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NewsSydney’s Pocket Bar Has Somehow Made Parking Tickets a Good Thing
Parking tickets = cheap food and drink. Genius.
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NewsPrepare Your Poisons, King Joffrey is Coming to Australia
But actually, please don't poison him.
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NewsPucker Up for Sour Beer: The Cult Brew You’ve Never Heard Of
The world's oldest brew is making a comeback, and it packs a real punch.
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NewsHBO Is Launching an Online Streaming Service in 2015
HBO wants to cater to, not antagonise, the online TV market.
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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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NewsBill Murray and Sofia Coppola Are Teaming Up For a Christmas Musical
Your Christmas lunch could soon be soundtracked by Bill Murray.
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NewsRone Is Putting On an Epic Exhibition in an Abandoned Office Building
He's also collaborating with Jean Paul Gaultier, painting trams and generally ruling the world.
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NewsAustralian Author Richard Flanagan Wins Man Booker Prize
Your summer reading list just got its first title.
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NewsCity of Yarra Providing $25k in Grants to Soundproof Music Venues
Another chapter in live music vs noise complaints.
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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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NewsSugar Mountain Announces Huge 2015 Lineup
Nas is playing Illmatic at VCA. Seriously. This is happening.
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NewsControversial Andy Warhol Exhibition Coming to Melbourne
Neon Albert Einstein' ain't for everyone.
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NewsWatch Street Art Come to Life in This Entrancing GIF Project
GIFs aren't just for Lena Dunham quotes anymore.
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NewsWatch These Sassy Kids React to Food at One of New York’s Best Restaurants
"This looks like soap. It tastes like soap. Why am I eating soap right now?"
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EventTogether for Lebanon Fundraiser
Sun, 8 Dec, 2024
Abla's, Carlton
Abla’s, A1 Bakery, Alimentari, Larderfresh and Linden Cook are joining forces to raise money for people in Lebanon.
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EventRhys Darby: The Legend Returns
Tue, 8 Apr - Sun, 13 Apr 2025
Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne
The New Zealand comedian is bringing his first stand-up show in almost a decade to Melbourne.
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EventThe Lord of the Rings — A Musical Tale
Sat, 26 Apr - Fri, 30 May 2025
Comedy Theatre, Melbourne
The musical version of JRR Tolkien's classic is taking the hobbits to Melbourne's Comedy Theatre.
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EventLego 'Star Wars': The Exhibition
Sun, 4 May 2025 - Mon, 26 Jan 2026
Melbourne Museum, Carlton
Australia's world-first Lego 'Star Wars' exhibition is soaring into Melbourne in 2025 — from May the fourth, of course.
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EventThis Never Happened Presents
Fri, 17 Jan, 2025
170 Russell, Melbourne
Dance Music record label This Never Happened is back for another Melbourne party that won't allow phones.
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EventThe Rose Street Market
Sat, 23 Nov - Sun, 24 Nov 2024
Rose Street Artist's Market, Fitzroy
Fitzroy's weekly artisan design and art market is a must-hit if you're up for some weekend shopping and wandering.
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EventThe Fitzroy Mills Market
Mon, 25 Nov, 2024
The Fitzroy Mills, Fitzroy
This much-loved Fitzroy market showcases a top selection of local food producers an makers each Saturday.
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EventEtta's Summer Seafood Towers
Fri, 22 Nov - Sat, 21 Dec 2024
Etta, Brunswick East
This incredible wine bar and restaurant is serving decadent seafood towers for just $75 per person every Friday and Saturday afternoon.
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EventPortsea Hotel's Summer Music Series
Multiple single dates
Portsea Hotel, Portsea
The Presets, Jake Webb, Darley and DJ Levi will be playing waterfront gigs this summer at Portsea Hotel.
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EventLong Live Longnecks at BANG
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 - Fri, 28 Feb 2025
BANG at The StandardX, Fitzroy
You can get two-for-one Melbourne Bitter Longnecks and $1 homemade dumplings during this happy hour deal.
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NewsComedy Theatre Charges Audiences ‘Per Laugh’ Using Facial Recognition Tech
It's Pay as You Go for the theatre.
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NewsWin Tickets to Harley Davidson’s Exclusive Kingswood Gig at Kustom Kommune
Chest hair growth desirable, but not compulsory.
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NewsThe Five Best New Bars in Thornbury
It feels like every new bar is opening in Thornbury, so we have a look at the best ones at the north end of High Street.
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NewsSee the World’s Strangest Architecture with These Award-Winning Photographs
Straight up weekday escapism from the World Architecture Festival.
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NewsWin Tickets to Concrete Playground’s Private Screening of Son of a Gun
A thrilling Aussie heist film starring Ewan McGregor and newcomer Brenton Thwaites.
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NewsFive Underappreciated Studio Ghibli Films You Should Hurry Up and Watch
If you love Totoro and Spirited Away, then these should be right up your alley.
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NewsMPavilion is Now Open With a Program of 118 Free Arts Events
Say hello to your new summer clubhouse.
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NewsState Government Proposes $70 Million Funding For New Bike Paths
But it might not be as helpful as you think.
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NewsMiranda July Has Made You a Handbag with Some Very Specific Uses
It's exactly as strange as she is.
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NewsLearn to Draw Like the Masters with This Colouring Book for Grown Ups
Feel free to colour outside the lines.
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NewsWin Tickets to Complexity of Belonging at Melbourne Festival
Exploring the age of social media with MTC, Chunky Move and Schaubuhne's director-in-residence.
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NewsLaneway Festival Drops Huge 2015 Lineup
Laneway's tenth birthday sees some seriously hyped-up names on the lineup.
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NewsDavid Walsh Wants to Open a Casino at MONA
Despite David Walsh labelling gambling as "mostly immoral".
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NewsRage Against the Machine Guitarist Pulls a ‘Don’t You Know Who I Am?’ on Cafe
Then went on a rampage about workers' rights after being denied.
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NewsThe Ten Best Things to See at the Melbourne Festival 2014
This year you can ride a golden carousel, watch some live-action manga and hear 'Frontier Psychiatrist' like never before. This isn't your average arts festival.
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News20,000 Days on Earth: Truth, Fiction and Never Asking Nick Cave to Do Things Twice
How much of the impossible doco-fiction epic was scripted? The answer may surprise you.
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NewsFive Life Lessons We Can Learn from Dance Movies
You learn more than just the running man when you watch All The Dance Movies.
