Author Archives: Brian D. Butler

Creation Story

Posted on February 24, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

 

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come si dice?

Posted on February 23, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

James Trimble’s European word translator generates maps of Europe showing the word of your choice in the most common languages for each nation. It gets the job done nicely, though it only works for English words. This page was inspired by … Continue reading →

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Everyone Must Go

Posted on February 22, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

New Zealand’s tourism board might have been hoping to inspire a rush of visitors, but its latest slogan has inspired more groans than getaways. The campaign, titled Everyone Must Go, was launched with a budget of NZ$500,000 (US$285,000) aiming to draw … Continue reading →

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Fifty Years of Travel Tips

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

You’ve probably run across the popular annual compendiums of long time blogger Kevin Kelly. His year-end posts seem to get widespread coverage which reflects both his sage wisdom and a bit of clever promotion. Kelly is also a serious traveler … Continue reading →

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Which book do you prefer

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

Which Book Do You Prefer was created by Aris Catsambas  basically and asks visitors to pick their favorite from a pairing of novels – it requests only that you  vote if you’ve read both of the books in question, but otherwise … Continue reading →

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Who By Fire

Posted on February 19, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

And who by fire, who by water Who in the sunshine, who in the night time Who by high ordeal, who by common trial Who in your merry merry month of May, who by very slow decay And who shall … Continue reading →

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I will make rhapsodies from grains of sleep.

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

Dorothea Tanning, the Surrealist artist and writer, who made it from the small town of Galesburg, Illinois, to the center of New York’s avant-garde art world, lived until she was 101, but she never got the major museum survey she … Continue reading →

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One word of truth outweighs the world

Posted on February 17, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

To stand up for truth is nothing. For truth, you must sit in jail. You can resolve to live your life with integrity. Let your credo be this: Let the lie come into the world, let it even triumph. But … Continue reading →

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Black History

Posted on February 16, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

The Black History Month Map is a new collaborative and dynamic map developed by kinkofa and PamPam to honor and document the significant places, individuals, and movements that have shaped Black history. To help you explore the invaluable contributions of Black Americans … Continue reading →

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Taste of London

Posted on February 15, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

A team of four highly skilled photographers has created a mesmerizing flow motion timelapse of London, deploying novel techniques to tell the story of the U.K. capital. A Taste of London is the fifth installment of FilmSpektakel’s long-running A Taste of series  … Continue reading →

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