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Taking clubbing seriously
This 19th century CBD building is now a restaurant and karaoke bar painted in a rather striking apple green.
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Who is the general public?
The spirit of Marcel Duchamp is being honoured in a show at 99% gallery in the Nicholas Building called The General Public.
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Poet gets perfect score
Three of Victoria’s top poets have just left the state and are on their way to Sydney to compete in the Australian Poetry Slam.
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The stresses of menial work
Should young workers put much effort into their jobs or even expect a reward other than pay?
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Ideas for the mantelpiece
A memorial exhibition for Kate Daw who died during the lockdown is prompting art students and those who knew her to examine her style more closely.
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Does it really matter?
The ideas factory, more commonly known as the Nicholas Building, is set to be protected by a deal brokered by a CBD-based investment company.
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A shared experience at the Forum
There were many inspiring moments at this year’s RISING festival, one being the sight of dedicated fans sitting outside the Forum, hours before a concert was due to start.
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Wedded to the literary canon
It’s not that often that you get such an ambitious book as The Lessons launched in inner Melbourne.
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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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Chilled author transcends gender
Permafrost is ostensibly a short story collection with disparate settings and different narrators but this could be a ruse used skillfully by the author in a first-person point of view.
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New information could save heritage
High-rise truck saga
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