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Fashion

Label To Love | Let Dress Up Transport You To The Euro Summer You Wish You Had

The new summer collection features cream denim, lemon yellows and bottle greens. 

U:L Recommends

Why You Should Definitely Go Get A Tattoo With Lauren Winzer This Weekend

Sorry, mum. 

Asia

A New Coffee & Cocktail Bar Just Landed In Ubud And It’s Instagram Goals

Will travel for good coffee.

Fashion

Adidas Just Announced A Childish Gambino Collab Range

Okay, so there isn't much info out there for this one yet. It's all very mysterious. But we'll clue you in on what we know so far.

TV & Movies

The Binge | DOCOS

We know, we know, there’s some great new action flicks on Netflix this month. But leave The Mummy and Kickass on hold for two secs—there’s a bunch of epic docos that are probably more important. This month we’ve got terrifying AI game machines, a group of inspiring women in the Congo, and a hot-of-the-presses glimpse into Trump’s midterm campaign.

Entertainment

Bad Girls Do It Well | M.I.A To Headline Lost Paradise

 As another ripper festival line up drops, we need to know if being in more than one place at one time is scientifically possible. 

Beauty

Here’s How To Deal With Those Pesky Dark Circles Under Your Eyes

We can all dream about those dreaded bags and dark circles banishing for good but in the meantime, here’s a few tips on how you can say bye-bye to tired eyes!

Features

Massive: Golden Century Will Open Another Legendary Venue & This Is What We Know

Because more prawn dumplings and braised crab meat is never a bad idea.

Features

Sydney Just Scored A Floating Crystal Cloudscape That You Can Actually Climb & Welcome To 2018

Nick Cave (the epic American artist, not the iconic Aussie musician) is coming back to Carriageworks with one helluva lofty installation. 

Things To Do

The FODI Line-Up Is Here So Cue All The Dangerous Ideas & Art

Everything you need to know about artificial intelligence, the ethics of data, online privacy, censorship, rethinking colonial histories and sex robots.

Features

Mr Liquor’s Drive-In Is Turning Into A Street-Style Cambodian Pop-Up

The garage will keep much of the Dirty Italian Disco charm but this time around, Southeast Asian-inspired cocktails are on the menu.

Beauty

The Inkey List Is The New Budget Skincare Label Rivalling The Ordinary

In 2017, The Ordinary (part of UK parent company, Deciem) launched around the world, and quickly became the skincare launch of the year. A streamlined, paired back range, their products came without the usual frills; no fancy labelling (though their minimalistic branding has done wonders for their identity and subsequent sales), no ‘cute’ product names, just a focus on simple, hard-working products at a price point that didn’t make your eyes water, or your wallet burn a hole in your pocket.

Things To Do

15 Free Things To Do In Sydney This September

Here we are smashing our way through the big bucks for a solid brunch or lush cocktail for the ‘gram every week, so every penny counts. 

Fashion

PUMA Is About To Launch A New Polaroid Collab Range

Big news, guys. Two of our favourites are teaming up for a pretty sweet collab. PUMA and Polaroid are set to drop their much-anticipated sneaker pack on 8 September. Booyeah. 

Music

The FOMO 2019 Line-up Has Been Announced And We’re Hyped

​Fire up guys, the FOMO 2019 line-up has been announced and it’s epic. 

Things To Do

Here’s Where You Can Sink Your Teeth Into A Metre-Long Vegan Pizza

 It’s called The Vegan Godfather and bless up.

Restaurants

17 Reasons Why You Should Run, Not Walk To Lankan Filling Station | The Verdict

This truly original restaurant is going to blow your mind, trust us. 

Things To Do

19 Things To Do In Sydney This September

Spring has sprung in the best way possible.

PSA: This Is The Best Time Of The Week To Apply For Your Dream Job

The whole process of searching for a new job is the actual pits, right? It’s bad enough you’re over your current role and have missed out on valuable Netflix viewing hours updating your resume, now you have to trawl through job sites looking for something you actually like.

Entertainment

What It’s Like To Be A Full-Time Pro Gamer In Australia

​Brandon ‘Biopanther’ Alexander is one of Australia’s top professional sportsmen, except he does his best work sitting in a chair with a can of Red Bull and some headphones.

Homewares

Art Beat | All The Gram-Worthy Art To See In Sydney In September

Sculptures in a cemetery, pup paintings, and Sydney's gigantic art fair. 

Things To Do

Forget Summer | The Hottest Spring Events You Need To Lock In Your Calendar

It’s time to fire up the group chat and get organising your simultaneous convoy off the couch and into the faaaabulous scene that is Sydney springtime.

Travel Tips

11 Delicious Reasons To Be Early For Your Flight

BYO stretchy pants.

Bars & Pubs

Sydney’s Coolest Japanese Bar Is Opening A Pop Up Dedicated To Gin

Just when you think you have to book flights to Japan, Sydney works its magic and yet another event pops up to transport us to the land of cherry blossoms, green tea, love hotels and sashimi. How good!

Beauty

Curators Of Cool, Urban Outfitters Is Launching Its Own Makeup Range

For years, Urban Outfitters has stocked the latest brands from fashion, homewares and beauty, with their own fashion label making it near impossible to resist their effortless mix of quirky street style and minimalism. And now, this global giant is dabbling in the beauty arena, yesterday announcing that they’re set to launch their first in-house beauty label, Ohii.

Music

Prepare Your Ears: This NYC-Based Vocal Festival Is Opera On A Whole New Level

Think opera is super stuffy and boring? Think again, guys. 

Entertainment

The Falls Festival Line-Up Just Dropped & We’re Shook

We're about to bless the rains down in Australia.

Features

YSL Is Opening A Beauty Hotel In NYC And Our Instagram Is READY

Set to launch during next month’s New Fashion Week—when else(?)—iconic fashion and beauty house, YSL is levelling up once again, opening a hotel dedicated to all things YSL beauty. Seriously, we can’t make these things up…

Fashion

Fjällräven And Acne Studios Are Releasing A Collab Capsule

Ah, Sweden. They’ve given us a few of our everyday essentials: Skype, Spotify...IKEA. And now an upcoming super-collab between Fjällräven and Acne Studio.

