In late May of this year, Melbourne woke up to its coldest day of the year with the CBD experiencing a low of just 3.6 degrees. Since then it’s just gotten colder, and colder, and colder.

So what is there to do, except for hibernate under the covers until Spring arrives? Eat, of course. Melbourne is a city well-known for its diverse food offering and when it comes to comfort eating, well, you’re in the heart of it all. Check out these 6 Melbourne hotspots where you can calorie-load to your heart’s content.

#1 Little Ramen Bar, Melbourne

Ramen has got to be near the top of your list when it comes to winter comfort food. If not, Melbourne CBD’s Little Ramen Bar is the perfect place to become well acquainted with the Japanese soul food. For those who can’t do ramen without an egg, there’s Chashu Tamago or Classic Ramen for hungry city dwellers who like to keep it simple. From $10-14, you won’t be punishing your pocket while you get your eat on, either.

#2 The Beaufort, Carlton

‘Ribs. Booze. Good Times’ is The Beaufort‘s simple, yet easy-to-follow mantra when it comes to eating out. As well as a menu full of comfort food heroes like Hillbilly Tacos, Pound ‘o’ Chicken Wings, The Cheeseburger, Maple Glazed Pork Ribs and the indulgent Truffled Mac ‘N’ Cheese, The Beaufort has some pretty sweet deals happening most nights of the week. How does $9 knock off Negronis sound? Sign us up.

#3 Chicken N Beer, Richmond

Pretty self explanatory, really. Chicken N Beer is a laidback eatery specialising in chicken in all it’s gloriously fried forms along with plenty of sides and a thirst-quenching pint or two. If you aren’t a big chicken fan, fear not, Chicken N Beer also offers meaty skewers and burgers, otherwise, the the restaurant’s beer garden is the perfect place to kick back with a local brew.

#4 Saigon Sally, Windsor

Drawing on Head Chef Arian Li’s pan-Asian heritage, Windsor’s Saigon Sally offering mischievous dishes that are elegantly playful, with just a hint of nostalgia. Get stuck into the Bottomless Brunch at Saigon Sally’s, a Viet-style yum-cha banquet every Sunday from 12pm that includes unlimited bubbles, Bia Hanoi and 6 share plates, or just opt for the ‘Feed Me’ option at $59 per person and you’ve got all your comfort food cravings sorted without even having to peruse the menu.

#5 Baby Pizza, Richmond

No good comfort food comes without a generous dose of carbohydrates. Open for breakie, lunch and dinner, Richmond’s Baby Pizza is the perfect place for casual morning cravings or pre-disco carb-loading. From classic pizzas and calzones, to all the best kind of pasta dishes and fresh insalate, Baby Pizza is a must-go for lining your stomach in style.

#6 5 & Dime, Melbourne

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Fans of the iconic space franchise will soon be able to take their love for Star Wars into their local theme park with Disney giving a glimpse of what’s in store.

The new project isn’t a secret by any means with the park’s expansion having chugged along for some time now. The newly released artist impression is however new and a precursor for what punters should expect when Star Wars Land opens in a few years time.

Built on a 14 acre space, Star Wars Land will boast numerous neo-futuristic buildings nestled between towering rock features, landing zones and market stalls. Most importantly a Millennium Falcon can be seen parked in a cargo bay with people congregating around it, hinting that it could be a full replica which patrons could hop on board.

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If the thought of a vasectomy is enough to make you never want to unzip your trousers again, then here’s some good news, new birth control product for men is just around the corner.

Contraline’s Echo-V and Vasalgel are the latest technologies in male contraceptives. These polymer gel-like devices work by being injected into the ‘vas deferens’ (the ball sack), where they harden and block sperm from leaving the body.

Despite researchers unaware of how well the devices will hold up once inside the body, they are well on their way to being available. “Our goal is to be at the FDA’s doorstep in January or February of 2017,” Contraline co-founder Kevin Eisenfrats told Cosmo. “I’m going to give you the conservative estimate, so you can come back and make sure I held my word: We plan on having Echo-V on the market in five years.”

The biggest difference between Vasalgel and Echo-V, however, is how they are inserted into the body. Echo-V is injected via ‘vasintomy’, which unlike a vasectomy is non-surgical. In fact, the whole procedure to inject Echo-V only takes 3 minutes with some local anesthetic, whereas Vasalgel requires a small incision.

“There are a couple of urologists who are testing [the procedure] and they say it’s easier than a vasectomy,” Eisenfrats said. As for cost? Eisenfrats early estimate is that Echo-V will be comparable in price to a vasectomy, which is about $720.

“Men want to help female partners out now, I think times are changing,” he said. If you’re keen to bear the burden of birth control instead of your partner, then the future is now.

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Each year, Forbes releases a list of the top moneymakers from Hollywood and beyond to make us green with envy, a little more focused on our piggy banks and inspired to begin a career in the limelight. This year’s list of the top 100 celebrity earners, however, is full of surprises.

