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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Kafka Heads Back To Prague
Last month, Czech artist David Cerný unveiled his amazing statue of Franz Kafka’s head outside of the Narodni trida Metro station in the heart of Prague.
Posted in Art, Europe, Writing
Tagged Franz Kafka, Metro, Narodni trida, Prague, Praha
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The Heartland
Prints of this gorgeous typographic map of the American Heartland by artist/designer/photographer Nancy McCabe can be purchased on her Etsy shop along with other examples of her extraordinary work.
Posted in Art, Maps, USA
Tagged Chicago, Great Lakes, Minnesota, North Dakota, St Paul
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Yes, It’s Illegal!
Launched in Copenhagen last year, Illegal! is a controversial magazine created to be sold by addicts to earn legal income specifically to fund their drug use without resorting to crime. Vendors can earn about $3.15 per copy sold. While the … Continue reading
Fame Is Relative
Posted in Books, USA, Writing
Tagged Ernest Hemingway, Harper Lee, Ken Kesey, Pearl S Buck
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Postcards from Chernobyl
Just yesterday I saw a story online about the return of brown bears to the Chernobyl region after an absence of more than a century. The 1986 nuclear disaster may have been a catastrophe for people, but may ironically be … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Film, History, Tourism
Tagged Chernobyl, disaster tourism, Pripyat
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Indies First
For the second year, Indies First—the campaign in support of independent bookstores—is celebrating Small Business Saturday by turning authors into volunteer booksellers at bookshops across the United States. The now annual event brings together writers, readers and booksellers to support … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, USA, Writing
Tagged Coral Gables, Homer, Independent bookstore, Small Business Saturday
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Save London’s Only Floating Bookshop
A few months back we posted story about London’s only floating bookshop Word on the Water. The terrific secondhand shop, moored on the Regent’s Canal in west London, is facing an existential threat from the Canal & River Trust which is planning to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Tourism, Uncategorized
Tagged London, Paddington Station, Regent's Canal
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When In Rome…Paint Something
The Italian street artist known as Blu recently completed this impressive mural funded by the residents of a century-old former military barracks in the heart of the Ostiense district of Rome. Porto Fluviale has been occupied by housing activists, squatters … Continue reading
Don’t Make This Mistake in Venice
The city council in Venice, Italy has introduced a law that can result in fines of €100 to €500 for dragging wheeled luggage or baggage across the city’s cobblestone streets or walkways. The law was enacted to address two issues: … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 