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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Ex Libris
You don’t have to be a bibliophile to enjoy this marvelous animated short film created by Garik Seko. Although he was born in Georgia, he spent most of his working life in Prague. Seko specialized in the animation of physical … Continue reading
Bookstore (the play)
The Bookstore by Michael Walek opened January 10 off-Broadway at 59E59 Theaters. Produced by New Jersey Repertory Company, the play is directed by William Carden and stars Quentin Chisholm, Ari Derambakhsh, Arielle Goldman, and Janet Zarish. The play is described as a … Continue reading
Amsterdam in motion
Filmed over three days in August 2024, this wonderful video shows off Amsterdam at its touristic finest. Filmmaker Kirill Neiezhmakov captured 60 sequences and 40 of them made his final cut which you can see below. The film is a … Continue reading
Bookstore Tourism: Your Suggestions Part Deux
I haven’t been to Wooster, Massachusetts, for more than fifty years, so I never visited the Bedlam Book Cafe which only opened in 2018, but if I ever pass that way again, I’ll definitely drop in. Many thanks to TBTP … Continue reading
Ten Words We Should Revive
Sometimes contemporary language fails to provide the nuance required to adequately express our thoughts and opinions. Here are some that I encourage you to sprinkle throughout everyday conversations to confound and entertain.
Inventio Fortunata (unrelated to Harry Potter)
With constant coverage of Greenland in recent news cycles, the infamous Mercator projection has come under fire anew for distorting the real shape of the world’s continents — objects closer to the poles appear larger than they should. That results in … Continue reading
Thirty-six Views of the Eiffel Tower
Les Trente-Six Vues de la Tour Eiffel is a book that contains 36 lithographs by Henri Rivière printed in 1902. These lithographs reflect the social, political, and artistic changes that had occurred in Paris by the end of the nineteenth … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Asia, Books, Europe, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Hokusai, Japaonisme, lithography, Paris, woodblock prints
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Reading Road Trip
The Library of Congress, in partnership with its Affiliate Centers for the Book and PBS Books, has launched the new video series, American Stories: A Reading Road Trip. The cross-country streaming series “uncovers the literary treasures of individual states and territories … Continue reading
Whitey’s on the Moon (almost)
The possibly legit startup Galactic Resource Utilization Space (GRU), which may or may not have any relationship to the Russian intelligence agency GRU, has launched a website to take reservations for a hotel on the moon. Take a beat though because the … Continue reading
Sounds like Japan
The Sound of Japan transported me directly to my happy place. Captured in the mountains and cities of Japan, this film blends immersive visuals with an original soundtrack, composed of sounds recorded on location by musician Jackson Fester. An audio-visual exploration … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Film, Photography, Tourism
Tagged Japan, Japan tourism, travel video
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