Fashion

Road To Runway | Coreprêt Are Here To Solve Your First World Fashion Problems

We chat personal uniforms and sustainable fashion with Melbourne label Coreprêt. 

Music

This Island Festival Is About To Hit Sydney & It’s Full On

Okay groovy people, it’s time to slip on those dancing shoes and fire up the group text because a rad island party is coming in Spring and you’re cordially invited. 

Beauty

Urban Decay Is Launching A New Naked Palette And The Internet Has Broken

It’s been a real rollercoaster of a week, let me tell you. Only a few days ago Urban Decay announced they would be discontinuing their original (and best-selling, iconic, can’t-live-without-it) Naked eye palette *sob*. I looked down into my almost empty palette, and I’ll be honest, it felt like breaking up with my significant other. Sad times, indeed.

Fitness

Embrace Your Zen At Paramount Rec Club’s Free Mental Health & Mindfulness Festival

The serene Surry Hills rooftop sanctuary has dedicated a full month of events to your mental health and mindfulness. 

Features

Everything You Need To Know About Australia’s First Spotify Live-Playlist Gig

Mystery artists and an undisclosed location… oh, and it’s in the best city ever (Sydney). 

Things To Do

17 Awesome Things To Do This Weekend In Sydney

Here’s to massive Bachie parties, a cat cinema and all-you-can-eat dumplings. Seriously… that’s a pretty accurate round up of everything we live for.

Features

This Moonlight Silent Cinema Is Popping-Up To Show Cult 90s Flicks

Cancel your plans and get ready to hang out with Alicia Silverstone and Co. because this outdoor silent cinema is flicking us a much-needed dose of 90s throwbacks this September!

What's On

Forget Socks And Treat Your Dad To A Fun Feast This Father’s Day

We’ve unearthed the very best Dad Day specials happening across Sydney this weekend guaranteed to impress dad. Best part is, you get to eat and indulge in all the things too. 

Things To Do

CONFIRMED: Cardi B Is Legit Coming To Sydney So Get Ready For A Hectic NYD

Tickets are on sale tomorrow. This is not a drill.

What's On

Shakespeare’s Pop-Up Globe Starts This Week & You Know You Want To

Have you ever wanted to travel back in time and take in the sounds of a Shakespeare play in the original Globe Theatre?

U:L Recommends

These Are The 3 SP01 x Metrica Pieces We’re Throwing Our Savings At

People who like to froth over fancy-pants homewares (so, all of us, basically), we’ve got a shit load of piping hot furniture porn coming at you today—you lucky ducks!

TV & Movies

BREAKING: Netflix Has Released The First Images For House Of Cards Season 6 And We’re Thirsty

Considering all of the tea that was spilt in the press surrounding allegations against Kevin Spacey late last year, was there any wonder Netflix gave serious thought to axing the Emmy-winning show, House of Cards?

Features

One Whopper Of A Burger Festival Just Dropped & Adios To Your Summer Bod

Indulge in inflatable lounges, vinyl DJs and a smokey bacon old fashioned. Oh, and a burger or three. 

Features

Another Sephora Just Hit Sydney So Handover The Fenty

 Get ready to ‘sp-lash out’ because, well, brows before bro’s, right? 

Things To Do

This Bar Lets You Yoga, Cuddle Pups & Drink Cocktails All In The One Night

Sounds like everything we’ve ever wanted in life.

Features

Scope All The Best Waterfalls & Lookouts In NSW With This New App

Pretty much a major scenic hack to scouting the best Insta-adventure locations ever.

North America

Hop To It! The World’s First Beer Hotel Has Just Opened

BrewDog has taken things to a whole new scale and instead of just opening up any old bar has opened the world’s first craft beer hotel, DogHouse!

TV & Movies

The True Detective Season 3 Trailer Just Dropped And We’re Keen

​Try to control your hype levels. Drink a green tea and pop on Bach’s Cello Suite No.1 or something because the new True Detective trailer just dropped and we don’t want another harsh come down like season two.

Features

Everyone Is Losing It Over This Tote Bag, Here’s Where You Can Buy It

Have a laugh. Save the planet. You know the drill.

Things To Do

Grab Your Mates, A Mexican Feast With Bottomless Cocktails Has Hit Sydney

Don your favourite sombrero because Sydney’s Bar Patrón is hosting an authentic Mexican lunch with bottomless Patrón cocktails.

Entertainment

Prepare For Party Season Coz A Brand New Hip Hop Festival Is Hitting Australia

Brought to you by the juggernauts behind Stereosonic, Austin City Limits, and Lollapalooza. 

Things To Do

MAJOR NEWS: A Yayoi Kusama Installation Is Coming To Australia Permanently

FINALLY.

Horoscopes | Your Co(s)mic Week Ahead

PSA: just because winter is coming to an end doesn’t mean we won’t be dishing up some cold hard truths. Deep breaths, guys, here’s what you’re in for this week:

Things To Do

Five Awesome Things To Do In Sydney This Week

Here's to 90s TV show trivia in a courtyard and rooftop movie nights.

TV & Movies

Must-See Movies This September 2018

There’s something for everyone at the cinemas this month and here’s a list of the must-see movies in September.

Features

Butter Has Dropped A New Streetwear Collection & It’s Varsity Vibes To A Tee

RIP payday.

Duncan Welgemoed of Africola Will Be Making Your Mary’s Burgers This Monday

Adelaide's king of culinary cool vibes is the first chef to head up Mary's new Metallica-inspired bash, Jump in the Fire. A balls to the wall night of food and juice with French dip burgers.

Things To Do

This Beachside Food Festival Is Back & Cue A Massive Food Coma

Basically your one-way ticket to a two-day mass feed.

