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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
October : The rain falls like dirty string
Tom Clark October
There has to be a better way
In the video below, CGP Grey explores the good, the bad, and the ugly methods for boarding airliners. Generally airlines board passengers using the slow back-to-front method even though other boarding systems would be faster. I have long surrendered to … Continue reading
This book’s too wordy
H/t to Drew Lerman
Garden of Earthly Deights
H/t to TBTP follower Milly R. for sending me a link to this mindblowing animation of Bosch’s painting Le Jardin des Delices, which was created by Eve Ramboz for an eponymous show last year.
MOMA gets a facelift
Devoted fans have been anxiously waiting for New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) to reopen. The museum closed in summer for a four-month $450 million renovation project, and will finally unveil its makeover to the museum-going public today. … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Museums, Tourism, USA
Tagged MOMA, Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NYC
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Go Ask Alice
Those of you who visit TBTP on a regular basis know of my life-long affection for Lewis Carroll’s classic book. I have had many different editions since I was a child, but I have long found Ralph Steadman’s drawings for … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Writing
Tagged Alice in Wonderland, book illustration, Lewis Carroll, Ralph Steadman
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