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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Sleeping Around
These days, we see all kinds of pop-ups appearing in cities and towns around the world. There have been pop-up restaurants, bars, stores, museums and kiosks. But Antwerp, Belgium‘s Sleeping Around may be the first moveable, pop-up hotel. Using six recycled, … Continue reading
On The Road
If you are a fan of street art, you may enjoy this story of Chinese street art collective IDT ‘s 1,200 mile journey through Southern China and Tibet leaving samples of their work along the way. The project, called “On … Continue reading
So It Goes
As a longtime Vonnegut fan, I was very impressed by this cleverly designed poster created by New Jersey graphic designer Maya Eilam. The ingenious visual represents Kurt Vonnegut’s early theories regarding archetypal story lines in Western literature.
It’s What You See That Counts
For more than thirty years, mild-mannered, innocuous Mark Landis has managed to dupe unsuspecting museum curators in more than twenty U.S. states into accepting his forged artworks. Most of the institutions are blissfully unaware that they’ve been taken in by … Continue reading
Not The Tourist Office Version
Travis Jensen is a street photographer who brings an unvarnished perspective to images of San Francisco and its inhabitants. His earnest and emotional photos of the street scene in the city may not match our orthodox, tourist bureau view of … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Tourism, USA
Tagged San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Area, Tourism
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Man Ray Keeps London Going
Earlier this month we marked the 150th anniversary of London’s iconic Underground network. As we noted, the London Transport Museum will be hosting a show highlighting the rich visual language of Tube related poster art. Featuring an amazing group selected … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Museums, Tourism
Tagged London, London Transport Museum, London Underground
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A Terminal, Not A Station
On February 1, 1913, more than 150,000 curious New Yorkers crowded into the new Grand Central Terminal to gape at the city’s revolutionary transportation hub. Situated in the heart of Manhattan at Park Avenue and 42nd Street, the marvel of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, Tourism, Uncategorized, USA
Tagged Beaux-Arts architecture, Grand Central Terminal, Metro-North Railroad, New York City
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Disturb the Universe
This wonderful series of posters by Evan Robertson illustrates lines from iconic texts. The New York City-based graphic designer has selected deft lines from writers such as Edgar Allan Poe and Virginia Woolf and turned them into literature-inspired works of … Continue reading
Journey Through the Seasons
Norwegian NRK broadcaster and filmmaker Eirik Solheim created a series of entrancing videos based on trips on Norway’s Nordlandsbanen, the nation’s northernmost railway. This 800km-long railway, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, links the fabulous city of Trondheim … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Film, Tourism, Uncategorized
Tagged Bodø, Eirik Solheim, Nordlandsbanen, Norway, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, Trondheim
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What Do We Have in Our Pockets
The short film below, which premieres this week at Sundance, was directed by Goran Dukic and is based on Israeli writer Etgar Keret‘s short story “What Do We Have in Our Pockets”. The tw0-page story is included in Keret’s terrific … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Film, Middle East, Writing
Tagged Dov Alfon, Etgar Keret, Goran Dukić, Sundance
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Travel Between The Pages 