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NewsCoachella 2014 Lineup Announced
It features a reunited Outkast and a gee-whiz number of Antipodeans.
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NewsHow War Became Both Traumatic and Beautiful for The Railway Man
Jonathan Teplitzky on war, visual irony and how Gen Ys respond to silence.
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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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NewsWatch the Blues Brothers’ Bondi Turn in the Flickerfest Trailer
The Blues Brothers go Eastern Suburbs for 61 seconds.
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NewsSomething’s Just a Little Off in These Photographs by Patrice Letarnec
Fall head over heels in love with the French artist's quirky photography.
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NewsThe Ten Best Things to See at Midsumma 2014
Melbourne's alternative to Mardi Gras is about to kick off for another year.
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NewsGiant Rubber Duck Explodes
Yet another chapter in the misadventures of Hofman's oversized plaything.
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NewsJapan’s Sky Sofas Make for a Cosy View
Love seats in the Japanese countryside wouldn’t be a bad place to spend an afternoon.
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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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NewsLondon to See World’s First Edible Firework Display This NYE
Could this inspire Australia's first ever case of firework envy?
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NewsThe Boxing Day Movie Smackdown 2013
Who dares to go up against the might of The Hobbit trilogy? These guys.
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NewsSecret Garden Festival Lineup Announced
The sold-out event starts revealing some of its secrets.
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NewsMelbourne’s Eight Best Summer Cocktails
The best cocktails for those warm summer days and balmy nights.
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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 Ten Best Summer Festivals in 2013-14
Harvest may be gone, but festivals are anything but dead.
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NewsUbiquitous Sriracha Sauce Now Has Its Own Documentary Film
Your favourite condiment is now a movie star.
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NewsConcrete Playground’s Guide to New Year’s Eve in Melbourne 2013-14
10 places to ring in your New Year — whether you're a foodie or a fireworks lover.
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NewsSimon Harsent Explores the Effect of the ‘White Cube’ In Playful Photos
Photographer Simon Harsent offers up sparse objects for evaluation.
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NewsNetflix to Produce Its First Adult Animation, BoJack Horseman
We aren't horsing around, Netflix has a new animated series that's darkly humorous.
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NewsImbibe Wine and Knowledge at the Vinomofo Pop-Up Shop
A group dedicated to getting you well jolly this Christmas.
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NewsPretty Shady Cares For Your Skin with Free, Well-Designed Sun Protection
Slip on a Lister tee and slap yourself down beneath a Basil Bangs shade.
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NewsThe Strangely Wonderful Worlds of JeeYoung Lee
The artist painstakingly transforms a little studio into the setting for her extraordinary photography.
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NewsMila Kunis Is a Janitor/Queen in the Wachowskis’ New Jupiter Ascending
Check out the next future the Matrix makers have in store for us.
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Concrete Playground’s Summer Movie Guide 2013/14
Whether at an outdoor cinema or in the cool black of an airconditioned theatre, these are the movies to watch.
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NewsYour First Look at the 2014 Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Oh good, Wil Anderson has made another pun about his name!
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NewsFive Films to Watch in World Movies’ Summer of Sin
A romp for every night of the week (Christmas included).
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NewsBuy a Piece of the Opera House and Help Build Its Future
Own a tile for $100 - and you'll even get to play with it.
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NewsHipster Santa Takes Selfie with You
Santa Claus is coming to town, but he's not how you remembered him.
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NewsInaugural Festival of Live Art Announced for 2014
Gameshows, manicures, secrets, tweens and the Yarra river — live art takes the stage in 2014.
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NewsRaise the Stakes in Your Pretentious Convos with New Metagame
A game that asks the eternal question, 'Which feels like first love: Pride and Prejudice or Hungry Hungry Hippos?'
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NewsPerfect your Christmas with Victor Churchill’s ham glaze
Take advantage of this mouth-watering offer courtesy of MasterCard.
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NewsWhite Night Returns With More Round-the-Clock Art Partying
A night like no other, Melbourne's city streets get set to party from dusk till dawn.
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NewsWorld’s First Exclusively Online Writers’ Festival Announced for 2014
The inaugural Digital Writers' Festival has been announced for 2014. We got the twitterview.
