Point the Blade Away From Yourself with the Bavarian State Opera’s 7 Deaths of Maria Callas

COVID-19 makes for strange bedfellows. In quarantine, previously unknown aspects of the people with whom you share a space and perhaps blood can emerge as a result of lack of external stimuli and under a harsher light than usual, because you're dealing with your own aching,...

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Top 10 Australia Culture On this week 05/04/2020 (COVID-19 EDITION)

Sipping Drambuie from the Millennium New Year is a perfectly healthy pastime.   10) Taronga TV 5th-11th April What: Wonder what the animals are up to while the Zoo is temporarily closed? It's zoo-as-usual for the 4,000 animals in Taronga's care - and they're giving you a sneak peak! Over the...

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Rediscover Your Petty Demons with Rufus Wainwright’s Musical Everydays

The edges of one's world inevitably become familiar and smaller once you've peaked as a human in terms of your potential. Even the most apparently altruistic impact-conscious person will make demons of baristas and angels of bartenders, because without that immediate fantasy, we cease to be...

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Top 10 Australia Culture On this week 29/03/2020 (COVID-19 EDITION)

Thought native Celtic harp music would never be relevant to your life? Well you probably thought you'd never have to spend weeks in quarantine as a result of a mass pandemic. It turns out those two mistaken beliefs are not unrelated.   10) Cincinnati Zoo Live 29th March-4th April What: The...

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Top 10 Australia Revelry On this week 29/03/2020 (COVID-19 EDITION)

A stage three lockdown is inevitable. A stage six hangover is only logical.   10) At Home with Tidal  29th & 30th March What: Experience unforgettable live performances from some of your favorite pop artists at home with Tidal. Sunday's livestream will feature JAY-Z, J. Cole, Lil Wayne, Meek Mill, Gunna,...

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A Moment Outside of a Different Time with the Vienna State Opera

In times such as these it's often brought up that the most incredible examples of art, music and scientific discovery occurred during times of strife, uncertainty and, indeed, quarantine. But the people bleating these sweet nothings always fail to mention societies like the ancient Romans who...

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Top 10 Australia Culture On this week 22/03/2020 (COVID-19 EDITION)

This is our COVID-19 survival edition. Sure, for the time being, you can no longer go outside in an ascot, loudly barking the names of random French philosophers in a crowded area to prove that you're a cultured, intellectual person. But that doesn't mean you...

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Top 10 Sydney Culture On this week 08/03/2020

Accept your fate.   10) AI and the Bias of Machines: Robert Elliott Smith 9th March What: How do we stop the internet making bigots of us all? We live in a world increasingly ruled by technology, finding comfort in the idea that this technology is free of prejudice; only its...

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Top 10 Sydney Revelry On this week 01/03/2020

Ever seen a rainbow at twilight?   10) Studio 54 Tribute 6th March What: Electric Boogie returns to farewell the summer with a disco extravaganza. This time you can expect even more decorations & disco balls and a venue fully decked out like the legendary Studio 54! This will be the...

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Top 10 things On in Brisbane this week 23/02/2020

Get ready to laugh your arse off. Whitesnake's on tour.   10) BOADICEA: A Celtic Cabaret 28th February What: An opera depicting the life and times of Boadicea, the Celtic British Warrior Queen, who in 60 AD led an uprising against the Romans. Written by Judy Stevens and Clarry Evans, directed...

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