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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
“Essentials of Spontaneous Prose”
In 1957, Jack Kerouac published an article in Black Mountain Review in response to a request from Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs to explain to readers his method for writing The Subterraneans in three days time. You can read Kerouac’s … Continue reading
Swiss Sounds
With the help of Suisse Tourisme and Travel Switzerland, music producer Thylacine spent 16 days touring some of the Swiss nation’s sights and sounds. Along the way, he captured more than 200 sounds which he edited together into a rhythmic composition that celebrates the nation’s … Continue reading
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Tagged European trains, Suisse Tourisme, Switzerland, Travel Switzerland
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The Birth of Cool, Abe Lincoln and other miscellanea
I have been using the ubiquitous term “cool” all of my life without giving it much thought. Who knew that President Abraham Lincoln was an early adopter. The evolving meanings of the word “cool.” While doing some genealogical research a few … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Coffee, Emily Bronte, Leon Trotsky, Wuthering Heights
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We have been taken over by the season of ice
We have been taken over by the season of iceVery few people recognise it for what it isAlthough they feel uncomfortableVery few people recognise the fact that somehow the seasons don’t changeI mean, you can acclimate it, you can politically … Continue reading
Tales from the crypt and more
I first learned about the spooky Chiesa di Santa Maria Immacolata on my first visit to Rome nearly five decades ago. The historic church is the home of the Capuchins, a Catholic order established in the 16th century. Its friars … Continue reading
Cake Day Caturday
Gâteau Gato means “cat cake,” but this is much more. Artist Alexandre Dubosc created a beautiful chocolate zoetrope that displays animated cats. How could anyone combine chocolate cake, cats, and animation and not have a winner? You’ll recognize Maneki Neko playing … Continue reading
Gotta Love A Good Guidebook
Åvontuura publishes architecturally-focused city guides. They are beautifully-mapped, with wonderful illustrations of the various architectural landmarks you can visit, information about the buildings, QR codes linking to more data. The maps are attractive and detail focused. Titles blend contemporary, modern, … Continue reading
Cartography comes to Harlem (apologies to Chester Himes)
Elmer Simms Campbell is famous for his decades of work as an illustrator for some of the most popular U.S. periodicals, such as Esquire, Playboy, and Cosmopolitan, during the mid to late 20th century. In 1939, Campbell became the first … Continue reading
Posted in History, Maps, Music, USA
Tagged Cartography, Harlem Renaissance, illustrators, New York City
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“Practice resurrection. Part of who you are is who you will be.”
Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front by Wendell Berry Love the quick profit, the annual raise, vacation with pay. Want more of everything ready-made. Be afraid to know your neighbors and to die. And you will have a window in … Continue reading
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