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  • Social media at the forefront of news coverage

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Proof we don’t do things in halves, the universe threw two of the century’s largest moments into three days – a royal wedding and the takedown of the world’s most wanted terrorist. And proof of the changing ways we communicate in the 21st century, social media was at the forefront of alerting the world. The…

  • The Royal Wedding – a social media affair?

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    It was reported yesterday that tweets will be banned during Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Royal Wedding ceremony today. That’s right it was alleged signal-blocking technology would be installed at Westminster Abbey, preventing social media leaks by those privy to be up close and personal with the pair. The fears were reportedly about the possibilities…

  • When fashion & technology collide: Burberry’s Beijing Show

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    I’m not someone who you would say is “top of the fashion pack” but it goes without saying that I’m mildly interested in the “catwalk show experience”. I like them and when I’m invited to attend, I go, but I don’t often go out of my way to track them down or view them online.…

  • Let there be rock

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Lovers of rock can swap stage for cinema during the upcoming Let There Be Rock program at the Gallery of Modern Art’s Cinémathèque. Featuring more than 45 documentaries, concert movies and feature films capturing the rebellious spirit of rock music, Let There Be Rock surveys more than 50 years of music on the big screen. Audiences can expect…

  • Art, Love and Life: an Australian love story

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Art and love …. is there anything more romantic than that? For the first time, the story of one of Australian art’s most significant marriages will be told in a new exhibition at the Queensland Art Gallery. The personal artistic union of Ethel Carrick & E Phillips Fox, two of Australia’s most significant late impressionist…

  • The Queensland Premier’s Design Awards return for 2011

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    After the success of last year’s event, the Queensland Premier’s Design Awards are back for their secon official year and ready to add more inspiring design ambassadors to their ranks. So what are the Queensland Premier’s Design Awards you ask? The awards were started in 2006 when Arts Queensland established the Smart State Designer of…

  • Seven with another

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Pecha Kucha was on again last night at the Brisbane Powerhouse. The name “Pecha Kucha” comes from the Japanese term for the sound of “chit chat” which reflects the idea behind the inspirational night – concise speakers who have 20 images x 20 seconds to present their ideas. The stand-out speakers for me were Jessica Huddart…

  • Free art and lifestyle classes in Brisbane

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Do you ever have those weeks that melt into the next, where everyday just mirrors the previous day? If your Monday to Friday routine is set by default like clockwork – wake up, drive the same route to work, work, eat the same tuna and crackers, work, drive the same route home, cook, TV, bed…

  • Institute of Modern Art – Let the Healing Begin with Art

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Brisbane’s Institute of Modern Art’s current exhibition Let the Healing Begin is on display until the end of April. The Brisbane art lover can embrace the notion that art makes us better people, it can even heal our souls… The website states: “In the art world, ‘art therapy’ is the butt of endless jokes. Nevertheless,…