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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Not Another Independence Day Celebration
At 309 meters tall, London’s Shard is now Europe’s tallest building. On July 5th, it will be celebrating the official completion of the external structure. The inauguration will be capped-off by a light show using 12 lasers and 30 massive … Continue reading
Books That Shaped America
The Library of Congress in Washington, D. C. opened an exhibition last week celebrating “Books That Shaped America.” The exhibition is on 88 books that they’ve deemed to have the most influence on American culture . The selection was hotly debated over … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, Libraries, USA, Writing
Tagged Library of Congress, Noah Webster, Tennessee Williams, Thomas Paine, Washington D.C
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Write Like The Wind
Fans of the wildly popular A Song of Ice and Fire series and the A Game of Thrones tv show will be tickled by the video Write Like the Wind (George R.R. Martin) which encourages the author to finally finish the next installment … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Film, Writing
Tagged A Song Of Ice And Fire, Dance With Dragons, Game of Throne, George R. R. Martin, George RR Martin
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Another Reason to Visit Vienna
Passangers passing through the international airport in Vienna, Austria now encounter an amazing art installation at Check-in Area 3. Stradding the corridor to the security checkpoint a towering wall of video monitors forms the ZeitRaum/Textscape. As travelers approach the wall, … Continue reading
Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project is a fantastic and exhilarating five-minute time-lapse video of New York City. Videographer Cameron Michael lugged 120 pounds of camera gear all around Manhattan ( and violated a few city ordinances) to create this charming paean to the city … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Photography, Tourism, USA
Tagged Manhattan, New York City, Time-lapse photography
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Road Trip Time Machine
Did the minivan kill the station wagon? Do you even know what a “station wagon” is? Those of us who are old enough to have owned one will enjoy a trip down memory lane with film makers Sam Smartt and … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, History, Tourism, USA
Tagged Canada, Minivan, Station wagon, United States, Wagonmasters
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Stand Up for Our Libraries
The American Library Association has released a massive infographic describing the myriad of problems facing American libraries since the Great Recession. Public libraries have been an essential force for democracy and public education in the U.S. for more than two centuries. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, ebooks, Libraries, Tech, USA
Tagged American Libraries, American Library Association, E-book, Libraries
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What’s Your Perfect Plane
What’s your ultimate version of the perfect airplane ? The British travel search site skyscanner recently surveyed 1,000 travelers and came up with an interesting Top Ten list that has a few surprises and some glaring deficiencies. In my humble … Continue reading
Ray Bradbury Saw It Coming
Over his long and illustrious career, Ray Bradbury demonstrated an uncanny ability to predict technological innovations and sociocultural change. Many concepts and devices in his short stories and novels eventually became commonplace. Bradbury predicted everything from automatic banking machines to omnipresent electronic surveillance. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Tech, USA, Writing
Tagged Fahrenheit 451, Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury
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We want our free Wi-Fi
The universal traveler’s lament these days seems to be “where’s the free Wi-Fi ?”. Cities around the world have floated all kinds of public schemes, but none seems to have reached fruition as of yet. But just in time for … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Tech, Tourism, USA
Tagged 2012 Summer Olympics, City of London, New York City, Virgin Media, Wi-Fi
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