Monthly Archives: August 2010

Historic Jaffa-Tel Aviv

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Post and photograph by Annie MacDougall   Built in 1892 to serve as the terminus of the Jerusalem-Jaffa Railway,Tel Aviv-Jaffa’s old train station has been renovated into a stylish complex that houses shops, restaurants, arts shows & classes, two weekly … Continue reading →

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Building Art…Book by Book

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Post by Massimo Pollini. Prague-based, Slovakian artist Matei Kren has created a number of enormous book sculptures at museums and galleries throughout Europe. In 2006, he installed the acclaimed work “ Book Cell Project ”  at the Centro de Arte … Continue reading →

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Zero History is Here (almost)

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

In his new book trailer, novelist William Gibson reads a passage from his upcoming novel, Zero History. The book arrives on September 7th, finishing the cycle of novels that includes Pattern Recognition and Spook Country. Instead of reenactments, the trailer mixes imagery … Continue reading →

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Bedlam in London

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

This post is from Evan Smythe.   Shakespeare’s Globe presents the world premiere of       Bedlam 5 September – 1 October 2010   Shakespeare’s Globe presents the world premiere of Nell Leyshon’s new play Bedlam, between 5 September … Continue reading →

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Join the Slow Travel Movement

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Thanks to Jools Stone from He Thought of Trains blog for this discovery: The Slow Travel Website, the brainstorm of web designer Pauline Kenny and her husband, software developer Steve Cohen, is the information source for people interested in traveling … Continue reading →

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Win a Eurostar trip

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

With two of the world’s most iconic cities only 2h15 apart by high speed rail, Eurostar are in the unique position of being able to offer North Americans the chance to win an amazing vacation to Europe. With the Eiffel … Continue reading →

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The Suspense Is Over

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

  The NPR audience nominated some 600 novels to the “Killer Thrillers” poll and cast more than 17,000 ballots. The final roster of winners is a diverse one to say the least, ranging in style and period from Dracula to … Continue reading →

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Travel Lit Bestseller List

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

  The Indie Travel Literature Bestseller List For the eight-week period ending July 27, 2010, and based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide. 1. A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson, Broadway, $15.99, 9780767902526 2. Every Day in Tuscany Frances … Continue reading →

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Do You Wordle ?

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Thanks to Jonathan Feinberg:   Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, … Continue reading →

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It’s Time For The Great British Beer Festival

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Britain’s biggest beer festival The Great British Beer Festival kicks off today and stretches across a good part of the week till August 7th at the Earl’s Court Exhibition Centre. Hosted by the Campaign for Real Ale, the event will … Continue reading →

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