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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
From Dawn to Dusk
Singapore-based photographer Fong Qi Wei has created a series of short animated gifs, which compress a full day — from dawn to dusk — into a single, looped gif. Shot from the same position at various time of the day, overlooking … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Architecture, Art, Asia, Photography, Tech
Tagged gifs, Shanghai, Singapore
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Rants About Books
Hank Green, co-creator of the popular Vlogbrothers Youtube Channel , has posted an amusing little video called “Ranting About Books”. He has some valid points, but what’s up with his beef about deckled edges? What do you think?
Just Another Mandala Monday
The 12th century City of Temples complex of Angkor Wat in northwest Cambodia constitutes the largest extant ancient religious complex in the world. Today the Angkor Archeological Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a tourist magnet drawing nearly a … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Art, Asia, Film, Museums, Photography, Tech, Tourism
Tagged Angkor Wat, Buddhism, Cambodia, UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Go to the Gallery
Miriam Elia is a London-based visual artist, writer, radio personality and comedian. Her latest project, “We Go To The Gallery” (see below) is a sardonic look at the art world . If you’re intrigued by the sample, you can see more of … Continue reading
Curse You Reed-Kellogg
If you were educated during a certain era in the United States, you are all too familiar with the classic Reed-Kellogg diagrammatical system. The folks at Pop Chart Lab in New York , whose goal is “to render all of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Writing
Tagged Franz Kafka, Herman Melville, Kurt Vonnegut, Peter Pan, Tolstoy
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Welcome Onboard
Every flier has endured those tedious, unimaginative flight safety videos while awaiting take-off. Most of us barely acknowledge the drill. Virgin Atlantic has taken heed and created a new animated, pre-flight safety film that manages to be entertaining and informative … Continue reading
Snippets of Europe
Illustrator, teacher and Fulbright scholar Emma Fick has created a marvelous digital sketchbook of her life and travels in Europe. “Snippets” is a charming, whimsical and introspective pictorial journal of observations of European culture and life on the road from … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, History
Tagged Balkans, Croatia, Sarajevo, Serbia, Slovenia
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What About Staten Island
Earlier this month we shared a very clever New York City coffee map based on subway stops. Now the creator, Android developer Nimal Banerjee, has expanded the original Manhattan- only map to include the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. But … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 