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The Ten Best Melbourne Cup Destinations in Sydney 2011
When it comes to that annual event of indulgence, the Melbourne Cup, there's more important things to decide than which horse to back.
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Spike Jonze Directs Stop-Motion Skeletal Love Story
The acclaimed director's latest short film has you falling in love with a pair of horny skeletons who come to life one night in a French bookshop.
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Steve Jobs’ Biographer Interviewed on 60 Minutes
Walter Isaacson shares the story behind the story.
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A Summer Guide to Men’s Fashion in Sydney
Summer is fast approaching, and for many this means a total review of your wardrobe. Here we've compiled a list of stores around Sydney that will help you look the part in the coming months.
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Win a Double Pass to See Bill Cunningham New York
The documentary follows the life and work of 80-year old Bill Cunningham, photographer for The New York Times and candid fashion icon.
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Hunter S. Thompson’s Hangover Cure
The infamous Gonzo journalist has something to cure your throbbing head.
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David Bowie’s Face Graces the £10 Note
The face of Ziggy Stardust is now official currency in the London suburb of Brixton.
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Designs That Let You Sleep Anywhere, Anytime
Our society seems to be developing an obsession for sleeping in places that are not our beds.
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Japan Tourism to Offer 10,000 Free Flights to Bloggers
At last, there may be a way to put your otherwise life-crippling Facebook addiction to good use.
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Boozy Bears Emerge in South Dakota
Maybe confectionery giants should start selling candy in brown paper bags from now on.
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Win a Double Pass to See Midnight in Paris
Woody Allen’s latest film offers a snapshot of the world’s most adored city in its glory days, where avant-garde intersected with the everyday.
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Occupy Wall Street Protests Start to Spread Around the World
How the American Dream has turned into a nightmare for a large proportion of U.S. citizens.
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Untappd App Combines Social Networking and Beer
The perfect excuse to drink more beer and check your iPhone.
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Message in a Bottle: The Unusual Social Network
Harold Hackett has been sending messages all over the world, but unlike most of us he hasn’t been using a phone or a computer.
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Win Dinner and a Movie at The Beresford’s Italian Film Nights
In the lead up to balmy summer nights, The Beresford is screening a selection of Italian arthouse films every Monday.
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Win Tickets to see Kursk at the Opera House
Step into the dark and witness the psychology of sailors trapped at the bottom of the sea at Kursk.
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Slavery Footprint: Calculating How Many Forced Labourers Work For You
Cue the bright-eyed, pigtailed offspring of ethical consumerism and social media, Slavery Footprint.
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The Ten Best Things to See and Do at Art & About 2011
There's art everywhere, and Concrete Playground's sifted out the best parts of Art & About for you to get to.
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Sydney Theatre Company Launches 2012 Season
Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton have taken inspiration from movies, novels, the preoccupations of the world and the ingenuity of local artists to create Season 2012.
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Newcastle Hosts Two Festivals In One Weekend
Yes, we do like to poke fun at our younger brother Newcastle now and then. But next week we have to admit he's winning big time.
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Join the Chocolate Wonderland at Baroque Bistro
We all have our weaknesses. And if there's one thing that could have me lying to friends and mortgaging a house, it would be chocolate.
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Dine on Wine and Dumplings at New Shanghai
We're talking a feast of delicious dumplings, including New Shanghai's genre-busting soupy and crispy Pan Fried Pork Buns.
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Semi-Fictional Audio Guides Narrate New York’s Museum Mile
A conceptual sound collective and the French join forces to take you for a merry and blissfully confusing journey down Manhattan's Museum Mile.
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Micro-Hotel Sleepbox Makes Being In Transit Appealing
The pod with bed and drop-down desk may mean the days of sleeping in airport food courts are well behind us.
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Experience Slow Food at A Tavola
In this age of fast food, fast cars and fast women, there's something to be said for taking things slow.
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Win a Double Pass to See The Whistleblower
Based on a true story, The Whistleblower, tells the story of human trafficking in a UN controlled post-war Bosnia.
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Win One of Three VIP Passes to Parklife
The good folk at Barcardi are giving you and a friend the opportunity to get your hands on a VIP Parklife experience.
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Belvoir and Griffin Theatre Reveal 2012 Seasons
Sydney's theatre companies have started rolling out their plans for season 2012, and they have us excited already.
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The Ten Best Festivals in Sydney
Get ready to dance kids, because summer’s coming. Here is Concrete Playground's shortlist of Sydney’s best festival experiences.
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Nike Release Back to The Future Sneakers
Nike has released a near-exact replica of the shoes worn by Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future 2.
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Win Tickets to the Opening of The Standard
The Standard, Sydney's newest multi-purpose performance space, opens this Thursday.
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Win Tickets to see Alan Ball at the Sydney Opera House
This discussion of the True Blood creator's process promises to be no less seductive than a naked Mena Suvari writhing around in a bunch of roses.
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Post-it Note Wars Erupt in Paris
French corporate types are unleashing their creative sides in the French capital.
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The Web Wants to Know Your Secrets
As part of London's Ignite Festival, people are anonymously confessing their deepest, darkest secrets online.
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The First Photojournalist in Fukushima’s Power Plant
Photojournalist Kazuma Obara has taken some of the first pictures of the inside of the Fukushima Power Plant and the daily lives of the people who work there.
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Collab Burger: Babekühl x Bill & Toni’s Pub Life
Sydney design trio Babekühl are collaborating with Bill and Tony's Pub Life in Surry Hills this week to bring us a burger of epic proportions.
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Finders Keepers Open Permanent Store in Surry Hills
Follow, a design concept store from the duo behind the Finders Keepers Market, has thrown open its doors to the world.
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The Team Behind Frankie Set to Launch Men’s Magazine
The same team behind Frankie is about to launch Smith Journal, a guy-friendly take on the concept that worked so brilliantly for the ladies.
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The Ten Best Small Bars in Sydney
Those changes to licensing for small bars have certainly been shaking things up around here.
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Win Tickets to See Art vs Science Perform the Music of Icehouse at the JD Set
Our old mate Jack Daniels has made it to 161 fine years. And to celebrate, he’s throwing one mighty big blow out.