Monthly Archives: February 2026

“Practice resurrection. Part of who you are is who you will be.”

Posted on February 18, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front by Wendell Berry Love the quick profit, the annual raise, vacation with pay. Want more of everything ready-made. Be afraid to know your neighbors and to die. And you will have a window in … Continue reading →

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There are certain books you’ll find you’re not ready for.

Posted on February 17, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

Michael Silverblatt, the longtime host of LA’s KCRW radio show “Bookworm” — known for interviews of authors so in depth that they sometimes left his subjects astounded at his breadth of knowledge of their work — has died. He was … Continue reading →

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Abra Kadabra

Posted on February 16, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

For  more than a century folks around the world have watched magicians waves a wand and utters those mystical words, “Abra Kadabra,” before pulling a rabbit from a hat or some equally entertaining bit of prestidigitation. Little did they know, … Continue reading →

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Ride the Krill Wave

Posted on February 15, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

It has been ages since I visited the fabulous Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California. If you are ever in the region, do not miss an opportunity to see it. I recently stumbled on their YouTube channel and Krill Waves … Continue reading →

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Who told you that there is no true, faithful, eternal love in this world!

Posted on February 14, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

Who told you that there is no true, faithful, eternal love in this world! May the liar’s vile tongue be cut out! Mikhail Bulgakov “Only when you grow old do you see the rarity of beauty, and what a wonder … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Renaissance

Posted on February 13, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

Regular visitors to Travel Between The Pages are well aware by now of my deep fascination with all things Japan. So, it will come as no surprise that I am sharing this fabulous animated film from Ted-Ed on the amazing … Continue reading →

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As easy as PIE ( Proto-Indo-European )

Posted on February 12, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

Many millennia ago, a nomadic groups of humans began to spread across extensive areas of Eurasia, bringing their language with them. About 8,000 years ago, from a homeland likely located on the Pontic–Caspian steppe north of the Black and Caspian … Continue reading →

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Every sensitive person carries in himself old cities enclosed by ancient walls

Posted on February 11, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

“Every sensitive person carries in himself old cities enclosed by ancient walls.” — Robert Walser Sadly, Robert Walser is not often read these days, especially by English speakers. He had a tragic life, but penned some extraordinary literature. Due to a … Continue reading →

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Dial-A-Poem is back just when we need it

Posted on February 10, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

Dial-A-Poem is back!  SPIN Magazine explains that Dial-A-Poem was created in 1969 by New York City “multimedia performance poet” John Giorno as way to give people access to the poems of a “free zone of radical poets and socio-political activists,” … Continue reading →

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New York, New York

Posted on February 9, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

I was astonished by the new website isometric nyc. This project offers an amazingly detailed and incredibly comprehensive isometric pixel art map of New York City – not just Manhattan either, but all the other boroughs too, including my ancestral land of … Continue reading →

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