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We talk often about what the world might do when we run out of coal or gas or oil or trees. But what would happen if our fabric supplies were to come to an end? Not only would we be rather cold, we might be subjected to more nakedness than...

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Every now and again someone somewhere in the world comes up with an innovation that changes everything. The wheel, the printing press, electric lighting and the internal combustion engine are just a few inventions that impacted society in ways we could never have imagined at the time of their development.3D...

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Here’s one for Mary Poppins. Kite Aerial Photography (also known as KAP) has come a long way since 1888 when a French photographer by the name of Arthur Batut got it into his head to attach his camera to a kite and send it flying. His photo of Labruguière in France,...

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We were about two hours out of Sydney when the stars started to come out, getting brighter and brighter as we hurtled down the highway, leaving the city and all its pollution behind. It was late, and I was tired, trying desperately to squeeze in a quick nap before it...

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"Sitting on a bench in Wicks Park in Marrickville, reading a field report by The Lifted Brow's Sam Cooney, I madly looked around for a caramel door described in the text. There it was! As if the writer had put the doorway there himself! Of course, I knew he hadn't,...

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This week in Fashion News, we handpick some of Number One Shoes latest winter range, head to Queenstown with Glassons, take some time out with G-Shock, suit up and rug up respectively with I Love Ugly and Ruby, and sip on a few cold Peroni's in style.On Trend: Number One Shoeswww.numberoneshoes.co.nzConsider...

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Brazilian beer company Antarctica Beer has created one of the most innovative products to ever come out of a brewery, the Beer Turnstile. Created for the Rio de Janeiro Carnival, one of the world's biggest parties, of which Antarctica Beer is the official sponsor, it was designed to inspire partygoers...

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Holy Ghost are back with some ridiculously catchy music, The National have us swimming in a sea of love, and Sam Smith goes acoustic to show us the beauty of strings. Put down the iPod; these five tracks are your playlist for the weekend.1. 'DUMB DISCO IDEAS' - HOLY GHOSTHoly...

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Frustrated at the distant Australian release date for The Great Gatsby? Forget the flamboyance and pizzazz of Baz Luhrmann's film, because the best way to get lost in the decadent world of The Great Gatsby is through this 8-bit video game.Okay, maybe we're exaggerating a pinch, and maybe this isn't...

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Want to keep your building cool in summer but are self-conscious of the impact it may have on the environment? Well, those worries could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to the environmentally friendly wooden skin erected by French architect Stephane Malka on student housing in Paris.The wooden...

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Google today unwrapped a gift for all Internet music fans in the form of their new streaming platform Google Play Music All Access. The new service is Google’s attempt to stake a claim on the music streaming market, which now has a customer base in the hundreds of millions, and...

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In the famous words of James Thurber, “One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough”. Whether one for the cocktail connoisseur or three to get the party started, there’s nothing like a cocktail to turn a drink into a real occasion.Once reserved for the...

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