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NewsThe New York Times Officially Launches Australian Coverage
With the launch of a Sydney newsroom, the publication will extend their coverage to Australian news and issues.
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NewsThe Emerging Writers' Festival Unveils 2017 Program
This year, the writerly festival includes a play on climate change, a masterclass on food writing and a Looking for Alibrandi-inspired formal.
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NewsA Look Inside the NGV's Blockbuster Van Gogh Exhibition
Take a walk through the NGV's huge winter exhibition, featuring over 60 works from the Dutch post-impressionist master.
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NewsAustralia's Getting a Bingo Rave
The UK's wildly popular and highly unexpected cult event is launching in Sydney and Melbourne. Just yell "bingo" and wait for the drop.
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News'Wet Hot American Summer' Is Being Turned Into a Role-Playing Game
Make your dream of stepping into the 2001 cult hit a reality with this crowdfunded tabletop game.
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NewsHow Modern Filmmakers Are Tackling the Complex Topic of Psychological Manipulation
With the release of Cate Shortland's Berlin Syndrome, we look at how victims and perpetrators of psychological abuse are portrayed in modern film.
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NewsNine 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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NewsThe 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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NewsNine New Movies You Can Watch Right Now That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with Austin Butler's latest brooding role, serial-killer chiller 'Longlegs' and the animated antics of 'Inside Out 2'.
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NewsTwelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching Rashida Jones navigate a sci-fi mystery in Japan, Nicolas Cage face a post-apocalyptic future and a gripping Australian romance-scam thriller.
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NewsThe 15 Best Straight-to-Streaming Movies of 2024 So Far
From 2024's first half, you need to be catching an Oscar-winning documentary, Glen Powell as a fake assassin and plenty of horror shocks from your couch.
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NewsEight New Movies You Can Watch in July That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with 'Furiosa', the latest gem from Hirokazu Kore-eda and a hypnotic vision of an AI-dominated future.
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GuideMust-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far
Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024's standout shows that you need to see.
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NewsThe 15 Best Returning TV Shows of 2024 So Far
These are the beloved small-screen favourites to say "yes chef!" to, sleuth along with and giggle with — and get catchy songs stuck in your head from, too.
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NewsThe 15 Best Films of 2024 So Far
The best movies from 2024's first half include a meditative trip to Tokyo, a scorching neo-noir thriller, multiple Oscar-winners and a stunning robot story.
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NewsThe 15 Best New TV Shows of 2024 So Far
From gloriously surreal comedies and unforgettable true tales to stunning remakes and savvy sci-fi mysteries, 2024 has been filled with new small-screen highlights.
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NewsFive Must-See Films at the 2017 Spanish Film Festival
Our picks from the 39 features on the bill, from Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon's latest Trip to a sumptuous period piece and a classic cat-and-mouse thriller.
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NewsBlues, Roots and Langos: A Journey Through Bluesfest's 2017 Food Lineup
From Yemeni bread to vegan pasta and those organic doughnuts — here's what we ate at Bluesfest this year.
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NewsAmerican Essentials Film Festival Reveals Indie-Focused 2017 Program
Two Greta Gerwig films, Australia's own Bond and Ewan McGregor jumping behind the camera rank among the second-year festival's 31 titles.
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NewsThis Immersive London Exhibition Will Put You Inside an Episode of 'Black Mirror'
Relive the anthology series' "Fifty Million Merits" episode as part of the Barbican's three-month science-fiction showcase.
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NewsNYC's Metropolitan Museum of Art Has Installed a Surreal Rooftop Dinner Party
Characters and objects from the Met's collection have been digitally scanned, cast as sculptures and spread underneath the Manhattan skyline.
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NewsA Huge Akira Kurosawa Retrospective Is Coming to Australia
The legendary Japanese director's work will screen in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra.
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ShopCounterweight 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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NewsThe Museum of Everything Is Coming to Australia
The world's first dedicated showcase of ordinary art is heading to MONA for its first Australian visit.
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NewsDark Mofo Has Announced Its Spectacular Full 2017 Lineup
Large-scale lasers, an orchestra mixed with around 500 litres of blood, and a 200-kilometre pilgrimage to six different churches are all on the bill.
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NewsA Handy Guide to This Year's Splendour Sideshows
Not heading to Splendour? Just bring the festival to you.
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NewsBrisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival Cancelled, Leaving Brisbane Without a Major Film Festival
Terrible and downright unacceptable news.
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NewsAustralia's Human Rights Film Festival Announces 2017 Program
Tired of the same old blockbuster formula? See a film that cuts through the noise.
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NewsAcademy Award-Winning Director Oliver Stone Is Coming to Australia
The influential, polarising American filmmaker joins both the Vivid Ideas and Semi Permanent lineups in Sydney.
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EventState Rose and Garden Show
Sat, 9 Nov - Sun, 10 Nov 2024
Victoria State Rose Garden, Werribee South
Wander through 5000 blooming roses, stock up on new plants (and tips) and sip prosecco among the flowers.
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EventVillage Feast
Sun, 10 Nov, 2024
East Brunswick Village, Brunswick East
Expect DJ sets from Triple R’s Small Fry as well as food and drinks from Rumi, The Rocket Society, Bride Road Brewers and FoMo Cinemas.
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EventWoodford Reserve Old Fashioned Week
Fri, 1 Nov - Sat, 30 Nov 2024
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne
Snag a sip of a cocktail classic without spending a cent this November at these participating bars.
