2010
BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE: ROCK: ANNANDALE HOTEL
We are so glad that last year’s best Endangered Venue is this year’s Best Rock venue. The ... Read more
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BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE: JAZZ: THE BASEMENT
We know that The Basement covers everything from Blues, to folk, to roots to world; but you ... Read more
BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE: FOLK: THE HARP HOTEL
Swap your standard beer for a Guinness and settle in for relaxed night of folk performances at ... Read more
BEST GAY PICKUP JOINT: MIDNIGHT SHIFT
You can’t seriously talk about Sydney’s gay scene without mentioning this Oxford Street landmark. Offering the promise ... Read more
BEST BEST FRIENDLY BEER GARDEN: COURTHOUSE HOTEL
Sunday afternoon drinks at the ‘Courty’ are a Newtown tradition. Funnily enough, drinks at the Courty on ... Read more
BEST USED BOOKS: BERKELOUW BOOKS
The story of Berkelouw books began in 1812 in Rotterdam, Holland. It is no surprise that Berkelouw ... Read more
BEST UNDER $5 SHOP: VINNIES NEWTOWN
Five dollars doesn’t buy you much these days. A handful of giant Freddo frogs, or perhaps one ... Read more
BEST SHOE SHOP: ESPIONAGE
While you might not be able to buy Maxwell Smart’s infamous shoe-phone here, you will find a ... Read more
BEST RETRO (POST 1950): ZOO EMPORIUM
We all know vintage is in vogue (will it ever be outdated?), so step back in time ... Read more
BEST PLACE TO GET TATTOOED: ZACK @ WICKED INK
For Sydneysiders used to having everything at their finger tips, Penrith might seem a long way to ... Read more
Arts & Entertainment
Music
DEATH GRIPS - THE MONEY STORE
After attracting a lot of attention for ...
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JULIA HOLTER - EKSTASIS
Swirling sounds of multiple melodies and many ...
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THE BLACK SEEDS - DUST AND DIRT
New Zealand reggae-soul hard hitters The Black ...
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Theatre
STRANGE INTERLUDE
Known as American dramatist Eugene O’Neill’s 1923 ...
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WHEN DAD MARRIED FURY
When your banker dad who has a ...
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REASONS TO BE PRETTY
Reasons To Be Pretty certainly opens with ...
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Events
SYDNEY WRITERS' FESTIVAL: your week sorted with our shortlist
May 14: National Biography Award It’s hard to ...
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THE WRITER'S PLAYROOM: BENITO DI FONZO
Playwright, poet and performer Benito Di Fonzo ...
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WEATHER FESTIVAL
MY 21st birthday party involved a lot ...
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Comedy
BOB DOWNE'S 20 GOLDEN GREATS
Bob Downe is back and with him ...
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THEATRESPORTS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Leave the maroon and blues at home ...
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TOMMY DEAN
It’s hard to forget this United States-bred, ...
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Books
THE PRIVATE, THE PUBLIC, AND THE LINE IN BETWEEN
You know that old line, ‘whoever invokes ...
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BEHIND THE LINES
Published in newspapers, journals and online, cartoons ...
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AN EVENING WITH RICHARD DAWKINS
Richard Dawkins is not one to shy ...
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Exhibitions
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA
While Harry Potter die-hards may still be ...
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HUNTERS HILL ART EXHIBITION
Hunters Hill, the little suburb that could. ...
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EXPOSED
It’s fitting that the Latin root for ...
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Movies
DARK SHADOWS
Every yahoo off the street knows you ...
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THE DICTATOR
Critics will tear this film apart. The ...
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SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL: INFINITE STORIES
When you’re faced with a film festival ...
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