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Local Bloke… Luke Gallagher From Waverley

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Waverley resident Luke Gallagher, also known as the Ding Doctor, shares his local favourites with The Beast… How long have you lived here? I was born and raised in Bondi but I’ve lived in Waverley for about 2...

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Video of the Week – The Icebergs Esky

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This week’s Video of the Week is a bit of a time lapse of the recent project that turned the Bondi Icebergs pool into a giant esky full of a particular brand of white bourbon cans. While we’re not big drinkers of thi...

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Emma Freedman… A Fine Young Filly

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During the month The Beast caught up with Channel Nine star and David Jones race wear ambassador Emma Freedman… Where are you originally from? I’m originally from Victoria. I grew up all around Victoria, whether ...

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The Organic Sleeve

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Davo was an individual who forever spoke his mind. He possessed a comic demeanour and was always one to roll with the punches. He was by no means a narrow-minded fellow, but the latest culture of excessive ink tattooed o...

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Big Data = Big Brother

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Every single minute of every day a lot happens on the Internet. When I say a lot, I actually mean a mind-bendingly large amount. Consider this: each minute over 200 million emails are sent, YouTube has 48 hours of mostly...

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The Hardy Sea Urchin

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If you’ve ever been snorkelling or walked across a rock platform around the Eastern Beaches, you have more than likely seen a sea urchin, if not dozens of them. And while they look very unassuming sitting on rocks or o...

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The Wines Of Burgundy Part 1 – Beaujolais

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It might be easiest to think of Burgundy as five sub-regions. These are (from the cooler north to warmer south) Chablis, Côte d’Or (which consists of Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune), Côte Chalonnaise, Mâconnais ...

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Australian English: A Totes Amazeballs Lingo

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Something struck me as I travelled down the Hume Highway towards Canberra the other week and the apparently random combination of the words ‘smash’, ‘a’, ‘pav’ and ‘today’ ...

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On The Money

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What a start to the year it has been: bushfires, floods, political upheaval and economic uncertainty. Thankfully around here we’re blessed with the beautiful bays and beaches of the east. When it’s hot, there’s a b...

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Video of the Week – Bondi Hipsters Sold Out Tour

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The Bondi Hipsters are selling out, coming to DJ in a sewer/wine cellar/coal mine/pot-hole near you. In fact, they’re apparently playing at the UNSW Roundhouse this Thursday, March 28. Not many people know about it...

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