Features

Drop EVERYTHING! Sephora Has A Huge Online Sale On Right Bloody Now

Beauty junkies, this’ll make your day; cosmetic big wigs Sephora have announced a mega clearance. And it’s online right. Bloody. NOW!

Features

The Beyond The Valley Line-Up Has Dropped And Your NYE Is Sorted

It's a doozy.

Fashion

Heads Up, ASOS Just Dropped A Retro Simpsons Range

ASOS has just dropped a 90s inspired Simpsons collection in celebration of its upcoming 30th season, and it is *everything* we could have dreamed of.

Homewares

Today Is Your Last Chance To Make Like Kanye And Shop Margiela (On Sale)

The oh-so-sophisticated digital atelier My Chameleon is kicking off its annual warehouse sale today.

Beauty

Game-Changer: Chanel Has Released A Men’s Makeup Range

Making waves in beauty news this week is none other than global fashion icon, Chanel. With a history steeped in breaking boundaries (Coco herself was a vanguard for gender neutral clothing way back in the 1920’s, championing trousers for women in a time of corsets and dresses—the O.G trendsetter) it should come as no surprise that this iconic French fashion house is playing in the male cosmetics market.

Things To Do

17 Awesome Things To Do This Weekend In Sydney

We’re talking some seriously delicious carb loading at the Italian Food and Wine festival, mulled cider and toasted marshmallows by the fire and sushi with a side of free karaoke.

What's On

Missed Dark Mofo? Make The Trip To Tassie For This Festival Instead

Before there was Dark Mofo, there was Junction Arts Festival. 

Things To Do

Sucker For The Ethical-Fashion Life? This New Mega-Market Is For You

This guy is more than just your average hustle-for-the-bargain affair.

Features

Cooked It | How To Make A Bloody Good Sticky Date Pudding At Home

Usually these recipes come down to a spare pair of hours muppeting around in the kitchen on a Sunday arvo, trying to pair various saturated fats with complex carbohydrates without triggering a cardiac arrest. But this time, the recipe comes fresh out of the oven of a real-life bonafide Executive Chef and owner of nel. restaurant, Nelly Robinson. 

Things To Do

Sydney’s First Permanent Food Truck Precinct Is Pulling Up North Of The Bridge

 Enter a 50s airstream bar, hand ball courts, snooker croquet and all the ping pong tables.

Features

Guys, This Avo On Toast Is Worth Over A Million Bucks

Thought the sassy internet meme of 2017 was over? Think again.

Bars & Pubs

Inside Look: Soak Up The Caribbean Vibes at Sydney’s New Dedicated Rum Distillery

Surry Hills has a new rum distillery, and yes—artisanal and locally-made rum is a thing now. 

Things To Do

Here’s Where You Can Moon Skate On A Rooftop

Starlight roller-blading and people dressed as boobs on stage. Seems legit.

Fashion

Dinosaur Designs’ Dreamy New Collection Just Dropped & We Are Digging It

Think dreamy icicle-like earrings and necklaces, and dark marble-esque vases with metallic flecks that catch the light just right.

Things To Do

PSA: Bottomless Cocktails & Italian Feasts Are Hitting Sydney

Inspired by the Italian love for long, boozy feasts with friends and family, Fratelli Fresh is hosting a four-course ‘Long Table Series’ across Sydney, showcasing all the feels and flavours of Italy’s most mouth-watering locations: Sicily, Tuscany and Milan

Bars & Pubs

Inside Look: This Brewery Wants To Spark Up Surry Hills’ Nightlife

The brewery known for its Sydney-centric puns and beautiful beer alliteration has opened a new spot in Surry Hills. 

Homewares

IKEA And NASA Are Joining Forces To Create Weird, Futuristic Furniture

When you think IKEA, you think of that bookcase you build back-to-front, ball pits full of screaming kids, and sketchy $1 hotdogs ("I'll have three, thanks"). Space-age furniture collabs with NASA, not so much. 

Features

Cardi B Is Heading Down Under And We Ain’t Got No Time To Chill

Shut the front door.

Cards Against Humanity Are Looking For New Writers

Yep, the world’s biggest (and most inappropriate) card game is on the hunt for new people to write dick jokes and overt Donald Trump references. And they’re paying $40 an hour apparently.

Horoscopes | Your Co(s)mic Week Ahead

Damn team. Back at it again with the insanely accurate and terrifying horoscopes. That’s what you were thinking, right? Good. Because we’ve been working hard to help you out this week, and you’ll be happy to know you can read without fear. Maybe...

Things To Do

5 Epic Things To Do In Sydney This Week

Just Sydney looking like an actual snack this August.

TV & Movies

Four More Shows To Binge On This Weekend If You’ve Already Finished OITNB

There is nothing as tragic or disheartening than coming to the end of an episode and realizing it was the season finale. Our exasperated voices rise up in a chorus of ‘Now what?!’ as we neatly rebuff Netflix’s flimsy suggestions on what to watch next completely miss the mark and prove once again that the algorithm doesn’t know us even half as well as we thought it would.

Homewares

Budget to Blow Out | Couches

There’s nothing quite like a fabulously fabulous couch or sofa to make a bold statement in your home.

North America

A Pizza Museum Is Open And We Can’t Even

This pop-up is purely dedicated to a food that we all know and love as it can never do us wrong, PIZZA!

Entertainment

Don’t Miss Client Liaison’s Super-Charged Australiana Fest

“The Voice” AKA our nation’s vocal icon, good ol’ John Farnham, is headlining. 

Fashion

Kith Is About To Drop A Sweet Coca-Cola Collab Range

The latest Kith x Coca-Cola collab is about to drop and we are ready. 

Beauty

5 Reasons We’re Living For The New Nars Climax Mascara

This week, the French beauty powerhouse released ‘Climax’ mascara, their latest wonder product, and it’s put the global beauty industry into a tailspin. Now, while mascara doesn’t necessarily have the same je ne sais quoi as, say, their orgasm lip balm that dominated NYC Fashion Week earlier this year, it’s worth noting that Nars doesn’t release a half-baked newbie. Ever. 

