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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Iceland Calling
Facebook recently reminded me that last year at this time I was back in Iceland for another amazing roadtrip. While my own photos are good enough souvenirs for me, the award-winning video below captures the moody majesty of the country … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Film, Photography, Tourism
Tagged Godafoss, Iceland, Myvatn, Reykjavik, Timelapse
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Bookstore Tourism App
The Book Cities app is a non-profit project designed to promote bookstores and to help travelers discover new shops where ever they wander. Currently available only for iOS phones, the app helps users to locate nearby booksellers and provides helpful … Continue reading
Posted in apps, Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Tourism, USA
Tagged Bookselling, bookstore apps, iOS apps
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Words Have Power
Libraries, booksellers, publishers, schools, writers’ groups, and other organizations in North America are gearing up to mark Banned Books Week 2017, which runs from September 24 to the 30th. Many bookshops and libraries have gotten a jump on the upcoming … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Freedom of Speech, Libraries, Museums, USA, Writing
Tagged Banned Books Week, Bookstores, censorship, Publishing
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Go Ask Alice
Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass, by Lewis Carroll with illustrations by A.H. Watson, Collins 1939.
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Writing
Tagged A.H. Watson, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Illustration, Lewis Carroll
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Boom for Real
The ever elusive British street artist known as Banksy has confirmed via Instagram that two new artworks on the walls of London’s Barbican Centre are his creations. One image is of a ferris wheel with people lining-up at the ticket … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Museums, USA
Tagged Banksy, Jean-Michel Basquiat, London, Street Art
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The Mind Loves The Unkown
“The mind loves the unknown. It loves images whose meaning is unknown since meaning of the mind is itself unknown.”
Posted in Art, Europe, Museums
Tagged Belgium, Brussels, Painting, Rene Magritte, Surrealism
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Bench Press
Poland’s Zaczytani Foundation recently completed the installation of a series of benches modeled on open books. The colorful seating, which can be found in the center of Warsaw, Gdansk, Kracow, Poznan, and Wroclaw, references works by famous Polish writers, such … Continue reading
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