Monthly Archives: January 2013

The Clocks Were Striking Thirteen

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Penguin UK has decided to mark the sixty-third anniversary of George Orwell‘s death by launching “George Orwell Day” and by issuing a series of new paperback editions of his most beloved books. The series has all original covers designed by … Continue reading →

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Is True Crime Your Genre ?

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Are you in the market for a very special book collection? Do you have an interest in True Crime ? Well, eBay seller uswego has an offer just for you. For the farcical price of $1,000 (plus $250.00 shipping) you … Continue reading →

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Who needs the Guggenheim?

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Who needs the Guggenheim ? And who says that math is boring? Certainly not the creative folks at New York City’s newest museum. Opened to the public on December 15, 2012, the National Museum of Mathematics, in Manhattan’s Flatiron District, is … Continue reading →

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Traveling Photographer

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

This ingenuous short documentary by Max Monty is entitled “A Traveling Photographer”. The film documents the unpretentious, but often poignant work that photographer Kevin Russ creates on his wanderings through the U.S. west and in Mexico. Russ’ pared down technique … Continue reading →

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A Room With a View

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Faktum Hotels is not your ordinary hotel brand. In fact, it doesn’t actually rent hotel rooms at all. Instead, Faktum Hotels is a clever media campaign to bring attention to the plight of homeless people in Gothenburg, Sweden. Website visitors … Continue reading →

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Everyone Wants to Drive the Train

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Yesterday, a Swedish train cleaner succumbed to that universal urge to be a train engineer and went for a three minute joyride with a suburban Stockholm commuter train. Unfortunately, she lacked the skills to keep the Saltsjobannen train on the … Continue reading →

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Not A Travel Magazine

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Whether we like to admit it or not, most of us visit Wikipedia on a regular basis. Well, now folks interested in travel will have one more reason to squander their time on a Wiki site, because the much awaited … Continue reading →

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Can’t Find My Stop

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

According to this handsome metro map, Uruguay‘s capital city boasts an impressive metro system with 12 underground lines, as well as tram lines and elevated train lines. It would be quite impressive for one of South America’s smallest nations if it … Continue reading →

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Murder In The Library

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Classic locked-room mysteries, tales of murder and mayhem in quaint villages or gritty adventures on mean city streets. You will find all of that and more at the British Library’s upcoming exhibition titled Murder in the Library: An A-Z of Crime … Continue reading →

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BON VOI AGE

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

International ad agency Ogilvy & Mather has created this clever campaign for Expedia UK by combining three-letter IATA airport codes to form pithy travel related phrases. Ultimately, they searched 9,000 airport codes to come up with 36 ads. They’ve released 9 … Continue reading →

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