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  Move over craft beer fans! The word from London is that there’s a new kind of niche boutique café where the young and hip can be seen. This week saw the birth of the world’s first ever cereal café, where morning, …

The grisly tale of Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street has been told in many incarnations, from Victorian penny dreadfuls to stage plays and even comic books. The most well-known version is Stephen Sondheim’s musical, first performed in 1979, which …

  If you’re going to see Rupert in the hope of participating in a fierce hate fest against a controlling power hungry megalomaniac, you’ll be disappointed. David Williamson’s latest play, a musical satirical narrative about the rise of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, is surprisingly …

Today Australia and the world of sport is in mourning as the family of Phillip Joel Hughes and the people of Macksville prepare to farewell the young cricket player who died last Thursday. His tragic sudden death, only three days before his 26th birthday, …

The 2014 ARIA Awards lit up Sydney last Wednesday, galvanising music industry professionals, recording artists and dedicated fans in a celebration of Australian music. Sky-high heels, suits and some questionable fashion statements graced the red carpet (yes Matt Okine, I’m talking about …

We should have seen it coming. Thirty years on from Band Aid’s original version of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” Bob Geldof has once again made a few phone calls, tweaked a few lyrics and quickly assembled the fourth version of the song …

From November to March, the Art Gallery of New South Wales is offering a wonderful Pop Art collection that all art-lovers will enjoy. With a rich collection of more than 200 works from over 70 artists, the Art Gallery of NSW has …

After witnessing the sexist criticism of his colleagues, Karl Stefanovic decided to conduct an experiment. The host of Channel Nine’s Today show wore the same blue suit on air for two days in a row. Then three days. A month passed by. …

Moonlight Cinema announced its program for the 2014/2015 summer edition with a public lunchtime launch at Martin Place on Wednesday. The city crowd welcomed the colourful open-air cinema setting and seemed to appreciate a lovely pop-up picnic, the opening speech from Moonlight Cinema director Ian …

The history of boybands is littered with scandal and heartbreak. Robbie Williams famously destroyed Take That with his departure (though Gary Barlow and the rest eventually proved their worth a decade later). Justin Timberlake happily left his bandmates in the dust as …