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NewsNew Web Comedy 'The Katering Show' Skewers Foodie Culture
"The journey of a food intolerant, and an intolerable foodie."
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NewsSeven Homegrown Artists Who Would Totally Kill It at Eurovision
Out of left field suggestions we think Australia's Eurovision selectors should totally take on board.
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NewsCourtney Barnett Announces National Debut Album Tour
The shredding Melburnian is hitting the road to celebrate her very first album.
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NewsWhy Fat Dancers Might Be the Most Important Thing to See at The Theatre This Year
With Nothing to Lose, dance company Force Majeure is poking at our prejudices.
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NewsTen Films From Sundance We're Hoping Make It to Australia
With the Sundance Film Festival wrapping up yesterday, we've got a whole lot of brand new must-sees for 2015.
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NewsA Look Back at Ten Years of Laneway Festival
The last ten years have seen Australian festival after Australian festival launch and go under. How have Laneway managed to nail it?
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NewsTen 2025 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
Your newly Oscars-approved viewing list includes films about determined architects, whirlwind romances, catty cardinals, sandworms and more.
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NewsPredicting 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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NewsHere'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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NewsTwenty-Five Exceptional Films by Indigenous Australian Filmmakers That You Can Stream Right Now
Celebrate Australia's First Nations filmmakers with these horror standouts, coming-of-age gems, Top End rom-coms, outback noirs, Aussie westerns and expressive dance flicks.
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NewsEleven 2025 Golden Globe-Winning Films and TV Shows That You Can (and Should) Watch Right Now
Make a cinema or a couch date with a freshly minted Golden Globe-winner — here's what you can watch right away, and where.
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NewsTwenty-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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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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NewsGroovin the Moo Announces 2015 Lineup
GTM returns with one of its most Aussie-heavy lineups in recent years.
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NewsBelle and Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch Wanted Your Nine-to-Five Job
The Glaswegian lead singer also thinks you might have written his music for him.
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NewsWin Passes to Palace Cinemas Thanks to Appleton Estate
One of summer's classic cool retreats, now with a cocktail to match.
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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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NewsFive Reasons To Head To Sugar Mountain That Have Nothing To Do With Nas
Despite what the buzz may tell you, there's more to this festival than Illmatic.
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NewsWin Tickets to a VIP Preview Screening of Kingsman: The Secret Service
The director of Kick-Ass turns his attentions to the Bond legacy.
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NewsHow to Dress Well Makes You Rethink the Question 'How Was Your Day?'
"When you were walking down the aisle of the grocery store, did you think of your mother ageing and feel an intense pang of guilt?"
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NewsThis Year's Oscar Nominations Caused Quite the Backlash
Budapest vs Birdman; the battle of the quirk.
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NewsThe 35th Annual Razzie Nominations Announced
The Razzies have a few surprises up their sleeve this year — including forgiveness.
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NewsTwelve Films to Get Excited About in 2015
A Lebowski-esque Pynchon adaptation, a sequel 30 years in the making and the Tarantino film that nearly got nixed - they've all made an impression long before they're released.
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EventBaker's Dozen
Sat, 29 Mar - Sun, 30 Mar 2025
Federation Square, Melbourne
Melbourne's most-loved bakers and pastry icons are coming together for a huge pop-up bake shop at Fed Square.
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EventMoon Dog Bus and Beer Crawl
Sat, 22 Mar, 2025
Moon Dog World, Preston
Sample every brewery under the Moon Dog name on this intra-city adventure, which is travelling from Preston to Footscray for beers, bites and mechanical bull rides.
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EventPoodle Bar & Bistro's Fifth Birthday
Sun, 9 Mar, 2025
Poodle Bar & Bistro, Fitzroy
This birthday bash features hot Italian sandos, cocktails and other sips, and late-night DJs whipping up a ruckus.
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EventMoomba Festival
Thu, 6 Mar - Mon, 10 Mar 2025
Yarra River, Melbourne
Viral stars are taking over Fed Square, human-powered gliders will defy physics and 1300 performers are set to enliven the streets across five days of fun.
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EventWindsor Wine Room x St Hugo
Mon, 10 Mar - Sun, 23 Mar 2025
Windsor Wine Room, Windsor
Fine, Barossa red wine and fresh pasta pairings, just in time for autumn.
