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Love is a Four Letter Word
If we’re lucky, we know love through the love of and for our parents, siblings, aunts and uncles. What the ancients might have termed Philia. We have known the ‘love’ of having a great meal in a fabulous restaurant and we’ve loved the head first plunge into a 90 minute feature if it hauls us…
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Speeches that have Inspired
Throughout history, great oratory has mobilised the masses for good and evil, in both real and reel life. However, it is important to remember that age is no indicator of the ability to inspire change through language.
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Storytelling at its best
The creative arts enable us to feel, be, dream and learn all at once. An Hungarian shadow theatre troupe had a story to share and thanks to the commercial platform of reality television, they could. As could a Ukranian couple who also practice the art of storytelling with their bodies and hearts. #TheGrandStoriesOfLifeToldMagnificently
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What is an educated man?
One man’s definition affords us the privilege to explore how we categorise the acquisition of knowledge. #BestSixMinutesYou’llSpendToday #EducationIsTheKey
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Media misuse and abuse = The New Media Sandwich
Athletes and Management behaving badly. It’s nothing new. Recent developments in Australian sport make you wonder, why? when? and how? Why are athletes calling press conferences to ‘state’ their position, prior to official discussions with their employer? Why are professional sporting bodies calling press conferences, prior to the completion of official investigations? When did these…
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Michael Oher: The Blind Side of Super Bowl
In focusing on the business of Super Bowl this year, I overlooked the athletes and the Hollywood ending to the real life story of a Super Bowl Champion, Baltimore Raven, Michael Oher. As much as I loved The Blind Side , what I love about this pic is how much it teaches us… How one…
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