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Monthly Archives: July 2025
the first cut is the deepest
The impressive artwork of Joanathan Bessaci includes maps cut out and layered to form images. I presently work with old Michelin maps dated from roughly 1920 to 1970. I use old French Michelin maps because I like their color and texture but … Continue reading
Everyone wants to see it
Like millions of other people, seeing the aurora borealis had long been on my list of travel goals. I was overjoyed eight years ago to finally experience the Northern Lights in Iceland after visits to Norway, Alaska and Iceland. Surprisingly, … Continue reading
How Amsterdam Was Built
I have visited hundreds of cities over the decades, but Amsterdam is the one place that I have returned to over and over. If you have been there, it’s probably one of your favorite cities too. And, if you haven’t … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Europe, Film, Uncategorized
Tagged Amsterdam, Netherlands, urban planning
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“If you don’t like a place, maybe you don’t know enough about it”
As I have previously mentioned, the always popular American travel writer is one of my personal heroes. Many years ago I had the good luck to have run into Rick when our paths crossed in Italy and we got to … Continue reading
The hardest season
I was saddened yesterday to read of the passing of the American poet Andrea Gibson at the young age of 49. Here is A lovely, beautiful, and uplifting obituary of poet and activist Andrea Gibson. “One of the last things … Continue reading
Odds and Ends
Regular visitors to TBTP know that I love my coffee but I’m not sure this is a good idea. Vampires are typically depicted as being weakened or even incinerated by sunlight. Now the Department of Computer Science at the Eastern … Continue reading
Bookshop.org’s 100 Bestselling Books of 2025 (So Far)
The online bookseller bookshop.org recently released a list of their bestselling books of the year (so far). The list is quite a bit different than what you might see from larger booksellers and looks more like what your local bookstore … Continue reading
Posted in Books, USA, Writing
Tagged Bookselling, Hunger Games, Octavia Butler, Timothy Snyder
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Rediscover Your Childhood Reads
The books that we read in our childhood often guide us through the world all of our lives. They make us reflect upon our actions and how they can impact those around us; and, perhaps most of all, they outline … Continue reading
“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away”
I recently finished watching the outstanding Star Wars prequel Andor, which IMHO is the best one yet. But while viewing the series I was at a loss trying to place the planets featured in the program. Fortunately, there’s a terrific map of the Star … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 