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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
You CAN get there from here
Usually you see a railway map from a local or regional perspective because it’s meant to show how you get from point A to point B. As an experiment, Zhaoxu Sui mapped major railways worldwide. It’s not comprehensive but still … Continue reading
Wise Thoughts For Everyday
Like many folks who were introduced to the writings of Leo Tolstoy through his novel War and Peace, I was, and remain, ambivalent about the Russian author. I found War and Peace a bit of a slog. However, I found Anna Karenina and The Death of … Continue reading
Have a summer reading adventure
To celebrate 75 years of the National Book Awards, the National Book Foundation has launched the Summer Reading Adventure for adults 18 and older “to lean into the nostalgic, prize-filled fun of summer reading.” Reading activities include visiting a local bookstore … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, ebooks, Libraries, USA
Tagged Reading, summer reads
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Collecting Memories
I’m hoping to get to see the manuscript treasures including Abraham Lincoln’s handwritten draft of the Gettysburg Address, a map from the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and lyrics from The Sound of Music are among more than 120 items in the new Library … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, History, Libraries, Maps, Museums, Tourism, USA
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Lewis and Clark, Library of Congress, Washington D.C
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Every day is like Sunday
I have been planning a road trip in Canada and was curious about First Nations food and restaurants. As things tend to go on the interwebs, what I did find was a great post about Native American restaurants around the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Restaurants, Tourism, USA
Tagged Alan Dean Foster, cats, James S.A. Corey, podcasts, The Expanse
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Is there anything good to watch ?
If your household is anything like mine most evening include the question : “What are we going to watch ?” After becoming cord cutters, the question seems to come up more regularly than in the days of cable television when … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, apps, Film, movies, Tech
Tagged Films, streaming services, Television
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Do vampires get sea sick ?
On a gloomy night in July, 1893, Bram Stoker’s mysterious Count Dracula embarked on a clandestine journey from his Transylvania home aboard the ill-fated ship Demeter. Unbeknownst to the unsuspecting crew of the Demeter, a malevolent force lay hidden in … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Film, Maps, Tourism, Writing
Tagged Bram Stoker, Count Dracula, Dracula, Transylvania, Whitby
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Murakami in the Machine or Way back Wednesday
In the past we’ve covered lots of book vending machine stories, but this one is surreal. The Muzu publishing house in Poland created three vending machines to dispense Polish translations of Haruki Murakami’s newest novel, Colourless Tsukuru Tazaki and the Year of … Continue reading
Chill Out
Summer has arrived early in my little corner of the Western Hemisphere and with the wilting heat my thoughts turn to the far North. Coincidentally, the world’s largest and most northern national park is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Kalaallit Nunaanni … Continue reading
Travel Between The Pages 