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Win Tickets to See Tracks

Brilliant performances and stunning cinematography more than make up for the flaws in this Australian desert trek.

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New Service Decorates Your Public Transport Card For Free

Foil the ticket inspector with their one weakness: glitter.

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Meeting the Man with the Acid Tongue

We speak to filmmaker Nicholas Wrathall about the renowned author and contrarian, Gore Vidal.

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Photographer Recreates Death Row Inmates’ Last Meals in Bittersweet Photo Series

Some food for thought.

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New York Hipsters Are Getting Beard Transplants Now

Beard-related anxiety is no laughing matter.

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What Should Win vs What Will Win at the 2014 Oscars

Will the Academy stick to history, or go with a few risks?

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Nine 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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The 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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Nine 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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Twelve 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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The 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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Eight 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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Must-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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The 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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The 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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The 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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Hot Dub Time Machine Sets Off on Nationwide Tour

Just try not to move your feet, legs, arms, torso and everything else.

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The Soundtrack to Wes Anderson’s Grand Budapest Hotel Is Now Streaming

As if Bill Murray's moustache wasn't excitement enough.

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Get Free Concert Tickets in Return for Online Activism

Fight the good fight in return for free music.

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Win Tickets to the Alliance Francaise French Film Festival

In 2014, the ultimate celebration of French cinema in Australia will mark its silver anniversary with one of its most impressive programs yet.

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The Top Five Films to See at the 2014 Melbourne Queer Film Festival

Pre-book your tickets to Australia's premier event in queer cinema.

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The Veronica Mars Movie Will Be Released Online on March 14

The Kickstarter-backed movie is coming to cinemas and the internet at once.

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Browse secondhand vinyl — the specialty is classic dance and bass — or sit down for a coffee and pastry.

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The Ten Best Events at the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival 2014

Melbourne, it's time to make some dinner plans.

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More Astounding Sandcastles from Sculptor Calvin Seibert

Way to intimidate the kids, guy.

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Biennale Artists Call for Action Over Sponsorship Detention Centre Links

Not a pretty picture.

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Immersery Pop-Up to Transform the Banks of the Yarra

The mother of all pop-ups.

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Supergraph: The Graphic Art Fair Where You Can Actually Afford the Art

We chat to director, Mikala Tai about buying cheap art and wrangling great artists.

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Rainbow Sochi Google Doodle Targets Anti-Gay Laws in Russia

The online giant joins activists all over the world.

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Win Tickets to See Dallas Buyers Club

Catch Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto in phenomenal form.

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New Coworking Space Nest Opens in Thornbury

The dream of self-employment just got a little more appealing.

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New Boutique Drinks Festival Top Shelf Coming to Melbourne

For mixologists, budding and proven.

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Groovin the Moo 2014 Lineup Announced

A bumper crop of artists have been announced for Australia's favourite regional music festival.

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Terry Gilliam Goes Back to the Future with The Zero Theorem

Everything's normal when math whizz Christoph Waltz and David Thewlis in a tiger suit get together.

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Composer Turns Bicycle Into a Musical Instrument

Are they spokes or oversized strings?

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Win Tickets to See The Past

The writer-director of gut-wrenching film A Separation returns.

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Four Ideas from the Movie Her We Actually Want in Our Future

There are no dystopian trappings in Spike Jonze's vision of the future.

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