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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Philly becomes electric
Just in time to brighten up our gloomy holiday season, Philly’s newest street art mural has been unveiled. Electric Philadelphia! was created by muralist David Guinn and light artist Drew Billiau with help from Mural Arts Philadelphia and Visit Philadelphia. The 8,500-square-foot art installation can … Continue reading
Handle Without Care
These days, it’s sometimes difficult to tell if you are seeing an actual advertisement or something from The Onion. In this case, an Italian company called Crash Baggage is promoting a new line of suitcases that look like they’ve been … Continue reading
Remember the sky that you were born under
Remember Remember the sky that you were born under, know each of the star’s stories. Remember the moon, know who she is. Remember the sun’s birth at dawn, that is the strongest point of time. Remember sundown and the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Libraries, USA, Writing
Tagged Jo Harjo, Library of Congress, Native Americans, Poetry
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Everything Points To Nostalgia These Days
I don’t know about you but I seem to be spending more time these days on random internet rambles. It’s not surprising that some of these trips down the rabbit hole lead to serendipitous bits of nostalgia. Somehow I recently … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Film, Photography, Public Transport, Tourism
Tagged Bergen, Myrdal, Norway, Oslo, Voss
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The Freedom to be Free
Penguin Great Ideas is a series of mainly non-fiction books published by Penguin Books. Titles contained within this series are considered to be world-changing, influential and inspirational. Topics covered include history, philosophy, politics, science and culture. The project has resulted in six series of twenty … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Asia, Books, Europe, History, USA, Writing
Tagged Bushido, Peter Kropotkin, Philosophy, politics, Publishing, religion
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The Feast of Venus
Last year, the Belgian tourist bureau VisitFlanders commissioned the folks at SkullMapping to create a wonderful bit of projection mapping to entertain passengers while they waited for flights at Brussels National Airport. With some clever digital trickery, a cheeky little … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, Animation, Art, Europe, Film, Museums, Public Transport, Tech, Tourism
Tagged Belgium, Brussels, Painting, Peter Paul Rubens
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Uses of Books
Uses of Books at the End of the World by Kristen Radtke
The Epistemology of Loss
“The Ball Poem” by John Berryman What is the boy now, who has lost his ball. What, what is he to do? I saw it go Merrily bouncing, down the street, and then Merrily over—there it is in the water! … Continue reading
