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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Mapping Westeros in Ireland
The hugely popular HBO show Game of Thrones has been a real boon for Northern Ireland tourism. With dozens of filming locations around the region, Tourism Northern Ireland has teamed up with Northern Ireland Screen to create an interactive app mapping … Continue reading
Posted in apps, Books, Europe, Film, Tech, Tourism
Tagged A Song Of Ice And Fire, Belfast, Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin, HBO, Northern Ireland
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11 mirages
The magical work of Spanish street artist Okuda San Miguel is instantly recognizable due to his signature highly saturated color palette and the unique iconographic language of his geometric figures. His latest project, “11 mirages to the freedom”, wrapped a fresco … Continue reading
plus dans le Metro
Meanwhile, back in the Metro…
Visites Des Catacombes
During recent renovations at the Paris Trinité-d’Estiennes d’Orves Metro station, workers uncovered vintage posters from the early 1950s, hidden for six decades. The RATP will be restoring the find and adding the posters to its archives.
Winter Is Coming (back)
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, USA
Tagged Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin, HBO, Song of Fire and Ice
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Formulary for a new urbanism
Drawing on his interest in contemporary psychogeography and cartography, the British artist known as Fuller—aka Gareth Wood—spent a decade working on his London Town project. Created with black ink on cotton board, the intricately detailed illustrated map of Britain’s capital … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, Libraries, Maps, Tourism
Tagged British Library, Cartography, London, Psychogeography
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Visit the Mountains of Madness
I started reading H.P. Lovecraft when I was about 12 years old and finally stopped when the nightmares became to frequent. Of course I went back to the master of the macabre as an adult, but Lovecraft still scares the … Continue reading
Bookmobile On The Hoof
I always love a good bookmobile story, so I couldn’t resist the tale of Ridwan Sururi and the Kudapustaka, or “Horse Library”. With the donation of 135 books by a friend from Jakarta, the horse farmer decided to start his … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Books, Libraries
Tagged Bookmobiles, Indonesia, Jakarta, java, Purbalingga
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Travel Between The Pages 