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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Collected Works
You can discover more of John Atkinson’s clever stuff right here.
There are places I remember
The magazine Vanity Fair commissioned the wonderful 12-minute video tour below of places mentioned in Beatles’ songs. The video trip from Liverpool to Moscow is a treat for Beatles fans even with some errors and misinterpretations.
Posted in Asia, Europe, Music, USA
Tagged Beatles, Liverpool, rock and roll, Strawberry Fields
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Theory of Time
The Indian artist known as Daku created this wonderful installation for the Start Goa Festival in the state capital Panaji. Suspended netting with inverted lettering used sunlight to project text onto the streets of the old colonial city. The project was alternately titled … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Asia, Tourism
Tagged art installations, Goa, India, Instagram
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How to tell your tittle from your swash
Most of us happily read text each day giving little thought to the complex anatomy of the typography on the page or screen. The excellent infographic below created by Micah Bowers will help to demystify the intricacies of letter and … Continue reading
Meanwhile the world goes on
Even if you are not a regular reader of poetry, it’s likely that you have run across the work of Mary Oliver. Her writing is so simple, straightforward and accessible that it has found its way onto posters, mugs, and … Continue reading
NYC: Underground Arts
All to often we see horror stories in the media about the terrible state of the New York City subway system. As someone who has traveled the MTA all of my life, I have to admit that it can be … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Music, Public Transport, USA
Tagged Bronx, Gil Scott-Heron, Manhattan, MTA, NYC
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One does not simply walk into Mordor
A big h/t to TBTP follower Miles B. from the U.K. for the link to this fantastic fantasy map which “untangles Middle-Earth’s many routes to evil”. The map was commissioned by Empire Magazine and created by Christian Tate.
