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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
I needed color
Okay, I admit that when I first ran across this short documentary video about the artwork from actor/comedian Jim Carrey I waited for the punchlines, but they never came. The film shows Carrey sketching, drawing, and painting large, colorful canvases … Continue reading
Is It Mold ?
One of the hazards in collecting and/or selling antiquarian and secondhand books is the frequent presence of mold. Active book mold is usually identifiable, as it is typically damp and fuzzy, but inactive mold can often be confused with dirt, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Libraries, Tech
Tagged Antiquarian Books, Book collecting, book selling, secondhand books
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See NYC Like Superman
Architect Candy Chan has created a mindblowing series of “x-ray” maps of New York City subway stations. Each of her elaborate drawings show the station lay-outs and orientation relating to the geography of the surrounding streets above. Check-out Chan’s website … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Maps, Public Transport, Tech, Tourism, USA
Tagged MTA, New York City, New York Subway
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Bookstore Tourism : Paris
When I’m in Paris, I sometimes find myself paralyzed by the bookstore choices. On my last visit, I counted twelve bookshops on a ten minute bus ride. And while I usually spend a day or two just browsing the fantastic … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Tourism
Tagged indie bookstores, Latin Quarter, Paris, secondhand bookshops
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Mother Tongues
The National Geographic’s senior graphics editor Alberto Lucas López created this wonderful pie chart to illustrate the proportional representation of the world’s twenty three most spoken languages. López based the graphic on native speakers, with each language marked by black … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Canada, Europe, Maps, Middle East, South America, USA
Tagged infographics, Languages, Linguistics
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It was a dark and stormy night
Each year, the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest receives hundreds of entrants all competing to craft the worst opening sentence for an imaginary novel. The annual event celebrates English author and politician Edward Bulwer-Lytton, who once penned the infamous line “It was … Continue reading
The New Yorker in Tokyo
The Tōkyōiter is a brilliant project from Tokyo-based artists Andrew Joyce and David Roberts, along with a disparate group of Japanese and European illustrators. Riffing on the iconic format of The New Yorker magazine cover, they created an imaginary periodical for Tokyo incorporating … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Art, Asia
Tagged Illustration, Magazines, New York City, The New Yorker, Tokyo
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No Pulp Fictions
TBTP followers already know that I’m a sucker for art installations that incorporate books. So, an artwork that includes rescued discarded books from the last century is right up my alley. Enclosed Content Chatting Away in the Colour Invisibility by Amsterdam-based … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Museums, USA
Tagged Amsterdam, Book Art, Book Artists, Dogpatch, Saint Petersburg, San Francisco
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Listen to the dark voices
Karel Capek
