Nick Acquroff

Warren Kirk’s new photography book captures parts of Melbourne suspended in time.

Meet Alfie. He's going to “prepare food” for us.

A store for the practical man.

We spent the morning in The Birdcage at Flemington, sampling the food and drinks at Bar Schweppes by Broadsheet, and speaking with Rich Sommer and Sam Ross.

Chips, hot dogs and Chiko Rolls will always have their place, but modern Melburnians want more these days at the drive-in.

Saudi Arabia’s first female filmmaker, Haiffa al-Mansour, made a simple film about a girl who wanted to buy a bicycle. In the process, she became an icon for women’s liberation in the Middle East.

This year Schweppes has partnered with Broadsheet to bring the best of Melbourne’s bars and restaurants to The Birdcage at Flemington for the Spring Racing Carnival. This is a bar you’ll wish was here for more than just four days.

Saudi Arabia’s first female filmmaker, Haiffa al-Mansour, made a simple film about a girl who wanted to buy a bicycle. In the process, she became an icon for women’s liberation in the Middle East.

Just two months after it became the largest city in US history to file for bankruptcy, Detroit is gradually rising from the ashes – and Melbourne’s own Laneway Festival is playing a role in the city’s regeneration.

Just two months after it became the largest city in US history to file for bankruptcy, Detroit is gradually rising from the ashes – and Australia's own Laneway Festival is playing a role in the city’s regeneration.

First time Melbourne Festival curator Josephine Ridge takes us through some key events to look forward to, and tells us just how the 2013 festival will be bringing audiences together in the centre of the city.

Now in its 10th year, the Israeli Film Festival brings Israel’s most exciting, controversial and beautiful films to Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide – and for the first time this year, Canberra and Byron Bay.