Category Archives: Art

European Heritage Journeys

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

In conjunction with European Heritage Days 2018, UNESCO has launched a new web platform solely dedicated to sustainable travel to European heritage sites. World Heritage Journeys is co-funded by the European Union and promotes sustainable travel to some of the … Continue reading →

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It’s Caturday

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Brian D. Butler
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A clown can get away with murder

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

The always on-point street art collective INDECLINE recently completed a stealthy appropriation of an advertising billboard in Los Angeles to continue their attack on the ongoing shitshow in the White House. The clever work manages to reference 1970s serial killer … Continue reading →

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You won’t believe what happened next

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Bookstore Tourism: New Orleans

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

Only true bibliophiles like us would visit the French Quarter in New Orleans and make a beeline for an old bookstore instead of a bar. Beckham’s Bookshop has been a venerable institution in the Crescent City for more than fifty … Continue reading →

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Judging By The Cover

Posted on September 8, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

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The Reviews Are In

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Brian D. Butler
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True Stories

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

Copenhagen-based artist and psychotherapist Johan Deckmann has a knack for creating devilishly clever bogus bookcovers that are at once humorous and insightful. Here are a few examples, but you can follow his thoughtful and funny work over at his personal … Continue reading →

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The Call of Cthulhu

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

Many readers consider H.P.Lovecraft to be the father of modern horror fantasy. In fact, the term “Lovecraftian” is frequently used to describe any particularly scary story, book, or film. But I’ve been surprised at the number of horror/fantasy genre fans … Continue reading →

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When is a book art?

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Brian D. Butler

H/t to Bonnie Kuster Butler for this post. When is a book art ? A current exhibition at LA’s Getty Research Institute explores the many ways in which artists create objects that straddle the worlds of books and art.  The … Continue reading →

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