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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Take a stand against censorship
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Banned Book Week campaign against censorship in America. The folks at Bookmans Entertainment Exchange in Arizona have continued their three decade-long commitment to the cause with a compelling video (see below). The six … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Freedom of Speech, USA, Writing
Tagged Banned Book Week, censorship, Freedom of speech
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Margaret Atwood Rules
If you’ve visited this little blog on a regular basis, you are aware of our abiding love for Margaret Atwood. So, it was a treat to find her recent post at the Granta blog on rules for fiction writers. Margaret Atwood’s … Continue reading
New York State of Mind
London-based artist and architectural illustrator Patrick Vale creates wonderful urban scenes and vignettes. He recently shared a marvelous stop-motion video on one of his finest New York City projects. I’ve watched three time and still marvel at his skill in … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Film, USA
Tagged Empire State Building, Manhattan, New York City
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Digital Donkeys
We’ve brought you a number of diverse posts on WiFi opportunities for travelers, but the digital enabled donkeys is a first. An Israeli historical re-enactment village is now offering WiFi service for tourists at their Kfar Kedem attraction in the … Continue reading
Prepare for Delays
I recently heard that the British Home Office is seriously considering a plan to introduce airport-style security screening at London’s major railway and tube stations. The plan calls for searching passengers for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear materials. Meanwhile, they … Continue reading
Loving Lenticular Mapping
Urban Mapping is a San Francisco-based technology company that produces data and geographic research tools. But they also market a small series of way cool city maps that set a cartophile’s heart afflutter. The Panamap series utilizes a brilliant, patented … Continue reading
Posted in Maps, Tourism
Tagged Chicago, Lenticular printing, New York, San Francisco
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Itinerant Cinema
Created in 2009 by Carles Porta and Toni Tomas, Puck Cinema Caravan is the “smallest cinema on Earth”, and it’s fully portable too. The Lilliputian drive-in theater travels around Europe showing original short animated films to children of all ages. … Continue reading
A Bird of a Different Color
During the 2012 Venice Biennale, the Berlin-based team of Julian Charriere and Julian von Bismarck collaborated on a project to change public perception of Venice’s ubiquitous pigeon population. Utilizing natural dyes and a specially built box-conveyor system, the duo’s “Some … Continue reading
Better Airline Food (really)
Hat-tip to Nikos Loukas for this post from the very entertaining and informative site InFlightFeed. There’s a new and potentially exciting trend in airline meals. A growing number of air carriers are offering a new “pre-order premium meal option” for … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Middle East, South America, Tourism, USA
Tagged Air France, Austrian Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, US Airways, Westjet
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Where are the ebook readers ?
This fascinating infographic on ebook reading habits is from Hip Type, a small company that collects detailed data and demographics for authors with a plugin for ebook publishers. For the infographic, Hip Type examined the “DNA” of a successful book, … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 