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NewsThe Best of Vivid Light as Captured by You
The best of Vivid's light projections, as captured by the people of Sydney and her adoring visitors.
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NewsTen Weird But Wonderful Places to See Before You Die
For many people a city is a city, and to truly live and experience beauty one has to look further - much further.
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NewsBeautiful Abandoned Railway Stations Around the World
Take a look at the some of the most gorgeous abandoned train stations from the around the globe to admire their classic beauty.
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NewsA History of Love on Film (and What it Says About Us)
From gay couples to unwed couples and human-monster romance, we look at those films that have changed how we see that crazy little thing called love.
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NewsDreamlike Places That Actually Exist
Ranging from popular tourist destinations to awe-inspiring sights, these are places to add to the bucket list of amazing ones to visit before you kick it.
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NewsThirteen New Movies You Can Watch Right Now That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with Kirsten Dunst as a war photographer in a divided America, Dev Patel directing himself in an action-packed revenge thriller and Kristen Stewart turning heartthrob.
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GuideMust-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far
Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024 standout shows that you need to see.
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GuideSpectacular Autumn Events For Culture Vultures Seeking Their Next Fix
Make sure you add these must-do events to your Sydney culture calendar.
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NewsEurovision Alert: Here's When and Where 2024's Song Contest Is Unleashing Its Europop Marvels
Electric Fields are representing Australia with 'One Milkali (One Blood)', which features the language Yankunytjatjara from the Anangu peoples.
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NewsTwelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching Andrew Scott step into Tom Ripley's shoes, a shattering docuseries about Nickelodeon's kids TV hits and Colin Farrell as a PI.
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NewsSeven New Movies You Can Watch in April That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with Sydney Sweeney as a nun, Timothée Chalamet's return to Arrakis and a Bob Marley biopic.
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NewsTwelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in March
Spend your couch time watching Adam Sandler in space, a stunning Oscar-winning documentary, girl group-fuelled sitcom hilarity and Noel Fielding's latest show.
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NewsHop 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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NewsTwelve New Movies You Can Watch in March That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with a haunting Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal romance, Sofia Coppola's take on Priscilla Presley and stunning Oscar-winner 'Anatomy of a Fall'.
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NewsFrom the 'Mona Lisa' to 'Codex Atlanticus': A Look Inside The Lume's Multi-Sensory Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition
The only 360-degree exact replica of the world's most-famous enigmatic portrait, da Vinci's notebook pages, 40 of his machine inventions brought to life: they're all on display.
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NewsThis American Life comes to Australian cinemas
With a weekly listenership of 1.7 million and a strong following since 1995, This American Life is due to make its debut in Australian cinemas.
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NewsWin Tickets to see Bel Ami
We have five double passes to see Bel Ami, the adaptation of the famously salacious 19th century novel.
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NewsFive Emerging Australian Fashion Designers You Need to Know
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia wrapped up last Friday after showcasing the best of local fashion design against the backdrop of Sydney Harbour.
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NewsThe Buzz on Urban Beekeeping
Urban beekeepers in Australia are on the increase, with more and more people besotted by an unusual new love affair with backyard native beekeeping.
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NewsWin Tickets to 7 Kinds of Happiness
Seven seminars with major industry heavyweights explore how happiness impacts the practice of leading local and international designers.
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NewsInterview: Chip Rolley
The Sydney Writers' Festival artistic director speaks with Concrete Playground about the issues of private versus public.
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NewsFive of the Funniest YouTube Sketch Comedies
Get straight to the good stuff with CP's list of the top five sketch comedy YouTube channels.
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NewsWin Season One of Call Me Fitz on DVD
After years of womanising and substance abusing, Fitz is on the hunt for his long-lost conscience.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to see The Dictator
Sacha Baron Cohen's newest creation is on a mission to safeguard his beloved (oppressed) nation from the clutches of democracy.
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NewsIndia’s ‘Hugging Saint’ Visits Australia
'Amma' drew thousands last week during her Australian stop on her humanitarian hug campaign.
