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Win Tickets To The Selfish Giant

Win one of five double passes to The Selfish Giant.

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Nicolas Jaar and Darkside Invite You to Fall Into Their Small Worlds

We chat to Nicholas Jaar about the light in Darkside.

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Daft Punk’s Merchandise Ads Also Took a Trip Back to the ’70s

When you see The Seal, you know it's real.

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MTV in search of a Kiwi VJ

The job description doesn't sound too bad.

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Imogen Heap Takes to Kickstarter with Computer-Controlling Mi.Mu Glove

Right now, they make music. But soon, they could give us the home equivalent of Tony Stark's studio.

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Broods Release Official Video for Bridges

New video for the brother-sister duo.

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Eleven 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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Must-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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Eleven 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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Hop 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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Nine 2024 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately

'Oppenheimer', an astonishing Ukraine-set documentary, a Wes Anderson short, Emma Stone's most-spectacular performance yet: they each won 2024 Oscars, and you can check them them all now.
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Say Cheers to Hollywood's Night of Nights: Concrete Playground's Oscars 2024 Drinking Game

Whether you're hoping that 'Oppenheimer', 'Barbie', 'Poor Things', 'Past Lives' or something else picks up Academy Awards, here's how to sip along.
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Predicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2024 Academy Awards

Will 'Oppenheimer' sweep the Oscars? What else will win? What should but won't? Here are our predictions.
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Here's Where You Can Watch 32 of 2024's Oscar-Nominated Movies in New Zealand Right Now

From 'Barbenheimer' and twists on 'Frankenstein' to animated 'Spider-Man' antics and devastating documentaries, here's where to watch 2024's Oscar contenders.
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Ten Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in February

Spend your couch time watching the new 'Mr & Mrs Smith', one of this year's Oscar Best Picture nominees and a stellar new space thriller.
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Ten Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in January

Spend your couch time watching an Oscar-nominated true tale, the 'Boy Swallows Universe' TV series and the stunning return of 'True Detective'.

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Sofia Coppola to Direct a Live-Action Little Mermaid

Ariel is, after all, a girl with problems.

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Win a LYNX Prize Pack including a Portable Mini Speaker

Win a LYNX pack and speaker

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Artist Transforms Everyday Wooden Objects into Art

Yes, his name is Maskull Lasserre. What a dude.

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Seven Things We Learnt from SXSW 2014

The future is nearly here, and Game of Thrones' Hodor is a DJ.

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Neil Young Launches Pono at SXSW 2014

Reviving the magic that has been squeezed out of digital music

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Crowdfunding Hospitality: IconPark’s New Approach to the Pop-Up

The phrase 'vote to keep your favourite in the house' just got interesting.

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House of Dumplings

117 Taranaki Street, Wellington

You will have your dumpling and eat it too.
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Southern Cross

39 Abel Smith Street, Te Aro

The bar's ridiculously ‘gram-able courtyard is the perfect summer afternoon spot to sip on a cold one.
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St John’s

5 Cable Street, Wellington

Bean bags with your beersies? Yeah, go on.
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Baobab

152 Riddiford St, Newtown

A Newtown cultural institution.
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Ekim Burgers

257 Cuba St, Te Aro

The best homemade burgers that you can’t actually make at home.
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Enigma

128 Courtenay Place, Te Aro

Goliath-sized burgers and laid-back staff make Enigma a great late night haunt.
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Bebemos

88 Riddiford Street, Wellington

The laid-back Latin craft beer bar houses over 60 different types of beers.
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Fidel’s Cafe

234 Cuba Street, Wellington

Cuba Street's Cuban icon.
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Sweet Mother's Kitchen

5 Courtenay Place, Wellington

New Orleans staples fused with Mexican snack food.
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Tommy Millions

Cnr Courtenay Place And Taranaki Street, Wellington

Big fans of Tommy.

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The Imaginative Twitterature of the Twitter Fiction Festival

A mad rush of lies, poetry and parody accounts, all under the #twitterfiction hashtag.

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The Ten Best Things to See and Do at Womad Festival

There's no festival in New Zealand quite as a diverse.

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President Obama Appeared on Between Two Ferns and It Was Glorious

"If I ran a third time, that'd be like doing a third Hangover movie. That didn't go so well, did it?"

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Amsterdam’s Public Urinals to Turn Pee into Food

Fertiliser without phosphorous is kind of like coffee without caffeine.

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Lena Dunham Wonderfully, Sometimes Nakedly Hosted SNL

Because of course she did.

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Distinctive Music Preferences of Each State in the US

The Naked and Famous get a slice of state-side love.

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Jimmy Fallon Hosts His First Tonight Show, Dances Through Hip Hop History with Will Smith

You know you've made it when you're twerking with the Fresh Prince.

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Back to the Future’s Self-Tying Laces Might Soon Be Real

Nike is out to preserve your childhood dreams.

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Win Tickets to The Past

Win one of five double passes to The Past which opens in cinemas on March 13.

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Win Tickets to The Rocket

The Rocket punches well above its weight with a compelling narrative, heartfelt performances and stunning cinematography.

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See the Stunning Winners in the 2014 World Press Photo Contest

The world's leading visual journalism contest showcases some serious talent.

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Detroit Chef Creates a 10-Course Menu Based on Radiohead’s ‘Kid A’

For one night only a pop-up restaurant will host 36 guests to enjoy the menu, drink pairings and a full stream of the album .

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Limited Free Download /// Clap Clap Riot’s New Single ‘Out of Here’

Clap Clap Riot are back with a new album.

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