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    The filmmaker seeks out the ghosts of Europe with his new Christos Tsiolkas adaptation.

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    Concrete Playground talks to Rohan Anderson (Whole Larder Love)

    We preview the new book and talk about cities without supermarkets.

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    Striking Animal Portraits

    Tim Flach has captured wild animals in a way you may never have seen before.

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    The Ten Best Things to See and Do at Taste of Melbourne

    Taste of Melbourne, a food and wine extravaganza, is about to hit Albert Park.

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    50 Years of Iconic James Bond Cars

    Since his introduction into the world in 1953, audiences have fallen in love with 007, and his cars.

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    What Your Favourite TV Show Says About Your Politics [Infographic]

    If this infographic is anything to go by it seems that our TV habits can be a useful barometer for understanding our politics.

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    Win Tickets to see Alex Cross

    Alex Cross follows the action-packed journey of young detective/psychologist as he meets his match in a serial killer.

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    Introducing the Ketel One Modern Craft Project

    Do you have a traditional craft, an enterprising spirit and a hankering for $100,000 cash prizes?

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    Vintage Halloween Costume Ideas

    Perhaps the only thing scarier than your fake blood and broomstick are these vintage Halloween get-ups.

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    Life After Playboy

    Striking photos of retired Playboy Bunnies by US photographer Robyn Twomey.

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    Photographs That Shatter Your Image of Famous People

    Ten photos that prove that sometimes what the spin media show us about famous people is not exactly the whole story.

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    The Ten Best Ways to Spend your Spring Racing Bounty

    The frenzy of Spring Racing is upon us and we think it's about time you thought about how to spend your bounty. Here's Concrete Playground's top ten ways to spend your Spring Racing bounty.

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    Win Tickets to Bachelorette

    Bachelorette combines humour, drunken romance and the dynamic of female relationships in a raunchy and intoxicated weekend.

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    Ten Film-Inspired Luxury Getaways

    We've reviewed the new releases and flipped through the DVD cabinet to bring you ten jaw-dropping locations.

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    Discover the Favourite Hangouts of Your Friends Around the World

    A social search engine that'll help you find the favourite places of your friends and friends of friends.

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    History’s Most Famous Photo Hoaxes

    Long before Photoshop became widely available photo hoaxes were much more noteworthy and had larger repercussions for contriving fake events.

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    Win The Walking Dead

    To mark the launch of season three, Concrete Playground has the ultimate catch-up giveaway.

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    Ten Musicians On Why They Make Music

    These ten quotes from ten songwriting legends provide a fascinating insight into what drives these musicians to be musicians

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    Sunset Boulevard

    Tuesday, May 21 - Sunday, August 11, 2024

    Princess Theatre, Melbourne

    Starring Sarah Brightman as Norma Desmond, this Tony-winning musical based on the film of the same name is playing Melbourne.

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    Sister Act: A Divine Musical Comedy

    Sunday, November 3 - Sunday, December 15, 2024

    Regent Theatre, Melbourne

    Your prayers have been answered: this smash-hit Broadway musical is finally bringing its screen-to-stage show to Melbourne.

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    $8 Tickets for Eight Days at FoMo Cinemas

    Friday, May 24 - Friday, May 31, 2024

    FoMo Cinemas, Brunswick East

    Hitting the flicks at this new East Brunswick Village cinema just got cheaper, with every ticket to every movie costing just $8 during this eight-day special.

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    EziStreat x 91Vintage Mini Night Market 3.0

    Saturday, May 18, 2024

    EziStreat, North Melbourne

    Pre-loved clothes, top-tier snacks and live DJ sets will be taking over the North Melbourne food hall and beer garden for one day only.

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    Rocco's On Tour

    Sunday, May 19 and Sunday, May 26, 2024 

    Toorak Cellars, Armadale

    Rocco's will be slinging two of its most popular sandwiches at two southside pop-ups this month.

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    Spanish Film Festival

    Friday, June 14 - Wednesday, July 10, 2024

    Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

    Say hola to the Melbourne's annual showcase of Spanish and Latin American movies — including a celebration of Salvador Dalí in cinema.

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    Donut Festival 2024

    Saturday, June 1 - Sunday, June 2, 2024

    Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne

    This annual homage to the world's favourite holey treat has gotten a whole lot bigger.

