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    The Ten Best Melbourne Cup Destinations in Sydney 2011

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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

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    The Future of Bike Innovation

    Forget your fixie, these innovative bikes are the real deal.

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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

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    David Bowie’s Face Graces the £10 Note

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    Designs That Let You Sleep Anywhere, Anytime

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    Japan Tourism to Offer 10,000 Free Flights to Bloggers

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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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    David Lynch Goes To Crazy Clown Town

    David Lynch releases a track from his forthcoming LP.

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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

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    The Ten Best Festivals in Sydney

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    Nike Release Back to The Future Sneakers

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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

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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

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    Collab Burger: Babekühl x Bill & Toni’s Pub Life

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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.

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