• News

    'Devs' Is the Mind-Bending New Sci-Fi Series You'll Want to Add to Your Streaming Queue ASAP

    Starring Nick Offerman, it's set within a huge tech company that's working on a secret quantum computing project.

  • News

    The Art Gallery of NSW Has Postponed This Year's Archibald Prize

    New dates for the country's most prestigious portrait award haven't yet been revealed.

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    HBO Has Dropped the Full Trailer for 'Run', the New Romantic-Comedy Thriller From the 'Fleabag' Team

    It stars Merritt Wever ('Unbelievable') and Domhnall Gleeson ('Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker') — and features Phoebe Waller-Bridge, too.

  • Guide

    Here's How COVID-19 Is Affecting Melbourne's Hospitality and Arts Scenes

    Here's where you can stay up to date on how coronavirus is impacting your city.

  • Guide

    The Best Virtual Events to Hit Up If Cabin Fever Is Starting to Set In

    Get 'out of the house' with live opera, gallery tours and couch choirs.

  • News

    Ten Films About Pandemics, Contagions and Outbreaks You Can Stream Right Now

    Watching films like 'Contagion' and 'Outbreak' right now can be weirdly comforting, but do remember it is still fiction.

Latest Guides
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    The NGV Is Launching Virtual Tours of All Its Current Blockbuster Exhibitions

    The at-home art fix includes tours of the 'Kaws' exhibition, a digital Hokusai piece to browse and many eBooks.

  • News

    This Year's Eurovision Song Contest Has Been Cancelled

    It's the first time the song contest won't go ahead in the event's six-decade history.

  • News

    Palace Is Closing All of Its Australian Cinemas for an Indefinite Period

    And this year's Sydney Film Festival has been cancelled, too.

  • News

    Stand-Up Specials From Ten MICF Stars Will Hit Amazon Prime Next Month

    The physical festival has been cancelled, but you can still laugh along to Judith Lucy, Zoë Coombs Marr and Tom Gleeson from the comfort of your bed.

  • News

    'Cats' Is the Worst Film of 2019 According to the Razzie Awards

    The singing moggy-filled musical picked up six awards at this year's Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture of the past 12 months, Worst Director and Worst Screenplay

  • News

    SBS's New Three-Hour Tour of a Cadbury Chocolate Factory Is the Content We Need Right Now

    It's basically 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', just without the Oompa-Loompas or everlasting gobstoppers.

  • News

    Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Is Now Live-Streaming Concerts for Free

    While MSO is suspending all concerts with audiences for a month, it'll play some gigs behind closed doors — and live-stream them for free.

  • News

    Ten Highlights of the 22nd Biennale of Sydney 2020

    Visit a heart wrenching memorial, walk through an immersive exhibition inside a tunnel and see a sarcophagus at this citywide exhibition.

  • News

    Bluesfest Is the Latest Major Event to Be Cancelled Due to COVID-19

    It's the first time in 30 years the festival will not go ahead.

  • News

    Concrete Playground's Statement on COVID-19: Let's Continue to Support Local Businesses

    Going out might not be at the top of your to-do list right now, but you can help small businesses without leaving your apartment.

  • News

    Here's What Has Been Cancelled, Postponed and Suspended Across Australia Due to COVID-19

    From the Royal Easter Show to Vivid and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, here's where the industry has been hit.

  • News

    Melbourne's Major Art and Cultural Institutions Have Temporarily Closed

    The NGV, Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks and Arts Centre Melbourne have all temporarily closed their doors.

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    New York's Metropolitan Opera Is Live-Streaming Performances for Free During Its Coronavirus Shutdown

    You'll be able to stream a different opera from the famous NY institution every night.

  • News

    Ch-Check Out the First Trailer for Apple TV+'s New Beastie Boys Live Documentary

    Like many of the hip hop group's music videos, it's directed by Spike Jonze.

  • News

    Vivid Sydney Has Been Cancelled for 2020 Due to Coronavirus

    The radiant annual festival joins a growing list of events scrapped for 2020 due to COVID-19.

  • News

    A New Streaming Service Dedicated to British TV Is Launching in Australia This Year

    Britbox will stream retro and recent series such as 'Absolutely Fabulous', 'The Office', 'Blackadder', 'Harlots' and 'A Confession'.

  • News

    The 2020 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Has Been Cancelled

    It's the latest event to be cancelled due to Australia's mass gatherings ban.

  • News

    Netflix's Wild New Docuseries 'Tiger King' Is About to Become Your Next True-Crime Binge

    In its just-dropped trailer, you'll meet Joe Exotic — and dive into his world of lions, tigers, eccentricity, polygamy and murder-for-hire.

  • News

    Coachella 2020 Has Been Postponed Due to Coronavirus

    Set to be headlined by Travis Scott, Frank Ocean and Rage Against the Machine, the huge Californian music festival will now take place in October.

  • News

    Tasmanian Winter Arts Festival Dark Mofo Has Been Cancelled Due to Coronavirus

    "We’re killing Dark Mofo for the year. I know that will murder an already massacred tourism environment, but I feel like I have no choice."

  • News

    Miley Cyrus Has Cancelled Her Upcoming Melbourne Charity Concert Due to Coronavirus

    The US pop star was due to perform at the World Tour Bushfire Relief concert this week, which has been cancelled as a result.

  • News

    Patricia Piccinini's Otherworldy 'Skywhale' Took Flight Today — Without Her New Floating Companion

    'Skywhale' will make her final solo flight in Canberra tonight, before being joined by a new Skywhale friend at the National Gallery of Australia this May.

  • News

    The Best of Berlinale 2020: Ten Films We Can't Wait to Hit Cinemas Down Under

    We hopped over to the Berlin International Film Festival to get the jump on what's coming soon to cinemas.

  • News

    'The Eddy' Is Netflix's New Parisian Jazz Club-Set Drama Series From the Director of 'La La Land'

    The eight-episode drama follows a New York jazz pianist who now co-owns a struggling Parisian club.

  • News

    Acclaimed West End Musical 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie' Is Coming to Australia

    Based on a true story, this feel-good hit will premiere at the Sydney Opera House before touring the rest of the country.

  • News

    Taika Waititi Is Making Two New Animated Netflix Shows Based on 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'

    They're part of the streaming platform's previously announced plans to adapt 16 of Roald Dahl's classic books.

  • News

    SXSW 2020 Has Been Cancelled Due to Coronavirus

    It's the first time in 34 years that the huge annual music and film festival won't take place.

  • News

    The Release of New Bond Film 'No Time to Die' Has Been Delayed Due to Coronavirus

    Daniel Craig's last outing as 007 won't hit the big screens until November.

  • News

    'The Wedding Singer' Musical Is Bringing Its Big 80s Hair and Toe-Tapping Tunes to Melbourne

    A singing, dancing stage adaptation of Adam Sandler's classic flick is showing this June.

  • News

    Free Books Written by Women Will Be Scattered Across Public Transport This Week

    Pick up books by some of Australia's most famous authors around Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

  • News

    Five Pioneering Works to See at the NGV's New 'Japanese Modernism' Exhibition

    This free exhibition features a huge 190 works, many of which have never been seen in Australia before.

  • News

    The Full Trailer for 'Westworld' Season Three Is Here

    This season will venture outside of the titular amusement park — with Aaron Paul joining the cast.

  • News

    The Cast of 'Friends' Is Heading Back to Your TV Screen for a Reunion Special

    The original cast are officially reuniting for an unscripted special on new US streaming platform HBO Max.

  • Feature

    The Localist: Inner East

    The inner east has it all: sports, culture, gardens and the local shops and cafes that bring it all together.

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