark has had an overnight ninja whitewash.

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Comedian Live-Tweets a Couple’s Public Break-Up

Don't scream in public; you never know who could be listening. Or tweeting.

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Win Tickets to 100 Million Nights with Canyons and Daniel Boyd

Art meets electronica when Daniel Boyd and Canyons get together.

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Win Tickets to See How I Live Now

Saoirse Ronan stars in a story of love and the end of the world.

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District8 Lets You Go Online Shopping in Your Ultimate Fashion Neighbourhood

The solution to finding (and remembering) the world's gorgeous little fashion boutiques.

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Celebrate in the Middle of the Day with Appletiser Lunch Club

Appletiser launches a club for the ladies (and gents) who lunch

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The Art of Artisan Gelato with Messina

The Sydney cult has made it to Melbourne. Gelato Messina talk us through the art of artisan gelato.

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Win Tickets to the British Film Festival

The British Film Festival hits the colonies for the first time ever.

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Jellyfish Protein Gives Us Creepy, Glowing Ice-Cream

Calcium-activated luminescent protein takes dessert to a whole new level.

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New Social Enterprise Bloodless Uses Your Fashion Spend for Good

Do good, while looking good.

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Thinking Global and Drinking Local With Cascade Brewery

With the rise of craft beer and a focus on local ingredients, we chat to Australia's oldest brewery, Cascade, about Tasmania, local produce and a good stout.

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Win Tickets to See Filth

Win tickets to see James McAvoy go slowly insane in Filth.

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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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Win Tickets to The Counselor

Ridley Scott directs an all-star cast in the first original screenplay from Cormac McCarthy.

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Find Out What Each Country Leads the World In via Handy Map

We are world leaders in deadly animals and melanoma. Hooray!

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Win Lena Dunham’s Tiny Furniture on DVD

Enter for a chance to win this film made by the creator of Girls.

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