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NewsSeth MacFarlane Makes Hitler Quip as Oscar Nominations are Announced
For all its bravado and banality, we, along with an estimated 40 million viewers worldwide, remain total suckers for the Oscars.
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NewsGuardian shows how to sell papers with most action-filled ad ever
Who knew the weekend supplements were so tense?
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NewsConcrete Playground Meets Director/Animator Simon Rippingale
His new animation A Cautionary Tale has made an impression on Kickstarter and Flickerfest.
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NewsFestival Director Bronwyn Kidd’s Top Six Flickerfest Films
The short-film guru lets us in on her favourites.
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NewsOld Bicycles Turned Elegant Chandeliers
Think your old rusty bicycles belong in the dumpster? Think again.
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NewsBelvoir Makes Peter Pan Free for Newstart Families
$35 a day won't get you theatre tickets, so Belvoir are helping out.
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NewsTen 2025 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
Your newly Oscars-approved viewing list includes films about determined architects, whirlwind romances, catty cardinals, sandworms and more.
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NewsPredicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2025 Academy Awards
From 'Anora' and 'A Real Pain' to 'I'm Still Here' and 'No Other Land', here's what's likely to emerge victorious at the 2025 Oscars.
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NewsHere's Where You Can Watch 33 of 2025's Oscar-Nominated Movies in Australia Right Now
Massive musicals, monumental dramas, stunning animated gems, heartbreaking documentaries, two Timothée Chalamet movies: they're all Oscar contenders, and you can watch them all.
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NewsTwenty-Five Exceptional Films by Indigenous Australian Filmmakers That You Can Stream Right Now
Celebrate Australia's First Nations filmmakers with these horror standouts, coming-of-age gems, Top End rom-coms, outback noirs, Aussie westerns and expressive dance flicks.
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NewsEleven 2025 Golden Globe-Winning Films and TV Shows That You Can (and Should) Watch Right Now
Make a cinema or a couch date with a freshly minted Golden Globe-winner — here's what you can watch right away, and where.
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NewsTwenty-Five Movies That You Can Stream This Christmas No Matter How You Feel About the Festive Season
Pour a glass of eggnog, find your comfiest spot on the couch, then enjoy everything from 'The Holdovers' and 'Die Hard' to 'Last Christmas' and 'Eyes Wide Shut'.
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GuideThe Best Free Events to Catch During Sydney Festival 2025
Sydney Festival is saving your wallet this summer with a cost-of-living defying program of free events throughout January.
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GuideMany of the Best Seats at Sydney Festival 2025's Headline Shows Are on Sale for Just $49 — Here's Why
As NSW's flagship arts fest prepares to celebrate its 49th birthday, affordability has been very much front of mind for Festival Director Olivia Ansell.
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NewsNine 2024 Emmy-Winning TV Shows That You Should Watch Immediately
Your new must-watch list of Emmy-winners includes 'Baby Reindeer' and its has-to-be-seen-to-be-believed tale, the history-making 'Shōgun' and, yes, 'The Bear'.
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NewsNine New Movies You Can Watch Right Now That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with Austin Butler's latest brooding role, serial-killer chiller 'Longlegs' and the animated antics of 'Inside Out 2'.
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NewsThe Five Best Air-Conditioned Coffices in Sydney
A cool cafe for working in is your saviour on a hot day.
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NewsThe Spectacular Sandcastles of Calvin Seibert
You can't make these with your regular plastic spade and bucket.
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NewsPitchfork’s Top Five Albums Of 2012
2012 saw the release of some truly awesome and at times groundbreaking new music
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NewsThe 12 Best Things to See at the Sydney Festival 2013
Christmas is over, but the cultural festivities of summer are just beginning.
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NewsA Guide to New Year’s Eve 2012/13 in Sydney
Concrete Playground has rounded up the ten best places to party this New Year’s Eve.
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NewsThe Summer Movie Smackdown
Some of 2012's biggest titles duke it out on this special day of the year.
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NewsA Bluffer’s Guide to Champagne
With Concrete Playground's bluffer's guide to wine prepare to become a bona fide wine aficionado.
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NewsAmazing Bars Around the World
When it comes to mind-boggling designs, wacky themes and unique going-out experiences then these ten bars are a cut above the rest.
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NewsGoodreads’ Best Books Of 2012
Goodreads Choice Awards offers readers the closest thing the literary world has to a People's Choice Award.
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EventEuropean Easter Market
Sun, 13 Apr, 2025
Polish Club, Ashfield
Get to know how the Polish celebrate Easter, with traditional cuisine and culture at Polish Club Ashfield.
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EventThe Unbound Art Show 2025: 'Horizons of Hope'
Thu, 20 Mar, 2025
Cell Block Theatre, National Art School, Darlinghurst
Buy a local artwork for a good cause at this one-night-only charity art show.