Things To Do

18 Awesome Things To Do This Weekend In Sydney

And our solid advice to you? Get cracking. Judging from this list, you’ll need a weekend from your actual weekend.

Homewares

Add This Dreamy Underwater Dance World To Your Art Collection Goals

The photography series is a collaboration between fashion designer Dion Lee, The Australian Ballet, and Bondi's Aquabumps. 

Restaurants

Here’s How You Can Own A Slice Of Surry Hills’ Newest Pizza Joint

Sash is Australia’s first equity crowdfunded restaurant and you can buy-in with baller benefits.

All The Reasons Melbourne Is Not The World’s Most Liveable City

In news that shocked lovers of warm weather and ocean views everywhere—Melbourne is no longer considered to be the world's #1 most liveable city.

Local Escapes

Where To Find These Epic Flower Fields This Weekend

Sydneysiders love their breakfast bowls, their açaí bowls, their smoothie bowls…but how about getting to the heart of where our produce comes from—the food bowl of New South Wales? The road from the Riverina to the Snowy Valleys may be a lesser known road trip, but by jeebus it’s a beautiful, adventurous one.

Homewares

Money To Burn? Anya Hindmarch’s Nostalgic Candles Just Dropped

Famous for her luxury bags and quirky accessories, iconic Brit designer Anya Hindmarch has been responsible for many an ‘it’ bag in her day. But, in a huge plot twist as part of her AW18 collection, Hindmarch has released a limited-edition range of candles, aptly named ‘Anya Smells’.

Time For A Road Trip, Three Blue Ducks Is Launching A Bar In Byron Bay

The boys want this one to be somewhat of a double threat so hold tight for a place where you can dine-in and kick-on all at the one venue.

Things To Do

You Can Text Trees At This Magical Light Exhibition

Some trees make use of sensors and coloured lights, others can receive text messages from you and some can be triggered by water to kick-off animations.

Fashion

Vans Have Just Dropped A New Collection And There Goes Our Pay Cheque

This staple brand has just dropped a new Gum Block collection to add to their line of never-ending classics by adding a modern twist to things.

Features

Red Dead Redemption 2 Is Out Soon, But Most People Are Excited About The Fishing

Rockstar (the crew behind Grand Theft Auto) has just dropped a glorious, 4K, 6-minute gameplay trailer for the hotly anticipated Red Dead Redemption 2. 

Horoscopes | Your Co(s)mic Week Ahead

​Welcome back, guys. It’s nice to see that you care enough about your lives to keep coming back. It seems there’s a lot happening in your lives atm, and as usual, we’ve cooked up some solid, inspirational advice (courtesy of our magical universe powers) that you should definitely take. Here’s what this week has in store for you.  

Things To Do

5 Fab Things To Do This Week In Sydney

Get out there and keep the ball rolling.

Local Escapes

Book Your Next Surry Hills Stay In This Former Convent Turned Design Hotel

With a seriously cool interior, rooftop garden and DIY cocktail bar—this is your dream house.

Restaurants

Pinch Me, Pinchos Have Arrived In Pyrmont | The Verdict

Pinchos are the sexy brother to the tapas. And they're popping up all over town. 

Things To Do

This Mansion Is Throwing An OTT Gatsby Bash So Pass The Martinis

A monster mansion, three gin bars, secret rooms, gardens to explore, dancers and fireworks to get y’all amongst all the action of the jazz age. 

North America

How To Score Cheap Rooms At NYC’s New Design Hotel

A new Boutique Hotel is opening in NYC and they’re offering $89 rooms. Run don’t walk.

What's On

A Japanese Gin-Themed Sensory Pop Up Is Coming To Sydney For One Weekend Only

Gin lovers, listen up, there’s a Japanese gin-themed sensory overload coming to Sydney this month and you’re going to want to be there.

Music

The Meredith 2018 Line-Up Just Dropped And Our Bodies Are Ready

Time to empty those savings accounts, guys. The Meredith Line-Up for 2018 has been announced, and it's a bit of a doozy. 

The Most Insta-Worthy Exhibitions To Catch This August

Glow-in-the-dark art anyone?

Features

Puma Has Dropped Retro-Drum Kicks And We’re Livin’ For Them

Cue 80s sprinkler dance move.

Beauty

You’re 100% Going To Be Wearing These Fluro Eye Liners This Summer

We’re 100% calling this the beauty look of the summer.

Asia

We Finally Know When Bali’s New Beach Club Tropicola Is Opening

If you needed another excuse to escape winter and head to Bali, Tropicola is it. The brand new beach club from the guys behind Seminyak's iconic Motel Mexicola will be sitting pretty on Seminyak Beach by August 2018—giving Mount Agung plenty of time to settle down so we can actually get there!

Things To Do

16 Things To Do This Weekend In Sydney

Here we go people. Another weekend, another round of fab shenanigans to get up to. 

Travel

The Best Spots For Free Wifi In NYC

Starbucks ain't the only internet hub around.

What's On

Cue The Adventure, These Are Sydney’s Best Spots To See Christmas Lights

Whatever suburb you’re in, how ever far you’re keen to travel (or not), there’s a street packed with blinking LED goodness ready for your gawking.

Restaurants

What It’s Like To Eat At This Pan-Asian Hawker Among The Pokies (And Why You Should) | The Verdict

Within easy reach of Asian hawker dishes and poker machines.

Features

Cooked It | How To Make Amazing Vegan Mac ‘N Cheese

In case you aren’t familiar with God’s greatest gift to man, it’s mac & cheese. In fact, you’ve probably heard your non-vegan mates carry on about it, usually when they’re about twelve Furphys deep and scrolling through UberEATS at a speed of seven venues a second. 

Travel

The Best Dog Friendly Airbnbs On The NSW South Coast

If you’re dog obsessed then you know that it’s not a holiday without your best mate. Here are the best dog friendly spots to make your next road trip the ultimate dog friendly getaway.

