Author Archives: Brian D. Butler

Abra Kadabra

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

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!

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

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 )

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

“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

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

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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I go unrecognized in paradise

Dean Young — “Scherzo”

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Resurrecting Merlin

This image, made with Multispectral Imaging and processed using the Minimal Noise Fraction method, brings out annotations on the left-hand side which were invisible to the naked eye, including the stamp ‘Huntingfield’ believed to have been added in the 16th … Continue reading

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