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NewsGet Your Hands on a Mix-Tape for the Digital Age
Sharetapes give modern music a decidedly old-school twist.
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NewsCarrie Fisher Is Returning to Star Wars, According to Carrie Fisher
Princess Leia is is bringing back those famous bagel buns and reprising her role.
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NewsThe Best Laneway Cafes in Melbourne
We select our favourite laneway spots to grab a latte or two in the shade.
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NewsHow 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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NewsConcrete 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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NewsThe 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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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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NewsWhat 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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NewsThe 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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NewsBerlin 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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NewsA 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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NewsSeven Intricate Structures You Won’t Believe Were Made Out of Paper
Check out seven of the most intricate and incredible structures ever made out of paper
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NewsA Curated Buffet of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
Whatever your poison and budget, there's something worth breaking the raw food diet for.
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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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NewsWin Tickets to See I Give It a Year
A rom com that turns its gaze to what happens after the wedding.
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NewsThe Lit Journal Goes Interactive with Launch of Cuttings
Here sprouts a well-designed, digital-only collection of new Australian writing
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NewsSeven 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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NewsWin Tickets to the Alliance Francaise French Film Festival
A wave of the best French cinema hits Australia once again.
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NewsThe Ten Best Art Apps
Art organisations across the globe are transforming how tech-savvy visitors can experience their works.
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NewsTipsy Tricycles Brings You Drinks Off the Back of a Trike
The three-wheeled, roving pop-up bar takes Melbourne by storm.
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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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NewsWin Tickets to the Sold-Out Red Bull Flying Bach
J.S. Bach gets a street-level youth culture shake-up.
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NewsA Roadmap to White Night
The international arts and culture all-nighter is coming to Melbourne for the very first time. Don't tell Mum.
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NewsEarn Yourself Free Festival Tickets with Optus RockCorps
Exchange community service for 'money can't buy' festival tickets with Optus RockCorps
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NewsConcrete Playground Meets Future Lab Trend Forecaster Martin Raymond
We talk trend forecasting, what shopping centres might look like next decade, and why Sydney might culturally overtake Melbourne.
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NewsThe Five Greatest Papal Film Moments
Vatican movies to get you in the mood for the next two months of Church and State.
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NewsThe Lonely Heart’s Guide to Valentine’s Day in Melbourne
As a great woman named Edna Crabapple once said, "love is a many splintered thing". Avoid heartache with these Valentine's Day events across the city.
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NewsWin Yourself a Literary-Inspired T-Shirt from The Affair
The Affair have transformed their love and passion for literature into a unique and compelling range of men's T-shirts
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NewsA Portrait of the Artist as a Video Game
The struggles and frustrations of the New York art scene are transformed into a highly addictive video game.
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NewsWin the Ultimate Tropfest VIP Experience for You and a Friend
Enjoy the film fest to its fullest with luxury pre-drinks, red-carpet tickets and stylish hotel accommodation.
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NewsSydney 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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NewsCocktail 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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NewsThe 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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NewsFascinating Long Exposure Photographs of Sleeping Couples
See the nightly battle between intimacy and rest play out in pictures.
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NewsTop Five Tracks to Hear This Weekend
New stuff from High Highs, Pond, Van Hoorn, JaysWays, and Jagwar Ma.
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NewsBeautifully 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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NewsBjork 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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NewsGroovin’ 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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NewsThe 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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NewsThe 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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NewsSecret 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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NewsWin Tickets to See The Impossible
One family's extraordinary story from the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami.
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NewsSix Things We’ve Learned From #UpGoerfive
XKCD has us talking in only the 1000 most common words.
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NewsThe Dion Lee/Sarah Blasko Collaboration You Didn’t Know You Could Hope For
An inspired collaboration from the Sydney Dance Company.
