Author Archives: Brian D. Butler

Sunday, Why So Random (again)

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Where’s the Next Pop-up Restaurant ?

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Beginning this April 1st, a clever pair of pop-up restaurants  commissioned by Electrolux, the Swedish appliance company, will appear around Europe briefly perching on iconic monuments, buildings and mountains. The restaurant “Cubes”, designed by Italian architects Park Associati, feature laser-cut … Continue reading →

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Reading Group Guides : Top 25 Picks

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

From December 2010 through mid-February 2011, the Reading Group Guides, an online community for book clubs, surveyed reading groups on their month to month picks for 2010. Based on thousands of responses they came up with a “Top 25 Most … Continue reading →

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Aakash Nihalani is not Banksy

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

hat-tip to Seth Carmichael, publisher of tasj magazine for this post: Aakash Nihalani is fast becoming recognized as one of the US’s most striking emerging installation artists. Celebrated for his ephemeral modifications of the urban landscape throughout the US and … Continue reading →

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New Zealand Is Not Erewhon

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Today’s guest post is by New Zealand travel writer Pam Neville. The article is in support of Blog4NZ, which is a grassroots blogging and social media effort to support New Zealand travel in the wake of the horrific earthquake in … Continue reading →

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Barcelona’s Inventive Museum

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

The Museu d’Idees i Invents de Barcelona (Museum of Ideas and Invention), or miBa to its close friends, opens its doors to the general public tomorrow, March 23rd. Brainchild of Catalan inventor, entrepreneur and motivational speaker Pepe Torres, the miBa … Continue reading →

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A Bridge Too Far

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Brooklyn-based artist and programmer Clement Valla, whose work is featured over at the French website Fubiz, got his start working as architect; you can see his personal artistic evolution in his series Bridges, which takes cropped images from Google Earth … Continue reading →

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Anne Frank and Dutch Book Week

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

thanks to Marthe Dijkstra for this suggestion: Each year the CPNB, or Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek, organizes the Dutch Book Week (Boekenweek ) to promote Dutch literature and reading. And every year a specific genre is profiled. This … Continue reading →

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Help Japan

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

To support the relief effort in Japan simply text “REDCROSS” to 90999 to donate $10 or donate more at the American Red Cross website. You can also make donations via the Japan Society which pledges to use 100% of all … Continue reading →

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Italy’s Art In Easter Eggs

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Today’s guest post is from Scott McLay of Edinburgh, Scotland. Now in its tenth year, Rome’s L’Arte nell’ Uovo di Pasqua, or ‘Art in Easter Eggs’ is a unique celebration that combines art, Italian tradition, design and skill with charity … Continue reading →

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