Author Archives: Brian D. Butler

Crisis in the Library

Posted on September 5, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Being Flighty Can Be Good

Posted on September 4, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

For travelers it’s sometimes a hassle to keep family, friends and other interested parties informed about flights. Flighty is a helpful flight tracking app that’s been around for years and now it has released  their 3.0 version that addresses the … Continue reading →

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Café Americano

Posted on September 3, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

Two of my favorite things are coffee and Italy. So, I loved this charming, but a little silly, video about the search for the perfect cup of coffee in Italy by bike. Filmmaker Joey Schusler followed mountain biker Shawn Neer … Continue reading →

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Take the Train

Posted on September 2, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

The New 20th Century Limited, 1939. Leslie Ragan (1897-1972). In the 1930s, technology began to reflect the sleek, aerodynamic lines of the Art Deco movement, and the New 20th Century Limited, designed by Henry Dreyfuss, was the pride of the … Continue reading →

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A Secret London

Posted on September 1, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

No matter how well you may think that you know London there are always more marvelous places to discover. Travelers interested in books and printing are well advised to seek out the fascinating St Bride Foundation and Library in the … Continue reading →

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Who Made That

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

Many years ago, as I was watching one of my all time favorite films Pulp Fiction, I noticed that many of the charcters were smoking a peculiar brand of cigarette called Red Apple. For a moment I wondered who created the prop packaging and … Continue reading →

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Once upon a time there were two brothers.

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

THE HISTORY OF MY LIFE John Ashbery Once upon a time there were two brothers. Then there was only one: myself. I grew up very fast, before learning to drive, even. There was I: a stinking adult. I thought of … Continue reading →

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Working through the TBR pile

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Lou Reed meets Edgar Allan Poe

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

I have long been a fan of the late great Lou Reed, but I only recently discovered that he created an updated version of the iconic poem The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe. In 2003, he  set Poe’s most famous stories and … Continue reading →

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Take That Trip

Posted on August 27, 2023 by Brian D. Butler

It’s hard to believe that the inimitable Anthony Bourdain has been gone for five years. Unlike most folks, I discovered his writing through his first novel Bone in the Throat in the early 1990s and not via his culinary or … Continue reading →

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