Shortlist 491: Art and architecture
‘No person who is not a great sculptor or painter can be an architect. If he is not a sculptor or painter, he can only be a builder.’ - John Ruskin
Catalogues
Shortlist 490: Words and music
Where words fail, music speaks.
‘Music is a moral law. It gives a soul to the Universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, gaiety and life to everything. It is the essence of order, and leads to all that is good and just and beautiful.’ — Plato [attributed].
Shortlist 489: Satirical sprees
Satire: the use of humorous exaggeration and irony to expose people’s failings and stupidity.
Humour: the quality of being amusing or comic, especially as expressed in literature or speech.
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is the largest stand-alone comedy festival and the second-largest international comedy festival in the world. Established in 1987, it takes place annually in Melbourne over four weeks. This year’s Festival runs from 27 March to 21 April.
Shortlist 488: Travelling abroad
‘Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.’ - Mark Twain
Catalogue 247: Australia and the Pacific
Catalogue 246: In the navy
Catalogue 245: Franco-Prussian War
