At university and during my early years as a cadet journalist, I was taught one golden rule: always ask why. ‘Why’ was the magic word. It sought deeper answers, sparked emotion, and gave you quotes that leapt off the page.
My beautiful mother-in-law recently gave my daughter a copy of Charlotte’s Web, a book she read as a child herself, and then read to the hundreds of young school children who passed through her classrooms over the years. Lovely and sentimental, right? But the real gold wasn’t the book, it was the handwritten card tucked inside.
I have two favourite movies, Rocky and Beaches. Don’t judge me. They’re classics in my book, and I won’t waste time convincing you otherwise. In Beaches, there’s a scene that gets everyone right in the emotional feels. The mum is on the beach (fitting, right?) and her daughter runs over, saying, “Mum, look, we have the same hands.”
“Relax!” the masseur gently, but firmly, whispers while lodging an elbow somewhere I didn’t know existed. I get a remedial massage every month, and every time I drive my WWE-wannabe masseur crazy by being too tense. And of course, when someone tells you to “relax” that’s the last thing you do.
One of Queensland’s oldest arts organisations, the Royal Queensland Art Society (RQAS), has partnered with a Brisbane business to modernise how corporates interact with art with the launch of a new satellite gallery.
We humans might think we have the whole communication schtick locked down, but there are some members of the animal kingdom that might teach us a thing or two. Bees dance to communicate with their peers, birds connect through song, while ants use sensory touch to advise and communicate with the rest of the colony.
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