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EventInto The Vines: Gulp Fiction
Thu, 28 Nov, 2024
The Rochester Hotel, Fitzroy
Consider this mini wine festival the ultimate Thursday night knock-off, preparing you for the slow descent into silly season.
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EventUpstairs @ The Rochey
Multiple single dates
The Rochester Hotel, Fitzroy
The Rochey is hosting intimate electronic gigs every Saturday night in its upstairs bandroom.
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EventVan Gogh at The Lume
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 - Mon, 31 Mar 2025
THE LUME Melbourne, South Wharf
Sunflowers, stars and a sublime multi-sensory experience: you'll find them all at this immersive and stunning exhibition.
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EventFrench Impressionism
Fri, 6 Jun - Sun, 5 Oct 2025
NGV International, Melbourne
After its 2021 season was cut short due to the pandemic, this stunning exhibition is returning to NGV International with 100-plus iconic paintings.
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EventApéritif v Aperitivo Arvos at Molly Rose Brewery
Wed, 16 Oct 2024 - Fri, 31 Jan 2025
Molly Rose Brewery, Collingwood
Sample Molly Rose's new small-batch gins, pastis, vodkas and vermouths at its aperitivo sessions and masterclasses.
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EventMelbourne Queer Film Festival
Thu, 14 Nov - Sun, 24 Nov 2024
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations
This year's MQFF boasts a 42-feature lineup stacked with LGBTQIA+ must-sees — and a celebration of music videos.
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EventYarra Valley Road to Food Discovery
Sat, 9 Nov, 2024
CherryHill Orchards - Coldstream, Coldstream
CherryHill Orchards is hosting some of the Yarra Vellery's top producers for one day in November.
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GuideTen New Melbourne Art Exhibitions to Brighten Up Your April
Experience dark and lurid dreamlike paintings, the neon lights of Beijing and an immersive maze of mirrors.
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NewsWe're Hosting An Advanced Screening of 'Berlin Syndrome' in Melbourne
The latest from Australian director Cate Shortland is a provocative thriller receiving rave reviews.
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NewsThe World's Biggest TV Festival Is Coming to Melbourne
Series Mania will bring screenings, panels, workshops and more to ACMI for five days of TV-focused fun.
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NewsMelbourne Is Getting a Shit Garden Exhibition
An entire exhibition celebrating the world's outstandingly disastrous landscaping choices.
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NewsThe Team Behind Serial and This American Life Just Dropped a Brand New True Crime Podcast
S-Town investigates a true story set in rural Alabama — and all seven episodes are here.
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NewsSplendour in the Grass Announces Dream-Fulfilling 2017 Lineup
After six years, LCD Soundsystem are coming back to Australia.
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GuideEight Uproariously Entertaining Shows to See at the 2017 Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Laugh about euthanasia, sex while wearing a backpack and how nothing you do means anything at all.
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NewsWe're Hosting an Advanced Screening of 'Get Out' in Melbourne
Register your details and go into the draw to come and see a truly terrifying movie with us.
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NewsShia LaBeouf's Anti-Trump Project Has Been Shut Down Again
The fourth time wasn't the charm for the actor turned activist's artistic protest piece.
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NewsThe Guggenheim Has Just Unveiled Its Stunning Synthetic Desert Installation
Visitors step into a sea of sound-suppressing foam pyramids in an artwork designed to "heighten our understanding of perceptual experience."
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NewsSpanish Film Festival Announces Stacked 2017 Program
With 38 features on the bill, from Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon's latest Trip to bank robber thrillers and Goya-winning revenge flicks.
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NewsTen Films from SXSW 2017 Required in Australian Cinemas Immediately
They're making waves in Austin, let's hope the tide brings them to our shores.
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NewsClient Liaison's New 'Off White Limousine' Video Stars a Disarmingly Attractive Melbourne CBD
Collins Street has never looked so good.
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NewsSt Kilda Is Getting Australia's First Pride Centre
Modelled after San Francisco’s LGBTI Community Centre, it will highlight queer culture, provide services and offer a safe gathering space.
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NewsFive Must-See Films at the 2017 Melbourne Queer Film Festival
Start with an Australian-made queer body-swapping sci-fi fantasy parable.
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NewsDark Mofo Reveals First 2017 Festival Headliner
The first taste of the Tasmanian midwinter festival includes Viking-peddling experimental black metal.
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NewsSt Kilda Institution The Espy Could Be Reopening Soon
It's reportedly been sold to the owners of the Garden State and Prahran Hotel.
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NewsVivid Sydney Announces Massive 2017 Program
AIR, Shepard Fairey, Laura Marling, lights at Barangaroo.
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NewsLarge Groups are Freaking Out SXSW Attendees to Promote 'The Handmaid's Tale'
Red-clad ladies are popping up around the Austin festival to plug Hulu's new Elisabeth Moss-starring show.
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NewsThis Visually Stunning Ballet Should Come to Australia
The production stems from a dream team of Jamie xx, Royal Ballet choreographer Wayne McGregor, Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson and novelist Jonathan Safran Foer.
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NewsA Two-Day Food and Music Festival is Coming to Melbourne's Historic Pentridge Prison
Live tunes, market stalls and meals on wheels will help celebrate 20 years since the prison closed its doors.
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NewsIMDB Adds New 'F for Female' Rating to Highlight Women in Film
This well-timed new feature lets you search by female director or female protagonist.
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NewsTen Must-See Films at the 2017 Alliance Francaise French Film Festival
See Audrey Tautou on a boat, Natalie Portman and Lily-Rose Depp in pre-war Europe and France's equivalent of an Amy Schumer movie.