21 Reasons Older Siblings Are The Best Siblings

Everyone knows that older siblings are guinea pigs. Yes, they often have ridiculous bedtimes, and alright sure, they pretty frequently get handballed the responsibility of raising their brothers and sisters, but there are actually a long list of perks that come with ditching the womb first, and they have nothing to do with height.

Local Escapes

This Road Trip Is Legit Paved With Sapphires & Home To One Of NSW’s Most Delicious Spots!

ICYMI, all that glitters is not gold—it’s sapphires. And boy, is this one sparkly road trip. Fossickers Way is a 559 kilometer route that loops you through the New England region AKA gemstone country. 

Horoscopes | Your Co(s)mic Week Ahead

Happy August, guys. It’s nice to see that you’re brave enough to keep coming back. We’ve been working tirelessly with the wind and the rain and whatever other magic sh*t it takes to predict your future this week, and they’re not looking too bad (or are they).

Things To Do

5 Awesome Things To Do In Sydney This Week

Middle Eastern yum cha and Chin Chin's curry club have launched. Brace yourselves.

Fitness

Nightclub Gyms Are The New Fitness Trend You Need To Know About

Choose between hitting the bar or sweating up a storm on the barre is a thing of the past thanks to nightclub-esque workout classes, the latest fitness trend that is quickly becoming the healthier way to get lit.

Things To Do

11 Free Things To Do In Sydney This August

Who doesn’t love a freebie?

Travel

What’s On In Regional NSW This August

Leave the Big Smoke behind and escape to the countryside.

Travel Tips

5 Totally Legit Duty Free Hacks You Didn’t Know You Needed

Calling all travel addicts!

North America

Plot Twist: Things People Don’t Tell You About Las Vegas (But Really Should)

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but it shouldn’t.

Features

Sydney, Your Fave Night Noodle Market Is Back

The set-up will don neon signs, hanging lanterns and a buzzing garden precinct home to Asian hawkers markets.

Bars & Pubs

Inside Look: A New Bar Serving Wild Ale And Natural Wine Opens Tonight

For non-beer drinkers and beer nerds alike, this one’s for you. 

Bars & Pubs

According To Science This Is The Best Way To Drink Vodka

Spoiler alert, guys: if you’re still drinking VCRs, you’re not drinking vodka right. According to science, there’s a few ways you should be upping your vodka game—and we’ve gone and compiled them all in one handy place so you can impress you mates with your superior knowledge on all things vodka. And they said adulting was hard. Pfft!

Cafes

Drink Coffee And Help Your Hood Today

Drink good and help your hood.

What's On

The Culture Edit | All The Shows To Catch This August

It’s that time of the month, guys. We’re chucking on our top hats, polishing our opera glasses and getting some good ol’ fashioned culture. Some people think art and theatre are the cultural equivalent of eating your greens—but who cares? Greens are good for you. They have vitamins and stuff. And they taste great when you cover them in pork and oyster sauce...were getting side-tracked.

Things To Do

14 Awesome Things To Do This Weekend In Sydney

August is set to be a biggie.

Things To Do

15 Fab Things To Do In Sydney This August

This month calls for French impressionism, truffle menus, a winter party, a friggin’ amazing food safari around the Opera House and a bunch of wine schools because, well, wine not, ya know?

Features

CALLING URBAN CREATORS

#urbancultureis

Restaurants

There’s A Lot To Love At This New Specialty Steakhouse | The Verdict

Including a veggo special, housemade GF focaccia, and an edible candle made of beef dripping and duck fat.

TV & Movies

Everything You Should Be Binge Watching This Month

Winter is well and truly here, guys. Now is not the time to be frolicking outside, being adventurous. Now is the time to *embrace* all the lazy you hold inside you, cocoon yourself in nineteen blankets and glue yourself to the nearest screen.

Features

This Sydney Island Is Throwing A Boozy Paradise Party

With silent discos, gin cocktails and an epic garden bar.

Features

Sydneysiders Can Grab Free Lunch In The CBD Today

Think chicken sambos, Bahn mi, drumsticks, chips and lasagne.

TV & Movies

All The Docos You Should Be Watching In August

Nothing gets us hyped more than a good documentary - it's basically all the fun of a classic Netflix binge, but you get to feel like a #intellectual at the end of it. 

Food & Drink

Tequila Mockingbird | The Verdict

Tequila and Argentinian grilled cheese.

Features

The 4Fourteen Space Has Been Taken Over By An Absolute Ledge

Set to churn out naan pizza, Mezcal cocktails and not-so-classic Indian feeds.

Features

Sydney’s Mega Tea Festival Is Back

And it’s brewing up tea wine just to add to the festivi-tea’s.

Markets & Food Events

Good Food Month Is Delivering All Your Faves Again

You guessed it, Night Noodle Markets are back.

Features

Peak Life, Achieved: Fairy Bread Gelato Exists And No We Can’t Handle It

In what we can only describe as a stroke of genius, the Australians of the Year gang over at Gelato Messina have gone above and beyond this time around, creating probably the most Aussie of all gelato flavours. May we present to you, Fairy Bread gelato. (Permission to lose your shit, 100% granted!)

Features

You Can Now Visit The Upside Down In This Stranger Things Maze

Friends. Don’t. Lie.

Features

Guys, Krispy Kreme & Maxibon Have Done A Sweet Collab

A donut flavoured ice-cream and an ice-cream flavoured donut. Genius.

Features

PSA: Australia’s First Gin Cheese Is Here And We Are Ready

If you thought gin drinkers were sexy, gin cheese lovers are damn next level

Health + Wellness

Turn Off Ya Lights, Neon Lipstick Exists And It’s Next Level

And it friggin' works.

What's On

Forget Tokyo | A Cherry Blossom Festival Is Taking Over Sydney This Month!

Squeaaaal.

Restaurants

Sydney’s Best Vegan Fast Food

Vegan nosh made super duper easy.