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EventTraveller Whiskey Launch at Jolene's Sydney
Thu, 27 Feb - Thu, 27 Mar 2025
Jolene's Sydney, Sydney
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EventGet Up and Glow
Sat, 8 Mar, 2025
Body By Berner, North Bondi
Get your Saturday started in the best way with a yoga class, brekkie and beauty products — all for free.
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EventLakemba Nights
Thu, 27 Feb - Sun, 30 Mar 2025
Haldon Street, Lakemba
Break your fast in the best way possible, with a sprawling street-food festival held throughout Ramadan.
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EventMoncur Cellars Wine Tasting Series
Multiple single dates
Bistro Moncur, Woollahra
Sip the best chardonnays in the land, with the first event in this wine lovers' tasting series featuring 80 renowned bottles.
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EventDarling Harbour's Culture Alive Festival
Sat, 22 Feb - Sun, 4 May 2025
Tumbalong Park, Sydney
Find your inner zen, bathe yourself in coloured powder and eat your body weight in souvlaki at these three festivals at Tumbalong Park.
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EventThe Music of Joe Hisaishi: Presented by the Sydney Symphony with Art of the Score
Thu, 25 Sep - Sat, 27 Sep 2025
Sydney Opera House, Sydney
Immerse yourself in the work of the legendary Japanese composer at these live concerts.
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EventCorteo — Cirque du Soleil
Thu, 4 Sep - Sun, 7 Sep 2025
Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park
Focusing on a clown imagining his funeral procession, this dazzling hit filled with acrobatic wonders features the Montreal-based company's first-ever central stage setup.
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EventHans Zimmer Live
Sat, 26 Apr - Sun, 27 Apr 2025
Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park
Hear 'Dune', 'Gladiator', 'Interstellar' 'The Lion King' and more performed by a live orchestra and a full band.
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NewsUS Political Maps
Mark Newman's monstrous election maps are more realistic than regular maps, and scarier.
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NewsConcrete Playground’s Picks for Summer at the House
The 2012-13 season is jam-packed full of local and international superstars who look set to showcase all the things we love about the Sydney Opera House.
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NewsCarriageworks Calls on All Corners of the World for 2013 Season
Everyone's favourite rail yard turned arts centre, Carriageworks, has announced a vibrant program for 2013 that includes work from local and international heroes.
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NewsTen Rock-Star Retreats Around the World
You don't have to release a Pitchfork-approved debut album or sell out a stadium to live the life of a travelling troubadour.
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NewsDavid Nemcsik’s Magical and Mysterious Levitation Project
This photographer's exam entry leaves you flying.
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NewsWin Tickets to The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Win a double pass to Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower, starring Emma Watson, Logan Lerman and Ezra Miller.
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NewsHooroo Uncovers Australia’s Top 40 ‘Secret Spot’ Travel Destinations
Travel website Hooroo has uncovered 40 of Australia's best-kept holiday secrets.
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NewsA Bluffer’s Guide to Cheese
If you're sick of bringing the crackers and drip to the party listen up. Here's Concrete Playground's Bluffer's Guide to Cheese.
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NewsConcrete Playground’s Summer Reading Guide
Concrete Playground duly presents our suggestions for the best books to read over your summer.
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NewsWin One of Ten Nights Out for Ten People at The Morrison
The Morrison is giving Concrete Playgrounders the chance to win the ultimate Saturday night on the town.
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NewsInterview: Nick Palumbo of Gelato Messina
"I wanted to create a brand that used traditional craftsmanship but was flexible in the sense that there is no limit to how creative you want to be."
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NewsEight Boutique Online Stores for Beautiful Gifts
Quirky, inspiring, and fun boutiques are only a click away.
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NewsNude Dancers in Whirls and Swirls
Shinichi Maruyama has gracefully encapsulated the swaying of legs, swinging of hips and twirling of arms...
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NewsThe Dictionary Of Obscure Sorrows
The website "Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows" are doing their little bit to make the inexpressible more expressible
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NewsConcrete Playground Visits the Cornersmith Kitchen
Concrete Playground gets down and DIY at one of Cornersmith cafe's famous pickling sessions.
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NewsWin a Harbourside New Year’s Eve Celebration with Scarborough Wine Co.
New Years's Eve is approaching and there's no better place to be than in Sydney, arguably one of the most beautiful New Year's Eve celebrations in the world.
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NewsMake Your Own Perrier Summer Berry Mojito
Mixologist Tomas Vikario shows Concrete Playground how to make a Perrier Summer Berry Mojito in the comfort of your very own herb garden.
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NewsWin Tickets to Uta Uber Kool Ja’s Penthouse Party
Ever wished you were a fly on the wall at a rock star after-party? How about being part of the action?
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NewsThree of the Best at the TAFE Fashion Design Graduate Show
Concrete Playground introduces you to three of the best from the TAFE Fashion Design Graduate Show.
