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Short Films And Typography Help You Learn A New Language

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FBi Social Pops Up In Kings Cross

FBi Social is shaking up King's Cross with live music from emerging talent.

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US Open to Become a Foursquare Event

Tennis not interesting enough? Play with your phone instead.

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Win A Double Pass To Never Let Me Go

We have 30 double passes on offer to a film which is equal parts science fiction and love triangle.

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Closed on Mondays: Eat for a Good Cause

Closed on Mondays hosts fundraising dinners in closed restaurants.

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The New Face of the Ken Doll

Barbie's Ken turns 50, and gets a modern makeover.

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Twenty-Five Exceptional Films by Indigenous Australian Filmmakers That You Can Stream Right Now

Celebrate Australia's First Nations filmmakers with these potent westerns, horror standouts, coming-of-age gems, Top End rom-coms, outback noirs, and expressive dance flicks.
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A List of All of the Wes Anderson Films, Ranked

No one makes movies quite like Wes Anderson, so we've revisited and ranked them all — even though every single one is a gem.
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It's Eurovision Time: Here's When You Can Watch 2025's Song Contest (with Tony Armstrong and Courtney Act Hosting Australia's Coverage)

This year's Australian entry: Go-Jo with the song 'Milkshake Man', which is being performed with a four-metre-tall blender as part of the set.
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Hop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend

Some feature bunnies. Some include eggs or chocolate. Some have provocative takes on religion.
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Ten 2025 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately

Your newly Oscars-approved viewing list includes movies about determined architects, whirlwind romances, catty cardinals, sandworms and more.
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Predicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2025 Academy Awards

From 'Anora' and 'A Real Pain' to 'I'm Still Here' and 'No Other Land', here's what's likely to emerge victorious at the 2025 Oscars.
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Here's Where You Can Watch 33 of 2025's Oscar-Nominated Movies in Australia Right Now

Massive musicals, monumental dramas, stunning animated gems, heartbreaking documentaries, two Timothée Chalamet movies: they're all Oscar contenders, and you can watch them all.
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Eleven 2025 Golden Globe-Winning Films and TV Shows That You Can (and Should) Watch Right Now

Make a cinema or couch date with a freshly minted Golden Globe-winner — here's what you can watch right away, and where.
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Twenty-Five Movies That You Can Stream This Christmas No Matter How You Feel About the Festive Season

Pour a glass of eggnog, find your comfiest spot on the couch, then enjoy everything from 'The Holdovers' and 'Die Hard' to 'Last Christmas' and 'Eyes Wide Shut'.
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Nine 2024 Emmy-Winning TV Shows That You Should Watch Immediately

Your new must-watch list of Emmy-winners includes 'Baby Reindeer' and its has-to-be-seen-to-be-believed tale, the history-making 'Shōgun' and, yes, 'The Bear'.

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Berlin’s U-Bahn Wrapped in Yarn

Berlin trains get yarn bombed with knitting graffiti.

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Argentinean Theatre Converted Into Beautiful Bookshop

A repurposed theatre in Buenos Aires has been turned into possibly the world's prettiest bookshop.

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Wear Music of Artists You Heart on Your Sleeve

Playbutton is an mp3 player embedded in a badge, each one storing pre-recorded content like an album or mix-tape.

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Tweets Inspire a Book on the Egyptian Revolution

Tweets from activists in the revolution in Egypt are compiled into a compelling timeline of the uprising.

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Wake Up and Smell the Books at MoMA

Pick up your favourite old classic or buy something new, curl up wherever you are with a cup of coffee, and nuzzle your nose between the pages.

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Google’s Person Finder Helps Locate Tsunami Victims

Person Finder is an online search tool to help people locate the whereabouts of family members, loved ones and friends that have been caught in the natural disaster.

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Virtual Christchurch Cafe Raises Money for Earthquake Victims

This philanthropic website seeks to aid New Zealand's earthquake victims with profits from virtual coffee products.

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The new look Concrete Playground

We've nipped, tucked and delivered Concrete Playground to you in a shiny new package, re-imagining everything from the ground up.

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This City Speaks To Me: Photo Book of Melbourne Bohemia

Melbourne's thriving bohemian culture captured in pictures and poems.

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Labyrinth in Berlin Club Confuses Your Senses

Imagine being drunk, in a maze, in the dark depths of an abandoned East Berlin club.

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Tron: Legacy Inspires Icehotel Art Suite

British designers/sci-fi fans redesign Sweden's icehotel, Tron: Legacy style.

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I Hope This Gets to You: A Viral Love Letter

Filmmaker Walter C. May sends a love letter to his girlfriend through the power of the viral internet.

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MDW 2026: 'Between Planes' by Dean Norton

Tue, 14 Apr - Sun, 17 May 2026
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Vera Blue x Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Orchestral Veil

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Hamer Hall, Southbank

The groundbreaking Australian artist is once again reimagining her music with Victoria's top orchestra this July.
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The District Docklands, Docklands

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World’s Smallest Postal Services

Things are always better in miniature. Including the postal service.

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