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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Pick Your Spot
You can follow Grant and even purchase prints and posters of his wonderful comics right here.
A New Home for Readers and Writers
The Center for Fiction, which describes itself as “the only organization in the U.S. solely devoted to the creation and enjoyment of fiction,” has announced that its new home will open in Brooklyn, N.Y. in January 2019. The three-story complex, … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Books, Libraries, Museums, Tourism, USA, Writing
Tagged Brooklyn, Fiction, New York City, NYC
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Van Life Baby
Many, many years ago, I spent some time living in a VW van. It was summertime and I was traveling with my brother Steve, so it was pretty damn awesome. That is until we lost the keys swimming in the … Continue reading
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Books and Music
Greenlight Bookstore in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn, N.Y. was recently the setting for a new music video called “Good Kisser” from the group Lake Street Dive.
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Film, Music, USA
Tagged Brooklyn, Fort Greene, Lake Street Dive, New York City, NYC
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Wild Books
“Second hand books are wild books, homeless books; they have come together in vast flocks of variegated feather, and have a charm which the domesticated volumes of the library lack.” … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Tourism, Writing
Tagged Paris, Shakespeare and Company, Virginia Woolf
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Put A Ring On It
To celebrate the Concéntrico International Festival of Architecture and Design, the Berlin-based art collective Plastique Fantastique encircled the Instituo Esudios Riojanos in Logroño, Spain, with a gigantic faux gold ring. Unfortunately, RINGdeLUXE will only be in place through May.
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, Tourism
Tagged Berlin, design, Spain, Street Art
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