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NewsSee 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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NewsWin 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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NewsThis 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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NewsMargaret 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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NewsKaren 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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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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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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NewsWin Tickets to See What We Do in the Shadows
Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement's mockumentary about the undead keeps the genre alive and well.
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NewsNational Young Writers’ Festival Announces 2014 Program
The future of Australian writing descend on Newcastle for another year of tomfoolery.
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NewsMelbourne Could Soon Be Getting a Giant Statue of a Dim Sim
The Lord Mayor is countering with some suspiciously pro-meat pie sentiment.
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NewsThe Spring Clean Guide: How to Overhaul Your Abode
It’s time to crawl out from under your winter clutter.
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NewsVote [1] Gotye: Wally De Backer and The Basics Have Started a Political Party
Triple J Hottest 100 votes transfer over to the Senate, right?
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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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NewsReady Your Instagram, This Famous Street Art Is Coming to Australia
Street art so acceptably hyped up it came with a press release.
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NewsMalthouse Theatre Opens a New Chapter with Huge 2015 Season
Malthouse has really outdone itself this time.
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NewsThe Kite String Tangle Chats Debut Releases, Green Day Cover Bands and Remixing Lorde
Kicking off a national tour this week, Danny Harley has come a long way from his teenage Green Day cover band.
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EventThe Jungle Giants (DJ Set) at Canadian Club's Australian Open Party
Sun, 12 Jan, 2025
Canadian Club Racquet Club, Melbourne
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EventMelbourne Marriott Docklands Rooftop Infinity Pool Pass
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 - Mon, 31 Mar 2025
Melbourne Marriott Hotel Docklands, Docklands
Spend your summer days sipping spritzes and paddling around this rooftop infinity pool.
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EventBaby's Summer of Spritz
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 - Fri, 28 Feb 2025
Baby Pizza, Richmond
Baby's summertime happy hour deal includes a bunch of $9.50 spritzes, $6.5 Peroni Rossas and a $7.50 house wine.
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EventUnderground: The Hidden Archive of the Warsaw Ghetto
Sun, 17 Nov 2024 - Sun, 30 Mar 2025
Melbourne Holocaust Museum, Elsternwick
This is the first time the archive has been exhibited outside of Europe.
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EventChristmas Eve Community Day at Studley Park Boathouse
Tue, 24 Dec, 2024
Studley Park Boathouse, Kew
Bring the family to the river for a day of music, crafting and Christmas fun.
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EventNGV Friday Nights: Yayoi Kusama
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 - Fri, 18 Apr 2025
NGV International, Melbourne
The NGV's big Yayoi Kusama exhibition is hosting after-hours parties so you can spend Friday evenings surrounded by dots and pumpkins.
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EventRenegades Cricket Derby
Sun, 12 Jan, 2025
Marvel Stadium, Docklands
Let the sparks fly as the Renegades Derby sees the Big Bash League reach fever pitch.
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EventDouble Shot Maggie: Irish Live Music
Sat, 7 Dec 2024 - Sat, 4 Jan 2025
The Quiet Man Irish Pub, Kensington
A night full of singing, dancing, and laughing is in store at The Quiet Man Irish Pub
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EventStars Melbourne Derby
Sat, 4 Jan, 2025
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Richmond
Experience the Stars Derby as the city’s most zealous cricket fans cheer their team to victory.
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EventThe Other Art Fair
Thu, 30 Jan - Sun, 2 Feb 2025
The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne
Showcasing works from emerging contemporary artists, alongside live tattooing, immersive installations and cocktails, this art fair does things a little differently.
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NewsThe Black Keys Top Bluesfest’s Massive First Lineup Annoucement
Bluesfest 2015 is looking to younger whippersnappers this year.
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NewsWin Tickets to See Night Moves
Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning and Peter Sarsgaard get radical.
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NewsDirector Florian Habicht on Putting Pulp to Film, with a Little Help from Sheffield
It took a whole town to tell the story of Pulp, Jarvis Cocker, life, death and supermarkets.
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News21 Things We Learnt From Salman Rushdie at FODI
Salman Rushie likes 'The Big Bang Theory', thinks Roald Dahl is an arsehole and hopes people will get sick of boring religion.
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NewsWork-Shop’s Crafty DIY Classes To Launch in Melbourne
Appreciate whisky like Don Draper, nail that street mural or build your own kickass terrarium.
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NewsRemembering The Astor Theatre: Eight Film Buffs Share Their Stories
If this really is the end for the iconic venue, consider this our eulogy.
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NewsExperience an Entire Day of Sightseeing in These Stunning Timelapse Photographs
All of the tourist attractions, none of the travel.
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NewsA Studio Ghibli Film Showcase Is Coming to Australia
Take a look inside the kingdom of dreams and madness.
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NewsThe ABC Launches Its First iview-Only Series Next Month
Who would have thought it'd be about a post-apocalyptic panda?
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NewsA Whirlwind Guide to Eating in Vietnam
You don't need mountains of time to experience the diverse regions of Vietnam, just an open mind. And mouth.
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NewsMeet Smash Palace, the Bus Bar Driving Christchurch’s Hospo Revolution
More than just a booze bus, Smash Palace is a temporary bar bringing good spirits to town.
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NewsFour Creative Projects to Visit in Christchurch
Bars on buses, pop-up public buildings and shipping container shopping centres are part of a city brimming with innovation.
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NewsThe Hits and Misses of the 2014 Emmy Awards
Epic pashes, surprise foxes and a Night at the Roxbury. Classic Emmys.
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NewsWin 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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NewsThe Australian Names Their Hot 50 Restaurants of 2014
Who gets the top gong in the latest attempt at restaurant ranking?
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NewsTweet Your Own TV Drama with BBC and Gracie Otto
Using Agatha Christie-worthy characters, you decide this mystery's ending.
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NewsDavid 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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NewsListen to the Album Sonic Youth, Ariel Pink, Yoko Ono and Others Recorded for Plants
It's some seriously chill listening.
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NewsLady 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.
