Arts & Culture
Exhibition finds art in Melbourne’s mundane
In the busy crowds of Melbourne’s CBD, forgotten shopping lists stick to the soles of shoes, while discarded cardboard boxes get kicked out of the way.
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Greens and tenants join forces to save Nicholas Building
The CBD’s premier artistic hub, the Nicholas Building on Swanston St, is still under threat with no clear message coming from the agents about its sale.
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Artist shows cost to environment through Money Tree sculpture
Money may not grow on trees but a recent sculpture outside the State Library has delivered a powerful message about the value of protecting nature.
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A few curses at the Comedy Festival
Behind the scenes of the Comedy Festival there’s quite a different story going on to the stony faces waiting in the audience for a laugh.
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The sourer self of Sean O’Beirne
It’s not easy being a critic and Sean O’Beirne struggles modestly with the role in On Helen Garner, the latest in the Writers on Writers series by Black Inc.
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The Howitt family’s life in the inner city in pre-goldrush times
When Godfrey Howitt, his brother Richard and other members of their family decided to settle in Port Phillip in April 1840, Godfrey brought a home with him and that is what you see here.
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Retired architect finds his passion for photography
When retired architect Ralph Domino discovered a love of photography just before the pandemic hit, little did he know his work would be recognised globally.
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Caroline No
Popular ‘60s psychedelic West Coast group The Beach Boys had an obscure song in their catalogue entitled Caroline No. It appeared on their Pet Sounds album.
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Melbourne is unsafe and it has nothing to do with graffiti
If you have walked around the city lately you would be aware of two things: the homeless people that seem desperate and scary and the expensive attack the council seems to be launching against graffiti.
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The grandeur of Spring St, early autumn 1899
The wealth and extravagance of the 1880s, the era of Marvellous Melbourne, was long gone when this photograph was taken, but it is still evident in the two main buildings you see here – the Grand Hotel on the left and the Princess Theatre on the right.
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Telstra payphones get court approval
A big month in construction
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