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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Black History Month
Here in the former Colonies there has been an alarming campaign by reactionary racist groups to suppress the study of American History in general and the study of the oppression of Black Americans and slavery in particular. This is not … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Film, History, USA
Tagged Boston, Florida, Massachusetts, Slavery, U.S. history
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A House upon the Height
Closed since 2019, the Emily Dickinson Museum has now completed a multi-year preservation effort at The Evergreens, aimed at improving environmental conditions for objects in its recently documented collection, and reducing energy consumption. Reopening on March 1, The Evergreens is an integral … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Books, History, Museums, USA, Writing
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Petit Livre d’Amour
Your Valentine’s Day gift will have to be extraordinary to top the Petit Livre d’Amour (Little Book of Love). This very elaborate handmade book was given by the 16th-century French poet Pierre Salas to his then lover and future wife … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Writing
Tagged book illustration, France, Poetry, Valentine's Day
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I prefer Grimms’ fairy tales to the newspapers’ front pages
POSSIBILITIES Wisława Szymborska I prefer movies. I prefer cats. I prefer the oaks along the Warta. I prefer Dickens to Dostoyevsky. I prefer myself liking people to myself loving mankind. I prefer keeping a needle and thread on hand, just … Continue reading
You Can Judge a Book By Its Cover
Book Cover Review: is a website solely dedicated to reviewing book covers. David Pearson and team have put to rest that old saw “you can’t judge a book by its cover.” Each cover review is a 500 word essay about … Continue reading
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A Wheel of Time
A big tip of the hat to Travel Between The Pages’ first and most loyal follower Bonnie B. for sharing the amazing video below. I love a good bookbinding project, but this one is extraordinary by any measure. Going by … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Tech
Tagged Bookbinding, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Wheel of Time
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What Could Have Been
This video may make some folks uncomfortable, but it reflects the reality of what could have been. NB: If the video does not open in your browser, please click here.
a book scout listens to his instincts
I recently stumbled on this old story below about a book scout that appeared years ago in The New Yorker magazine. Now you may be unfamiliar with the term “book scout”. I was one and didn’t know that I was one … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Libraries
Tagged Antiquarian Books, Book Sales, secondhand bookshops
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Endless Winter
“What am I doing here in this endless winter” Franz Kafka, Diaries The chilling, but gorgeous video below is Jamie Scott’s third seasonal time-lapse film and the second collaboration with composer Jim Perkins. It is the culmination of 5 years … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Film, Photography, USA
Tagged Montreal, New York, Time-lapse photography
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Fly Beatles Air
Today marks the 60-year anniversary of that epic airport arrival. On Feb. 7, 1964, flight 101 from London Heathrow lands at New York’s Kennedy Airport, triggering the launch of “Beatlemania”. New York City will be celebrating the British invasion at … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, Art, History, Music, Tourism, USA
Tagged New York City, poster art, The Beatles, TWA
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