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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Art and History Are Everywhere In Berlin
Deutsche Bahn, the German national railway network, commissioned artist and illustrator Christoph Niemann to create a pair of forty meter-long tile murals for a pedestrian tunnel at the Berlin Wannsee train station. Working with 10×10 cm tiles, Niemann designed two … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, History, Museums, Public Transport
Tagged Berlin, Christoph Niemann, Mural Art, Wannsee
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Hard Day At The Writing Desk
h/t Tom Gauls
Another Caturday
h/t William Blake
Tourist Information
h/t to Miguel Marquez (aka Michael Pederson)
Literary Road Trips
For the last century, American road trips have inspired authors to write great novels and memoirs based on their travels by car, bus, or motorcycle. From F. Scott Fitzgerald to Jack Kerouac the open road has launched a special form … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Public Transport, Tourism, Travel Writing, USA, Writing
Tagged Bill Bryson, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Hunter S. Thompson, Jack Kerouac, Tom Wolfe
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Book Sculpture Gone Wild
You can make sculptures with almost anything and everything: marble, stone, paper, wood … and even books . In Seoul, South Korea’s Starfield COEX Mall Library , which we featured back in January of this year, there’s an impressive example of book art. The Starfield Mall … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Asia, Books, Libraries, Tourism
Tagged Book Art, book sculpture, Seoul
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Do you believe in collaborative creation
Inspired by the popular National Novel Writing Month project — which has aspiring writers around the word producing a 50,000 word manuscript in the month of November — Boook.Land is one of the most engaging and original digital writing schemes in a … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Tech, Writing
Tagged National Novel Writing Month, novelists
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Blame it on the Beatles
“But no matter what one might think about the Beatles or the Animals or the Mindbenders, the results are the same – a generation of young people with sick minds, loose morals, and little desire or ability to defend themselves … Continue reading
Cats on the Page
Later this month, the British Library in London will launch a new exhibition celebrating fictional felines. “Cats on the Page” will open on November 23 in the main entrance hall and run through March 17, 2019. The free show was … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Libraries, Museums, Tourism
Tagged British Library, cats, Lewis Carroll, London, T.S. Eliot, Through the Looking Glass
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Follow The North Star
Last week, civil rights activist and progressive journalist Shaun King announced that he will be resurrecting the North Star, the abolitionist newspaper started by Frederick Douglass and Martin Delany 171 years ago, after receiving legal permission and a blessing from Douglass’ family. King … Continue reading
Posted in apps, History, USA, Writing
Tagged civil liberties, Frederick Douglass, newspapers
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