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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Bookstore Tourism: Your Picks pt.3
“Zubal Books” is located at 2969 W 25th Street, Cleveland, Ohio. It was established in 1961 by John T. Zubal, and has been providing books for libraries, collectors, researchers, professors, and avid readers ever since, and stocks over 3,000,000 books! … Continue reading
Human Authored
The Society of Authors (SoA) has launched a “Human Authored” scheme to “help identify works written by humans in a market increasingly flooded by AI-generated books”. Under the initiative, authors will be able to register their titles and download a … Continue reading
Beneath Memory and Experience
This quote comes from a talk Ursula gave as part of the Portland Arts & Lectures program of Literary Arts. You can listen to the whole thing here: https://literary-arts.org/archive/ursula-k-le-guin-5/
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Tagged Science Fiction and Fantasy, Ursula K. Le Guin, Writing
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When to search for T or U instead of M and other helpful bits of info
When locating urban public transport in Europe, it’s important to know your traveler’s alphabet. When I was preparing for a trip to Japan, I spent an inordinate amount of time trying to understand proper chopstick etiquette. It turns out that … Continue reading
moments that should each last forever
𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 The seasons revolve and the years change With no assistance or supervision. The moon, without taking thought, Moves in its cycle, full, crescent, and full. The white moon enters the heart of the river; The air is drugged … Continue reading
The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of the Past
Warner Bros. is heading back to Middle-earth once again, and this time, the journey comes with a twist nobody saw coming. A brand-new Lord of the Rings movie has just been announced, titled The Lord of the Rings: Shadow of … Continue reading
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Tagged Frodo, Peter Jackson, Stephen Colbert, The Lord of the Rings
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The Day of Homer
The Day of the Locust is a 1939 novel by Nathanael West that offers a dark satirical look at the American Dream in the 1930s, focusing on the desperation and alienation of hopefuls on the fringes of the film industry, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cinema, Homer Simpson, Nathanael West, novels, The Simpsons
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Geo Games
“Watch live TV from around the world and guess which country it’s from! Free, the way we like it. Fair warning: there goes the day. H/T Joe
Lunch Poems
“Lunch Poems” by Frank O’Hara. The beauty of the book is that Frank O’Hara supposedly wrote every poem during his lunch hour, and you can read it exactly how it was written — you can keep the book in your … Continue reading
Africa
There I Ruined It didn’t ruin a thing by turning Toto’s 1982 hit “Africa” into a geography lesson. Instead of the original lyrics, every word has been replaced with the names of all 54 internationally recognized sovereign countries in Africa.
Travel Between The Pages 