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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Huxley feared that what we love will ruin us.
“What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one. Orwell feared those who would … Continue reading
Bookshops come in all sizes
A few years ago I posted a story about the smallest indie bookshop in New Zealand, which is most definitely the littlest bookstore that I’ve ever found. You can revisit The Twizel Bookshop right here. But ‘The Exceedingly Tiny Bookshop’ featured in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Bookstore Tourism
Tagged Cartoons, Comics, indie bookstores, New Zealand, Twizel
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Atop NYC
New York City’s famous Rockefeller Center is taking tourism to new heights. They’ve just launched a new, immersive experience called “The Beam” which offers visitors the chance to recreate the iconic “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” picture that was taken in … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Photography, Tourism
Tagged 30 Rock, New York City, Rockefeller Center
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Where comedy meets geography
It’s always a treat when two of one’s interests intersect. In my case, I’m a huge comedy fan and a big old geography nerd. So I was happy to recently discover that Geographical magazine has a profile of the Map Men—that is, … Continue reading
Posted in Maps, Public Transport, Tech, Travel Writing
Tagged Comedy, Geography, YouTube
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Thank you for waiting
Thank You for Waiting by Simon Armitage Thank you for waiting. At this moment in time, we’d like to invite First Class passengers only to board the aircraft. Thank you for waiting. We now extend our invitation to Exclusive, Superior, Privilege … Continue reading
Devil’s Dictionary
Yesterday’s post on the dictionary word of the year reminded me of a recent book listing for the enduringly popular satirical book The Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce. Bierce was one of America’s most popular humorists, journalists, and short story writers … Continue reading
Posted in Books, USA, Writing
Tagged Ambrose Bierce, “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”, dictionary, Satire
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How Odd
The 2023 Diagram Prize for the Oddest Book Title of the Year shortlist is out and it’s a doozy. As tradition demands, the winner is in your hands as the shortlist goes to a public vote on The Bookseller website here. The … Continue reading
What’s The Word
“Authentic” was chosen as the 2023 word of the year by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, coming in as the most-looked-up words in the dictionary’s 500,000 entries, the company said in a press release. “Although clearly a desirable quality, authentic is hard to define … Continue reading
New York to London in two hours, 52 minutes, and 59 seconds
Before commercial flights of the famed Concorde were discontinued 20 years ago, a world record flight time of 2 hours, 52 minutes, and 59 seconds was set on a flight from New York City to London. Since then the Concorde … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, Architecture, Europe, History, Museums, Public Transport, Tourism
Tagged London, London Eye, River Thames
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