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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
a sight to behold
Colorful Aurora over Icelandic Waterfall Image Credit & Copyright: Victor Lima Text: Cecilia Chirenti (NASA GSFC, UMCP, CRESST II)Explanation: What a sight to behold, when a night sky became filled with colors that appeared to rain over the Skógafoss waterfall … Continue reading
Kyoto Book Festival
I never considered visiting Kyoto during Japan’s notoriously hot and humid summer until I read about The Shimogamo Nōryō Furuhon Matsuri (下鴨納涼古本まつり) Japan’s largest annual outdoor secondhand book festival. It takes place in the ancient, protected primeval forest of Tadasu … Continue reading
Books Are Weapons
“Books cannot be killed by fire. People die, but books never die. No man and no force can put thought in a concentration camp forever. No man and no force can take from the world the books that embody man’s … Continue reading
Lounging around
Southwest Airlines recently announced the launch of its first airport lounges. Expected to open in the Fall of 2027, the first four lounges will be located in Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Daniel K. Inouye (Honolulu) International Airport … Continue reading
The Color of Magic
“It was octarine, the colour of magic. It was alive and glowing and vibrant and it was the undisputed pigment of the imagination, because wherever it appeared it was a sign that mere matter was a servant of the powers … Continue reading
AI is turning our books into toilet paper
Like many booksellers, book collectors, and writers, I’m incensed by reports of AI companies destroying irreplaceable books after scanning them to feed the insatiable AI maw. So I was not surprised to discover that some AI firms are selling the … Continue reading
Sunday is NOT Monday Eve
. Italy has launched a huge new hiking trail crossing six of its regions , their version of the Camino de Santiago that traces the Saint’s walk across Italy and finishes in Assisi. I am the world’s least religious person, but … Continue reading
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Fall into Autumn
SmokyMountains.com has been producing its fall foliage maps for more than a decade. The Smoky Mountains 2026 Fall Foliage Prediction Map has now been released to visualize this year’s expected progression of fall foliage across the contiguous US. Rather than simply highlighting where autumn is happening … Continue reading
