Monthly Archives: June 2026

The magic is only in what books say

Posted on June 12, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

It’s not books you need, it’s some of the things that were once in books. The same things could be in the ‘parlour families’ today. The same infinite detail and awareness could be projected through the radios and televisors, but … Continue reading →

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Be a planet, not a meteor.

Posted on June 11, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

Advice to A Young Writer1. If possible, be Russian. And live in another country. Play chess. Be an active trader between languages. Carry precious metals from one to the other. Remind us of Stravinsky. Know the names of plants and … Continue reading →

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Art from pain

Posted on June 10, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

I have to admit that I have a bit of the old PTSD from my hospital experiences, but I was intrigued by this multi-artist project. At Colossal: In Los Angeles, 70 artists transform a vacant hospital into a sprawling art experience. … Continue reading →

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Exonym Atlas

Posted on June 9, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

An exonym is a place name used by outsiders—for example, English speakers using Germany for Deutschland. The Exonym Atlas explores how other languages name countries and groups those names by usage. Fascinating to see the derivations of names, which don’t always follow language families: for … Continue reading →

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from this green earth

Posted on June 8, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop

Posted on June 7, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

Statue of a Danish author Hans Christian Andersen Artist: Jens Galschiøt Location: Submerged in the harbor of Odense, the author’s birthplace. Odense harbor, Denmark. “Never stop reading.” It is part of an art installation that uses the rising and falling … Continue reading →

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Current Rothko

Posted on June 6, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

I’m a big fan, so I love Current Rothko  which shows you a Rothko painting selected based on the current weather outside your location. The site’s collection of 89 paintings are “each tagged with a color register, temperature, and mood so the … Continue reading →

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“Shut up, Ghost of Karl Marx.”

Posted on June 5, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

“Shut up, Ghost of Karl Marx.” https://static.existentialcomics.com/comics/TechBrosUtopia.png

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This will not spare you tears

Posted on June 4, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

Once upon a time, Paco Pomet * * * * “You must, in order that it shall speak to you, take a thing during a certain time as the only one that exists, as the only phenomenon which through your … Continue reading →

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We must not let the system control us

Posted on June 3, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

“If there is a hard, high wall and an egg that breaks against it, no matter how right the wall or how wrong the egg, I will stand on the side of the egg. Why? Because each of us is … Continue reading →

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