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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Underground Library
The New York Public Library has partnered with the MTA and New York State to create the Subway Library project. Transit riders will have access to free e-books and other digital downloads this summer—and they won’t even need a library card. To … Continue reading
Posted in Books, ebooks, Libraries, Public Transport, USA
Tagged MTA, New York City, NYC, NYPL
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All Roads Lead To Rome
University of Chicago geography major Sasha Trubetskoy created this clever metro map-styled visualization of major Roman roads circa 125 AD. Although he admits to taking some liberties with road names, it’s a brilliant idea. You can learn more about his … Continue reading
It’s Still 1984
Posted in Animation, Books, Europe, Freedom of Speech, History, Writing
Tagged 1984, Animal Farm, Eric Blair, George Orwell
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It’s Always 1984 Somewhere
This week marks the 68th anniversary of the publication of George Orwell’s iconic dystopian novel 1984. In the extraordinary political environment that we now find ourselves, with Orwellian Newspeak the policy of the U.S. government and “alternative facts” flouted by an illegitimate regime, the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Film, Freedom of Speech, Writing
Tagged Animal Farm, Big Brother, George Orwell
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Pulp Fictions
Imagine your favorite iconic novels such as Robinson Crusoe or Wuthering Heights with a pulp fiction makeover. Well, there’s a publisher reworking the classic in a pulp style. Pulp! The Classics is a new imprint from the UK publisher Old Castle Books, which is reissuing … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Writing
Tagged Daniel Fefoe, Emily Bronte, novels, Pulp Fiction
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Print Is Dead Is Dead
I am no Luddite, but I do love an old-school print publication. So, I was chuffed to find that Kodak, the 129 year-old photographic film company has launched its first print journal. Kodachrome, named for the iconic 35mm color film, is … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Film, movies, Music, Photography, USA, Writing
Tagged journals, Kodachrome, Kodak, Magazines
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Getting Your Priorities Straight
I love each and every edition of “Reading Quirks” comics. You can catch-up on the series, with illustrations by Laura Pacheco and scripts from The Wild Detective bookstore guys right here.
Whirlwind Touring
This week, Taiwan-based photographer Stan Chang released the second in a captivating series of timelapse videos based on three years of travels around thirty European countries.
Posted in Asia, Europe, Film, Photography, Tourism
Tagged European travel, Timelapse
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My Travel Secret Is Out
A publicity stunt by a village mayor in Switzerland this week revealed a personal travel secret that I’ve been keeping for more than three decades. You may have seen the clever PR campaign that was launched a few days ago … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Photography, Restaurants, Tourism
Tagged Alps, Engadine, Graubunden, Switzerland
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Little Books
British illustrators Emma Ehrling and Michael Driver created this amusing animation for Penguin Random House to promote the publisher’s imprint Vintage Minis. Cleverly summarizing twenty books in two minutes , the short film covers big subjects, with single word titles … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 