Horoscopes | Your Co(s)mic Week Ahead

Hello again lovely people. It’s nice to see that you still take enough interest in your lives to come back and read what the next week will bring you. They’re actually not that doom and gloom this week (unless you’re a Gemini, a Libra or a Scorpio… sorry) so feel free to read without your eyes hiding behind your hands.

Things To Do

6 Awesome Things To Do In Sydney This Week

Oh yes, we’re serving up liquor, lasagne and life-drawing. 

What's On

Belles Hot Chicken And Mary’s Are Throwing A Party Tonight

Featuring fried chicken, burgers and natural wine.

Podcasts & Books

10 Historical Fiction Novels You Should Get Your Hands On Now

The recent success of shows like Call the Midwife, The Crown and good ol’ Downton Abbey proves that we all love a cheeky bit of historical fiction. Nothing captures the imagination like the secret dramas of the English court or the glitz and the glamour of the 1920’s. While a TV show is all well and good, actually reading a piece of historical fiction just takes things to a whole new level, letting you completely immerse yourself in a whole new world.

Food & Drink

This Sydney Newbie Is Giving Away 1000 Pieces Of Fried Chicken

You’ll be feeling like a snack.

Travel

Plot Twist | These European Countries Are Making It Easy AF For Young Aussies To Work Overseas

London is old news team.

Food & Drink

What’s The Deal With Pink Chocolate?

Spoiler alert: it’s delish.

A Bush Tucker, Beats & Booze Bash Is Coming To This Secret Warehouse

 An entire night of rustic and native nosh.

Beauty

Say Hello To Manta: The Demi-God Of The Hairbrush World

No, this is not an image of the new Beats By Dre offering, nor is it some vibrating facial cleanser (though, we are fans of those). No, friends, this is the 2018 adaptation of your hardworking hairbrush. The Rolls Royce of hair, if you will. Deep breaths and take it all in for a moment.

Markets & Food Events

Inside Australia’s Largest Dim Sim Appreciation Facebook Group

The term Dim Sim dates back to the late 1920’s, but the classic recipe we know and love today is thought to have been developed in Melbourne’s Chinatown toward the end of World War 2.

Things To Do

An Astronomer Answers Your Burning Questions About Saturday’s Total Lunar Eclipse

Including when and where you can see it in Sydney, and why the moon will be red.

Travel

The 8 Best Places To Go Whale Watching Around The World

For a surefire whale of a time.

What's On

17 Awesome Things To Do This Weekend In Sydney

Basically Eat Allll of the food. 

Features

FYI, Malala Yousafzai Is Heading Down Under

The world’s youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner is coming for two exclusive events.

Things To Do

All The Insta-Worthy Exhibitions To See ATM

We feel like giant kids.

Features

Cooked It | How To Make A Rainbow Cheese Toastie At Home

I’m not really sure how we got here, but welcome. The food universe has thrown cruffins, milo martinis and turducken benedict at you and it still wasn’t enough. So, we’ve ventured to the ends of the Instagram earth to find you something that’ll really make mum and dad scoff and withdraw any and all financial support—the mighty rainbow toastie.

Beauty

Is This Sydney’s Most Cutting Edge Hair Salon? | The Verdict

So fresh and so clean, clean.

Features

Your Fave Bars Are Getting Behind The #SydneyDoesntSuck Campaign

They're ditching single-use plastic straws which will save millions from being thrown out.

Entertainment

Pay For Your Next OS Trip Just From Pup-Sitting

Because a tall, dark and handsome Pablo is waiting for you.

Wellness

WTH Is Crystal Water And Do I Need To Try It?

If you’re a follower of all things #health and #goodvibes, you might have seen crystal water and crystal water bottles pop up on the ‘gram. Fruit-infused water is so 2017, gemstones are where it’s at. 

Food & Drink

Sydney’s Best Winter Menus To Get Around RN

Cold weather and winter warmers.

Things To Do

Sydney, Your Next Moon Festival Is Locked In

Cue a lantern parade, fireworks and mooncake.

Horoscopes | Your Co(s)mic Week Ahead

Ah, we meet again, friends. Welcome back and congratulations on making it through another chilly, miserable winter week. As usual, we’ve worked tirelessly with the universe, the solar system and mother nature to bring you your weekly predictions. Not surprisingly, they’re a bit miserable for a few of you… sorry.

Things To Do

6 Awesome Things To Do In Sydney This Week

Swap the uggs for joggers and get moving into this week.

TV & Movies

Must-See Movies This August

We’ve got your monthly round-up of the month’s best silver-screen offerings, and damn do they look bloody good!

Fashion

Fashion Edit | Coloured Stockings

‘Tis the season to not shave your legs and cover it up with stockings.

Things To Do

TDE Is Having A Vegan Pop-Up This Weekend

Your one-way ticket to saving the environment and being stylish while you’re at it.

Markets & Food Events

These Are The Best Farmers’ Markets In Sydney

Rain, hail or shine, there’s one weekend activity that’s always there for us Sydney.

The 7 Worst People You’ll See At Splendour In The Grass

Splendour In The Grass is taking centre stage this weekend in good ol’ Byron Bay, which means some of Australia’s loosest units will be converging in the one crusty paddock for a full weekend of glorious delinquency.

What's On

Cheers Guys, Here Are A Bunch Of Boozy Classes Coming Up In Sydney

What’s better than realising stuff? Drinking a cocktail or three as you do, obvs.

Beauty

This Face Jelly Will 100% Save Your Dry Skin Winter Woes

We’re (almost) half way through this frosty hell we call winter (just because the sun is out doesn’t make it warm. Fact) and our skin’s dewy post-summer glow has all but been ravaged by icy winds, office air-conditioning and ‘sub’-zero temps.

Food & Drink

There’s A Boozy Burger Party Happening Tonight

And it's a damn-fine whopper of a stack.

Features

Maccas Has Launched 90s Merch And We’re Here For It

To celebrate one year since Maccas launched on Uber Eats #thankgod

Things To Do

18 Awesome Things To Do This Weekend In Sydney

So much room for winter activities.

