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    The Concrete Playground Hot List

    The very best of what's happening in Sydney this week.

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    Claude’s Collaborations

    Pre-renovation, Claude's will be hosting a series of unlikely creative collaborations (cheekily) titled the Mighty Bouche.

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    Win 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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    The Top Five Non-Stuffy Operas of 2012

    Lately there's more than a bit of buzz about opera in Sydney, and it's all on the creative, experimental and accessible side of things.

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    Theatres 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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    Vivid 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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    Vivid Live 2012 Line-Up is Here

    Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Florence & the Machine, The Temper Trap, Janelle Monae and Amon Tobin added to an already stellar line-up.

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    The 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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    A 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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    Win 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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    Kony 2012 Campaign Goes Viral

    Kony 2012 is a viral campaign spearheaded by the humanitarian group Invisible Children to raise awareness about atrocities in Uganda.

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    Jon Rafman’s ‘The Nine Eyes of Google Street View’ Photo Project

    Canadian artist Jon Rafman has presented viewers with a collection of the most bizzare, quirky and often disturbing images that are captured on Google's Street View.

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    The Ten Best Things to See and Do at Art Month Sydney 2012

    As Art Month turns three, Concrete Playground helps you decode its tours, talks, trails and exhibitions.

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    Win a Double Pass to See The Rum Diary

    Based on a novel by Hunter S. Thompson, The Rum Diary follows the wild adventures of a journalist as he takes on a freelance job in Puerto Rico in the 1950s.

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    Concrete Playground Meets Charlie Murphy

    Charlie Murphy deserves some serious credit. Trying to forge a career as a professional comedian is pretty tough at the best of times, let alone when your brother is none other than Eddie Murphy.

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    Vivid Live Announces Plans For 2012

    Vivid Live has ditched the curator position and commissioned new work from Sufjan Stevens for its 2012 installment.

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    Moss Poetry Appears in Sydney’s Paddington Reservoir Gardens

    The walls of Sydney's historic reservoir are currently playing host to obscurely profound pieces of moss poetry.

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    Feast of Thrones

    This Game Of Thrones-inspired menu is not for the faint of heart (vegetarians beware).

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    Take Your Dog to the Pub this March

    What really wins it for me is the idea of a dog sitting beside me at my favourite bar (on a stool, of course).

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    Win a Double Pass to see the Academy Award-Winning ‘A Separation’

    Critics have praised the film for its fast pace, weaving complexity and bravery for commenting on themes which have been kept hidden to much of the Western world.

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    Bondi Farmers’ Markets: Where The Farm Meets The Ocean

    The farmers' markets at Bondi may be a fashionable place to shop, but its popularity isn't a superficial evolution.

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    Concrete Playground Meets Photographer Dean Sewell

    Dean recently sat down with Concrete Playground to talk about the Lonely Station, photography and the usefulness of good rope skills.

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    Win a Double Pass to see Like Crazy

    Enter to win tickets to see the winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Picture at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.

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    Win a Double Pass to Playground Weekender 2012

    A four-day extravaganza in arguably the most gorgeous festival location near Sydney, Del Rio's Riverside Resort on the Hawkesbury.

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    The Ten Best Vintage Homewares Stores In Sydney

    We have compiled a list of the places we believe to be some of the most interesting and inspirational purveyors of vintage homewares, antiques and recycled cool stuff in Sydney.

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    Concrete Playground on the iPad

    Sydney: The Summer Guide is now available for the iPad in the Apple Store.

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    Win a Double Pass to see The Grey

    John Ottoway (Liam Neeson) is forced to lead a group of roughneck men in their fight for survival when the men come under attack by a pack of vicous, aggressive wolves.

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    Concrete Playground Meets Two of Sydney’s New Food Trucks

    Are Sydney's new food trucks prepared to cope with the frenzy of a city of people who really, really like their food and booze?

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    Concrete Playground Meets Wok+Wine

    We catch up with the team behind Wok+Wine ahead of their visit to Sydney, where they're teaming up with us to host an event.

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    Hotel Offers Champagne Baths for Valentine’s Day

    In what resembles a scene from a high-end gangster rap video, guests at London's Cadogan Hotel will be able to bathe in 122 hand-poured bottles of Dom Pérignon.

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    Michael Cera Takes the Stage at the Sydney Opera House

    Theatrical masterpiece 'This Is Our Youth' will undergo another celebrity makeover when the play hits the Sydney Opera House this March.

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    The Best Ads From Super Bowl 2012

    It's usually the off field antics and advertising that captures the imaginations of those outside of the 50 US states.

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    The Global Mail: Not-For-Profit News Site Launches

    Launched today, the not-for-profit news and features website will offer its readers public interest stories both locally and from around the globe.

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    Ten Brands That Should Open Shop in Australia

    After the recent explosion of interest in the In-N-Out Burger pop-up store in Sydney, we take a look at the other cult brands we hope hit our shores soon.

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    Stuart Ringholt’s Naked Art Tours Come to Sydney

    An art tour where all participants must turn up in the flesh, literally.

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    Win a Summer’s Supply of C Coconut Water

    Show us a plant that you can use to make medicine, soap, a mean green curry, alcohol (and a requisite hangover cure), and bikinis from, and we'll show you a coconut.

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    The Top Five Sydney Festival Shows It’s Not Too Late To See

    Sydney Festival 2012 may have wrapped up on Sunday, but you can still catch a number of Concrete Playground's highlights on stages around Sydney.

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    In-N-Out Burger Pops Up in Sydney

    Restaurant Barrio Chino in Kings Cross will undergo an American invasion today, as cult fast-food chain In-N-Out Burger will host a pop-up store for the day from 12 pm.

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    Food Trucks to Hit Sydney in 2012

    This is one government initiative that all Sydneysiders will welcome with open arms and open mouths.

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    Win a Double Pass to St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival Sydney

    For those, like us, who like their festivals a little more niche and boutique, you can't go past St. Jerome's Laneway Festival.

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    Win a Double Pass to See Best Coast

    Their upbeat indie sound is laced with surf rock, with lead singer Bethany Cosentino's fantastic voice carrying each song to glorious, summery heights.

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