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See the Striking Finalists in the Australian Life Photography Competition

Australian life is pretty hard to pin down, but these 22 photos together come close.

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Win Chef on DVD Plus a Kitchenful of Bodum Appliances

Jon Favreau makes a return to the personal and palatable in Chef. And now you can too.

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This Artist Makes Amazing Illustrations Out of Clouds

"When I was a child I was told that clouds' shapes were created by expert balloon twister clowns who live in the sky."

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Duff Beer Will No Longer Be Sold in Australia

D'oh!

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Margaret Atwood’s Latest Book Won’t Be Released For 100 Years

Remember to give your great, great, grandkids the heads up.

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Karen O’s Debut Solo Album is Now Streaming Online

Crush Songs is a collection of lo-fi love tunes and it's all kinds of dreamy.

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Win Tickets to See What We Do in the Shadows

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Meet SuitJet: Melbourne’s First Suits Only Bus Service

No riff raff allowed.

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The Hits and Misses of the 2014 Emmy Awards

Epic pashes, surprise foxes and a Night at the Roxbury. Classic Emmys.

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Burning Man Postponed Due to Heavy Desert Rain

Nevada's annual desert bacchanal has wet feet.

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Win Tickets to See Boyhood

Richard Linklater has been filming the same movie for the last 12 years, and you have to watch it.

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The Australian Names Their Hot 50 Restaurants of 2014

Who gets the top gong in the latest attempt at restaurant ranking?

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Tweet Your Own TV Drama with BBC and Gracie Otto

Using Agatha Christie-worthy characters, you decide this mystery's ending.

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David Attenborough is Filming a 3D Doco on the Great Barrier Reef This Year

This is going to be well worth the IMAX money.

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Listen to the Album Sonic Youth, Ariel Pink, Yoko Ono and Others Recorded for Plants

It's some seriously chill listening.

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Lady Gaga Was At Cherry Bar Last Night and You Totally Missed It

The one night you refrain from hitting up AC/DC lane!

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The Astor Theatre Has Announced its Closure For 2015

Time to get weirdly sentimental with a screening of Pulp Fiction or Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

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