Categories
- Africa
- Air Travel
- Animation
- apps
- Architecture
- Art
- Asia
- Books
- Bookstore Tourism
- Canada
- Car rentals
- Cartography
- Comics
- ebooks
- Europe
- Film
- Freedom of Speech
- History
- Hotels
- Libraries
- Maps
- Middle East
- movies
- Museums
- Music
- Photography
- Public Transport
- Restaurants
- South America
- Tech
- Theater
- Tourism
- Travel Writing
- Uncategorized
- USA
- Writing
Share this Blog
Translate
-
Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
I met a traveller from an antique land
Ozymandias, 2017 by Alasdair Gray (1934-2019)
Banned Book Wagon
For the second year in a row, the Banned Wagon–powered by Penguin Random House and in partnership with Unite Against Book Bans (UUAB), Little Free Library, and First Book–is visiting bookstores and libraries during Banned Books Week–and beyond–in areas in the South and Midwest where … Continue reading
Making of an Icon
Kafka: Making of an Icon is an exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of Franz Kafka’s death and celebrating not only Kafka’s achievements and creativity, but also his continuing inspiration for new literary, theatrical and artistic creations around the world. After … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, History, Libraries, Museums, Writing
Tagged Bodleian Library, Franz Kafka, Morgan Library
1 Comment
Magic Lantern
These days Prague is another victim of European over-tourism, but 30 years ago it still was a place of history and mystery. I recently saw the marvelous 1993 documentary below that has had me waxing nostalgic for the Prague that … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Books, Europe, Film, History, Libraries, Museums, Theater, Tourism
Tagged Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Franz Kafka, Prague
3 Comments
Crying on airplanes
Hanif Abdurraqib’s contribution to Sad Happens, an anthology exploring sadness & tears, edited by Brandon Stosuy
Autumn is a second spring…
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.– ALBERT CAMUS Whether one calls it Autumn or Fall, the Autumn Equinox is nearly here. Americans can’t agree on much, but most love the seasonal changing of the … Continue reading
Lit Box
To celebrate 25 years of publishing and its 74th issue, the San Francisco-based magazine McSweeney’s is offering a lunchbox packed with literary treats. Instead of a PB&J sandwich and an apple, the retro-inspired box includes sets of author cards, pencils … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, USA, Writing
Tagged Art Spiegelman, McSweeney's, Periodicals, San Francisco
Leave a comment
Railway Parable
Erich Kästner, Das Eisenbahngleichnis, 1931
When Ray Bradbury channeled Herman Melvile
I was today years old when I learned that the iconic American Sci-Fi writer Ray Bradbury was also a Hollywood screenwriter. The Los Angeles Review of Books recently published a fascinating story on the fraught collaboration between Bradbury and the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Film, History, movies, USA, Writing
Tagged Herman Melville, Hollywood, Moby-Dick, Ray Bradbury
Leave a comment
Travel Between The Pages 