While the likes of Tay-Tay, One Direction and The Biebs are predictably high on the list, there are a few curveballs. Author James Patterson, fresh-faced comedian Kevin Hart, radio host Rush Limbaugh and iconic musicians like Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney were laughing straight to the bank this year.

In fact, the list features a whopping 14 musicians in the top 30, and it’s not just your average pop star. Country stars Kenny Chesney and Garth Brooks, as well as Calvin Harris and Diddy made it big in 2016. Clearly music and money go hand-in-hand in this day and age.

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Those looking for the fountain of youth may soon need to stop looking.

Joint researchers across Washington University in St. Louis and Keio University in Japan have announced that they’ve discovered a compound which could reverse the ageing process in humans.

The international band of brainiacs have been hard at work studying a new compound called ‘Nicotinamide Mono Nucleotide’ or NMN for short. Administered into lab mice as a drug, NMN has shown a reverse in diabetes, a counter decline in metabolism, eyesight and glucose intolerance.

Along with these positive results is the activation of proteins called sirtuins, which naturally decreases in production as the human body ages. What experiments have shown thus far is that mice which were administered NMN aged slower and possessed a longer lifespan than those that didn’t have NMN.

The results have been so positive that NMN has been fast tracked to become the first anti-ageing drug to be tested on humans. Ten human subjects will join the experiment next month when scientists administer the drug to track if the compound can truly reverse the effects of ageing.

“We’ve confirmed a remarkable effect in the experiment using mice, but it’s not clear yet how much [NMN] will affect humans,” said Professor Shinichiro Imai of Washington University in a statement.

“We’ll carefully conduct the study, which I hope will result in important findings originating in Japan.”

If the drug receives the green light for use in humans by governing bodies, it will mark the first ever anti-ageing treatment to be accessible by the public.

Until then, feel free to embrace the stylish silver fox or the old fashioned ways to prevent signs of ageing.

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We’re all about those bachelor pad goals, and this summer house located on the Greek island of Syros will not disappoint.

With a goal to unify the various spaces of the house under one roof racing the Aegean, minimising volume and maximising the home’s breathtaking view of Plagia bay, architects at Block722 worked with the shape of a deconstructed rectangle with massive openings on all sides.

Entering through continuous miniature courtyards planted with aromatic herbs, guests are greeted by the home’s generous common areas covered in local masonry and decked out with soft furnishings, wood, linen and cool stone.

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Whilst just about everyone in this world is trying to catch imaginary monsters with their camera phones, a select group of talented pundits are pushing the boundaries of their iPhone hardware to capture stunning images for the annual iPhone Photography Awards.

Given that there are over one billion iPhone users worldwide, Apple’s iPhone camera is today the world’s most used camera. This doesn’t make sifting through the thousands of images from entrants across 139 countries any less arduous.

RELATED: Winning Entrants From The 2016 Drone Photography Contest

For this year’s coveted contest, categories extended across still life, people, animals, food, portrait and many more. There would only be one winner though and that crown went to China’s Siyuan Niu who captured ‘Man and the Eagle’. Coming in at second was Poland’s Patryk Kuleta for his depiction of Modern Cathedrals followed by the USA’s Robin Robertis for her entry titled She Bends with the Wind.

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There was puppies, there was kittens, and now there’s ice-cream. Despite the cold and less than appealing weather in Australia right now, Uber is bringing #UberIcecream back this week for a very good cause.

This Friday, Uber will be delivering feel good frozen treats to thousands of Aussies across the country, with the help of OzHarvest and some of Australia’s top celebrity chefs in the name of guilt-free indulgence.

George Calombaris, Matt Moran and Neil Perry have each designed an exclusive #UberIcecream flavour inspired by rescued ingredients, with the aim to fund 100,000 meals for vulnerable Aussies.

Pick from George Calombaris’ Caramel and Walnut Baklava Smash, Matt Moran’s Banoffee Crunch or Neil Perry’s Spice Cookie and Caramel Swirl, which each tub purchased helping to fund 5 meals for OzHarvest to feed local people in need.

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Libraries can be rather dividing, either catering to those who love reading (or hooking up amongst books) whilst leaving others out.

One particular library in China is trying to change this by turning the conventional hub for knowledge into a grand design experiment guaranteed to give those who walk through its doors an ultra trippy experience even before they pick up a book.

The Yangzhou Zhongshuge library located in China uses unconventional elements to fill the massive 1,000 square metre space. The design itself was created by architectural firm XL-Muse who decked the place out in grand bookshelves, curved walls and a full mirror-glassed floor. The latter reflects the arching bookshelves to make it seem like you’re walking through a vortex of knowledge…or maybe a set piece from Inception.

The concept came about from the simple element of water, with design project leaders wanting to mimic the flowing nature of water through the library. The library will no doubt get new patronage through its doors but whether or not that’s to read or just take selfies or catch Pokemon is another thing altogether.

For now you get to enjoy photos of the untainted space.

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