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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
OK Go Budapest
I have to admit that I think the LA-based band OK Go’s music is just okay. However, they consistently created clever, quirky music videos that are irresistible. Their newest release was filmed in Budapest’s iconic Keleti Station and is a … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, Film, Music, Photography, Tech
Tagged Budapest, Hungary, Keleti Station, music videos, OK Go
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Reading is a means of listening
Reading is not as passive as hearing or viewing. It’s an act: you do it. You read at your pace, your own speed, not the ceaseless, incoherent, gabbling, shouting rush of the media. You take in what you can and … Continue reading
Franz Kafka once called his writing a form of prayer.
“Not His Best” by Joy Williams from 99 Stories of God Franz Kafka once called his writing a form of prayer. He also reprimanded the long-suffering Felice Bauer in a letter: “I did not say that writing ought to make everything … Continue reading
Sometimes going backwards is good
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority recently revealed a revamped map of the city’s subway system that takes its cues from a 1970s throwback that was cheered by design connoisseurs and reviled by many traditionalists. It is the first major overhaul of … Continue reading
Eggciting Travel News
Tomorrow marks the opening of the Osaka World Expo, which will run until October 13,2025. The world’s fair, which is being held at Yumeshima Island outside of Osaka, is projected to welcome 28.2 million visitors. One of Japan’s signature pavilions, … Continue reading
Beyond Gravity’s Rainbow
Last week, Penguin Random House announced a new novel from Thomas Pynchon. The novel, his first in a decade, is called Shadow Ticket and is set to publish on 7 Oct. 2025. PRH’s copy: Milwaukee 1932, the Great Depression going … Continue reading
“Trimalchio in West Egg.”
It seems a bit incredible that F. Scott Fitzgerald originally titled the great American novel “Trimalchio in West Egg.”But in the end he called it “The Great Gatsby” and it remains one of the 20th century’s most read and beloved … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Film, History, USA, Writing
Tagged F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fiction, The Great Gatsby
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What could be better than a hotel/library
I’ve visited Amsterdam more often than any other city outside of North America and I only just discovered the Hotel Library. Situated in a beautiful 18th century canal house in the heart of the city on Prins Hendrikkade, the hotel … Continue reading
A NYC Culinary Mystery
I recently discovered a tasty mystery in New York City’s East Village neighborhood. When you enter Surprise Scoop it’s quickly obvious that this ice cream shop isn’t like the others. There are no employees in sight and no ice cream … Continue reading
Posted in Restaurants, Tourism, USA
Tagged East Village Manhattan, Ice Cream, New York
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“A Grief Observed”
No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear. I am not afraid, but the sensation is like being afraid. The same fluttering in the stomach, the same restlessness, the yawning. I keep on swallowing. At other times … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 