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Winemakers Want You to Skip the Pre-Drinks and See the Supports For Once

Ditch the pre-drinks and discover the next Arcade Fire.

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Sydney’s The Rook and Melbourne’s Black Pearl Are Swapping Bars

Because you should never be too old to go on exchange.

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Andrew McConnell’s Supernormal Is Finally Opening in Melbourne

Lobster rolls and karaoke, together at last.

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Melbourne’s Attica Reclaims Throne as Australia’s Best Restaurant

Ben Shewry's done it again.

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Here’s That Veggie Haagen-Dazs No One Asked For

Meet Japanese 'healthy' flavours Carrot Orange and Tomato Cherry.

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NYC Opened a Cat Cafe Because New York

Cat'achinos ahoy!

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Twenty-Five Exceptional Films by Indigenous Australian Filmmakers That You Can Stream Right Now

Celebrate Australia's First Nations filmmakers with these potent westerns, horror standouts, coming-of-age gems, Top End rom-coms, outback noirs, and expressive dance flicks.
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A List of All of the Wes Anderson Films, Ranked

No one makes movies quite like Wes Anderson, so we've revisited and ranked them all — even though every single one is a gem.
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It's Eurovision Time: Here's When You Can Watch 2025's Song Contest (with Tony Armstrong and Courtney Act Hosting Australia's Coverage)

This year's Australian entry: Go-Jo with the song 'Milkshake Man', which is being performed with a four-metre-tall blender as part of the set.
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Hop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend

Some feature bunnies. Some include eggs or chocolate. Some have provocative takes on religion.
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Ten 2025 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately

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Predicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2025 Academy Awards

From 'Anora' and 'A Real Pain' to 'I'm Still Here' and 'No Other Land', here's what's likely to emerge victorious at the 2025 Oscars.
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Here's Where You Can Watch 33 of 2025's Oscar-Nominated Movies in Australia Right Now

Massive musicals, monumental dramas, stunning animated gems, heartbreaking documentaries, two Timothée Chalamet movies: they're all Oscar contenders, and you can watch them all.
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Eleven 2025 Golden Globe-Winning Films and TV Shows That You Can (and Should) Watch Right Now

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Nine 2024 Emmy-Winning TV Shows That You Should Watch Immediately

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The Meatball and Wine Bar to Open New Smith Street Location

Melbourne's favourite ballers are expanding.

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Seven Days of Cheap Eats in Melbourne

Eat cheap (but not poorly) seven days a week.

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Voice-Activated Smart BBQ Cooks Perfect Steaks When You Tell It To

Sundays just got lazier — BBQs now come with apps.

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Flour to the People: Mark Free’s Dream for the Flour Market

An interview with the mastermind behind the Flour Market, not your average bake sale.

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Craft Check App Distinguishes Between Craft Beers and Fakes

Is that a craft beer you're drinking, or merely a crafty one?

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The Ten Best Laneway Bars in Melbourne

Melbourne is always bragging about its 'best-kept secrets'. These are what we mean.

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Controversial Burger Chain Carl’s Jr is Coming to Australia

Great news for sex pests and very bad news for people with high cholesterol.

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Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck Is Moving to Australia for Six Months

As you do.

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Crowdfunding Hospitality: IconPark’s New Approach to the Pop-Up

The phrase 'vote to keep your favourite in the house' just got interesting.

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Dinner for Breakfast: Ten of Melbourne’s Best

Inverting the traditional, Australian morning menu, more and more cafes are serving up dinner for breakfast — with everything from hearty breakfast burgers and burritos to stews, salads and souvlaki.

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The Ten Best Events at the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival 2014

Melbourne, it's time to make some dinner plans.

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The Best Cold Coffees in Melbourne

Caffeine hits without the heat.

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Healthy Eating, Melbourne-Style

For the day when you realise your adult body hates you.

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London to See World’s First Edible Firework Display This NYE

Could this inspire Australia's first ever case of firework envy?

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Melbourne’s Eight Best Summer Cocktails

The best cocktails for those warm summer days and balmy nights.

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Viewers Gross’d Out By New Grill’d Ad

Responsible meat eating, or just icky?

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Ubiquitous Sriracha Sauce Now Has Its Own Documentary Film

Your favourite condiment is now a movie star.

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Imbibe Wine and Knowledge at the Vinomofo Pop-Up Shop

A group dedicated to getting you well jolly this Christmas.

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Craft Beer and Book Matching for the Perfect Summer Read

See out a long summer day with The Sundowners and a Sundown Lager.

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Mr & Mrs Smith’s Ten Hottest Hotel Bars

If you're a jetsetting barfly, get ready to spread your wings and drool over the world's top ten hotel bars.

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The Bluffer’s Guide to Summer Entertaining

Be the host/hostess with the most/mostess.

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Yourfork Wants to Let You Order Home-Cooked Food from Your Neighbours

Hooking up the home cooks and the take-out fiends.

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Stock Up on Sriracha Sauce as Factory Goes Into Shutdown

Fans of the spicy sauce might want to stalk up, or risk battling it out in the aisles.

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The Hunger Games Luxury Chocolates Are the Most Delicious Movie Tie-In

Because you certainly want to know what District 12 tastes like.

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Celebrate in the Middle of the Day with Appletiser Lunch Club

Appletiser launches a club for the ladies (and gents) who lunch

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The Art of Artisan Gelato with Messina

The Sydney cult has made it to Melbourne. Gelato Messina talk us through the art of artisan gelato.

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