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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Pop Into Berlin
Berlin is trying to get our attention with the Pop into Berlin traveling pop-up store and show. The city’s promotional agency Berlin Partner and Visit Berlin have been offering a taste of Berlin around Europe with a clever project featuring … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Music, Restaurants, Tech, Tourism
Tagged Berlin, BRLO, Candyfarm, Standert Bicycles, Tres Cabezas
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Pictures of the Floating World
The Japanese artist who goes by the moniker Segawa Thirty-Seven has once again released some of his wonderfully reimagined ukiyo-e woodblock paintings and prints. The new series of gifs adds elements of 21st century tech to liven-up the original 19th century scenes.
A Once In A Lifetime Getaway
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory branch of the space agency NASA recently released digital copies of some of the art work that was selected for their 2016 staff calendar. Created by the Seattle design studio Invisible Creature, the space themed travel … Continue reading
A Sense of Place
I’m one of those insufferable bibliophiles who get a thrill from visiting the real world locations that I’ve read about in books. Now there’s a newly revamped website to appeal to book lovers everywhere. Placing Literature centers on a crowd … Continue reading
Decoding Bosch
For someone who has been dead for five hundred years, Hieronymus Bosch is getting an awful lot of attention these days. The Noordbrabants Museum in the painter’s home town of ‘s-Hertogenbosch in southern Netherlands has an exhibition featuring forty of … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, apps, Art, Europe, Film, History, Museums, Tech, Tourism
Tagged Hieronymus Bosch, Museo del Prado, Netherlands
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Van Gogh in Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago has found a very clever way to promote their upcoming “Van Gogh Bedrooms” exhibition (Feb. 14 to May 16). The museum has created a real life replica of the artist’s famous Bedroom at Arles painting … Continue reading
Color Me Medieval
The adult coloring book craze has even reached the lofty academic heights of Oxford University. The esteemed Bodleian Library in Oxford has released its own coloring book drawn from its collections. You can download your own pdf version right here. Now you can … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Libraries, Tech
Tagged Bodleian Library, coloring books, Oxford
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Every Airline Should Provide One
One of the perks of flying Icelandair for transatlantic passengers is the option for a free stopover in Iceland. Now the national carrier is offering to provide an individual travel friend during stopovers. February through April this year, flyers can … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, Europe, Public Transport, Restaurants, Tourism
Tagged airlines, Iceland, Icelandair, Reykjavik
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