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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
The World Turned Upside Down
This week, the prize-winning British sculptor Mark Wallinger unveiled a dynamic new work at the London School of Economics. The World Turned Upside Down is an enormous inverted globe reversing our normal view of the world. Wallinger’s piece forces the observer to … Continue reading
My Kind of Library
Lochal is a new public library and city forum in Tilburg, Netherlands. The building offers space for the public library, co-work spaces, conference rooms, spaces for arts education and a large city hall for public events, exhibitions and debates. Lochal is … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Books, Europe, Libraries, Public Transport
Tagged Netherlands, railways, Tilburg
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Bookseller Woes
You don’t have to be a bookseller to grok the exasperating experiences that bookstore owner Anne Barnetson hilariously explores in her ongoing comic series called Customer Service Wolf. The online comic documents the frustrations that most retail workers suffer through every day, … Continue reading
Rick Steves Wants To Set You Free
If you live in the United States and have ever watched PBS television, or if you’ve ever visited the travel section of any bookstore, then you know exactly who Rick Steves is and what he’s all about. But if you’re … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Hotels, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged European travel, PBS, Travel Guidebooks
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Perpetually Awaiting A Rebirth of Wonder
Today is the 100th birthday of America’s most loved living poet. If you spend any time at TBTP, you have by now likely noticed my fondness for Lawrence Ferlinghetti. In fact, the first poetry books that I bought were his A … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Freedom of Speech, USA, Writing
Tagged Coney Island, Far Rockaway, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Poetry, San Francisco
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Nothing Happens
Posted in Animation, Art, Books, Writing
Tagged Cartoons, Comics, Plagiarism, Publishing
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Travel Further Than You Think
Those of you who stop by TBTP on a regular basis know that I have a soft spot for travel posters. So, of course I love these brilliant and colorful railway ads for SNCF. Illustrators Wenyi Geng and Olivier Bonhomme … Continue reading
You should have seen him go go go
It’s been more than five years since Lou Reed’s death, but the seminal 60s rock icon has not been forgotten in New York City. To celebrate what would have been his 77th birthday, the New York Public Library has opened … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Libraries, Music, Photography, USA, Writing
Tagged Lincoln Center, Lou Reed, New York City, NYPL, Velvet Underground
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Art Floats
Fluctuart claims that its Centre D’Art Urbain Flottant will be the first floating urban arts museum in the world. I don’t know if that’s an accurate statement, but the soon to be launched waterfront gallery is a welcome component of the “Reinventing … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, Museums, Tourism
Tagged Graffiti, Paris, Street Art
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