Author Archives: Brian D. Butler

The Books and the Bees

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Book Hive is an amazing animatronic, art installation that celebrates the 400th anniversary of Bristol, England‘s libraries. Now on display at Bristol’s Central Library, this fantastic installation was created by the art/tech group called Rusty Squid. The mesmerizing interactive work … Continue reading →

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Free Houses (for writers)

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Are you are writer looking for free housing? Are you willing to relocate? Maybe Detroit is the place for you? Write-A-House is a unique non-profit group based in Detroit, Michigan that helps to train people in construction skills by renovating … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas Travelers

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

     

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The Travel Guide Evolves

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

I’m continually surprised by the smart and unexpected ways that social media tools are transformed and appropriated for fun and practical uses. The clever gang behind the social travel app JetPac City Guides (free iOS) has scoured every public Instagram … Continue reading →

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Library Science

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Here’s a little library trifecta for you: The British Library has released over one million images into the Public Domain by placing them for all to use for free on the Flickr Commons. The images are taken from digitized books … Continue reading →

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Yule Got Your Goat

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

If you’re a gambler, the bookies in Gävle, Sweden are still taking bets on the fate of this year’s Gävlebocken ( Gävle Goat ). Each winter since 1966 the city in central Sweden has been erecting a 40-foot tall straw … Continue reading →

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We Always Remember

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Brian D. Butler
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Everything Comes To An End

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

I read this week that Nordstedts, the Swedish publisher of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo series has engaged author David Lagercrantz to write an “original” sequel to Stieg Larsson‘s Millennium series using characters from the trilogy. I don’t know … Continue reading →

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Little Failure

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

I generally ignore video book trailers, and I’m not much of a memoir reader, but I’m a big fan of Gary Shteyngart‘s novels ( and his wacky book trailers) so I watched this one. The amusing, self-deprecating trailer for Shteyngart’s new … Continue reading →

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The Great War

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

I recently had a number of conversations with young friends and family members about their difficulties with their history classes in high schools and at university. As a former history teacher, I found the lack of connection with the subject … Continue reading →

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