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Architectural Heritage – Integral to Cultural Development
The intellectual ideas of every period in world history have always been reflected in its architecture. It is important we consider well the consequences of the decisions we make in tearing down our living heritage, even in regard to modern buildings of great merit.
Downton Abbey Christmas Cracker – Truth and New Beginnings
What an episode the final in Series 2 of Downton Abbey turned out to be, reported our London correspondent, who was quite breathless with excitement about it all. The Christmas Special at Downton Abbey was shot full of lovely lines, many of them delivered once again by the delicious Dowager Duchess Violet, played so flawlessly and with such great verve and vigor by renowned English actress Maggie Smith.
Sherlock – Moffat is Savvy & Being Brainy Sexy in Belgravia
Awesome! Writer Steven Moffat has surely outdone himself with the first story in the second series of Sherlock “A Scandal in Belgravia” featuring the enigmatic and erudite Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as Dr Watson.
Showcasing Opera: Taking the Music of Love & Life to People
Bless you Lyndon Terracini of Opera Australia, for standing up and leading the change needed to make opera far more accessible to those who want to enjoy the richness it will surely add to their lives.
Happy New Year – Welcome 2012 as a Creative Year to Remember
It is time to cast off old thinking and embrace the new. 2012 is a great place to start formulating ideas that will help invent and innovate the future.
Festive Season Fancies – From Christmas Day to New Year 2012
And he who has deserved to drink from the ocean of life deserves to fill his cup from your little stream* Celebrate the festive season with good cheer, a little wine and sweet words. This is the time to be thankful to your host, resolve to give joy to others and, to praise and celebrate [...]
Reading, TV and Music Choices for Festive Season 2011/2012
Riveting reading, considered DVD watching and beautiful music listening are all great can-do activities for the festive holiday season, as are long walks each day. This is the time of year we all need to recharge not only our body batteries, but also refresh our mind, spirit and soul.
Celebrating Christmas – a Feast for the Mind, Body and Soul
Christmas became a celebrated occasion during the nineteenth century in England. Its ethos is about giving love and life, of which the tree is a powerful symbo
Great Voices Inspiring the Ages, Antiquity to Aslan and More
It struck me while chilling out over a great movie just how important great voices have been in shaping the history of the world. They redefined the fate of their nations and its achievements by speaking with authority and by passionately displaying great compassion via their great voices.
Apollo, from the Earth to the Moon – Imagination & Knowledge
Ardent socialist and playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) lived a life of literary criticism dealing sternly with prevailing social issues, but with a lightness of touch that made stark realities palatable. He said ‘Imagination is at the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last you create what you will’. The 60′s was the age of those who dared to dream a dream and then went out and made it happen.
David Jones Food Hall – Original Xmas Menus on the Run
Rosemary Penman produced the original Menu on the Run at David Jones. Her first Christmas menu is an English Traditional Turkey and Ham and a ‘cheater’s’ gravy. The second is an Australian favourite, Seafood.
Notebooks by Betty Churcher – My Favourite Book 2011
Having been an avid, voracious reader of all types of texts since I was a very small child today, in reality, it takes a lot to get me excited about a book. I have read many of the classics, lots of classic novels, masses of thriller fiction works and non-fiction works, including autobiographies, biographies, books [...]
TED -Technology, Entertainment, Design – Ideas to Talk About
When TED2011 took place at Long Beach, California delegates were talking, playing and listening to music, enjoying comedy and dance and much much more. They were emailing, blogging, tweeting, eating and networking while enjoying caffeine-fueled conversation between the program’s many sessions.
Pan Am – Come Fly with the World’s Most Experienced Airline
Can’t wait for the Pan Am television series to come Australia. It’s set in the era when Aussies fell in love with America. So be sure to look to the skies and watch out for Pan Am. It’s ‘out there ‘where the air is rarified, where we can just ‘glide, starry -eyed’ and get ready to pack up and fly away
It’s NOT Alright Mate – Volunteer & Stimulate Civic Thinking
What would you do to stimulate civic thinking and ask the hard questions about fundamental human and communal values? Did you know 1 in 10 Australians are living in poverty and 1 in 6 children too? Australia is a country, which likes to project to the world it is a success story and that we all enjoy a certain quality of life. This national disgrace needs a national solution. Would you volunteer to help.
Transforming Society – Stop Playing the Blame Game and Help
The western system of democracy is going through enormous change world wide. It requires of us all that we re-evaluate what our priorities in life are. Should our leaders be offering society, as a whole, options, ways and choices so that it can transform itself?
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