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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Why don’t we do it in the road
It’s one of the most famous images in pop culture: the four members of the Beatles — John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney and George Harrison — striding single-file over a zebra-stripe crossing on Abbey Road, near EMI Studios in … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Film, History, Music
Tagged Abbey Road, Abbey Road Studio, The Beatles
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Underground Europe
Regular visitors to Travel Between The Pages are well aware of my public transit fandom. Although I grew up riding the New York City subways, I never appreciated how good an urban rail system could be until I spent four … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, Photography, Public Transport, Tourism
Tagged Athens, Berlin, Brussels, London
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A Book of Marvels
The Book of the Marvels of the World, an illustrated guide to the globe filled with oddities, curiosities, and wonders for the medieval armchair traveler exhibition opened this week at The Morgan Library & Museum in New York City. Running … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Asia, Books, Europe, History, Libraries, Maps, Middle East, Museums, Travel Writing
Tagged medieval Europe, medieval manuscripts, Morgan Library & Museum, New York City
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Good News for Bibliophiles
Latest figures from the online resource thebookguide which aims to list all the secondhand bookshops in the UK and the Republic of Ireland suggests secondhand bookselling has witnessed an impressive increase over the last 12 months. According to its latest figures, at … Continue reading
Kafka is not buried here
“Frog in Prague” by Stephen Dixon They stand still. “And Kafka?” Howard says. “Kafka is not buried here.” “No? Because I thought—what I mean is the lady at my hotel’s tourist information desk—the Intercontinental over there—and also the one who … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, History, Restaurants, Tourism, Writing
Tagged Franz Kafka, Prague, short fiction
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Information Wants To Be Free (some restrictions apply)
It’s a bit off topic, but I’ve been increasingly frustrated by the increasing number of paywalled sites that I seem to encounter daily. Obviously for-profit businesses need to raise revue to continue to function, but why tease online information and … Continue reading
Posted in apps, Tech
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Angriest Dog in the World
Filmmaker David Lynch sadly passed away last week. I was today years old when I discovered that he had created a newspaper comic strip called ‘The Angriest Dog in the World’.
How Fascism Came to America
I have heard from some TBTP followers outside of North America who are baffled by the new status quo in the United States. The video and synopsis below go a long way in explaining the morass that we now find … Continue reading
Orwell is turning in his grave
I thought that I had stumble on something from The Onion when I saw a story about a £2 George Orwell commemorative coin being minted in the UK. Shockingly, it was a true story. The Royal Mint will honor author George … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, History, Restaurants, Writing
Tagged 1984, Big Brother, George Orwell
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Oh, horror upon horror!
No writer has the ability to evoke a sense of horror and dread more effectively than Edgar Allan Poe, born on January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts. Poe’s parents were actors. Their brilliant and unstable son grew up to be a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, Libraries, Museums, Restaurants, USA, Writing
Tagged American Poets, Edgar Allan Poe, the Raven
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Travel Between The Pages 