Why Do We Clink Glasses?
Proposing a toast and clinking glasses is an age old tradition for honour and goodwill. But where did that tradition come from?
Proposing a toast and clinking glasses is an age old tradition for honour and goodwill. But where did that tradition come from?
We all know it: rock breaks scissors, scissors cuts paper, paper covers rock (… surely a rock could still tear through the paper but we can let that slide). It’s a game where there is no strategy, no skill, just pure randomness: pure fairness.
Sorry: nope. That’s not true.
February is apparently big-news month. Last week we announced that we’ll be running class in Northcote, and today we announce the launch of classes in St Kilda.
After 3 years hanging out only in the centre of Melbourne, we’re sending an expedition up North to spread the learning love in Northcote.
Today we present our very own video trailer: “Welcome to Laneway Learning”, starring the four members of the Melbourne team: Lucie, Maria, Mark and Michael.
Schizophrenia. We hear the word thrown around on a regular occurrence: in popular culture, in the news and in social conversations, but did you know that most of the time people get its meaning wrong? So what actually is schizophrenia?
Here we go again: another revolution around the sun, another 4 seasons gone by, and another Easter, Melbourne Cup day and New Year’s Eve fireworks passed. Find out what’s coming up, and what you might have missed.
Have you seen the most recent Old Spice advertising campaign “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like”? The adverts are comical, ridiculous and use some pretty impressive choreographing to get the finished project – all in just one take.
Knitting and crochet are back in a big way. Whether it’s to make hipster jumpers or trendy accessories it seems like everyone has got their yarn out, and it’s not stopping there. Textiles are making their mark on art, large scale installations and street art.
Check out the final performance from the most aptly dressed students at a Laneway Learning class to date. Some pretty slick moves from the lovely ladies of Melbourne’s laneways!