The Best Places to Eat and Drink During the Melbourne International Film Festival
The perfect place for pre-film feeds and post-screening plot deconstructions.
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This Swing Table Just Made Meetings Way More Fun
Swing your way through boring PowerPoint presentations.
Urban Hackivist Transforms City into Playground
Florian Rivière injects a little fun into the urban mundane of Strasbourg, France.
BIGSOUND's First 2024 Speakers Include Amyl and The Sniffers Frontwoman Amy Taylor Giving a Keynote Address
When the music industry descends upon Brisbane this September, here's who'll be getting talking — and scouting for talent, too.
Good Times Is Northside's New Charmingly Low-Key Pasta Joint
Complete with drawing paper on tables and wallet-friendly negronis, wine carafes and pasta dishes for just $9 a pop.
The Meredith Music Festival Ballot Is Now Open
Time to send a note to Aunty.
Four Pillars Is Releasing Two New Rare Dry Gins So You'd Best Make Room On Your Gin Shelf
If you're a fan of the distillery's Rare Dry Gin, you'll want to try its new Rarer Dry Gin and Rarest Dry Gin — as made with yuzu and bergamot, respectively.
HAIM, Joji and Phoebe Bridgers Headline Laneway Festival's Huge Comeback Lineup for 2023
For its first festivals since 2020, Laneway has curated another impressive lineup — including Finneas, Fontaines DC, Fred again..., Girl in Red, slowthai and Turnstile, too.
Midsumma
Sun, 13 Jan - Sun, 3 Feb 2013
Various locations across Melbourne, Melbourne
Victoria's premiere LGBTQI festival is here again. This is the 25th anniversary, and to celebrate they are hosting hundreds of events across Melbourne. From dancing to parties, classes to plays, Midsu ...
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All Public Transport Will Be Free on Christmas Day and New Year's Eve 2022
So you can get to and from the city (and your family lunch) without spending a penny.
Virgin Is Dropping a Heap of Half-Price Flight Specials Starting at $55 One-Way
They'll only be on sale for two hours — and you'll need to take your getaway this month.
This Cost of Living Report Says Sydney Is Now the 10th Most Expensive City in the World
It beat out New York and London to get there.
Channing Tatum Is Bringing the 'Magic Mike' Franchise Back for a Third and Final Film
Channing Tatum and director Steven Soderbergh are set to return to the series, with 'Magic Mike’s Last Dance' set to head straight to streaming in the US.
Photographer Adam Pinzone's Top Ten Foodie Hot Spots in Brisbane
Follow a Brisbane food trail that's both delicious and photogenic.
The New 'Jurassic World Dominion' Trailer Teases "the Biggest Carnivore the World Has Ever Seen"
Welcome to... the latest instalment in the dinosaur franchise, with Jeff Goldblum, Sam Neill and Laura Dern reuniting 29 years after the OG film.
Drag Queen Trivia Night
Mon, 14 Oct, 2019
Harlow, Richmond
Show off your knowledge with a side of glitz and glamour.
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The New Horror Remake of 70s TV Show 'Fantasy Island' Turns a Tropical Getaway Into a Nightmare
It's definitely worlds away from the mild-mannered television fantasy that aired until the mid-80s.
The Utterly Ridiculous Extra Large Xiao Long Bao Is Coming To Melbourne and Sydney
All our wishing worked.
Tiny House Campsites Are Popping up in Secret Locations in the American Wilderness
As part of their focus on disconnecting, there's also no wifi and you're invited to lock away your smartphone.
'Yellowjackets' Has Already Been Renewed for a Third Season Before Its Second Season Even Airs
Following a plane crash in the 90s and its aftermath, 'Yellowjackets' isn't solving its mysteries anytime soon.
Aru Is the New Technique-Driven CBD Restaurant From the Sunda Crew
It's showcasing ingredients and ancient techniques from the days of pre-colonial trade between Southeast Asia and Australia.
Concrete Playground's Top Ten Films of 2017
If you didn't catch these in cinemas, make it your mission to seek them out before the year's end.
Unico Zelo Has Released a Second Batch of Its Sweet Yuzu Vermouth
The sweet and juicy vermouth is perfect for easy at-home cocktails — or drinking as-is on the rocks.
Botticelli to Van Gogh: Masterpieces from the National Gallery, London
Fri, 5 Mar - Mon, 14 Jun 2021
National Gallery of Australia, Parkes
It includes Van Gogh’s 'Sunflowers' — and it's the largest batch of works to venture beyond the United Kingdom in the gallery's history.