Things To Do

Sydney’s Hosting An Epic Festival To Help Beat Plastic Waste

It’s on this weekend and you get a free reusable bottle #win.

Features

Boozy Tea Exists And We’re At Our Peak Adulting Lives

Think cinnamon and orange peel to spice-up your whiskey.

Podcasts & Books

8 New Books From Aussie Authors To Read This Winter

Now that the mercury has plummeted through the floor and triggered a mass deficit of electric blankets at Harvey Norman, the only thing left to do is snuggle up with a good book and a hot Milo (that’s one part milk, 6 parts Milo, 9 parts marshmallow). 

Entertainment

Listen Up, Wrong Skin Is Not Your Average True-Crime Podcast

It came out two days ago and we’re already hooked.

Features

Stop Everything, Wu-Tang Clan Is Coming To Sydney In December

And all nine are jetting down.

Local Escapes

The Best Day Tours To Do In & Around Sydney

From the food and the history, to the views and the booze.

Features

Australia Is Getting A Dedicated Harry Potter Store

Big news this morning guys. Australia is getting its first ever dedicated, bricks and mortar Harry Potter store, and it’ll be open at the end of the month.

Entertainment

Every Reason You Should Be Obsessed With Opera

You mean you’ve never been?

7 Dating Apps For When You’ve Dated Everyone On Tinder

The problem with Tinder is that it’s a lot. A lot of swiping to find your matches, and a lot of people on there. Like, basically everyone. 

Things To Do

This Sydney Exhibition Is Made Up Of 50,000 Rainbow Balls

Do it for the ‘gram.

Food & Drink

FYI, Domino’s Now Has Vegan Cheesy Garlic Bread

Making your life easier one fast-food order at a time.

TV & Movies

A Sabrina The Teenage Witch Reboot Is Coming—And It’s Chilling

Safe space, guys, when Netflix first announced back in 2017 it had Sabrina The Teenage Witch on the cards for a remake we wondered how it could possibly match the original series’ nostalgic 90s vibes?

Central & South America

PSA: You Can Score Cheap AF Flights To South America This Weekend

Hands up who loves (read: desperately needs) a holiday? Hands up who needs a cheap holiday? That’s what we thought. Well, folks, we’ve got some freakin’ huge news for then: Flight Centre’s infamous travel expo is heading to town this weekend only, and you can grab a seriously impressive discount on your trip.

Horoscopes | Your Co(s)mic Week Ahead

Congratulations, fam. If you’re reading this then it means you’ve made it through all of the sh*t we predicted for you over the past few weeks. Snaps for you. However, you still have to get through this week, and it’s not looking too fab for a lot of you (shock-horror).

Fashion

How To Build Your Wardrobe With 6 Key Pieces (& Not Much Money)

Having nothing to wear is a real problem. One that seems to only bless the less stylish of us. After much research (read: stalking cool girls on Instagram) we can confirm that these six items are the building blocks of stylish wardrobes around the world.

Things To Do

5 Awesome Things To Do This Week In Sydney

We're talking a gin appreciation night and hilarious Tinder tales.

Things To Do

Watch West Side Story On Water

Why not, ya know?

Things To Do

A Photography & Wine Workshop Is Coming To Sydney

Calling all aspiring food bloggers and amateur artisans: we’re inviting you to join us and Australian food & lifestyle photographer Kitti Smallbone for a hands-on photography workshop and wine tasting at Barangaroo this August.

Bars & Pubs

Guys, We’ve Just Scored A New Margarita!

Guys, let’s get one thing clear: we’re suckers for a good margarita. Safe to assume you are too, given you’re reading this article, probably messaging your crew with the news that it’s most definitely almost marg o’clock. How did we know? We may or may not be doing that as we write this article.

Entertainment

13 Of The Scariest Movies To Watch This Friday The 13th

Here’s to the cult classics, new releases, Netflix OG’s and scary movie franchises.

Features

Delicious Mocktails For Dry July

The Dry July recipes by Claire Turnbull use all natural ingredients and SodaStream sparkling water, not only are they delish but also healthy!

Features

ICYMI, Free Bags Of Fries Are Being Given Out Today

Happy Fry-yay

Local Escapes

The Best Airbnb Properties Near Sydney’s CBD

We feel a staycay coming on. 

Restaurants

Where To Get Authentic Koshari In Sydney

Rice that’s nice.

Fashion

These Gorgeous Re-Usable Bags Will Seriously Up Your Trolly Dash Fash

The plastic bag ban is in full force, so it’s time to stock up on your reusable shopping bags. Single use plastic bags come from petroleum (a finite world resource) and have some pretty nasty effects when they get into the environment.

Features

Some Genius Translated The Census Into Chocolate

Chocolate for the senses...or the census.

Local Escapes

All Of The Waterfalls You Need To Visit This Month

Sure, you may have road tripped, but have you road trip road tripped? We’re talking a proper start in coastal Coffs Harbour, then driving inland through to the New England region and finishing in Armidale. Visually, it’s a gradual fade out from coastal blue to rainforest green; smell-wise, it’s the smell of the sea transforming into the earthy, misty fragrance of lush national parks.

Features

Avozillas Have Hit Sydney In Case You’ve Been Looking for 1.5kg Avos

Guys, we know how much you love avocados. Avocado burgers, smashed avo and even avocado gelato. But what if we told you that you could go out and score yourself a massive 1.5kg avocado? That's enough for 20 servings of avo on toast (or just one, if you're me).

Beauty

Camila Cabello Has Launched A Havana Makeup Line With L’Oréal And It’s Actual Fire

Havana, ooh na-yass! Okay, so we’re not needing to bring you up to speed on the song. (You know the one.) Camila Cabello’s 2018 smash has been the song to our commuting lives this year.

Things To Do

A Huge Cheese Dome Just Opened In Sydney

And it takes you to the French Alps (kind of).