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    Mud Crab Special at Spice Temple

    Wednesday, May 1 - Friday, May 31, 2024

    Spice Temple, Southbank

    This coveted mud crab special is making its long-awaited seasonal return to the Southbank restaurant's menu — but only for a limited time.

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    Bottomless Dumplings at Dimmy Su

    Friday, May 10 - Wednesday, July 31, 2024

    Welcome to Brunswick, Brunswick

    Close out the work day with all-you-can-eat dumplings for less than $30.

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    Monster

    Thursday, May 9 - Wednesday, May 29, 2024

    Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

    Hirokazu Kore-eda's first Japanese film since 'Shoplifters' is yet another of the great director's deeply empathetic masterpieces.

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    Ten Helpful Cooking Tips You May Not Know

    Some unorthodox but incredibly helpful kitchen and cooking tips.

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    Behind-the-Scenes Footage From Seminal Films

    Uncut, unreleased and unseen movie footage provide fans with a unique and fascinating insight into the creative process of cinema's great artists.

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    Ten Scathing Reviews of Classic Books

    Reviews really are a matter of taste. Here are ten books we now consider sacred, which - at the time of publication - received at least one scathing review.

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    Future Music Festival Announces 2013 Lineup

    The Prodigy, Dizzee Rascal and Azealia Banks headline Future's "biggest line-up yet".

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    Win Tickets to Searching for Sugar Man

    Win tickets to see the incredible, heart-warming documentary about the mysterious disappearance of cult musician.

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    Incredible Maps Depicting Human Activity

    Modern digital technology allows us to produce and manipulate visual representations of geography in simply astounding ways.

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    Vintage Postcards Using Google Maps

    Resembling vintage photos from a bygone era, these time-aged Postcards from Above are actually aerial images taken from Google Maps.

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    Ten Weird but Wonderful Spas

    Whether you use them for cleansing, decompressing or just some well-earned R 'n' R, spas have been a ubiquitous part of the tourism industry.

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    Awesome Underwater Photographs

    A Canadian artist shows that the world is at its most bizarre and beautiful when viewed through water.

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    Concrete Playground meets Actor/Writer Ian Meadows and his Climate-Change Rom-Com

    Meadows explores the funny and terrifying ways an uncertain future can affect Gen X and Y's family planning.

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    Win Tickets to See Killing Them Softly

    Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta and Ben Mendelsohn show us just how complicated it is to be a crim in modern America.

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    St Jerome’s Laneway Festival Announces 2013 Lineup

    Bat for Lashes, Nicolas Jaar, Yeasayer and Perfume Genius among this year's headliners.

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    Win a Double VIP Pass to Parklife

    Do you like music, burgers and free stuff?

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    Ten Images That Stopped The World

    In the wake of the 11th anniversary of 9/11 here are ten more images that have stopped the world and ten stories that have shaped the course of history

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    How to Get Out of Your Internet Ghetto

    Often we end up in a little media bubble, never challenged by new information or opinions. Unless we go looking for it.

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    Win Tickets to see On The Road

    Win tickets to see Kristen Stewart, Sam Riley and Garrett Hedlund head up a stellar cast in the adaptation of cult novel On The Road.

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    Bird’s Eye View of TV Show Apartments

    Artist Inaki Aliste Lizarralde has transformed her TV fixation into beautiful hand-drawn blueprints of some of television's most beloved apartments.

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    A Surprising Infographic of the Ten Smartest People Alive

    And the nature versus nurture debate rages on.

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    Vertigo-Inducing Views From One World Trade Center

    Tour Manhattan from the 103rd floor of 1 WTC.

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    Ten Helpful Hangover Cures

    Rather than just waiting out the torture of the self-inflicted pain you have forced upon yourself, try some natural hangover cures...

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    The Best Photos From Bilbao’s Annual ‘Ugly Face Contest’

    Stuffing fingers into eye sockets proves an effective distraction from the Basque County's economic woes.

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    A Bluffer’s Guide to Hosting the Perfect Dinner Party

    Let us present to you our tips for the time poor and culinary challenged.

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    Win Tickets to see Beasts of the Southern Wild

    Win a double pass to see one of the most talked about films of the year.

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