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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
across those borders where only teachers travel
WOODWORK Bill Manhire Children are building their teacher a coffin. There it is in the paper, somewhere in Holland, a good plain coffin made of many parts, and two of the children call each day and talk to the teacher … Continue reading
Amsterdam Says No To Overtourism
Amsterdam has long been one of my favorite cities in the world, but on recent visits I have been put off by the sheer volume of tourists. The notoriously tolerant residents of the city seem to have finally had enough … Continue reading
Talking Books
I have an on-again, off-again interest in podcasts. When I’m traveling, I tend to catch-up on the podcasts that I’ve been meaning to listen to for a while. Since I’ve been stuck at home, my podcast consumption has been limited. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, ebooks, Tech, USA, Writing
Tagged American Writers, podcasts, Publishing
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National Parks
Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田 博, Yoshida Hiroshi, September 19, 1876 – April 5, 1950) was a 20th-century Japanese painter and woodblock printmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the shin-hanga style, and is noted especially for his excellent landscape prints. Yoshida travelled widely, and was particularly … Continue reading
Lessons from the 20th Century
Following the horrific events of last week, I am not alone in reflecting back on the cautionary warnings of Yale historian Timothy Snyder. His short, but powerful book On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century published just days after the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Freedom of Speech, History, USA, Writing
Tagged Albert Camus, George Orwell, Hannah Arendt, Timothy Snyder
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A Year of Good Reading
January. A year of good reading ahead is a wonderful book poster from a large WPA collection from the Library of Congress. The series of posters was created by the Federal WPA during the 1930s.
Gatsby For Free
If you have been following TBTP, you are aware that an enormous tranche of American cultural works entered the public domain on January 1, 2021. One of the real treasures that is now freely available is The Great Gatsby . … Continue reading
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Trees and books, books and trees
Yvan Guillo, aka Samplerman, aka Yvang, is a French cartoonist and artist. He started publishing comics in the early nineties and has never stopped. He recently created some children’s comic books at the éditions “Le Moule à Gaufres”. Guillo also … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 