Food & Drink

The Best Cafés In Palm Beach

An iconic location for the local surfers, wholesome foodies and out-of-towners.

Features

Your Favourite Sizzler Restaurant Could Soon Become A Taco Bell

Third time’s a charm.

Things To Do

19 Epic Things To Do This Weekend In Sydney

Two words- cheese dome.

U:L Recommends

We Decode Your Winter Wardrobe According To Your Star Sign

ICYMI, astrofashion is totally a thing.

Wellness

Why The Hell Is Everyone Talking About Intermittent Fasting?

We’ve all grown up being told breakfast is the most important meal of the day and that we absolutely must eat every three hours and carry snacks at all times to avoid hanger, but recently experts have changed their tune.

Features

Hold Up: The NSW Government Will Pay For Your Car Rego

Wouldn’t it be nice if, for once, someone else footed the bill?

Features

Guys, Caramel M&M’s Are Hitting Stores Today

And we’re all kids again.

New Zealand

Where To Go Hot Air Ballooning In New Zealand

It's something everyone needs to put on their bucket list. Here’s a list of where to go hot air ballooning in New Zealand!

Travel

Why Mozambique Should Be At The Top Of Your Bucket List

When you picture white sand beaches, Peri Peri chicken and diving with sea turtles you probably don’t think of Africa. But Mozambique, a tropical paradise on the east coast, just beneath Tanzania, has all that and more. There’s nothing like going somewhere that isn’t already swamped with tourists and Starbucks coffee shops, so ditch those plans for Phuket and listen up.

Markets & Food Events

PSA: There’s A Hidden Rooftop Campfire Popping Up In Sydney RN

Hikers, campers and adventurers—listen up. 

Features

Cooked It | How To Make Wine For Your Cat

Presenting our most important recipe to date—cat wine.

Travel

All The Best Things To Do In Uluwatu

Sitting a comfortable distance away from the hustle and bustle of Kuta and Seminyak, Uluwatu is your glimpse into the true beauty of Bali.

Food & Drink

Sydney’s Best Harbourside Lunch Spots

Is there anything better than a laid-back afternoon with your mates, harbour views, coupled with wine and a few shared plates? Didn’t think so.

Things To Do

FYI, A Rustic Cider Wonderland Pop-Up Is Coming To Sydney

Mulled cider, bespoke cider cocktails and cider on tap.

Things To Do

Sydney, We’re Getting Another Ball Pit Party

With a cocktail bar because why not?

Horoscopes | Your Co(s)mic Week Ahead

We’ve been in touch with the stars again and the holy gods and whatever else we need to in order to bring you your weekly predictions.

Travel Tips

6 Ways To Stay Healthy When You Travel

Just because you’re getting on a big jet plane doesn’t mean you have to give up on your clean living lifestyle.

24 Things You’ll Understand If You Don’t Watch Game Of Thrones

Good God, people. It’s just a bloody TV show. And before you @ me telling me I can’t possibly begin to appreciate if I’ve never watched it, please know that I know you’re right.

Beauty

The Best Skincare Products For Adult Acne-Prone Skin

If there’s one thing we’re passionate about here at The Urban List (besides eating our body weight in food and knocking back delicious cocktails on the regs) it’s nailing down a skincare regime that won’t break us the hell out. So, with that in mind, we’ve rounded up all the tried and true products that have never steered us wrong.

Entertainment

This True Crime Podcast Will Give You Actual Chills

Ready for it.

Entertainment

Bombshell: UnREAL Is Hitting Us With Another Season And We Can’t Even

You know, to fill that Love Island-shaped void.

U:L By You

Fire Up The Group Chat | The Best Girls Spa Dates In NSW

Copy and paste this entire article in the group chat, they’ll love ya for it.

TV & Movies

27 Thoughts We Had During The Love Island Finale

After six weeks of watching a dozen micro influencers doused in eleventeen layers of Bondi Express tan smash lips, hurl fat slurs and collectively desecrate the relationship standards of an entire generation of young girls, we now eagerly await the crowning of Australia’s most dysfunctional king and queen.

U:L Recommends

Every Pair Of Shoes You Should Own By The Time You Turn 25

We’ve taken the guesswork out of your next visit to the shoe department.

Restaurants

FYI, Newtown’s Flour Drum Will Open For Dinner

Their night-time meals are cooked low and slow.

Asia

Tropicola Is The New Bali Beach Club You Need To Know About

If you needed another excuse to escape winter and head to Bali, Tropicola is it. The brand new beach club from the guys behind Seminyak's iconic Motel Mexicola will be sitting pretty on Seminyak Beach by August 2018—giving Mount Agung plenty of time to settle down so we can actually get there.

TV & Movies

26 Thoughts We Had During Episode 29 Of Love Island

With the end of this epic clusterf*ck well and truly in site, and Millie safe back home on Australian soil, there’s very little to start punch ups over in the villa at the moment but Grant and Eden will have a jolly crack, don’t you bloody worry. 

Local Escapes

It’s Official, This Is The Prettiest Road Trip Near Sydney

Embraced by visiting tourists and neglected by locals, the Grand Pacific Drive is one of our greatest driving routes. As tourists zoom south in their hire cars (no doubt gleefully laughing at our folly), we Sydneysiders forget that this gorgeous road trip is also ours for the taking.

What's On

The Culture Edit | All The Shows Worth Seeing In July

Whether it’s in your yoghurt or on the stage, culture is good for you. Get your monthly dose in July: there’s a Harry Potter spin-off play; and a Jaws screening on the Thames;  and film festivals coming out the wazoo. Your eyeballs will thank you.

Travel

Heads Up, We Found The Floating Festival Of Your Instadreams

ICYMI Yacht Week is the floating paradise of your dreams.

TV & Movies

Guys, It’s Time To Freak The Hell Out Because Pennywise Is Returning

It was deliciously bad enough that Pennywise hit our screens last year in what was arguably the most scary movie but now we hear the evil clown is making a comeback this year.

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