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This Massive Ball Pit 'Beach' Is Made for Art-Loving Kidults

An ocean of 750,000 recyclable plastic balls has taken over the entire atrium of DC's National Building Museum.

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Win One of Five Double Passes to See Madame Bovary

A little Victorian throwback drama.

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The Best Advice and Observations to Come Out of Semi-Permanent 2015

"Nothing I know belongs to me, I'm really just a product of all the people I've met and been exposed to."

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Understanding the Work of Marina Abramovic in Five Phases

How the performance artist got from bodily extremes to quiet introspection — and with it, superstardom.

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Music Producer Kamandi on Turning a Washed Up Middle Aged Man into a Martyr

We also talk about the pressure of saying yes, the feelings behind a song and the value of just making a lot of music.

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Brilliant Things to Do in Auckland this July

A photo exhibition that encapsulates 2014, the best local tour of the year, unprofessional professional EDM artists and a live music and film crossbreed are just some of the things that make July a brilliant time to explore this fine city of ours.

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Brilliant Things to Do in Wellington This July

Play with Lego under the guise of participating in interactive art, see the best local tour of the year, experience the unprofessional professional EDM artists and get your popcorn ready for the annual NZIFF.

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Google 'Bad Ass Mother Fucker' to Find Artist and Hacker Evan Roth

He builds fake Google street cars to wreck havoc on the streets, collabs with Jay Z and has a permanent art installation at MoMA.

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Five Things You May Not Know About Hermitude + Win Tickets to Their New Zealand Shows

Fresh from the New York’s Governor’s Ball and SXSW, the Aussie genre-benders are now touring New Zealand.

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Win a Double Pass to Semi-Permanent

Take a creative health weekend.

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Tiny Ruins On Creating Good Art Out of Banality

"It’s that kind of sense of fobbing away a part of yourself – the more that I felt that, the more I scrambled to make the most of my songwriting."

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New York Is Getting a Pop-Up Seinfeld Museum

Open for five days only. Get. Out.

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NZIFF Has Made a Foray into Cannes

NZIFF will screen seventeen films from the prestigious festival - including the winners of the Best Director, Jury Prize and Best Actor categories.

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Auckland's Popular Art In The Dark Cancelled

Lights out for Art in the Dark

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The Ten Best Boutique Cinemas in Auckland

The following list includes mainstream, light art-house and hardcore art-house cinema.

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Cassette Store Day Is Coming to New Zealand

Actual thing.

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Concrete Playground Meets Contemporary Artist Joe Helmore

Like his paintings, Joe Helmore is a bit of a pick and mix.

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Your Winter Film Guide

The Hollywood blockbuster formula meets hard-to-tackle issues like mental health and the role of women.

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Real Groovy Queen Street Set For Demolition

Not so groovy.

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Concrete Playground Wants You

We are looking for an additional freelance cultural connoisseur based in either Wellington or Auckland.

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Watch Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard in the First Macbeth Trailer

Australian director Justin Kurzel's highly anticipated follow-up to Snowtown.

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American Football is Coming to New Zealand Next Year

USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!

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Elizabeth Rose's New Single Is an Anthem for Marriage Equality

With sale proceeds being used to help fight discrimination. What a legend.

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Ostro's Josh Emett Is Bringing You a Side of Live Music with Your Mains

Matter-of-factly named 'Dinner and a Show', you will be treated to exactly that.

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Brilliant Things to Do in Wellington This June

Leave your hot water bottle at home.

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Why Is Tame Impala Suing Their Ex-Record Label Modular?

Kevin Parker's on the warpath.

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Win a Double Pass to See Salute

Never forget.

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Five Semi-Permanent Speakers We're Excited to See

Only a month to go.

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Brilliant Things to Do in Auckland this June

Leave your hot water bottle at home.

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Aotea Square Set For a Wintry Makeover

Skating in a winter wonderland.

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Converse Are Winging Bands to the Best Studios on Earth

Just don't forget your drumsticks.

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See Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away as an 8-Bit Video Game

Hayao Miyazaki's beloved film, as an adorable platform adventure.

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Ken Griffen's 'Face Value' Distills Superficial Encounters into Art

The Huffer art director's first solo exhibition is a series of disembodied remainders of fleeting relationships.

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Changes Galore for Gisborne's Rhythm and Vines Festival

It's a new year for the New Year's festival.

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The Seven Best Cinemas in Wellington

A museum cinema hybrid, Wellington's oldest cinema and a theatre stacked with comfy armchairs.

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The Winner of the 2015 Billy T Award Has Been Named

Props, costume changes and audience participation = maximum lols.

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Brilliant Advice, Lessons and Revelations from the Auckland Writers Festival

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Some Very Good Reasons to Head to this Week's Red Bull Sound Select

In case you were planning a quiet night in this week.

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Here is a Movie Theatre Truck That Delivers to Your Doorstep

The pure potential of an actual, literal, motion picture.

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Theatre Director Oliver Driver Makes Cinema Come Alive in New 4D Play

The man driving the crazy theatre-film hybrid show.

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Blur Now Have Their Own Official 'Magic Whip' Ice Cream

For sharing with all the people, so many people.

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Your Guide to the Documentary Edge Film Festival 2015

The Documentary Edge Film Festival brings us a full schedule jam-packed with fascinating films.

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