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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
60 Writers/60 Places
60 Writers/60 Places is a fim by Luca Dipiero and Michael Kimball featuring sixty writers in New York City. The writers each read an excerpt from their work in an unlikely location. Rick Moody reads on a baseball diamond. Blake Butler … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Film, USA, Writing
Tagged Blake Butler, Michael Kimball, New York, New York City, Rick Moody, Tao Lin
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Beyond Here
Jeff Friesen is an award-winning Canadian photographer based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. His imaginative work has been published in National Geographic, American Photo, Popular Photography and Canadian Geographic. His amazing project, “Beyond Here”, started on a whim, but evolved as … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Photography
Tagged Canada, Canadian Geographic, City of Halifax, Halifax, Jeff Friesen, Nova Scotia
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A Year in New York
I really love this short film shot by freelance photographer and video editor Andrew Clancy. The video is based on one year of random filming around New York City. It’s not flashy or artsy, but simply a heartfelt slice of … Continue reading
Mecca Diaries
This week marks the annual period of the Hajj, one of the most important pillars of the Islamic religion. Each year millions of Muslims travel to the ancient city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia to fulfill their sacred obligation. The pilgrimage … Continue reading
Mapmania
You won’t find any of these marvelous one-of-a-kind maps in your typical travel guidebook, but they make exceedingly clever ways to interact with geographic places. Some of the very talented creators of these diverse and idiosyncratic maps are professional illustrators … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Asia, Europe, Maps, Middle East, South America, Tourism
Tagged Athens, Bergen, Greece, Iran, Istambul, Italy, Japan, Kyoto, Lodz, Naples, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, St.Petersberg, Turkey, Venezuela, Venice
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The Art of the Hobbit
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, HarperCollins has just released The Art of The Hobbit edited by Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull. The sumptuous art book contains a complete collection of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Film, Libraries, Maps, Writing
Tagged Arthur Rackham, Bodleian Library, Christina Scull, HarperCollins, Hobbit, J. R. R. Tolkien, Oxford, Tolkien
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Literature in the Digital Age
Lit Drift is a website with the daunting mission of making literature fun and accessible in the digital age. Run by writers, the site offers free e-books, articles, recommendations, writing tools, games and a series of sixty-second video versions of … Continue reading
Iceland : Midnight Sun
LA-based photographer and cinematographer Joe Capra spent seventeen days during the month of June this year traveling alone around Iceland. During his 2,900 mile solo adventure he shot an astounding 38,000 + photographs. The result is this stunningly beautiful film of one … Continue reading
Tacky Tourists, Tacky Photos
Let’s face it, when we travel we all become tourists. But are we all destined to become tacky tourists, who take tacky tourist photos ? The hilarious website Tacky Tourist Photos, curated by Darren Garnick and Peter Koziell, seems to … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Photography, Tourism, USA
Tagged Cairo, Chicago, Mexico, Paris, Poland, Tourism, Travel and Tourism
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