Author Archives: Brian D. Butler

Tokyo Midnight

Posted on March 10, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

I know very little about manga culture, but I was suitably impressed by this 19-minute live-action masterpiece, titled Midnight, which is based on a 1986 manga series by Osamu Tezuka, affectionately known as the Godfather of Manga. The entire project was … Continue reading →

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Magical Miniature Library

Posted on March 9, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

Stockholm-based artist Tomas Mayer has been hard at work creating a wonderful miniature library. His “Handmade Miniature Library” is a marvelously detailed scene packed with hundreds of books, scrolls, and shelves. Each bookshelf is filled with tiny volumes and scrolls. … Continue reading →

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Do you miss your old typewriter

Posted on March 8, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

I don’t know about you, but I don’t miss my old typewriters at all. Still, I was intrigued by this video typewriter-centric performance.  The Boston Typewriter Orchestra is a nostalgic combo that engages in rhythmic typewriter manipulation combined with elements … Continue reading →

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Just wait, to see what’s going to happen.

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

  Raymond Carver’s “At Least” I want to get up early one more morning, before sunrise. Before the birds, even. I want to throw cold water on my face and be at my work table when the sky lightens and … Continue reading →

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Reader in Residence

Posted on March 6, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

Perelandra Bookshop, Fort Collins, Colo., is offering a reader-in-residence program that, unlike more traditional artist-in-residence or writer-in-residence programs, does not require anything “except show up to the bookstore a couple of times per week and read,” the Coloradoan reported. “I think the residence paralleled … Continue reading →

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Jane Austen : Revolutionary

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

I never thought that the English novelist Jane Austen was a revolutionary, but what do I know. In the video below, Evan Puschak explains, with examples, what free indirect speech is, why Austen employed it, and why it was so … Continue reading →

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Paris: the joy of reading

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

The famous Parisian department store Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche is hosting two gigantic figures that celebrate the joy of reading and books. The celebrated editor Sarah Andelman, of Just an Idea Books, and artist Jean Jullien teamed up to create the … Continue reading →

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Dracula for laughs

Posted on March 3, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

I don’t care what some critics had to say about Francis Ford Coppala’s 1992 version of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. I thoroughly enjoyed the Grand Guigol meets Expressionist take on the iconic vampire tale. Sadly, I missed the 2022 theatrical re-release for the … Continue reading →

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It’s finally Caturday again

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

 

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On the Edge of Alchemy

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Brian D. Butler

I was intrigued by the wonderful collage animation (below) created by Stacey Steers. The 20 minute film presents a unique approach to collage animation by combining backgrounds, objects and creatures taken from engraved illustrations with characters lifted from early cinema. … Continue reading →

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