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NewsTourists Steal a Penguin From Sea World Australia
In a hazy, bizarre night, three allegedly intoxicated tourists broke into Sea World Australia, leaving with fairy penguin Dirk.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to see Safe
Win one of ten double passes to see breakneck speed crime thriller Safe.
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NewsJulian Assange Interviews Hezbollah Leader on his New Chat Show
Julian Assange, of WikiLeaks fame, premiered his talk show on RT this past Tuesday.
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NewsIce Cream Truck Supports Marriage Equality
The Ice Cream Truck of Love will hand out free scoops in support of marriage equality.
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NewsLingerie Football League to Visit Sydney and Brisbane
Allphones Arena has announced a partnership with the American LFL: Lingerie Football League, LLC.
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NewsIKEA Plans to Construct an Entire London Neighbourhood
Having conquered furniture and then houses, IKEA has its sights set on building an entire suburb.
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NewsBioluminescent Creatures Put on a Glow-in-the-Dark Spectacle
New York's American Museum of Natural History will feature bioluminescent organisms in an upcoming exhibit.
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NewsPrice of Chocolate: One Good Deed
A Danish chocolatier seeks to generate generosity with his pop-up chocolate shop.
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NewsRent a Village or Country for Your Next Holiday
Instead of renting an apartment for their vacation, rich European holiday-goers are now renting or buying entire villages.
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NewsAustralia’s Boutique Cider Revolution
While a glass of sweet, delicious cider is undoubtedly on trend, we suspect that it will last a little longer than most fads.
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NewsConcrete Playground meets Goodbye First Love’s Mia Hansen-Love
Concrete Playground spoke to the very talented young filmmaker ahead of her film’s Australian release.
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NewsSpend Your Lunch Break Clubbing
Lunch Beat events have inspired Stockholm to get up and dance during lunch hour.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to See This Must Be The Place
Sean Penn plays Cheyenne, a bored, retired, wealthy American goth rock star living in Dublin (and looking a lot like Robert Smith).
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NewsThe Nerdy Girl Gets the Jock and Other Love Stories from the Voices Project
The Voices Project is brings together young people from different backgrounds and disciplines, and makes writers and viewers think about how storytelling changes from medium to medium.
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NewsBucking The Trend, Sydney Gets a New Superclub
Going against the trend for opening small bars for people to escape the pokies and nightclubs, The Star opens a new superclub. With pokies.
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NewsThis Winter’s Handiest Bike Accessory
Irene Posch invents a handy Early Night Biking Glove, sure to raise visibility to any urban bike rider cycling around this winter.
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NewsTen YouTube Channels You Should be Watching
Instead of wasting your time searching through homemade videos, check out this list of ten channels actually worth watching.
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NewsThe Seven Best TED Talks So Far This Year
With a new TED Talk posted every weekday, there is certainly no shortage of brilliance shared on the TED site.
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NewsThe Color Run Leaves Participants Paint Splattered
Touring throughout 18 US cities, The Color Run offers runners a unique and colourful 5k race.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to see A Dangerous Method
Dark and seductively unsettling, A Dangerous Method will take you into recesses of the psyche that you may not have been ready to face.
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NewsTheatres To Usher In Live Tweeting
The last bastion of the phone-free two hours, the theatre, might be about to crumble.
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NewsVivid Ideas 2012 Program Announced
Vivid Ideas is the creative part of the extravaganza that is Vivid Sydney, and this year it's bigger than ever before.
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NewsThe World’s 11 Most Colourful Cities
Many charming little towns throughout the world have put this idea into practice, painting their buildings in bold and bright colours.
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NewsA Bookmark Which Follows Your Reading
For the inner bookworm in all of us, French designer and inventor Oscar Lhermitte has come up with a way to make torn, dog-eared pages a thing of the past.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to see Headhunters
Headhunters tells the story of Roger Brown, a charming villain whose life is turned upside down through greed.
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NewsKony 2012 Campaign Goes Viral
Kony 2012 is a viral campaign spearheaded by the humanitarian group Invisible Children to raise awareness about atrocities in Uganda.
