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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Lately, the weather aches
TRULY PATHETIC Neal Bowers Lately, the weather aches; the air is short of breath, and morning stumbles in, stiff-jointed. Day by day, the sun bores the sky, until the moon begins its tiresome disappearing act, making the oceans yawn. Even … Continue reading
The line between the magical and the real disappears in a story
“Consider Scheherazade, whose name meant “city-born” and who was without a doubt a big-city girl, crafty, wisecracking, by turns sentimental and cynical, as contemporary a metropolitan narrator as one could wish to meet. Scheherazade, who snared the prince in her … Continue reading
Sunday, Someday ?
đ±Â Artful Cats: This collection of cat-inspired art and artifacts from across the Smithsonian is a truly delightful set to browse through. Paintings, sketches, ceramics, centuries of artists who just couldn’t resist drawing cats. You could easily lose an hour in here. … Continue reading
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It’s Only A Paper Moon or Globe
I have always been fascinated by globes. When I was a wee lad I had a globe/lamp combo on my nightstand and I would spin the globe and dream of breaking out. I even made my own paper mache globe … Continue reading
Rotterdam Rocks
Rotterdam Rocks (image above & below) is the winning proposal for a landmark on the banks of the river Maas. Designed by MVRDV for The Shift Embassy whose aim is to raise public awareness of the climate crisis. It is a 30,000 … Continue reading
“Name the most horrible thing you know!”
This ukiyo-e woodblock print, by the late Edo period artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), illustrates a story involving the “Sea Monk” or UmibĆzu, a spirit in Japanese folklore. The ocean dwelling spirit â so called because of his smooth monk-like round head â is … Continue reading
Everybody Loves A Good Archive
David Sizemore created an archive of archives; who doesn’t love a comprehensive archive. Per David, this is âan online archive of other archives Iâve run across online. I love when folks feel passionately enough about something to document it meticulously.” … Continue reading
Plein Air
You may recall that I previously share a post about the website  âCurrent Rothkoâ, a clever little web app by Joonas Virtenan that analyzed your local weather and picked a Rothko painting to match it. Now Virtenan is back with a … Continue reading
Books are natural wonders
âIt had been startling and disappointing to me to find out that story books had been written by people, that books were not natural wonders, coming up of themselves like grass. Yet regardless of where they come from, I cannot … Continue reading
