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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
All and Sundry Sundays
The London GreenGround Map: Created Helen Ilus, the London GreenGround Map is a wonderful sort of London transit map analog for the city’s green spaces, mapping connections and routes between public parks and gardens and areas less impacted by urbanization, … Continue reading
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Tagged Andre Gide, Argentina, Chile, London, Patagonia, Pulp Fiction
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Call it die Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera,or Svizra, or Switzerland, it’s all the same
Switzerland Tourism has updated its brand with a new visual identity, unveiling a logo that departs from the Gold Flower used for nearly three decades. The new design, created by Zurich-based branding agency MADE Identity, denotes “a brand universe as … Continue reading
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Ein Meisterstück Inspires Writing
The always quirky and entertaining director and screenwriter Wes Anderson has brought his trademark stylized aesthetic and offbeat storytelling to the Montblanc’s new ad campaign. Released to celebrate the centennial of the brand’s Meisterstück pen, the campaign film features Anderson … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Film, movies, Writing
Tagged Jason Schwartzman, Montblanc, pens, Wes Anderson
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The next best thing to being there
Yesterday, The Portal, a public technology sculpture arrived in New York City and Dublin. Serving as a virtual bridge, the installation will transmit a real-time unfiltered live stream of both cities, transcending physical barriers and putting New Yorkers and Dubliners instantly in … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, Tech, Tourism, USA
Tagged Dublin, Ireland, New York City, Street Art
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Tell me what it’s like to live without curiosity
Letter to the Person Who Carved His Initials into the Oldest Living Longleaf Pine in North America by Matthew Olzmann … Continue reading
“You’re a Genius all the time”
Jack Kerouac’s 30-point list, entitled Belief and Technique for Modern Prose offers items like “You’re a genius all the time,” “No fear or shame in the dignity of yr experience, language & knowledge” and “Accept loss forever,” the list is … Continue reading
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A Series of Headaches
A Series of Headaches is a marvelous video from the London Review of Books documenting letterpress printer Nick Hand as he prints a page from the magazine using methods as close as he can get to those used to print … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, History, Libraries
Tagged England, First Folio, Letterpress, London Revue of Books, William Shakespeare
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Of myths and legends
I always experience a frisson of nostalgia whenever I stumble upon a memorable book from my childhood library. It’s been a long, long time, but I still remember my battered copy of of The Wonder Book of Myths and Legends that I … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Libraries, Writing
Tagged book illustration, fairytales, Mythology, myths
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Free Comic Book Day
Today is Free Comic Book Day, in which you can go to any participating comic book store and get certain designated comic books, absolutely free. Enter your zip code at this website and you can find the participating comics shop nearest … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Art, Books, Bookstore Tourism, USA
Tagged Comic Books, Comics, Doctor Who, Spider-Man, Star Wars
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Travel Between The Pages 