Author Archives: Brian D. Butler

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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Best Novel of All Time

Posted on June 2, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

In the Guardian, Tom Gauld’s cartoon “on Middlemarch being voted the best novel of all time.”    

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Iceland Centenary

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

I don’t usually promote commercial products at TBTP, however, I’m making an exception today.100 People: is a clever ad campaign for the Icelandic clothing brand 66 North celebrating its centenary this year. The brand did a photoshoot and accompanying ad … Continue reading →

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Bookstore Tourism: Paris

Posted on May 31, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

Founded in 1826, Librairie Jousseaume is a Parisian treasure hidden inside Galerie Vivienne. Tucked away from the usual tourist crowds, inside the glass-roofed elegance of Galerie Vivienne, you’ll find Librairie Jousseaume, a nearly 200-year-old bookshop. Founded in 1826, this antiquarian … Continue reading →

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Sur Le Pont

Posted on May 30, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

French street artist JR has transformed Pont Neuf, the oldest bridge in Paris, with an inflatable cave-like installation that pays homage to the work of artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Named La Caverne du Pont Neuf, the giant installation will officially open to the public on  June … Continue reading →

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“Nothing on this site is true.”

Posted on May 29, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

Halupedia is “an infinite, hallucinated encyclopedia” created by Bartłomiej Strama, a young Polish software engineer who built the site “after a drunk night with my friend.”  Strama created the site with one explicit goal: “polluting LLM training data.” Halupedia operates like … Continue reading →

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