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EventFesta Del Pomodoro at Mister Bianco
Tue, 18 Mar and Wed, 19 Mar 2025
Mister Bianco, Kew
Celebrate the art of sugo-making with a three-course meal and cooking demo at this Italian restaurant in Kew.
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EventLightscape Melbourne
Fri, 20 Jun - Sun, 10 Aug 2025
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria - Melbourne Gardens, South Yarra
Another winter, another lit-up garden display, with this after-dark festival getting Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne a-glowing.
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EventMelbourne International Flower and Garden Show
Wed, 26 Mar - Sun, 30 Mar 2025
Carlton Gardens, Carlton
This five-day flower and garden fest features landscaping inspiration, workshops for plant lovers, art exhibitions and a special after-dark experience.
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EventBBQs of the World
Sun, 30 Mar, 2025
Dandenong Market, Dandenong
Discover what makes barbecue the oldest cuisine in the world, complete with sumptuous bites from West Africa to Brazil.
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EventThat's Amore Cheese Ricotta Festival
Sun, 30 Mar, 2025
That's Amore Cheese, Thomastown
For one day only, the Thomastown lot will be filled with food stalls, bars, and a stage hosting cooking masterclasses and live music performances.
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NewsWin Tickets to Birdman Plus a Talking Collectable
Birdman is cinematic ballet and the first must-see film of 2015.
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NewsThe Ten Best Things To See At Midsumma 2015
Melbourne's favourite summer festival is back to paint the town every colour in the rainbow.
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NewsWin Tickets to See Conor Oberst at Melbourne Zoo Twilights
Conor Oberst, giraffes and crisp vino. That's our kind of dream picnic.
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NewsThe 2014 Boxing Day Movie Smackdown
It's a fierce field of contenders, except for one sadly flabby has-been.
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NewsThe Ten Best Movies Hardly Anyone Saw in 2014
They were box office flops in 2014. Give them some VOD love in 2015.
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NewsThe Enduring Lure of Shakespeare Under the Stars
Why do midsummer nights go so well with the Bard? Shakespeare in the Royal Botanic Gardens director Glenn Elston has a hint.
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NewsFive Films to Watch During World Movies Summer of Sin
Spend Christmas Eve watching a classic of soft-core French cinema, and Christmas Eve Eve with James Franco's porn doco.
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NewsThe Hills Are Alive Announces 2015 Lineup
Next year's lineup is worthy of a Julie Andrews Twirl or two.
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NewsConcrete Playground's Summer Reading List
Ten books from this year that no bibliophile should miss.
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NewsThe Astor Theatre Could be Saved by Palace Cinemas
Palace Cinemas could be the knight in shining celluloid cinephiles have hoped for.
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NewsFive Reasons Why Violent Soho Have Australian Crowds Hooked
Having just wrapped up a huge year at Festival of the Sun, these Brisbane lads have Aussie audiences in the palm of their hand.
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NewsNoel Fielding Announces Australia and New Zealand 2015 Tour
Spend an evening with The Mighty Boosh co-lead's most beloved and baffling characters.
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GuideThe Summer Arts & Entertainment Guide
The nights are long; savour them in the best outdoor (or air conditioned) events.
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NewsWin Tickets to Concrete Playground Presents: Fury at Openair Cinemas
Join us for David Ayre's brutal and unflinching foray into WWII, with live music by JR Reyne.
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NewsBehind Melbourne’s Brand New $26 Million Contemporary Art Museum
One of the biggest donations to the Australian art industry in years.
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NewsShadow Electric Outdoor Cinema Announces 2015 Program
Share a bevvy with Talking Heads, Christopher Nolan and Wes Craven in a convent.
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NewsNightcrawler's Dan Gilroy on Turning Jake Gyllenhaal into a Coyote
And interns, the debut director thinks you'll relate.
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NewsWin Tickets to Little Ones Theatre's House of Yes
What happens when Little Ones Theatre tackle a cult classic that deals with incest, a hurricane and a family's obsession with JFK?
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NewsA Guide to the Perfect Summer Playlist from the Makers of JukeCase
Road tripping, house partying, beach-bumming. Here's how to soundtrack your summer.
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NewsWin a Trip to Europe with Openair Cinema and Contiki
Armchair travel is good. Travel travel is better.