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Christmas Sunday Sessions
Multiple single dates
Victoria by Farmer's Daughters, Melbourne
Victoria by Farmer's Daughters has teamed up with Four Pillars to create a special Christmas-themed and gin-filled bottomless brunch.
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Groom Fest
Tue, 26 Mar, 2019
The Toff in Town, Melbourne
An after-work wedding fair for grooms is coming to town.
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McDonald's Is Finally Bringing Its Coveted Szechuan Sauce to Australia
The much-hyped McNugget condiment will be available as part of a new limited-edition four-sauce range — which also includes the return of Macca's Cajun sauce.
Watch Coachella 2011 Live on YouTube
YouTube Live will broadcast the Coachella music festival live from Palm Springs for the first time ever.
Botanica Festival
Sun, 14 May, 2023
Rippon Lea Estate, Elsternwick
With floral displays, a bonsai showcase, fresh scones and a huge plant sale, this might be the ultimate green thumb's day out.
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QVM Summer Night Market 2022–23
Wed, 23 Nov, 2022
Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne
Melbourne's beloved nighttime food market is returning for a 15-week summer season, complete with global eats, live tunes, pop-up bars and shopping galore.
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No One Cares About the Apocalypse in the New Trailer for Netflix's Comet Comedy 'Don't Look Up'
Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence play astronomers trying to convince humanity that a planet-destroying comet is a big deal.
Abundance Fundraising Party
Sat, 12 Jul, 2014
Theatre Works, St Kilda
St Kilda's Theatre Works are raising dosh for four of Melbourne’s leading independent theatre companies.
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Collective
Thu, 8 Apr - Wed, 28 Apr 2021
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations
Nominated for two Oscars, this compelling and confronting Romanian documentary spirals from a tragic fire to corruption in the country's health system.
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Couched Online Film Festival
Thu, 9 Jul - Sun, 19 Jul 2020
Online
Perth's Revelation International Film Festival has gone virtual — and national.
Reignite Your Passion in Paradise with This Romantic Getaway Offer to Hayman Island
Thu, 1 Feb - Sun, 31 Mar 2024
, Hayman Island
Fall in love all over again in paradise with this limited time offer at the stunning InterContinental Hayman Resort.
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Could Crowdfunding Stop AIDS in Its Tracks?
A team of US scientists wants to develop a vaccine and give it away for free.
The Elysian Whisky Bar
113 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
Only rare whiskies and independent distilleries make the cut at this cosy Fitzroy bar.
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Uber Is Delivering Ice Cream Again, but This Time It's for Charity
George Calombaris, Matt Moran and Neil Perry have created custom ice cream flavs to raise money for OzHarvest.
The Beast
Thu, 30 May - Wed, 19 Jun 2024
Loosely inspired by a 1903 novella yet thoroughly a 21st-century film, this time- and genre-hopping movie starring Léa Seydoux is as potent as cinema gets.
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Rooftop Farming in Berlin
Fish frolicking in beer barrels and a vegetable patch atop an old malt factory in Berlin enjoy the ultimate symbiotic relationship.
Gin Cocktail Masterclass
Thu, 5 Mar, 2020
Ocean 12, Southbank
Enter a lush forest pop-up by the Yarra and shake a martini that even Bond would endorse.
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Road Trip Country: Driving Around New Zealand’s Canterbury Region
Windows down and purpose-made road trip playlist blaring.
Rooftop Yoga
Sat, 19 Jan 2019, Sat, 2 Feb 2019 and Sat, 2 Mar 2019
Rooftop Bar, Melbourne
Do a Saturday morning yoga class at Rooftop Bar.
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This New On-Demand Insurance App Lets You Swipe Right to Insure Your Stuff
Trōv lets you swipe to add insurance, click to cancel and text in to make a claim.
Chatime
641 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn
This Taiwan-founded chain lets you customise your ultimate bubble tea.
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St Kilda's Foreshore Alcohol Ban Has Been Extended Until April
A potential permanent ban is still under consideration.
This New Tasmanian Distillery Is Making the Equivalent of Ten-Year-Old 'Whisky' in Just Ten Weeks
Deviant Distillery is creating a spirit that apparently tastes like whisky, but takes much less time — and water — to produce.
Four Pillars Has Been Named the World's Best Gin Producer
The Yarra Valley-based distillery took out top honours at the 50th Annual International Wine and Spirits Competition in London.
White Night Returns With More Round-the-Clock Art Partying
A night like no other, Melbourne's city streets get set to party from dusk till dawn.
Fancy Hank's New CBD Joint Is Now Open
So. Much. Barbecue.
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