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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Censorship Is A Dead End
Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. Typically held during the last … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Freedom of Speech, Libraries, USA, Writing
Tagged Banned Book Week, censorship, Harry Potter, The Handmaid's Tale
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New York City is going to the dogs
Doggy Bags, is a new public art installation on Broadway NYC’s Manhattan Garment District. The sculptures by New York-based artist Will Kurtz are entitled Doggy Bags and are all create from recycled materials. The works on display are diverse breeds … Continue reading
Good As New (almost)
After recently spending more than an hour making minor repairs to a damaged 19th century book, I have an even greater appreciation for book conservation professionals. This nine minute video shows how King’s College Library Cambridge conserves its collection of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Film, Libraries
Tagged book conservation, Bookbinding, Cambridge University
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Pulp Fiction Fictions
Screenwriter Todd Alcott, creates these wonderful digital mashups that combine the language of pop music and the visual language of 20th century pulp fiction paperbacks. While Alcott finds many of his vintage book covers online, he still discovers a few … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Music, USA, Writing
Tagged book cover art, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Pulp Fiction
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Get Free Art Books
Quarantine Public Library is a brilliant online publisher of free short downloadable books created by independent writers, photographers, and artists. The diminutive books are designed to be printed on one sheet of paper, then folded into a zine-style book. The … Continue reading
Beckett’s Theories
Two short works from underappreciated Canadian poet, essayist, Greek scholar Anne Carson.
These songs of freedom
Paris-based Mathematic Studio produced this wonderful animation for Bob Marley’s timeless “Redemption Song.” Directed by Octave Marsal and Théo de Gueltzl, the video draws heavily on imagery and iconography surrounding the Rastafarian movement.
Posted in Africa, Animation, Art, Film, movies, Music, Writing
Tagged Bob Marley, Jamaica, Rastafarians
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A Little Roadside Poetry
From Maine to New Mexico and from Alabama to Minnesota a series of roadside poetry signs have been popping up across the United States. The often philosophical works are all based on Japanese Senryū style a sister poem to the … Continue reading
Dune, Now and Then
Science Fiction fans around the world—myself included—were excited to see the first trailer for the new Dune film last week. (see below)Although I enjoyed the first cinematic interpretation of Frank Herbert’s interstellar saga, like many I found David Lynch’s version lacking in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Film, movies, USA, Writing
Tagged Analog, David Lynch, Dune, Frank Herbert, Science Fiction and Fantasy
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