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Amazing Aerial Images of Earth

The contours, shapes and colours that the topography the Earth's surface forms are breathtaking marvels.

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Camouflaged Bodyscape Photography

Jean-Paul Bourdier's breathtaking photos seamlessly integrate painted bodies into the background of wondrous natural topography.

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Celebrities Photographed by their Famous Friends

Ten brilliant photographs of celebrities taken by their superstar friends.

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Words of Wisdom from Famous Authors

Take a look at these invaluable words of wisdom from the mouths of some of history's best writers and poets.

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Win Tickets to see Holy Motors

Holy Motors follows the life of Monsieur Oscar, a roving assassin who meanders between varying identities and lives.

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The World’s Greatest Train Journeys

For people who know that the journey is always greater than the destination.

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Boutique Winter Sun in Thailand

Step back to simplicity at Thailand's Zeavola Resort.

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Bec Dean’s Top Five Artists to Watch in 2012

If you've ever marvelled at one of Carriageworks' stranger corners, you'll dig these five emerging artists.

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Ten Cool Artists From Across the Ditch

New Zealand artists have been making big waves recently in musical fields that have nothing to do with dubstep or flying anything.

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How to Make the Perfect Dumpling

This recipe is based on the traditional jiao-zi dumpling originating in northern China.

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14 Brilliant Business Card Designs

With designs that range from a balloon to a fortune cookie to a lego piece, here are some of our favourite creative business cards.

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Win a Copy of This Must Be The Place on DVD

Writer/director Paolo Sorrentino itched to create a character based on The Cure's Robert Smith, and this is the result.

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The Color Run is Coming to Australia

The Color Run offers runners a unique and colourful 5k race.

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Positive Posters Use Design to Highlight Global issues

This creative initiative is a competition and exhibition asking designers worldwide what they think the most pressing global issues are.

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Win Tickets to see Bernie

Bernie Tierde is a kind-hearted assistant funeral director who wouldn't hurt a fly. So how would he be able to murder a woman?

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12 Spectacular Photos of Places You Need to Visit

Experience some of the most incredible and awe-inspiring sights, people and moments this Earth has to offer.

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Win Tickets to see The Sapphires

The Sapphires is a feel-good, sparkle-spangled film uncovering the journey of four Aboriginal girls.

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Win a Double Pass to See Electric Guest

Los Angeles duo Electric Guest are heading to Australia for Splendour in the Grass, fresh from touring around the world.

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A Short Film Made Using Musical Bicycle Parts

Brooklyn artist Stephen Meierding has pulled bicycles apart in order to make his short film 'Bicycle Sounds'.

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Weezer Announce Australian Tour

Despite a career spanning twenty years, the band has only been been to Australia once.

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The xx Release New Song ‘Angels’

With their second album, Coexist, set to be released in September, The xx have given us a taste of what's to come with this new track.

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Giant LEGO Structures Around the World

To celebrate LEGO's 50th Anniversary in Australia, take a look at the most spectacular giant LEGO structures from around the world.

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Ten Boutique Hostels to Spice Up Your Travels

Be sure to book yourself a bed in one of these amazing locations on your next trip.

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Eight International Festivals Australia Could Learn From

Large-scale gatherings that manage to combine brazen antics, booze and grannies in souped-up shopping carts with more cultivated offerings.

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20 Quirky and Creative Beds

Beds can be used to express our inner self, to represent our deepest loves or simply help us wake up and get going in the morning.

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A Winter Travel Guide to Thredbo

Open fires, hot chocolates, schnapps and dancing in your snow boots - get the basics right for the perfect winter break in Thredbo.

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Win Tickets to You Instead

Directed by David Mackenzie, You Instead is a romantic comedy that is set at one of Scotland's biggest music festivals.

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A Guide to the Best Radio Apps

In a world so rammed with visual stimulation, it is incredible to think that the simplicity of the sound of a voice is still an engaging notion.

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Beautiful Bird’s-Eye View Room Portraits

German photographer Menno Aden transforms everyday rooms into fascinating works of art that make you want to sprout wings.

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Win Tickets to Hysteria

This film is a joyful and light-hearted take on the birth of sex toy, likely to put a knowing smile on a few faces in the audience.

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Win Tickets to Where Do We Go Now?

Concrete Playground has ten double passes to give away for Nadine Labaki's modern fable.

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Australia’s Haunted Landmarks

This land with a darker history than most really does seem the perfect home for things that go bump in the night.

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Ten Stunning Beaches to Escape to this Winter

Must-see destinations for people wanting to chase summer around the globe and see some exquisite, exotic places in the process.

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Seven Australian Novels They Don’t Teach You In School

We present our pick of the best of Australia's oft-forgotten cult classics; the kind they wouldn't dream of teaching you in school.

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Win VIP Tickets to Parklife

We have a double VIP pass to giveaway in each city that Parklife will be making an appearance.

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The Most Spectacular Photographs in Olympic Games History

We take a look at the best photographs from each summer Olympic Games throughout history.

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Harvest Festival 2012 Lineup, Dates and Locations

Harvest is back for its second year and the official lineup has now been announced.

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Win Tickets to Marley

Marley reinforces the cultural significance of this Jamaican hero, who still resonates in music lovers' hearts all over the world almost 30 years after his death.

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Win Tickets to Take This Waltz

It's a heartwarming and complex production, which is a must-see for romantics and cynics alike.

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Ten ’90s Bands That Should Tour Australia

There's '90s nostalgia in the air, and we're grabbing it by the high waist of its mom jeans.

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Beautiful World Maps of Facebook Activity

Justin Moore created these global maps as a captivating visual indicator of where and who the world's Facebook users are.

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