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The Best Laneway Cafes in Melbourne

We select our favourite laneway spots to grab a latte or two in the shade.

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How Reasonable Things Still Get Banned by the Australian Classification Board

I Want Your Love is in the spotlight after James Franco's YouTube rant, but it's banning is just one of many 'silly' decisions made by Australian censors over the years.

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Concrete Playground Meets Ash Flanders of Trash-Theatremakers Sisters Grimm

We learn how they've taken their high-camp, low-tech shows from the garden shed to the main stage.

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The Off-White Album: How History and Decay Affect 45-Year-Old Records

No matter what their colour, condition or quality, Rutherford Chang wants your iconic 1968 Beatles 'White Album'.

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What Happens to Funny-Shaped Vegetables?

Food wastage is rife, but some restaurants are determined to be part of the solution rather than the problem.

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The Really Bad Dancer’s Guide to Dance Massive 2013

For those of you who love to krump, or perhaps enjoy something a little more structured, you want to be twerkin’ all the way to Dance Massive 2013.

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Berlin Wall Is Being Torn Down…Again

For the second time in a matter of only a few years, a chunk of the Berlin Wall, and the striking art that covers it, is set to be torn down

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A Lego Hogwarts Exists That Is Almost Big Enough to Enter

This Hogwarts castle made out of 400,000 Lego blocks is possibly more stupefying than the real Hogwarts.

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Seven Positive Ways to Think About Death at Performance Space

See how seven performances and interactive artworks have made a positive experience out of the theme of death.

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Win Tickets to the Alliance Francaise French Film Festival

A wave of the best French cinema hits Australia once again.

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The Ten Best Art Apps

Art organisations across the globe are transforming how tech-savvy visitors can experience their works.

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The three-wheeled, roving pop-up bar takes Melbourne by storm.

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Win Tickets to the Sold-Out Red Bull Flying Bach

J.S. Bach gets a street-level youth culture shake-up.

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Win Tickets to See Save Your Legs!

A cricket bromance with a heart of Brendan Cowell.

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Enjoy the film fest to its fullest with luxury pre-drinks, red-carpet tickets and stylish hotel accommodation.

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Sydney Illustrator Wins New Yorker Comp with Hipster Cover

The dandy is a hipster in Simon Greiner's version of the iconic Eustace Tilley image.

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Cocktail Masterclass: Perrier Summer Punch

Mixologist Tomas Vikario shows how to make the perfect no-fuss drink for when friends turn up unexpectedly.

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The Ten Best Outdoor Restaurants in Melbourne

Melbourne has to be one of the best places in the world for dining in the summer air.

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Fascinating Long Exposure Photographs of Sleeping Couples

See the nightly battle between intimacy and rest play out in pictures.

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Top Five Tracks to Hear This Weekend

New stuff from High Highs, Pond, Van Hoorn, JaysWays, and Jagwar Ma.

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Beautifully Creepy Posters of David Lynch Films

Jeremy Saunders didn't plan on making minimalist poster redesigns. But then he watched David Lynch's Lost Highway.

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Bjork Turns to Kickstarter to Spread Biophilia

The musician turns to crowdfunding to get her educational music app reprogrammed for Android and Windows 8.

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Groovin’ the Moo Confirms 2013 Line-Up Leak

Tegan and Sara, The Kooks, Tame Impala and Flume are set for a regional Australia takeover.

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The Ten Best Luxury Beach Breaks in Australia

We have teamed up with boutique travel experts Mr & Mrs Smith to bring you ten of the best local beach breaks – no passport required.

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The World’s Biggest Waterslide Is Being Built in NZ

Kiwi charity Live More Awesome is dreaming big with their latest fundraiser.

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Secret Garden 2013 Announces Line-Up (Not That It Needs To)

A weekend for lovers of food, music, dress-ups, and adventures.

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Win Tickets to See The Impossible

One family's extraordinary story from the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami.

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Six Things We’ve Learned From #UpGoerfive

XKCD has us talking in only the 1000 most common words.

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The Dion Lee/Sarah Blasko Collaboration You Didn’t Know You Could Hope For

An inspired collaboration from the Sydney Dance Company.

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See the Stunning Winners of the National Geographic 2013 Photo of the Year

The unexplored and clandestine wonders of the world, all in one place.

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Concrete Playground meets Mitzi

Disco's not dead.

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