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NewsThe Ten Best Things to See at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2014
From the most innovative internationals to the stuff that downright defies classification.
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NewsWin Tickets to the Audi Festival of German Film
A film festival lineup to give the French a run for their money.
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NewsFive Things You Didn’t Know About Comedian Paul Foot
He definitely has a madness, but is there method to it?
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NewsImogen Heap Takes to Kickstarter with Computer-Controlling Mi.Mu Glove
Right now, they make music. But soon, they could give us the home equivalent of Tony Stark's studio.
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NewsThe Best New Experiences in Melbourne This Week
Surreal animal behaviour and the easiest, most delicious way to do good in the world.
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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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NewsSofia Coppola to Direct a Live-Action Little Mermaid
Ariel is, after all, a girl with problems.
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NewsArtist Transforms Everyday Wooden Objects into Art
Yes, his name is Maskull Lasserre. What a dude.
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NewsWin Tickets to See Wadjda
Tiny acts of gender subversion are celebrated in the first movie filmed entirely in Saudi Arabia.
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NewsYour Favourite Gift Store, Third Drawer Down, Has a New Southside Location
And yes, it looks like a liquorice allsort.
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NewsSeven Things We Learnt from SXSW 2014
The future is nearly here, and Game of Thrones' Hodor is a DJ.
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NewsWorld Movies Presents More Films That Shocked the World
Five previously censored cult classics make their Australian television premieres.
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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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NewsNeil Young Launches Pono at SXSW 2014
Reviving the magic that has been squeezed out of digital music
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NewsCrowdfunding Hospitality: IconPark’s New Approach to the Pop-Up
The phrase 'vote to keep your favourite in the house' just got interesting.
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NewsThe Imaginative Twitterature of the Twitter Fiction Festival
A mad rush of lies, poetry and parody accounts, all under the #twitterfiction hashtag.
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NewsPresident Obama Appeared on Between Two Ferns and It Was Glorious
"If I ran a third time, that'd be like doing a third Hangover movie. That didn't go so well, did it?"
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NewsHunx and His Punx to Tour Australia in April
'80s hardcore, '90s grrrl sounds and occasional near-nudity.
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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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NewsVivid Sydney 2014 to Include Pixies, Upworthy and Your Giant Face
Light, music and ideas shine on in winter.
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NewsWin Tickets to See Hannah Arendt
Spend some time with the fearless, headstrong woman behind 'the banality of evil'.
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NewsThe Creative Decathlon: Ten Things To See at the Festival of Live Art
Way more hardcore than White Night.
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NewsShia LaBeouf’s Performance Art Explained
Shia's artistic collaborators shed some light on the whole weird shabang.
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NewsActors in Crisis: New Beginnings for The Government Inspector
Actor Gareth Davies talks panic, process and becoming mistaken auteur 'Seyfat Babayev'.
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NewsThe Best and Worst of Oscars 2014 Acceptance Speeches
Cate Blanchett supports women in film, Matthew McConaughey celebrates a weird hero.
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NewsEllen Takes the Ultimate Oscars Selfie, Crashes Twitter
Returning to the Oscars after hosting seven years ago, Ellen made her mark with selfies and pizza.
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NewsMeryl, Lupita and Amy Can’t Resist Dancing to Pharrell’s Happy Either
Pharrell's award-nominated song gets Hollywood A-listers sheepishly dancing.
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NewsWin 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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NewsNew Service Decorates Your Public Transport Card For Free
Foil the ticket inspector with their one weakness: glitter.
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NewsMeeting the Man with the Acid Tongue
We speak to filmmaker Nicholas Wrathall about the renowned author and contrarian, Gore Vidal.
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NewsPhotographer Recreates Death Row Inmates’ Last Meals in Bittersweet Photo Series
Some food for thought.
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NewsNew York Hipsters Are Getting Beard Transplants Now
Beard-related anxiety is no laughing matter.
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NewsWhat 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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NewsHot 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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NewsThe 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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NewsGet Free Concert Tickets in Return for Online Activism
Fight the good fight in return for free music.
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NewsWin 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.
