Monthly Archives: July 2011

Weird Things People Say In Bookshops

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

As a bookdealer I’ve had my fair share of bizarre and wacky questions or comments from book browsers and buyer. Writer and part-time bookseller Jen Campbell has taken to compiling some of the odder comments on her book blog, This … Continue reading →

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Flying Car : Finally Street Legal

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Some of us have been waiting decades for our promised flying cars ( and jet packs) and now they’ve finally arrived. It’s been a bumpy road for the Terrafugia company in its development of a “roadable aircraft” over the past … Continue reading →

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Don’t Call Us…

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Shaun Usher, who curates the brilliant Letters of Note blog, which gathers all sorts of fascinating correspondence, postcards, memos,faxes and telegrams, has published a wonderfully amusing letter from the late, great John D. MacDonald. The novelist referenced his early history … Continue reading →

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A World I Never Made

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

     Brooklyn artist Rachel Kwak created this clever mash-up of poetry, animation (cut-outs, stop motion, replacement) and music based on A E Houseman’s poem, A World I Never Made.  

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Cy Twombly RIP

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Just back from MOMA to catch the final days of the fabulous German Expressionist show and was surprised to hear about the passing of American Abstract giant Cy Twombly.  

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Holidays Are So Random

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Does William Gibson know about this? Time Is of the Essence (Cold Mailman) Pop Surrealism is now online. Noelle Stevenson (AKA: gingerhaze) is an illustrator and art student who has cleverly reinterpreted the Lord of the Rings as a hipster/comic/buddy … Continue reading →

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Just In Time for the 4th

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Just in time for the July 4th weekend, PAVEL ZOUBOK GALLERY is presenting the exhibition MARK WAGNER: Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death, featuring the artist’s monumental 17 x 6 foot currency collage Liberty, a 1/11 scale play on … Continue reading →

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Words In The City At Night

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

For the past six years, London-based artist/poet Robert Montgomery has carried out a project that he calls WORDS IN THE CITY AT NIGHT , where he hijacks commercial and public advertising space in cities, often unlawfully. He covers illuminated ad … Continue reading →

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Funny, they don’t look Bluish

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Morocco is famed for its colorful markets, towns and cities, but the northwestern city of Chefchaouen has a singular take on its color scheme. In fact, it’s rare to find a building in the town that’s not painted completely blue … Continue reading →

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A Dance With Dragons

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

If you’re a fan of George R.R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire series, then you’re keenly aware that the long awaited ( 6 years! ) conclusion is due for release on July 12th. And if you’re a cynic like … Continue reading →

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